How many meetings you got this week?

Another Parkinson’s Law piece I love it when the sarcasm is so thick it may also be true. Like this graph from the last OnlyCFO newsletter. (If you haven’t read it, I recommend subscribing. Here.) I regret to inform you that time efficiency is back in the...

Thoughts on AI and Interview Cheating

There’s always a better calculator. Interview cheating in a remote setting is nothing new. But AI kicks it up a notch. Once upon a time (read: 5 years ago), video was ‘weird.’ Phone screens were more common. For initial conversation and tech assessments....

Time Value of Money > Time To Fill

Hiring is a business function, not a support function. Time To Fill is a common recruiting metric. But why isn’t Time Value of Money? This month, our colleagues on the Rainmakers side signed a client with 450 applicants to one of their job postings. You read that...

Don’t half ass your rejection calls

Your last impression is as important as your first Reason 3784 why recruiter feedback is garbage: lack of preparation. This isn’t a dunk. It’s a teaching moment. Recruiters (like all humans) get buried in their work. Task to task. Sprinting through the day. Autopilot...

What’s with all the job hopping

There was like a pandemic or something… “Does everyone only work for 2 years at a company then move on?” I’ve heard this from several hiring leaders in the past month. Not in an accusatory, “everyone is a job hopper” tone. But in a “seriously wtf...

Self-learners > remote learning

A non-tribal take You can’t have a conversation about remote vs in office without it spiraling into tribalism. Everyone’s got their opinion. No one is changing their mind. Me? I’m a fan of nuanced conversations. (RIP) Case in point: I’m a Team Remote homer. But even I...