Is the Pharmacy Benefit System a Scam? Follow the Money
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Why Job Throttling may Be Coming to the ATS
We are living through a unique convergence in the labor market. A wave of high-profile layoffs has created a...
Hiring in a Market Full of Talent—So Why Does It Still Feel Impossible?
We’re in a moment of deep contradiction. Thousands of highly capable people are out of work—many with years of...
White collar jobs out? Trade jobs in?
This post was originally published on this site. Two veteran recruiters break down why relationship-driven recruiting, skills-based hiring, and...
The Stunning Performance Differential Between Top and Average Performers – Quantifying the Value of Hiring Top Talent
I became the world’s most aggressive recruiter after learning the huge performance boost that top performers provide. That realization...
What Recruitment Marketing Should Do When Hiring Slows
A lot of talent acquisition and Recruitment Marketing teams are starting 2026 in a strange place. Hiring has slowed....
66% of Recruiters Say Finding Talent Is Harder, Though Applications Have Doubled
Key takeaways: Applications doubled since 2022, yet 80% of job seekers feel unprepared, and 66% of recruiters can’t find...
December Jobs Report: 50,000 Jobs Added as 2025 Shows Slowest Growth Since 2020
Nonfarm payroll added 50,000 jobs in December, capping a year of significantly slower employment growth, as reported in the...
December 2025 Jobs Report: The Job Market Doesn’t Have to Break to Be Broken
The lackluster jobs reports of 2025 have added up to more than 1.4 million fewer jobs than would have been expected if employers had maintained the hiring pace of 2024. The post December 2025 Jobs Report: The Job Market Doesn’t Have to Break to Be Broken appeared first on Indeed
An Imperfect Love
When the world feels broken, how do we keep going? A reflection on identity, systemic injustice, and why I...
Salesforce CPO: Competitive advantage with agentic AI comes from the workforce, not the technology
Organizations are in a “transformational moment” – the C-Suite is focused on one question: How to unlock the potential...
Why You Need a Job Description Revision Tracker (Before Your Next Audit)
Ever tried tracking edits in a job description across three teams, two time zones, and a dozen email chains?...
2026 Predictions Show
This post was originally published on this site. It’s prediction season — and chaos season. Chad, Cheese, and Lieven...
Another Week of Weak Jobs Data
A bit late this week, but we want to get our weekly jobs numbers out before tomorrow’s jobs report...
What Staffing Firms Get Wrong About AI Adoption
Key takeaways: If AI is not working, it’s often less about the tool and more about workflow fit, data...
Comparing AI Interview Tools: Features, Risks & Buyer Questions
If you add AI to your tech stack—but no one actually uses it—did anything really change? Over the past two years,...
Rethinking Staffing Sales in an AI-Driven Market with Dan Mori
As AI becomes embedded across hiring, many firms are discovering that the old ways of selling no longer resonate...
Top 4 Recruiting Trends for 2026
How Smart Hiring Wins the Talent War Recruiters and employers: 2026 is shaping up to be one of the...
Overcoming HR Failure: Lessons from Sports on Process Orientation
I’ve been in and around the HR functional world for 25 years. The one thing I’ve learned is that...
ADP: HR leaders must understand their span of control to ‘build strong relationships, lead with transparency, and create a resilient workforce’
The use of technology in the workplace is growing, with more decision-makers turning towards tools, such as AI, to...