Part 1. There’s way more than 3. There used to be a popular phrase. “Nobody ever got fired for hiring IBM.” Showing my age here, I know. People these days either don’t know what IBM is. Or haven’t thought of them in a decade. Which is the point. They were...
Idiocracy is real. I know a company that passed on a candidate. Because their follow up ‘thank you’ note was clearly written by AI. My take? Good. I have a complex relationship with ChatGPT. I used the hell out of it. But I also worry it’s also making us Dumb Liars....
It’s not a list of names. One question comes up in every new client call and illustrates how most buyers don’t understand the value of modern recruiting services (through no fault of their own). 👉“Where do you get your candidates?” To the buyer’s credit,...
About that remote work piece The Internet: where nuance goes to die. As is the case with remote work discussions. A week ago, I wrote about the real trade-offs between remote and office work (then followed it up with a 10 Minute Talent Rant episode...
Revisiting Remote Work, 5 Years Later. Going to the office has a cost. And staying home does, too. A few years ago you couldn’t open LinkedIn without seeing a post that praised the remote work revolution. Not just normal praise. But universal, zero downside,...
Story time! A few years ago, I went on a sales call that I should have walked out on. Here’s the scene: I’m sitting in the reception area of a company’s office, located in a suburban Chicago office park. The contact I’m meeting, a director-level head of marketing, is...
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