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The August jobs report landed this morning: payrolls surged by 162,000, more than triple the 53,000 economists expected and the strongest print of the year.

The July jobs report landed today: payrolls fell by 23,000. On its own, that's a soft but survivable number. It's what came with it that changes the picture.

Jenga has a specific cruelty. Every block you pull looks free. What you cannot see is the load shifting up and down the tower with every move.

Last month we wrote that the labor market was quietly stronger than we thought. June's report just took most of that back.

There is a quiet trade going on inside a lot of TA functions right now.The bill comes years later, in a leadership bench nobody noticed they stopped building.

Healthcare talent attraction costs, what employers pay to attract talent and get applicants via digital advertising, are now 75% above their 2021 baseline.

Employer reputation doesn’t break overnight. It shows up in your data first. These five signals help you spot perception issues before they impact performance.

Most employers' career sites weren't built for the way AI search engines retrieve and generate answers. LinkedIn just proved how much that matters.

AI makes work faster. Without validation, it makes failure faster. What talent teams must change as automation scales.

Strong consumer brands make hiring easier. But the reverse is equally true: strong employer brands drive consumer brand value, customer loyalty, and growth.

TA technology categories no longer reflect how hiring actually works. Learn a better framework for evaluating recruiting tools based on work, outcomes, and gaps

The rush to "do something with AI" has swept through nearly every talent acquisition team this year.

Most AI roles are skills your existing team should learn, not new hires. Learn how to train instead of recruit and avoid wasting millions on unnecessary roles.

Candidate experience surveys that integrate with 40+ ATS platforms in an afternoon. Improve offer acceptance and employer brand with actionable feedback.