Talent Acquisition

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Futuristic recruitment office with holographic data displays and AI assistants, showcasing efficient hiring processes in 2026.
Hiring

Key Performance Indicators for Hiring Success in 2026

The number of annual applications per recruiter surged by 412% from 146 in 2022 to 746 in 2025, according to Greenhouse.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 17, 2026
Diverse team of employees collaborating happily in a bright, modern office, symbolizing a top workplace culture.
Workplace

Best Places to Work Awards Focus on Culture, Rigor

Stocks at the 100 Best Companies outperform the market by a factor of nearly four times, according to Great Place to Work .

Marcus Ellery·July 16, 2026
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Workplace

8 Hybrid Work Culture Strategies for 2026 Success

In a randomized control trial at Trip.

Alina Petrov·July 15, 2026
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Hiring

How to Design Skills-Based Interviews for 2026 Hiring

While some companies pay up to $400 monthly for advanced skills assessment tools, the most effective skills-based hiring systems in 2026 are built on fundamental changes to job descriptions and interv

Nathaniel Brooks·July 14, 2026
A human hand placing a resume on a desk, symbolizing the advantage of human-written resumes over AI screening in the hiring process.
Services

Human-written resumes help candidates bypass AI screening errors

A recent 'Talent Insights Report 2024' revealed 75% of resumes for a senior engineering role at a major tech firm were automatically rejected by AI.

Victor Huang·July 14, 2026
A diverse team of professionals collaborating effectively in a modern office, symbolizing the benefits of culture add in hiring for innovation.
Hiring

Culture Add vs. Culture Fit: Which Hiring Approach Builds Diverse Teams?

The vague phrase 'not a cultural fit' frequently rejects job candidates, often masking personal dislikes over objective qualifications.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 10, 2026
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Hiring

How to Implement Skills-Based Hiring for Diverse Talent in 2026

Over a third of employers slash their cost-per-hire by more than 25%.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 8, 2026
Diverse team of employees collaborating in a modern office, celebrating Ryan's recognition on the 2026 Achievers A-List for workplace culture.
Workplace

Ryan Named to 2026 Achievers A-List for Workplace Culture

Ryan has officially secured a spot on the prestigious 2026 Achievers A-List Awards.

Marcus Ellery·July 7, 2026
Futuristic AI interface assisting a diverse recruitment team in analyzing candidate data and optimizing the hiring process.
Hiring

What is employer AI integration in hiring and recruitment?

A Singaporean company hires approximately 15,000 people per year with a sourcing team of only two individuals.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 5, 2026
Diverse professionals collaborating with digital skill icons, representing skills-based hiring and modern talent acquisition strategies.
Hiring

What is skills-based hiring and why does it matter for talent acquisition?

The State of Washington has officially adopted skills-based hiring principles to recruit and retain qualified employees for its vital public services.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 3, 2026
Diverse hiring team in a modern office conducting a structured behavioral interview, focusing on candidate skills and thoughtful responses.
Hiring

What Are Behavioral Interviewing Techniques for Employers?

Traditional, resume-driven interviews prove less predictive of job success than structured behavioral approaches, often leading to significant financial and operational costs for companies.

Nathaniel Brooks·July 2, 2026
How Intention.ly's Proven Process Solves Advisor Recruitment Challenges
Services

How Intention.ly's Proven Process Solves Advisor Recruitment Challenges

Intention.ly offers a proven recruitment marketing process designed to help advisory firms overcome challenges in attracting and retaining top financial advisors. Their approach focuses on authentic brand positioning, meaningful advisor engagement, and long-term cultural alignment, moving beyond traditional transactional recruiting tactics.

Sponsored·July 1, 2026
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Hiring

What is Skills-Based Hiring and Why Does it Matter in 2026?

Workers without degrees tend to stay in their jobs 34% longer than workers with degrees, according to Opportunity@Work .

Nathaniel Brooks·July 1, 2026
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Hiring

Top 7 Strategies to Attract and Retain Gen Z Professionals

A staggering 74% of Gen Z professionals are willing to leave a job solely due to unsatisfactory salary, according to Multilingualjobsworldwide .

Nathaniel Brooks·June 30, 2026
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Workplace

Pets in the Workplace: Boosting Morale and Inspiring Creative Titles

At Mars Pet Nutrition India, employees recently gave their LinkedIn profiles over to 'Chief Barketing Officers' and 'Head of Paw-blic Relations' for a day.

Marcus Ellery·June 28, 2026
Diverse team collaborating, highlighting skills-based hiring as a modern approach to talent acquisition and recruitment.
Hiring

What Are the Benefits of Skills-Based Hiring for Talent Acquisition?

