Try for free
Offer Accepted
Offer Accepted

The 4 Skills Behind a 10% Retention Lift with Veronica Salcido, GrowthAssistant

25 August 2026 36:18 Ashby

Listen to episode

About this episode

Quality of hire does not end at the offer.

Veronica Salcido, who leads the recruiting, HR, and coaching and L&D org at GrowthAssistant, joins Shannon to unpack how her team turned 50% churn into a 10% retention lift in 6 months. She explains why speed and volume stopped being useful signals once quality became the real cost, and how tracing 80% of failed hires back to durable skills, not hard skills, changed how her team hires, coaches, and measures success.

Veronica walks through the four durable skills her team built into every stage of the journey, why half of a recruiter's KPI is now tied to 90-day quality of hire, and how that accountability turned recruiting from an execution function into a strategic partner to the business.

Key takeaways:

  1. Durable skills outlast tools: Character, communication, and critical thinking hold their value for seven to nine years, while tool skills like ChatGPT or Klaviyo fade out in under two.
  2. CEO buy in matters: The fastest way to get a hiring framework adopted across an org is making the CEO or founder its first champion.
  3. AI can prep coaching: Aggregating performance data ahead of a coaching call helps leaders focus on the one durable skill that actually needs work.
  4. Curiosity beats sounding smart: The people who ask questions freely tend to go further than the people busy managing how they appear in the room.

Timestamps: 

(00:00) Introduction
(00:48) Meet Veronica Salcido
(02:01) Why operational rigor matters more than ever
(04:22) Inside the GrowthAssistant model
(08:07) Inheriting speed and volume without quality
(09:55) Tracing 50 percent churn back to durable skills
(13:37) Naming the four durable skills framework
(17:52) Connecting the through line from hire to retention
(19:34) Tying 90 day quality of hire to recruiter KPIs
(24:12) Why shared accountability changes the recruiter's role
(30:09) The results after 6 months and 18 months

(36:40) Where to connect with Veronica


More AI podcast episodes

Browse all →

Want to find AI jobs?

Join thousands of AI professionals finding their next opportunity

We respect your inbox. Unsubscribe at any time.

© 2026 Offer Accepted. All rights reserved.

Common Questions

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about how DevFound's AI matching, resumes, and referrals work.

DevFound's AI Copilot ingests your profile, goals, and live job data to deliver curated matches in seconds. Every match includes a resume variant, suggested referrals, and interview prep so you can act immediately. The more feedback you provide, the sharper the Copilot becomes.

AI-led job searches shrink the hours spent sifting through boards and formatting resumes. DevFound pairs automation with your personal outreach, so you reserve energy for interviews and negotiation. Traditional networking still matters, but AI gives you a lift before you even send a message.

Modern AI roles expect comfort with production-grade code, data fluency, and practical ML tooling. The strongest candidates pair deep technical chops with storytelling—translating model impact to product, GTM, and exec partners. Continuous learning keeps you ahead as stacks evolve.

DevFound rewards active seekers. Keep your profile fresh, respond to match quality prompts, and enable alerts so you never miss a role. The AI prioritizes companies and teams that align with your feedback, accelerating both introductions and interview invites.

High-density tech hubs continue to host the deepest AI talent pools, yet distributed teams are catching up fast. Use DevFound filters to hone in on onsite, hybrid, or fully remote roles and watch openings expand across time zones.

DevFound aggregates thousands of remote AI openings and flags the nuances—core hours, async culture, and visa needs—up front. The Copilot also recommends how to position your distributed work experience so hiring managers know you can thrive on a remote team.

Still have questions?

Contact Support