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In this episode, I sit down with Nicole Brewer to discuss a transformative approach to hiring within private practice: the integration of artificial intelligence. Nicole shares her journey from seeking simple efficiency to discovering how AI can expose deep seated biases like overconfidence and the halo effect. We explore her structured four layer hiring process and how tools like Claude can be primed with a practice’s mission and values to provide objective, data-driven insights. This conversation offers a practical framework for practice owners to move from hiring good candidates to securing the best possible fits for their leadership and clinical teams.

Key Moments

• 00:53: Why AI is essential for uncovering hiring biases and gaps
• 03:04: Identifying the four main biases that plague traditional hiring
• 09:19: How the level of responsibility dictates the patience required in hiring
• 18:31: The four layer process for vetting candidates effectively
• 21:17: Integrating assessments like the Kolbe and DISC into the interview flow
• 35:15: Technical steps for priming AI projects with practice specific context
• 40:33: Using AI to generate custom interview guides and candidate reports
• 53:35: The limitations of AI and the enduring need for human intuition

Cool Things Mentioned

• Craft: the premier membership community for testing psychologists
• Crafted Practice: the only in-person business retreat for testing psychologists
• Reverb: the premier AI-powered report-writing platform for testing psychologists
• Free Hiring Prompt Pack: https://www.rethinkyourpractice.com/Hiring-Prompt

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About Nicole Brewer, LCPC

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