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The Candidate You Need Is Already in Your Inbox. You're Just Not Allowed to See Them
They applied. They were qualified. They had done the work before. But they didn't use the right buzzwords. Or their title was off by one word. Or your AI filter couldn't parse their resume layout. So… they got ghosted by your system. Not because they weren't good. Because they weren't formatted for the machine.
Read ArticleUnshitifying Hiring, Part 6: Why Job Boards Are Built for Noise, Not Results
You post a job. You get 300 applications. You think: 'Wow, what a great response!' But then reality hits: Only 10% meet the basic qualifications. Only 3% make it to an interview. And maybe, maybe 1 is a good fit. If this sounds familiar, it's because job boards are optimized for volume—not accuracy.
Read Article💥 Unshitifying Hiring, Part 5: We Don't Need More Data. We Need Better Decisions.
If you've been involved in hiring recently, you know this feeling: You're staring at a spreadsheet full of resumes, with LinkedIn open in one tab, an ATS in another, and a never-ending Slack thread. There's no shortage of data—there's a shortage of clarity.
Read Article⏳ The Hidden Costs of Slow Hiring (And How AI Speeds It Up)
You might think slow hiring means careful hiring. More steps = better choices, right? Not exactly. In reality, slow hiring costs you your best candidates, your team's morale, your business goals, and eventually, your brand reputation.
Read Article📉 The Resume Problem Nobody Wants to Admit
You're hiring for a critical role. You open your ATS. You filter for keywords. You eliminate 90% of applicants in under 10 seconds. Efficient, right? Except the person who actually solved your exact problem last year? They used different terminology. And your system filtered them out.
Read Article🎯 The Job Hunt Is Broken—And Even LinkedIn Knows It
4 months. That's the new average time it takes to land a job, according to LinkedIn's own data. Not four weeks. Not a few conversations. Four. Months. That's not a market problem. That's a system failure.
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