#hiring-practices

#hiring-practices

"If you can't pen a proper cover letter and can't bother to put in the effort to write it specifically for us, you're out."

Graduate roles in the UK are at a record low, down 12% as a share of all jobs compared to last year, reflecting ongoing labour market challenges.

I really optimize for everyone that I support and everyone I hire, which is in six months, if I'm telling you what to do, I've hired the wrong person.

Walk into any HR roundtable, and you'll hear the same refrain: "We don't have a technical skills gap. We have a soft skills gap."

The decision to integrate AI coding assistants into the interview process enhances the evaluation of candidates, reflecting the tools they will actually use in their roles.

The structured interview rests on the assumption that the elimination of the interviewer's subjective, individual perspective results in greater objectivity and thus less discrimination.

First and foremost, it really matters who you get into business with. One of the things we look for when hiring agents is whether they have a growth mindset.

Considering these remarks, I have authorized an investigation to determine whether the City of Chicago is engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination as set forth above.

"The interviews were pretty strange," Qureshi said on the podcast. "You'd be chatting about philosophy for an hour and a half and it would very much just be like he would pick a topic out of thin air."

In today's AI-driven landscape, junior designers can fabricate impressive work and persona, leading companies to fall victim to evaluating superficiality over authenticity.

"I wish I could help! The only person I know in (field) is in the same position. But I'll definitely let you know if I do come across any leads that could help."

The University of California announced it will stop requiring diversity statements in hiring, a change that reflects tensions over diversity messaging amid political pressures from the Trump administration.

The advantage of fishing in a smaller pond with bigger fish is it's easier to catch the bigger fish.