Skills Over Degrees: Redefining Your Talent Shortlist
For decades, the bachelor’s degree was the gold standard of talent screening: a seemingly reliable shorthand for readiness, intelligence,...
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Build Your Own AI Lab: Fear To Fluency In AI Adoption
Why AI adoption in recruiting stalls, how traditional software rollouts fail teams, and why treating AI as an experiment...
The Agent Breakroom: When Your Digital Employees Start Talking Without You
There’s a social network you’re not allowed to post on. No account. No comments. No ability to clarify context....
Top 10 Ways That Cost Per Hire Hurts Recruiting Results (Why CPH may be the most damaging TA metric)
You wouldn’t want the cheapest recruiting any more than you’d want discount brain surgery. Because recruiting produces the highest...
Bad Advice From Managers Can Mess You Up for Years
How well-intentioned managerial advice can do lasting damage, why it’s so easy to internalize, and what it actually costs...
Did You Interview a ‘Ghost Candidate’? A Guide to Spotting Fake Interviews
Hiring teams have always dealt with candidate misrepresentation. Inflated resumes, exaggerated skills, and borrowed portfolios are nothing new. What...
Is Your Resume Being Flagged as Fraud?
Qualified but getting ghosted? It might be your resume. Here are 5 things that might be triggering “fake candidate”...
How Is Your CEO Brand Being Curated from the Inside?
In our last blog, we talked about leadership brand as an external trust lever. How CEOs build confidence with...
AI Literacy Isn’t a Skill Gap — It’s a Loyalty Test
By 2027, not knowing how to work with AI won’t get you fired — it’ll get you quietly excluded....
The Use Of AI Tools Will Soon Be Required In Every Job! (Applicants and employees take note)
If you need a new job or want more job security, consider gaining experience using AI tools. Why? Because...
The 15-Minute Process: Marriott’s Secret to Faster Frontline Hiring
In this episode of HR Famous, Tim Sackett sits down with one of the true originals of the show:...
How AI Tools Are Changing Employer Brand & What You Should Do
Something fundamental has shifted in employer brand. AI tools are no longer just influencing how candidates find jobs. They’re...
Making Peace With The Surprises That Changed Everything
A personal reflection on surprises, uncertainty, and the unexpected paths that slowly change our lives for the better. The...
How to Improve Your Applicant Drop-Off Rate
Applicant drop off rate is an underused HR metric, but recruiting teams must be able to measure it and...
How Recruiters Can Use AI Interview Guides to Prevent Hiring Manager Mistakes
Learn how recruiters can use AI to generate structured interview guides that prevent common interview mistakes and help hiring...
From Search to Start: A Guide to Your Next Great Hire
Hiring and onboarding are high-stakes activities at small businesses. The right person can drive success, while a bad fit...
The Leadership Brand: The Missing Lever for Investor Confidence & Valuation
If you’re a CEO building a company for scale, investment, or sale, you already know what buyers and investors...
Why “Another ATS” Isn’t Enough Anymore—and What Comes Next!
I get pitched new recruiting technology all the time. New ATSs, new “AI-powered” platforms, new promises to fix what’s...
AI is everywhere in hiring—but is it actually making talent acquisition better? Or just faster?
In this episode of the Jim Stroud Podcast, host Jim Stroud sits down with Michelle Cass, global talent acquisition...
Don’t Penalize Them, Instead Target Early Adopters That Used AI In Their Job Search
Experience using AI tools will soon be the most needed skill, so targeting users of AI job search tools...