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...
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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...
Every Resume Has a Nervous System: Why Hiring Breaks People Before It Hires Them
Recruiting looks clean on a dashboard. A funnel. A workflow. A timestamp. But every resume you skim is attached...
Why Your ATS Is Now the Most Important Hiring Decision You’ll Make
Your ATS drives hiring visibility and performance. Learn how the right system improves job distribution, candidate flow, and recruiting...
Why Bosses Panic & How To Fix It With The Bounce Back Factor
When bosses panic, they often default to toxic behaviors like yelling or shutting down because they lack the training...
What if your top performer doesn’t breathe?
This episode brought to you by: Job Search 3.0 and The Recruiting Life newsletter. Links below. … You walk...
The Case Against… Hiring Underqualified Candidates (With the potential to grow into the job)
You shouldn’t hire those who lack qualifications but have the potential to develop on-the-job. Even though some hiring managers...
How Westland Insurance Is Driving Business Results with People Strategy
Culture is no longer “how it feels to work here.” It is how organizations compete. Insurance is one of...
Live Each Day Like It’s Your… First?
Living each day as if it were your last sounds like a wise ideal, but it may be one...
When “Free” Job Traffic Disappears: Why Organic Applicants Are No Longer Guaranteed
Organic job traffic isn’t guaranteed. Learn why relying on “free” applicants is risky and how diversified, paid sourcing creates...
Unlocking Leadership Motivation: Beyond Positive Encouragement
I’ve been thinking recently about the concept of leadership motivation. Particularly around what we mean when we ask a...
Six Employer Brand Trends for 2026: Why EVP Should Be a Human Contract
As we step into 2026, one thing is clear: employer branding has entered a new era. What once lived...
Audit Your Recruiting Automation Emails: 4 Must-Haves
57% of companies use recruiting automation, but few audit their settings. Learn how to conduct a recruiting automation audit...
Is the Pharmacy Benefit System a Scam? Follow the Money
This episode of The Jim Stroud Podcast is brought to you by ProvenBase – an AI-powered talent acquisition and...
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...
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....
An Imperfect Love
When the world feels broken, how do we keep going? A reflection on identity, systemic injustice, and why I...
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...
Three Principles of Recruitment Every Hiring Manager Should Know
Improve recruiting results by optimizing time, cost, and quality using metrics and the right strategy. The post Three Principles...