Sentient Talent’s Sean Halpin on the Ad Tech Job Market, Industry Networking and Standing Out in the Recruitment Process

Update: 2025-06-03

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In this MadTech Podcast Special, ExchangeWire editor Aimee Newell Tarín is joined by Sean Halpin, founder and managing director at Sentient Talent, and co-founder of the AdTech Connect initiative.

Halpin shares a range of insights, expanding on:

The current state of the ad tech job market

Advice for people trying to find their first job in ad tech

How candidates can make themselves stand out in the recruitment process

What the AdTech Connect initiative is bringing to the industry

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Sentient Talent’s Sean Halpin on the Ad Tech Job Market, Industry Networking and Standing Out in the Recruitment Process

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Sentient Talent’s Sean Halpin on the Ad Tech Job Market, Industry Networking and Standing Out in the Recruitment Process

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Sentient Talent’s Sean Halpin on the Ad Tech Job Market, Industry Networking and Standing Out in the Recruitment Process