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In this episode of EdLeadership on Tap, hosts Gilbert, Dave, and Michael welcome Tony Muñoz, Chief Talent Officer at YES Prep Public Schools, to explore what a career in human resources looks like for educators. Tony traces his path from school social worker to district leadership to the hotel industry and back to education, and explains how “talent” differs from traditional HR.

The conversation covers:

• Recruiting, retaining, and rewarding great people in a competitive market
• Why people quit managers, not jobs, and how stay conversations help
• Having difficult conversations with grit, grace, and a growth mindset
• How AI is changing screening, survey analysis, and long-term staffing plans
• Hiring in August, and why probing questions matter in interviews
• Traits of strong HR professionals and leaders: humility, selflessness, and working in the gray

The episode closes with the On Tap segment, where Tony and the hosts share their very first jobs, from utilities work, migrant farm work, paper routes to a busboy mishap.

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