Author: Chris Russell

Part of the Jobsync marketing team and considered by many to be the 'mad scientist' of online recruiting.

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5 Essential Content Pieces for High-Performing Career Sites

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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

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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

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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 »

The Great AI Standoff: Has Talent Identification Become a War That No One’s Winning?

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Bots are crafting perfectly-polished resumes and different bots are screening them out. How do we harness AI’s efficiency and still make fair hiring decisions?The modern job market is a battlefield where artificial intelligence fights artificial intelligence. On one side are the job seekers. They’re using ChatGPT to craft the perfect résumé and apply to hundreds of… Read more »

Hiring Wars: Can You Compete For Talent When Nobody Knows You?

nobody knows you

While everyone assumes Google and Apple have recruiting on easy mode, the reality is far more complex. Both big-name brands and lesser-known employers face hiring challenges that can make or break their growth plans.Brand recognition seems like the ultimate recruiting advantage. When candidates instantly recognize your company name, surely they’ll flock to your job postings,… Read more »

How AI is Changing Job Seeker Behavior: Insights from Our Recent Roundtable Discussion

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In a world where technology is rapidly evolving, the recruitment landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, largely driven by artificial intelligence (AI). Our recent roundtable discussion, titled “How AI is Changing Job Seeker Behavior,” brought together industry experts to explore the profound impact of AI on recruitment and the experiences of job seekers. Here are… Read more »

What is High-Volume Hiring and What Are Its Challenges?

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Companies need to hire fast and hire well, but managing a flood of applications in a tight hiring timeline is a constant challenge in the high-volume sector.The modern economy runs on high-volume hiring. Every package delivered to your door, every meal served at a restaurant, every call answered by customer service — they all represent… Read more »