Full ensh*ttification within 10 years, tops. Here’s why we’re in the final decade of LinkedIn’s business social dominance. First, a primer on the greatest take on the lifecycle of social media and online services – “Ensh*ttification.” (Or the less colorful “platform...
Too silly to not be true. Do you know who invented the 40 hour work week? Henry Ford. For auto workers on the assembly line. In 1926. That’s right. The cornerstone of Office Dork™️ culture came from blue collar manufacturing jobs before the Great...
The best of both worlds scenario actually exists Why managing all recruiting internally is the worst (not even a) strategy: Recruiting is a timing game. You have peaks and valleys in your hiring plan for a reason. People leave unexpectedly. New needs arise suddenly....
Longest title yet Fractional execs. So hot right now. I don’t know when the shift happened, but it did. In a big way. 5 years ago I’d talked to execs looking to go the fractional route. The main thing holding them back? Finding enough clients to make it work....
Contingent rant! The worst trend in talent acquisition is the tendency for some hiring orgs to compete against the very same agencies they use to help them hire. This stems from the painfully outdated mindset of contingent recruiting. Friendly reminder: the...
Hills I’ll Die On™️ returns! In today’s edition of Hills I’ll Die On™️: Everyone is obsessed with bigger candidate funnels. But converting the pipeline you already have is the bigger issue in hiring. There’s a few reasons for this: 1. “Grass is always...
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