1996 Poem Predicts Today's Tech‑Writing Tension
Shel Silverstein published the poem “Writer Waiting” about the relationship between technology and writing in 1996. It still applies. H/T @jspector https://t.co/zEEmowCPnG
Your Face Influences Hiring: Data, Impact, and Solutions
Your face is part of your resume. Here’s what the data says—and what to do about it. https://t.co/dSWfCmhCcD
Kishani Noori Fields Questions on Sourcer Mindset
Kishani Noori still taking questions after her session on Rewiring the Sourcer Mindset at #RIS https://t.co/tj47Dou3Qf
Recruiting Methods Remain Unchanged for Two Centuries
@mattalder telling us how recruiting in itself has not changed in 200 years. Sad, but true. #RIS https://t.co/WBiz2mr60N
Looks Influence Hiring: Lookism Shapes Future Work
What Your Face Is Worth at Work What if your career isn’t just shaped by your skills—but by your appearance? This episode dives into the rise of “looksmaxxing” and the uncomfortable truth about lookism in hiring and workplace success. As Gen Z...
Resume Builder Market Faces Antitrust Lawsuit Over Fake Competition
1/10 Type "resume builder" into Google. You'll see a wall of logos. Monster. Zety. LiveCareer. Resume Genius. CareerBuilder. Looks like competition. A new antitrust lawsuit says it's theater. Read the thread.🧵
White ICE Employee Files Unexpected Reverse Discrimination Claim
The Bias Complaint Nobody Expected at ICE A white employee at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed a race discrimination claim in 2026, alleging disparate treatment in a federal environment shaped by the Trump administration's anti-DEI executive orders. The case lands...
Rejecting Overqualified Talent Slows Hiring and Costs Productivity
The Most Qualified Person in the Pile Is a Problem Hiring managers are systematically rejecting overqualified candidates on the assumption they'll leave quickly, creating adverse selection in a market where highly experienced workers are applying down-level due to limited openings. SHRM's...
AI Hiring Tools May Be Classified as Consumer Reporting Agencies
The Background Check Knows More About You Than You Told Them The Eightfold lawsuit alleged the platform built behavioral profiles from social media, location data, internet activity, and device cookies without candidate knowledge or consent, using the information to score and...
Unpaid Internships Favor Wealth Over Talent, Excluding Talent
The Unpaid Internship Still Has a LinkedIn Profile Unpaid internship listings are facing growing backlash from Gen Z candidates and labor advocates as entry-level role scarcity drives competition into programs that pay nothing. SHRM's 2026 talent trends document the equity problem...
Internal Mobility: The Most Cost-Effective Hiring Strategy
The Cheapest Hire Is the One You Already Have Internal mobility programs are the most cost-effective talent strategy in the 2026 market: lower acquisition cost, faster ramp time, existing cultural fluency. SHRM's precision hiring framework positions internal pipelines as the first...
Surgical Hiring Leaves Companies Guessing, Missing Talent
We're Only Hiring If We're Certain. We're Never Certain. "Surgical hiring" has become the phrase of the 2026 market: lean teams, precise role definitions, and a refusal to hire ahead of demand. SHRM's 2026 talent acquisition analysis frames this as a...
Employers Favor Millennials Over Gen X for Cost, Culture
Companies Now Prefer Hiring Millennials Over Gen X, and They'll Tell You Why Employers openly cite lower base salaries, perceived comfort with flat org structures, and data-driven management styles as reasons to favor millennials over Gen X for management roles. Gen...
Gig Workers Bear Workload, Full‑Timers Keep Benefits
The Gig Worker Does the Job. The Full-Time Employee Gets the Benefits. Flexible and gig workforce models are expanding as companies seek to limit fixed labor costs while maintaining output capacity, creating a two-tier workforce where contingent workers carry operational load...
Skills Gaps, Not Pipelines, Prolong Vacancies and Cost Firms
The Role Has Been Open for Nine Months Because Nobody Qualified Exists Persistent skills gaps are driving extended vacancy periods that cost organizations in productivity, team load, and client delivery before a hire is ever made. SHRM's 2026 talent acquisition research...