Gal Almog: From Israeli Army Special Forces to Recruitment Tech Founder

Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 9:46 p.m.

In this episode, Gal Almog and I dig into the challenges that recruiters face when solving the problem of talent access. Gal has a diverse background in dealing with people, from his time in the military, to then acting as the Economic Minister of the Israeli embassy, and most recently as a business builder and operator- founder of Talenya. \n\nGal walks us through his early life overcoming the odds in the Israeli Defense Forces as a Special Forces Combat Officer, becoming one of fifteen selected to join the forces that round out of an original 5000 candidates. He speaks of his time as a 23 year-old leading his team into territories miles away, where the odds were stacked against their return.\n\nHe also explains how his experience in the military has prepared him well for the world of business. His rigorous planning and goal setting combined with his military-grade discipline has made him a force to be reckoned with in the field of startup recruiting, as well as the many ventures he was a part of before he entered the field of talent access.\n\nGal is now busy revolutionizing the way that talent recruiters identify talent pools with Talenya. We get into how LinkedIn has been a powerful and respected tool for recruiting, and how the solution Gal has built with Talenya builds on that foundation to be more inclusive of different types of talent.\n\nWe also get a chance to dig into Gal\u2019s more creative side with his personal passion for music, and much more, so don\u2019t miss this episode of the POZcast!\n\nIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review/rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast\xa0\n\nThe POZCast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller - the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Whether you\u2019re doubling down on business development or recruiting talent, Interseller does all the heavy lifting of finding contact data, automating the email and follow-up process, and syncs all that rich data into 20+ CRMs and ATSs. Reach out and get going in a 2-week *free* trial today and let them know you heard about them from Adam on the POZCast.\xa0\n\nCheck out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ1\xa0\n\nFor more, always check out www.thePOZcast.com