Recently on Stephen Colbert
Jason and I regularly watch Stephen Colbert. Last week, he had an interesting guest that really got us talking. Stephen was chatting with Yuval Noah Harari, a well-known historian and…
Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon
Imagine this...You're zooming down the freeway, your mind wandering, with the latest hit from Taylor Swift blaring through the speakers, when suddenly, a car brand you've never noticed before catches…
Stop Ruminating
What if he didn’t take the counteroffer? What if she had talked to me instead of the other recruiter? (Or worse yet) What if I hadn’t said that? What if…
Personalization in Recruiting
Do you happen to remember the buzz around Starbucks writing names on cups? That wasn't just a coffee trend; it's a golden nugget for recruiters. Every interaction with a candidate…
Prepping Candidates
I read an article on one of the FB groups this week where a recruiter was telling everyone that it was sacrilege to prep a candidate for an interview. This…
Retained vs. Contingent
Contingency can be extremely profitable. I promise. There are absolutely times when contingency work is more profitable than retained work. Personally, I fired a long term monthly retained client because the…
Contractor Classification for IRS
IRS changed the rules again. These new rules, effective from March, are particularly relevant to recruiters, as they influence hiring practices across various sectors.Key Determinants in Worker Classification:Duration of the…
Is Facebook Spying on You Via Your Microphone?
Like us, you’ve likely experienced something to cause you to believe this to be true. You’re having a conversation with your family about some weird topic, you step away, open…
Remote Work Data
There’s tremendous inequity around who can work from home and who has to go into a physical job. Recent studies show only 10% of jobs at 60K per year offer…
Work Less to Get More Done
It feels a bit counterintuitive, but the findings are in and important for us to acknowledge. Slack put out this article, and essentially it says this:Employees who log off after…
Email Deliverability Changes
New changes go into effect in February of 2024 in regard to Google and Yahoo email sending rules. Here’s what you need to know and action steps to take.Your Fun…
State of the Economy
It’s been months since we last purposely threw ourselves on rollercoasters for the day, yet the market has done a nice job of doing that for us throughout 2023. We…