Pay disclosure is reshaping how recruiters attract talent, and the rules are changing faster than most teams can keep up. Here’s where things stand—and why it matters for your hiring strategy.A hiring manager in Denver posts a senior analyst role with a salary range of $75,000 to $140,000. On paper, the range checks all the… Read more »
Author: Chris Russell
Work Tech, AI and Hiring – What’s Next for 2026?
HR tech is consolidating, the AI arms race is overheating, and job boards are feeling the strain. A top WorkTech analyst shares what’s coming in 2026. If there’s one thing we know about the HR tech market, it’s that it doesn’t care for anyone’s five-year plan. It’s consolidating faster than most TA leaders expected, and AI… Read more »
When 2,000 Applications Aren’t Enough: How to Solve Remote Hiring’s Quality Problem
If remote work opened the door to global talent, then AI application bots and mass tech layoffs kicked it wide open. How do remote‑first teams find genuinely qualified people in all that noise?A tech lead at a Series B startup posts a remote software engineer role on a Monday. By Wednesday, the application count already… Read more »
From First Click to Final Call, How to Craft a ‘Sticky’ Candidate Experience
The hiring funnel has one winner and dozens of runners-up. Treat those runners-up right and they become future applicants, brand advocates and referral sources.Let’s say a candidate spends three hours on your application. They research your company, tailor their resume, complete assessments, and sit through multiple interviews. Then nothing. Silence. Or worse, a generic rejection… Read more »
5 Essential Content Pieces for High-Performing Career Sites
To attract and convert top talent, your career site must be more than just a place to search jobs. It needs to be a rich, authentic destination that clearly answers the candidate’s core question: “What will my life be like if I work here?”On top of that, candidates are now using AI to ask those… Read more »
The Job Market Disconnect: Why Candidates and Employers Just Can’t Find Each Other
Employers can’t find talent, and talent can’t find jobs. Welcome to the most confusing hiring landscape in recent memory.Imagine posting a job and receiving 300 applications within 24 hours. The recruiter is thrilled — until she opens them. Half don’t meet basic qualifications. A quarter clearly used AI to blast-apply without reading the job description…. Read more »
Beyond the Job Description: Using Rich Media to Win the War for Talent
In today’s hyper-competitive job market, a traditional job description is little more than a classified ad in a digital world. It lists duties, responsibilities, and qualifications, but it completely fails to answer the most critical questions a modern candidate has:“What is it really like to work here?”“Will I fit in with the team?”“Does this company’s… Read more »
The Real Hiring Bottleneck Isn’t Talent, It’s Your Hiring Manager
Recruiters get the blame for slow time-to-hire, but are your hiring managers unknowingly sabotaging your results?By their own admission, hiring managers make plenty of mistakes. As per a 2024 Resume Genius report, 70% of hiring managers admitted blatantly lying to candidates during the recruiting process. Nearly a third of bad hires happen because hiring managers look… Read more »
AI and Compliance for 2026: What Talent Acquisition Teams Need to Know
AI has moved from the future to your everyday recruiting tech stack, yet most talent teams are still figuring out how to use it safely, fairly and legally. Our experts break down what you need to know.AI now lives in your applicant tracking system, your sourcing tools and every candidate engagement platform you rely on…. Read more »
Employee Advocacy: How to Turn Your Team Into A Talent Magnet
When real employees share what it’s like to work at your company, the right candidates pay attention.91% of employers use social media to hire. 86% of job seekers use it to land their next role. So clearly social media is more than just #BookTok and cat videos. And, since your employees are almost certainly active… Read more »