In 2024, nearly half of all organizations (45%) stopped requiring a bachelor's degree for some jobs.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 26, 2026
Diverse professionals collaborating, symbolizing the removal of bias through blind hiring principles in recruitment.
Hiring

What are blind hiring principles and why do they reduce bias?

A BBC test found that a job applicant with an English-sounding name received three times more interview offers than an applicant with a Muslim name.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 25, 2026
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Hiring

Skills-First Hiring Surges in Talent Acquisition

Nearly 70% of organizations now prioritize skills over traditional degree requirements in hiring, fundamentally reshaping how talent is identified and acquired.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 21, 2026
Diverse professionals in a modern office, demonstrating a competency-based interview focused on problem-solving and transferable skills.
Hiring

How Competency-Based Interviews Boost Talent Attraction and Retention

When asking 'What are your greatest strengths?

Nathaniel Brooks·June 20, 2026
A futuristic AI system analyzing diverse candidate profiles on a holographic display in a modern recruitment office, symbolizing the impact of AI on hiring processes.
Services

AI in Recruitment: What It Is and Why It Matters

Approximately 99% of Fortune 500 companies use artificial intelligence (AI) to filter job applicants.

Victor Huang·June 19, 2026
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Hiring

Top 3 Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Gen Z Talent

More than half of Gen Zs (55%) and millennials (52%) are delaying major life decisions due to their financial situation, including marriage, buying a home, or having children, according to Deloitte .

Nathaniel Brooks·June 19, 2026
Diverse team collaborating, with glowing skill icons symbolizing skills-first hiring practices in a modern office.
Hiring

How to Implement Skills-First Hiring Practices

Skills-based hiring is 2.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 19, 2026
Diverse team of professionals collaborating in a bright, modern office, symbolizing successful talent attraction and retention strategies.
Hiring

Top 9 Employer Strategies to Attract and Retain Top Talent

Since 2020, Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos LLC (N3B) has awarded 21 scholarships totaling an estimated $200,000, with many recipients joining as interns and employees.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 9, 2026
Diverse job applicants interacting with a futuristic AI hiring system, highlighting potential bias in automated recruitment processes for 2026.
Hiring

AI hiring tools boost efficiency but raise bias concerns for 2026 talent

At major companies, AI hiring tools are repeatedly screening out job applicants, with researchers specifically finding that Black and Asian candidates are among those disproportionately rejected by th

Nathaniel Brooks·June 8, 2026
Startup founders in a modern office reviewing candidate profiles on a holographic display, debating hiring decisions.
Careers

Francis Rose's interview techniques: Founder hiring pitfalls

Last month, a prominent Y Combinator alumnus publicly admitted that adopting Francis Rose's '5-Step Behavioral Matrix' led them to pass on a future unicorn founder, citing a 'lack of structured respon

Nathaniel Brooks·June 8, 2026
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Hiring

Forbes' Top 2 Temporary Staffing Firms in America for 2026

On the day Forbes announced its 2026 list of America's Best Temporary Staffing Firms, Manpower's stock (NYSE: MAN) surged by 5.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 7, 2026
Diverse professionals in a modern interview setting, highlighting fair assessment and innovative hiring practices for top talent.
Hiring

7 Best Interview Questions to Identify Top Talent in 2026

Imagine an interview process where bias is minimized, and every candidate is assessed fairly: structured interviews achieve this, yet many companies still rely on subjective methods.

Nathaniel Brooks·June 5, 2026
Business professionals analyzing job posting site costs and features on a futuristic screen, representing strategic hiring decisions for employers.
Hiring

Job Posting Sites for Employers: Costs & Options

A single recruiter utilizing LinkedIn's 'Lite' service will pay approximately $1,680 per year, a cost that can quickly balloon to over $32,000 annually for a small team on a corporate plan.

Marcus Ellery·June 4, 2026
Diverse professionals in a modern office, one demonstrating a technical skill on a holographic interface, highlighting skills-based hiring.
Hiring

Why Employers Choose Skills Over Degrees

Nearly 70% of employers have already abandoned degree-focused recruitment, opting instead to evaluate candidates based on practical skills and competencies.

Marcus Ellery·June 3, 2026
Diverse team of employees collaborating happily in a modern, sunlit LendKey office, celebrating their Top Workplaces award.
Workplace

LendKey Earns 2026 Top Workplaces USA Award for Culture and Talent

For the second year in a row, LendKey earned a Top Workplaces 2026 award from The Enquirer Media, a rare feat in the rapidly evolving financial technology industry.

Marcus Ellery·May 27, 2026