People Actually Recap: What We Learned from Episodes 6 and 7
I went to New York to meet a few of our customers, and while I was there I recorded a couple new episodes of people actually. And as I was…
Hiring Strategy
Bots vs. Bots: What Happens When Candidates and Employers Both Use AI
TL;DR: AI is officially on both sides of the interview table. Candidates are using AI to find jobs, improve resumes, prepare for interviews, and even generate answers in real time.…
7 Job Seeker Statistics Every Recruiter Should Know About in 2026
What are candidates really thinking? How are they responding to today’s job market? What makes them accept one offer over another? And what does it take to earn their trust?…
The Great Pause, Trust, and Why Candidates Are Thinking Twice
When we introduced the concept of the “Great Pause” in this year’s Job Seeker Nation Report, the obvious takeaway was that fewer people were looking for jobs. In plain terms,…
From Credentials to Capabilities: How Employ CEO Jerry Jao Hires Beyond the Resume
Since joining Employ and spending my days talking with recruiters, TA pros, and HR leaders, I’ve found myself reflecting a lot on my own hiring philosophy. So much of it comes from my…
The Growing Gap Between Candidate Experience and Candidate Perception
Think back to the last time you applied for a job… For years, hiring teams focused their attention on creating the kind of candidate experience that checks all those boxes and…
Balancing AI and Authenticity: Keeping Hiring Human as AI Reshapes Both Sides of the Interview Table
Five years ago, recruiters didn’t spend much (if any) of their time questioning whether a resume was authentic. And candidates? Generally assumed there was a real person reviewing their application…
People Actually Recap: What We Learned from Episodes 4 and 5
When I started the people actually podcast back in March, my vision was to simply highlight the unsung heroes behind every company—the TA and HR pros. Because people power your business, and these are the individuals that find them. But what I didn’t expect…
From Credentials to Capability: Why Skills-Based Hiring Is Replacing Resumes
TL; DR Hiring isn’t resume-led anymore—and in truth, it can’t be. Thanks to the rise of AI, all a candidate has to do is pop a job description into their LLM of choice and out comes…
Across the Generational Divide: A Look at What Different Generations Expect from the Hiring Process
Baby Boomers first started entering the job market in the 1960s. Gen Z? They’re entering the job market as we speak. Today’s workforce is made up of four very distinct, and often, very different generations—Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen…