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Welcome to the Talent Gold Rush: Where Everyone’s Hiring and No One’s Finding Gold
Automation, visibility, and volume promised better hiring. What we got instead: noise, fatigue, and the quiet need for human expertise.
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Leigh McKiernon
Your Company Brand Is Not Your Employer Brand. Now You're a Terrible Place to Work
Brand recognition won't fix your people problems. Read why challenger brands often outperform global giants in attracting and keeping talent.
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Leigh McKiernon
Fake It 'Til You Make It: How Credential Fraud Became Normal in Indonesia
Learn why fake credentials are thriving in Indonesia, and how hiring processes are quietly helping them pass through unchecked.
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Leigh McKiernon
Hiring Isn’t That Hard. It’s Just Being Done Badly.
Most hiring problems aren’t about the lack of great candidates. They're about the lack of clarity, context, and commitment.
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Nowhere to Hide: Who Really Benefits in the Modern Open Office?
As open offices spread, workers struggle with noise, visibility, and a lack of autonomy. The design says “collaboration,” but the outcome says…
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Leigh McKiernon
No One Will Say It, So We Will: This Is Age Discrimination
Multigenerational teams perform better. Still, age bias excludes seasoned professionals. It’s time to value wisdom, not just novelty.
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Indonesia Bans Age Discrimination in Job Ads. Problem Solved? Not Quite.
Indonesia now bans age limits in job ads, but without enforcement, hiring bias may continue behind the scenes. Here’s what still needs to change.
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Performance Improvement Plans: The Subtle Art of Being "Supported" Out the Door
It usually begins with a deceptively casual calendar invite.
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Dear HR: Please Step Away from the Search. This Is a Job for the Grown-Ups.
Look, we need to talk.
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Congratulations! You Saved $15K in Recruitment Fees and Lost $300K in Productivity. Genius.
Once upon a fiscal quarter, a team of highly intelligent, highly strategic business leaders sat around a Zoom call and made a bold decision:
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The Cost of Talent Bias: Why Race and Religion Still Influence Hiring in Indonesia
You’d be forgiven for thinking that in 2025, in an economy like Indonesia’s — where GDP graphs point up, cafes serve flat whites with QR codes, and…
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Everyone’s a Director in Indonesia... And That’s Why No One Actually Is
Congratulations!
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