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Unplugged: Insights from a Decade of RecFest
Posted on October 9, 2025 Leave a Comment
There aren’t a ton of events that put the needs of practitioners over the needs of the sponsors first, or who focus more on building a meaningful community that’s more than a mailing list,
Fortunately, though, there’s RecFest, one of the highlights of the overcrowded conference calendar year.
Spin Cycle: How Recessions Reshape Talent Acquisition Strategies
Posted on October 1, 2025 3 Comments
If the last recession taught us anything, it’s that recruiting is the first to get cut and the last to get forgiven. But it also taught us that recruiting is not only resilient, it’s also down times that determine who wins (and loses) top talent when the next upswing occurs.
Analytics Anonymous: The 7 Steps to Talent Intelligence Transformation
Posted on September 25, 2025 3 Comments
Let’s talk about the real reason your hiring strategy isn’t working.
It’s because you have no idea what’s actually happening in your funnel, and worse, you’ve built an entire process on data you don’t even trust (or in many cases, even capture). That’s where talent intelligence comes in.
Man Versus Machine: The Truth About AI In Interviewing
Posted on September 24, 2025 2 Comments
Welcome to hiring in the age of the algorithm, where we’ve replaced gut instinct and basic decency with webcam recordings, acoustic patterning, and chatbots who “just want to get to know you better.”
Which is only kind of creepy. But does it lead to better hires?
LinkedIn Hiring Assistant: Clippy Makes A Comeback
Posted on September 4, 2025 4 Comments
LinkedIn’s Hiring Assistant, which just expanded its availability globally after a year in pilot, is being framed as a milestone in recruiting automation. In practice, it’s more like Clippy got a makeover, learned how to parse job descriptions, and started sending templated InMails.
It’s just as obnoxious as it sounds.
Snark Attack 