TL; DR If your pipeline is growing, why aren’t your hires improving? Here’s the thing: With fewer qualified candidates and lower screen-to-interview rates, the challenge isn’t attracting more applicants—it’s attracting the right ones. So, what are the top teams doing differently? They’re moving beyond volume—getting precise about who they target, how they seg...

Hiring teams are facing a shifting reality. Applications are surging, signals are harder to trust, and candidate fraud is becoming more sophisticated by the day.

In 2025, the average number of applicants per job climbed by more than 50 year-over-year—reaching 2...

TL;DR AI has reshaped the hiring landscape. But with new opportunities come new risks, namely candidate fraud. Today, TA leaders have a dual mandate: accelerate hiring and protect the funnel. The teams getting it right are boosting speed and signal with AI—while embedding safeguards that scale with risk and keep trust intact.

Recruiters today face ...

Last updated: March 20, 2026 

Originally posted: April 2, 2020

No two recruiting processes are the same. 

What matters to your team (like tracking a job’s business unit, ...

Imagine if every new hire felt like the perfect hire. Not just someone who checks the boxes. But someone who fits the role, the team, and the culture—and stays long-term because they really belong at your organization.

That kind of hiring doesn’t come from guesswork alone. And while there’s no crystal ball for predicting perfect hires, there is a powerful—...