Talent Acquisition Consulting

Tad Thornton

Founder & Principal Consultant, Thornton Talent

AI-Powered Talent Acquisition Consulting

25+ years building and scaling TA functions. Now helping growth-stage companies hire smarter, faster.

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Tad Thornton — Founder, Thornton Talent
25+
Years in TA
18K+
Seasonal hires led
2.5K
Annual hires at Aimco
About

Built from the ground up.
Now helping others do the same.

I started recruiting in the early 1990s sourcing candidates from phone books and Sunday newspapers. Over 25 years I built TA functions from scratch at an S&P 500, led 18,000+ seasonal hires at Vail Resorts, and managed credentialed-scarcity clinical hiring across 25+ specialty hospitals.

Now I'm integrating AI into how organizations hire — cutting time-to-fill, reducing recruiting overhead, and building systems that scale without headcount.

🏆 ERE Recruiting Excellence Award Winner
What I Do

Services

Practical engagements with clear outcomes. No retainers for the sake of retainers.

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TA Function Audits

Find what's broken, fix what matters. A structured review of your recruiting function — process, tooling, pipeline health, and team capacity — with a prioritized action plan.

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AI Workflow Implementation

Automate the repeatable. Free your team for the work that counts. I design and implement AI-powered recruiting workflows that reduce manual overhead without sacrificing quality.

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Fractional TA Leadership

Senior TA leadership on demand — no full-time hire required. Embedded strategic leadership for companies that need an experienced head of TA without the permanent overhead.

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Recruiter Enablement

Train your team to hire smarter and faster. Workshops and coaching programs that upgrade your recruiting team's skills, tools, and instincts.

Experience Includes

Aimco (S&P 500)  ·  Vail Resorts  ·  National Veterinary Associates  ·  CraftWorks Restaurants

Field Notes

AI in TA — practical workflows, no fluff.

Real examples of how I'm using AI to improve recruiting operations. Sent when it's worth sending.

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Ready to build something better?

Whether you need a quick audit or a full fractional engagement, the first conversation is always free.

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