Journal
Notes on hiring well, and on getting hired.
September 9, 2026
They are not being flaky. Your process told them something about the job that the job description did not, and they believed the process.
August 31, 2026
You are not paying for resumes. You are paying for the work that happens before anyone sends you one, and for someone to tell you when you do not need it.
August 26, 2026
Neither structure is better. They buy different things, and picking the wrong one is what makes a search feel like it is going nowhere.
August 13, 2026
Most stalled searches at this size are not sourcing problems. They are definition problems.
An applicant tracking system does not reject you. Understanding what it actually does changes what you should fix.