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Unpacking the Myth of Ethical AI in HR Tech
Posted on July 18, 2025 4 Comments
Let’s get one thing out of the way: the term “ethical AI” is about as meaningful as “video interviewing intelligence” or “programmatic recruitment advertising.” It sounds good. It tests well. It makes people feel better about decisions they already regret. But under the hood? It’s just spin. There’s no universally accepted definition of “ethics” — […]
Pay Transparency and The Illusion of Equality
Posted on July 17, 2025 Leave a Comment
When it comes to pay transparency, we’ve confused openness with oversharing, and no one seems to know what problem we’re actually trying to solve anymore. Spoiler alert: it’s not salary.
Virtual Insanity: Rethinking The Traditional Workplace.
Posted on June 5, 2018 11 Comments
One of my senior leaders once told me a funny story about the time his kid was asked about what Dad did for work. “He talks on the phone in the basement all day,” the kid replied. This pretty much sums up a lot of people’s perceptions about virtual work. The optics of stuff like […]
Glassdoor: An M&A Which Will Live in Infamy.
Posted on May 10, 2018 10 Comments
There are a lot of companies out there that actually walk the walk. Glassdoor, for a long time, was one of the good guys; they practiced the same sort of radical transparency they preached and were the rare company to actually champion the employee over the employer. Of course, when you’re a startup, it’s pretty easy to […]
Feeling Lucky: Google Gets Into Sourcing.
Posted on March 28, 2018 4 Comments
One of the foundational premises of talent sourcing lies in the fact that traditional search engines are notoriously bad at searching for individual people and profiles, particularly as they relate to jobs. If you’re looking for something, search engines are great. If you’re looking for someone, obviously, there are a few inherent limitations to even the most […]