A 119% increase in job orders

The world isn’t ending In January, Hirewell’s new job orders were up 119% from December. 52% from November. And 33% from October. (Yes I led with 119% for clickbait reasons. We all know December is the slowest month of the year anyway.) It’s the...

What’s the upside of hiring right now?

I love lists. In “office dork” circles, there’s less companies hiring. Lots of places – with the budget – are frozen in place. But we have a lot of clients pushing forward right now. If you jump in, here’s what you can expect: 👉More yeses. Less companies...

Recruiters don’t have a magic job wand

Just now realizing I should have worked a Harry Potter reference into this Often misunderstood point: It isn’t a recruiter’s job to find people jobs. It’s a recruiter’s job to help companies hire. A big BUT: 👉There’s no better way to succeed as a recruiter...

No, everyone shouldn’t report to the CEO

Unless you love corporate jockeying and no growth “The head of [insert your function here] should report to the CEO.” I’ve seen this a gazillion times on social. It’s the rallying cry for every function who feels they don’t have enough say in the direction of the...

ChatGPT as a stoned surfer bro

Can we chill with the hype please? I asked ChatGPT to explain a company’s internal hiring process like a stoned surfer bro. At first glance, it’s objectively funny. At second glance…is it really? Or is it just funny that we can make a computer spit out something...