About — Hael Talent

What is Hael Talent

Education built for the actual job.

Hael Talent is a recruiting education platform built for people who take the craft seriously. Not the version of recruiting that looks good on a LinkedIn post. The real version — intake calls that actually work, outreach that sounds human, and decisions made with intention instead of instinct.

The courses here are practical. No theory for theory's sake. No buzzwords. No content that sounds like it was written by an algorithm and never tested in real life. Every lesson comes from 15+ years of placing real people in real roles — including the mistakes.

If you're a recruiter who wants to get better at the job, or a hiring leader who wants to stop letting a broken process cost you great candidates — this is for you.

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Who This Is For

This is for you if...

Recruiters

You're early in your career and nobody really taught you how to do this.

You're figuring it out on the job, making it work — but you know there's a better way. These courses give you the foundation you should have had on day one.

Hiring Leaders

You're responsible for hiring but never got training on how to do it well.

Most hiring managers learn by doing — and by making the same avoidable mistakes. Learn how to interview with intention, make better decisions, and stop losing good candidates to a broken process.

Growing Companies

You're hiring without a dedicated HR or recruitment team.

You're wearing multiple hats and hiring is one of them. These courses give you a repeatable, professional process — so every hire is made with the same standard.

Senior Recruiters

You're experienced but ready to sharpen what you already know.

You've been recruiting for years — but habits form, shortcuts creep in, and the tools keep changing. These courses challenge you to do the craft intentionally, not just habitually.

Career Changers

You're moving into recruiting and want to start with the right foundation.

Recruiting looks straightforward until you're in it. Get ahead of the learning curve with practical training built on what the job actually requires.

Anyone Using AI to Hire

You're using AI in your process but not sure you're using it well.

AI won't replace good recruiters — but it will expose the ones who rely on it without judgment. Learn how to bring it into your workflow without losing your voice or your standards.

Leah Dorbyk

Founder, Hael Talent

15+ years in recruiting

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Meet Leah

Still recruiting. Still learning. Still teaching.

I started recruiting in 2012 and I haven't stopped. Over the past 15+ years I've worked across a wide range of industries — startups finding their footing, government organizations navigating complex hiring, retail and food companies scaling fast, and everything in between. The roles have ranged from Sales and Operations to HR, Finance, and beyond. No two searches are the same, and that's exactly what keeps this work interesting.

I'm not someone who used to recruit and now teaches about it from a distance. I'm actively placing candidates, running intake calls, and using AI in my workflow every day. What I teach is what I do — including the parts that went sideways and what I learned from them.

The reason Hael Talent exists is because most recruiting training is either too theoretical to be useful or too tool-specific to last. There wasn't a place that taught the actual craft — the conversations, the judgment calls, the moments where being a real human in the process makes all the difference. I built that place.

These courses are what I wish I'd had at the start, and what I still come back to now. If you're serious about getting better at this job, I think you'll find something here worth your time.