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...
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The Hidden Danger of Skills-based Hiring
I always start a new search project with the hiring manager with this question, “What does the person in...
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...
Why Is My Resume Being Flagged as Fraud? 5 ATS Triggers to Avoid
Resumes are often flagged as fraud by ATS and AI systems due to five technical triggers: 1) Hidden keywords...
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....
This Radical New Model for Hiring Is Just Commonsense
Sarah Jones had been an HR Business Partner at Meridian Systems for six years — long enough to survive...
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:...
Don’t Take the Metro Bus to Work – It’s Going Nowhere
We know that our best hires are people we’ve worked with before, internal promotions, and candidates highly referred by...
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...
Skills Matter – But How They’re Used Matters More
The shift to skills-based hiring is undeniably positive. But let’s be clear: it’s just one step in a multi-step...
5 Recruiting Trends in 2026: What the Data Means for Recruitment Marketing
The recruiting market feels different than it did a couple of years ago, and the data behind today’s recruiting...
Why Scrolling Feels So Hard to Stop (And What Actually Helped Me)
I kept failing at my stop-scrolling goals until I tried something unexpectedly human: doing what I loved before productivity...