Perspectives on hiring
What is broken in the way organisations find and evaluate talent — and what better looks like.
Why Specialist Roles Are So Hard to Hire For
Hiring for specialist roles keeps going wrong for the same structural reason. Most hiring processes were not designed with domain depth in mind.
The Hidden Costs of a Slow Hire
Every week a specialist role stays open, the cost grows. Most of it never appears on a spreadsheet.
Why the Best Candidates Aren't Actively Looking
A hiring process that only reaches people actively looking misses the bulk of available talent. Here is why that matters.
Why CVs Are a Poor Predictor of Job Performance
Someone who is good at writing a CV is not necessarily good at the job. This is not a fringe view. It is well-supported by decades of research.
How Hiring Incentives Got Misaligned — And What That Means for Quality
A process that measures success by closure rather than fit will reliably produce closures. Not necessarily good ones.
Why Most Job Descriptions Filter Out Strong Candidates
Requirements inflation is one of the most common and least discussed reasons organisations struggle to hire well.