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Winston Goes to Walldorf: SAP Acquires SmartRecruiters’ AI and Ambition
Posted on August 1, 2025 3 Comments
In this market, you don’t pay enterprise prices for recruiting software unless you’re either (a) really desperate or (b) finally ready to take recruiting seriously.
SAP, from the looks of things, is both. Which is why their acquisition of SmartRecruiters makes perfect sense.
The State of HR Industry Analysts 2025
Posted on July 25, 2025 7 Comments
The future of work is not just about people. It’s not just about skills. It’s not even about AI. It’s about staying ahead of the narrative. Because in a world of endless transformation, one thing stays constant:
There will always be another trend. And there will always be another analyst to monetize the hell out of it.
HR Tech Isn’t Dead—You’re Just Building It Wrong
Posted on July 23, 2025 2 Comments
For Ashby to close a $50M round in mid-2025 speaks volumes. The market may be freezing over, but Ashby is clearly the exception—and potentially the prototype for what a next generation of emerging TA tech companies should look like as they attempt to succeed at scale.
You’re Not Talent. You’re Inventory.
Posted on July 22, 2025 5 Comments
Talent acquisition, at least writ large, is no longer about building relationships, “getting to know candidates,” or even about people, really. It’s about pipelines. Workflows. Throughput. Velocity. Optimization. You know the buzzwords by now. But it’s the sentiment behind them that necessitates a shift in how we think about how we hire.
Unpacking the Myth of Ethical AI in HR Tech
Posted on July 18, 2025 3 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” — […]
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