Speaking on Business: Obra

Salt Lake Chamber · Jul 10, 2026 · 1m

This is Derek Miller, Speaking on Business. Two years ago, Utah-based Obra set out to rethink the hiring process, helping jobs and qualified candidates find each other more easily through a simpler, more efficient recruiting platform. COO, Heather Erickson, joins us with more. Heather Erickson: The hiring industry is broken. AI has flooded inboxes of hiring teams with fake applications - making hiring difficult for both hiring teams and job seekers. As AI floods traditional job boards with unqualified applicants, it is driving hiring managers to go search for candidates directly. In fact, 83…