Retained search is not a premium version of contingency recruitment. It’s a different model entirely — one built on exclusivity, commitment, and the kind of deep market access that only comes when a search firm has the mandate to do the work properly.

For search firms, it’s also the most sustainable commercial model. A retained mandate guarantees a fee regardless of pl...

Every time a new AI model drops, the same question comes: Is this the end of the search firm?

In a recently published thesis by Sequoia Capital, Julien Bek provides the most definitive answer yet.

For the uninitiated, Sequoi...

LinkedIn is where recruiters spend their time. That’s not the same as where placements come from. Source of hire is the metric that tells you whether those two things align — and for most firms, they don’t.

This guide covers what source of hire is, what it actually measures, why the data most firms are sitting on tells a different story than they expect, how to build a...

2022 witnessed a massive number of layoffs. According to Layoffs.FYI, 1,20,699 workers were terminated worldwide in 2022 as companies seek to cut costs.

And, the trend will continue in 2023. The first quarter of 2023 has witnessed 567 layoff announcements across big tech, startups, and unicorn tech companies.

Over 150,000 IT employees worldwide were impact...

This is a guest post by Nadiia at the Chanty team. Read more about her at the bottom of the post.

Team communication is important for a reason. Everyday conversations help team members establish healthy relationships and streamline information sharing while improving the way people collaborate.

Today employees interact with each other both in-office and...