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Are you operating like a contractor or a consultant, or something else?
There are only three ways a recruiter can operate, and most people move between them without noticing which one they are in. Here is what actually moves you…
AI-Ready Recruiting
Using AI in a loop without losing the evidence trail
Where automation helps a structured process and where it quietly erodes the thing that made it work.
Talent Advisor
When everyone else Zigs, should you Zag?
Copying the market means competing on the market's terms. When breaking from the pack wins you talent, and when it just costs you time.
AI-Ready Recruiting
The questions to ask a vendor selling AI screening
What to test before you buy, and what a good answer to each looks like.
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Rethinking Quality of Hire and People Analytics at Marriott
Marriott on measuring quality of hire in a way hiring managers actually believe, and what they changed once the data was trusted.
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Why structured interviewing keeps failing in practice
Most teams adopt the format and skip the part that makes it work. The gap is almost always the debrief.
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Are You Building a Recruiting Machine?
Strong recruiting functions are built, not hired. The systems, rituals and standards that hold results steady when the team turns over.
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Why Curiosity Might Be the Most Important Skill for Recruiters
[This blog post first appeared on the LinkedIn Talent Blog in February 2020] Curiosity. It doesn’t show up ...
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