Insights & perspectives on modern recruitment

Sharp takes on recruitment technology, AI in hiring, and what it all means for the people doing the work.

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The Algorithm Audit Revolution: Why 2026 Is the Year Recruiting Gets Legally Complicated

April 14, 2026

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New laws are forcing recruiters to audit their AI tools for bias, but most don't realize they're already legally liable for vendor algorithms. Here's what you need to know.

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The Attachment Trap: Why Sending Candidate PDFs Is Riskier Than Sharing a Link

April 14, 2026

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Recruiters worry links look phishy. The uncomfortable truth? The attachments they're sending instead are the number one malware delivery vector on the internet.

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The Volume Paradox: Why More Applicants Isn't Solving Recruitment's Quality Problem

April 6, 2026

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Application volumes are exploding with some campaigns hitting 20,000 applicants, yet quality candidates remain elusive. Here's why volume alone won't fix recruitment and what actually will.

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The DIY Hiring Mirage: Why Companies Are Abandoning the Do-It-Yourself Approach

March 31, 2026

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Q1 2026 reveals a stark reality: companies that tried to handle recruitment themselves are quietly returning to professional help after months of failed attempts.

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How AI Is Deployed Matters: Why Formation C Is the Future of Recruitment

March 23, 2026

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The formation of AI deployment in recruitment has largely increased noise and worsened outcomes. There's a better way — and it starts with keeping humans at the centre.

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The Death of Transactional Recruiting: Why 2026 Is the Year RPO Goes Strategic

March 17, 2026

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The RPO market is exploding to $16.4 billion by 2030, but it's not just about size. It's about a fundamental shift from filling roles to solving business problems.

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The AI Colleague Revolution: Why 2026 Is the Year Recruiters Get Digital Teammates

March 9, 2026

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Over half of talent leaders are adding autonomous AI agents to their teams in 2026. Here's what it really means to manage digital colleagues who think, act, and make decisions independently.

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The Communication Crisis Killing Recruitment: Why Ghosting Has Become the New Normal

March 3, 2026

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With 61% of candidates reporting being ghosted after interviews and 89% of employers calling candidate ghosting a problem, we've created a destructive cycle that's damaging trust across the entire hiring ecosystem.

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The AI Hiring Apocalypse That Isn't: Why 2026 Is Actually About Getting Smarter

March 1, 2026

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Despite dire predictions of AI killing recruiting, 2026 data reveals the real story: while 87% of companies use AI, 66% of candidates avoid AI-screened roles. The winners are those using AI to enhance human judgment, not replace it.

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