Viet Nguyen — Building Talent Collective | Vercel, Netflix, Gem Alum
Building Talent Collective | Vercel, Netflix, Gem Alum
Viet Nguyen ranks #752 of 19,530 LinkedIn creators in Staffing & Recruiting, and is a standout voice in United States. They have 14.7K followers and published 11 posts in the last 30 days at a 0.7% average engagement rate.
- 14.7K followers
- 11 posts / 30d
- 0.7% avg engagement
- 854 follower growth / 30d
The roast
Viet claims he’s pioneering Talent Engineering by treating hiring like a product, but his engagement rate proves he’s just a recruiter who accidentally built a CRM that nobody ever logs into. He spent a decade helping Netflix and Vercel scale just so he could eventually launch a collective that ranks at the bottom of the recruiter food chain.
About Viet
I started my career in tech recruiting at an agency and fell in love with helping people find the right role. That purpose took me to One Medical, where I joined at Series B and helped the company grow from a few hundred to nearly 2,000 employees through IPO. After a decade in recruiting, I took a short tour in Recruiting Operations to build that muscle—owning strategic programs, analytics, and headcount planning. I’m now channeling that systems lens back into recruiting leadership—owning the plan, building teams, and scaling hiring strategy. P.S. My current obsession is “Talent Engineering”: treating recruiting like a product and using AI to remove friction so hiring teams move faster and make better decisions.
Highlights
- Top 5% in Staffing & Recruiting — Ranked #4 of 87 creators
- Top 5% in United States — Ranked #298 of 6030 creators
- Top 10% Creator — 13 posts in 30 days
- Top 10% Audience — 14,747 followers
Recent posts
Had the honor of being on Metaview 10x Recruiting Podcast again with Nolan Church again. Always fun talking shop with one of the homies. I've been grinding as of late and my three main realizations have been: 1️⃣ AI is really smart but it can't replicate the institutional knowledge you've gained over many years. Your taste paired with AI is where the magic is. 2️⃣ Being clear about the problem I need to solve for myself and building that first. 3️⃣ Trying to build too much up front or over-scoping a project can leave the project dead before it starts. Build less than you think you need, u
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I'm looking to bring someone onto my team at Talent Collective for a 3-month paid apprenticeship. I need someone who can provide some tech recruiting work (~20 hrs a week). In return, I'll teach you everything I know about Talent Engineering: tooling A–Z, using AI as part of our day-to-day recruiting flow to maximize your output, building out the automation and agent infrastructure that runs behind the scenes, and more. Paid as a flat monthly stipend. TBD after 3 months, still figuring that out. Strong preference for someone local to Orange County who can work side by side with me in person
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Netic’s GTM team is growing FAST. Please join us on 7/9 at 5:30 PM at Campus in the Marina (SF) for a GTM Recruiting Happy Hour. We’re looking to fill the following roles ASAP: Founding SDRs Founding AEs If you’re competitive as hell, love to build, and want the chance to be part of something special, please RSVP below. (link in comments)
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Last updated 2026-08-01