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Recruitment has no R&D department
Every other function has a place where things get tried. Talent acquisition does not, and that is most of the reason your team is uneven on AI.
Which AI model is best? Stripe just bet 7 billion dollars that it doesn't matter
Stripe agreed to pay more than 7 billion dollars for a tool that swaps AI models. What that tells you about which AI model is best, and what to own.
AI literacy for recruitment teams: what you must actually be able to do
The EU AI Act requires AI literacy from anyone operating AI systems. For recruitment teams that is not a training certificate. It is six things your team must be able to demonstrate.
Claude Cowork, the GDPR and the EU AI Act: what recruiters can actually do
What you can and cannot do with an AI agent in recruitment: high-risk rules, candidate data, and the practical guardrails that keep you on solid ground.
Boolean search vs AI sourcing: what actually finds candidates
AI sourcing tools promise to replace Boolean strings. In practice they find different people, and the recruiters who win use both. Here is where each one breaks.
Seven recruitment tasks to hand to Claude Cowork first
The seven recruitment tasks worth handing to Claude Cowork first, in the order to try them, with the instruction to use and what good looks like.
Recruitment process automation: the practical guide for recruiters and agency owners
What to automate in your recruitment process, what to keep human, and how to start this week. A practical guide for recruiters and agency owners.
Claude skills for recruiters: build once, reuse forever
What a Claude skill is, why it beats saved prompts, how to build one by writing or by recording your screen, and which skills recruiters need first.
Claude Cowork vs ChatGPT for recruiters: which one should you use?
A practical comparison for recruiters: chat versus agent, what each is good at, and which one to reach for depending on the task in front of you.
What is Claude Cowork, and what can a recruiter do with it?
Claude Cowork explained for recruiters: what it is, how it differs from a chat, what it can do on your own files, and where the limits are.
What 2,000 CEOs are telling you about the future of recruitment leadership
IBM surveyed 2,000 CEOs across 33 countries. The findings on AI, talent, and organizational design have direct implications for recruitment leaders in 2026.
AI just learned to use your mouse. Here is what that means for recruitment.
Three major AI labs just shipped desktop agents that click, scroll, and fill forms. Here is what it actually means for recruiters, and what to do about it now.
The real AI shift nobody in recruitment is talking about
The move from AI as chatbot to AI as autonomous agent is already here. Here is what it means for recruiters and why the next 12 months matter more than most people realise.
Atlas vs Comet: the AI browser showdown
A head-to-head test of OpenAI's Atlas and Perplexity's Comet on a real recruitment workflow. One failed honestly. The other lied.
AI literacy in recruitment: what it means and why it matters
AI literacy is no longer optional for recruitment teams. Here is what it means, why the EU AI Act makes it urgent, and how to build it in practice.
Recruitment teams are already training in AI
A practical 7-step plan to get your recruitment team ready for AI. From awareness and process mapping to pilots, adoption, and knowing what not to automate.
LinkedIn's Hiring Assistant: revolution in recruitment or just another hype?
LinkedIn promises to automate 80% of the sourcing workflow. Here is a critical look at what it actually delivers, and what to stay skeptical about.
LinkedIn Recruiter combined with ChatGPT Code Interpreter
How to export your LinkedIn Recruiter usage report and use ChatGPT Code Interpreter to identify top performers and who needs coaching, in minutes.
A new LinkedIn filter you probably did not know about
There is a hidden LinkedIn Recruiter filter that surfaces candidates open to specific roles even if they are not currently working in that field. Here is how to use it.
Blind sourcing on LinkedIn Recruiter
LinkedIn Recruiter quietly added a toggle to hide candidate photos and names during sourcing. Here is how it works and why it matters for bias in hiring.
The LinkedIn profiles you cannot find with a normal search
1.7 million profiles in the Netherlands alone are invisible to any recruiter searching by city, province, or zip code. Here is why, and how to find them.
How to set an out of office on LinkedIn
A quick guide to setting out of office messages on your personal LinkedIn account and LinkedIn Recruiter, so candidates do not go unanswered while you are away.