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Buzzwords in Recruiting: A Survival Guide for 2026
Posted on November 11, 2025 Leave a Comment
Every year, a new batch of noxious “talent transformation” phrases (like “talent transformation”) shows up to make hiring sound like quantum mechanics when it’s really just matching résumés to job descriptions written by people who’ve never done the work they’re hiring for.
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 2 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.
Workday Buys Paradox: An Inevitable Acquisition That’s Long Overdue
Posted on August 22, 2025 1 Comment
Let’s not pretend the acquisition of Paradox by Workday was just another “vision-aligned” synergy play. This wasn’t Workday adding bells and whistles. This was Workday plugging glaring holes in its talent stack, the kind you can’t close with roadmap updates or incremental UI tweaks. Let’s connect the dogs.
Snark Attack 