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...
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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...
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...
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...