AI AgentsTHE BIG IDEA
What a recruiting agent should actually do
A useful recruiting agent needs a clear assignment, visible evidence, and limits. A practical framework for deciding what to delegate—and what to keep.
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Ideas for a more thoughtful talent teamTHE NOTEBOOK
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AI Agents
Connecting recruiting agents to an ATS
An ATS connection is a set of permissions and data decisions. Start with a clear contract for reading, proposing changes, and handling failures.
Sourcing
Measuring candidate quality instead of counting profiles
Profile volume is an output metric. A more useful sourcing review asks what the evidence supports, what remains unknown, and which next steps it enables.
Research & Perspectives
The recruiter as system designer
As more recruiting tasks become delegable, the work of defining good judgment becomes more visible. A perspective on the operating skills worth developing.
WHY WE’RE HEREThe technology is moving fast.
Meet the publication The technology is moving fast.
Good judgment still matters.
We explore what AI makes possible in recruiting, what deserves a closer look, and how to build workflows that work for people.
FROM THE FIELD GUIDEBetter sourcing starts
Better sourcing starts
with a better brief.
Turn a list of requirements into a research assignment. Specify outcomes, acceptable evidence, open questions, and the point where an agent should stop.
Publishing soonFOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY
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AI Agents
What agents can do, how they work, and where their limits begin.
02Sourcing
Better searches, stronger evidence, and more thoughtful outreach.
03Workflows
Practical systems that keep people in the right parts of the process.
04Tools & Reviews
Questions worth asking before the demo becomes a decision.
05Research & Perspectives
A longer view of AI, hiring, and the evolving role of the recruiter.