The return of dumb hiring ideas

And the recruiters ill-equipped to handle them. You guys excited for the return of dumb hiring ideas? And recruiters complaining about them nonstop on LinkedIn? I am. Hiring is picking back up. Which means everyone will recycle their 2021 takes. The next 6 months of...

Who’s up for a challenge?

Your team. 10 years ago I heard a take on retention that stuck with me: “Employees just want to be challenged.” For context, this was at the peak of the Forced Fun era. When companies thought they could retain people by turning offices into play rooms. Ping pong....

There’s a slow thaw in hiring.

Based on Hirewell’s numbers, anyway. We have 3 indicators that hiring is picking up. And 1 that says we’re not quite there yet. 1. Pipeline As much as I hate to get excited about business-that-might-happen-but-hasn’t-yet, the turnaround in January vs the 2nd half of...