10x Recruiting

Mike Moriarty left the VC life to build Arsenal Pulse, a recruiting firm focused on defense, aerospace, and manufacturing. After years of being embedded with high-performing founders at Human Capital, he uncovered the recruiting tactics that actually drive an advantage when capital isn't the bottleneck—talent is.

In this episode, Nolan talks to Mike about what separates average recruiting from the kind that changes company trajectories. This one is packed with practical ideas: from treating recruiting like a true operating function, to creating candidate experiences that actually feel different, to why involving spouses in senior hires is wildly underused.

Key takeaways:
  • Why the best recruiters act like operators, not coordinators
  • Why “being human” is still an unfair edge in hiring
  • The simple offer-stage move that can dramatically improve close rates

Key topics covered:

[00:00] Intro

[05:39] Arsenal Pulse Building Defense Tech Talent

[08:04] Human Capital Partnership Model vs Advisory

[12:34] Founders Don't Want Management

[16:27] Scaling Recruiting Teams in Hard Tech

[20:25] Getting on the Ground With Clients

[24:23] Vetting Founders Who Can't Hire

[27:19] Including Spouses in Job Offers

[29:21] Exclusive Events Beat Career Fairs

[32:22] People Function Needs Actual People Leaders



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What is 10x Recruiting?

10x Recruiting is the podcast from Metaview that brings you real, unfiltered conversations with today’s top talent leaders. In each episode, Nolan Church (former Carta CPO & DoorDash Head of Talent) and his guests will challenge popular thinking and spark new ideas about what it takes to build world-class teams. We’ll bring you actionable tactics you can actually put into practice now and real metrics to understand what great looks like. Always with an eye towards the future, we’ll keep you in the know about how to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of recruiting.