Q3 is in the books. For 6-8 weeks, we’ve talked about the increase in hiring activity. While it is too early to call it a complete comeback, the data is encouraging. It is all about perspective. Let’s take a step back before talking about where we are today....
“Blast All” is not a solution One of our top recruiters came to a conclusion last week: it takes less time to do all outbound recruiting than it does to post jobs and sift through the applications. Inbound recruiting – where job ads let the talent...
Be thankful if you didn’t know Those of you in Office Dork™️ circles may be unaware of just how indispensable yet how awful Indeed is. You’re probably like “what do you mean, James? Isn’t it just a job board? There’s a million of those!” But if you’ve ever...
It’s a feature, not a bug. Daring people to quit is a hell of a lot cheaper than laying them off. Consider 2 trends in tech: 1. Return to Office Mandates…among people who were both hired remote and in completely different cities. Before I start, I do want to...
Lots of bad ways, not sure about any good ones. You guys, I’m not making this up: there are literally thousands of qualified (or reasonably qualified) people applying to a lot of job postings these days. And it’s the killer combo of: AI spam apply software. Anyone can...
Old data is bad data The hiring market doesn’t have “mixed signals.” It has clueless takes from the financial media. Case in point: the USA TODAY (or as I’ve always call it, the USA 2 DAYS AGO) published a story on 9/16/2024 titled “Wages, adjusted for...
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