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A Day in the Life of an HR Recruiter: Inside Modern Recruitment

Vlad March 13, 2026 No Comments

At 8:42 a.m., the inbox is already full. Three new applications have come in overnight. A hiring manager has flagged an urgent role. A candidate is asking for feedback after…

Stop Hiring Technical Talent Like a Corporation

Vlad March 12, 2026 No Comments

You have been running a corporate hiring process for technical roles. You may not have realised this is what you are doing, because most of the templates and frameworks and…

How One Founder Went From “Nobody Wants to Work Here” to a Full Engineering Team in 90 Days

Vlad March 12, 2026 No Comments

I am not the best person to have given hiring advice 10 years ago. I would have told you things that sounded reasonable and were mostly wrong. Things I had…

5 Hiring Technical Talent Myths That Are Quietly Costing You Great Engineers

Vlad March 11, 2026 No Comments

Some hiring myths are dramatic. They sound obviously wrong once you hear them out loud. “You should always hire the person who seems the most confident.” “Gaps in a CV…

Step by Step: How to Hire Technical Talent Without Burning Out Your Team

Vlad March 11, 2026 No Comments

There is a version of the technical hiring process that costs your engineering team four to six weeks of fragmented attention, produces three strong candidates who all accept other offers,…

I Have Screened 600 Engineers: Here Is What Hiring Technical Talent Really Comes Down To

Vlad March 10, 2026 No Comments

I started tracking the patterns somewhere around candidate number two hundred. By that point I had conducted enough technical hiring conversations to notice that certain things kept showing up —…

HR Recruitment: The Complete Guide to Strategic Hiring and Talent Acquisition

Vlad March 3, 2026 No Comments

Every organization, regardless of its size or industry, ultimately depends on one thing to succeed: people. The ability to attract, hire, and retain the right talent determines not only short-term…

Why Companies Should Publish Realistic Salary Bands

Vlad February 3, 2026 No Comments

A candidate opens a job listing and pauses at the salary section. The number is vague, labeled “competitive” or “DOE” (depends on experience). They scroll past, uncertain whether the role…

Hiring B2B Sales Managers in Europe: A Field Guide

Vlad February 3, 2026 No Comments

Hiring B2B Sales Managers in Europe is harder than it looks. This field guide explains market realities, candidate behavior, and hiring mistakes to avoid.

Value of College Degrees in 2026: Are Degrees Losing Their Value?

Vlad January 26, 2026 No Comments

The value of a college degrees is being questioned more than ever as AI, rising costs, and changing hiring practices reshape the job market.

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