“Ghost jobs” used to be called evergreen requisitions but the rebrand didn’t fix the problem
For years, evergreen postings were used to build pipelines, signal growth, or prepare for anticipated hiring. Internally, they felt strategic. Externally, candidates were applying to roles that were never approved, funded, or actively open. That gap is no longer just a candidate experience issue, it’s becoming a compliance and credibility risk. Across the U.S., hiring […]
The Hiring Hangover: What Comes After the Talent Binge
Remember 2021? Talent was the hottest commodity on the planet. Companies, flush with pandemic-era capital and optimistic growth projections, went on a hiring spree unlike anything we’d seen in a generation. Engineering teams doubled. Operations headcount ballooned. “Move fast and hire everyone” became the unofficial motto of the era. Then reality arrived. The Hangover Sets […]
Your Hiring Manager Has Never Been Trained to Interview. And It’s Costing You Millions.
Remember when “manager” meant the person who decided who got hired? It still does. We just stopped pretending they were qualified to do it. I spent twenty years inside Talent Acquisition before I went out on my own. I sat through the calibration meetings. I wrote the offer letters. I owned the funnel metrics. I […]
Why Hiring Feels Harder Than Ever for Everyone Involved
Despite what the headlines tell us, there is a growing sense of frustration in today’s job market. Job seekers are frustrated because they can’t seem to land interviews, even after submitting hundreds of applications. Employers are frustrated because they can’t find qualified candidates, despite receiving hundreds of applications. Recruiters are frustrated because hiring processes are […]
September Surge or September Bump?
Here’s What the Data Says. Every year around this time, we start hearing about the “September Surge.” Summer vacations end. Leaders are back in the office. Budgets get revisited. And suddenly there are only four productive hiring months left in the year. So, are we actually going to see a September hiring surge in 2026? […]
The Rise of Candidate Fraud: Is Trust Becoming Recruiting’s Most Valuable Currency?
For the last several years, recruiting has been focused on removing friction. Make it easier to apply. Make interviews virtual. Automate screening. Reduce time to fill. Use AI to move candidates through the process faster. But somewhere along the way, we created a new problem: How do we know the person we’re interviewing is actually […]