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For years, conversations about labor shortages have focused on healthcare, skilled trades, logistics, manufacturing, and technology. But there is another workforce crisis quietly developing across the country, one that c...

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The Other Side of Age Bias: Why Companies Underestimate Emerging Talent

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Overqualified Talent Is an Advantage, If You Know How to Use It

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Most executive teams closely monitor marketing reach, conversion rates, and customer retention. They analyze cost per lead. They refine conversion funnels. They invest heavily in brand equity and customer experience.

","url":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/hiring-has-a-funnel-and-it-may-be-larger-than-your-sales-funnel","title":"Hiring Has A Funnel And It May Be Larger Than Your Sales Funnel","summary":"Most executive teams closely monitor marketing reach, conversion rates, and customer retention. They analyze cost per lead. They refine conversion funnels. They invest heavily in brand equity and customer experience.","date_modified":"2026-02-28T11:14:34Z"},{"id":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/the-job-application-process-is-broken-and-everyone-knows-it","html_content":"

There has never been more emphasis on driving applications. Job boards, social platforms, referral campaigns, campus outreach, and AI-powered sourcing tools are all optimized for one thing: volume.

","url":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/the-job-application-process-is-broken-and-everyone-knows-it","title":"The Job Application Process is Broken, and Everyone Knows It!","summary":"There has never been more emphasis on driving applications. Job boards, social platforms, referral campaigns, campus outreach, and AI-powered sourcing tools are all optimized for one thing: volume.","date_modified":"2026-01-05T13:20:01Z"},{"id":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/talent-hiring-and-work-in-an-ai-driven-talent-marketplace","html_content":"

A New Year’s Reflection on Talent, Hiring, and Work in an AI-Driven World

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I recently had the chance to reconnect with my good friend, Patrick Foy, the Founding Enterprise Sales Lead at Ribbon. Patrick and I go back many years, and he was kind enough to walk me through Ribbon’s AI-powered inter...

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The Labor Market: A Turning Point

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It’s 2025, and we’re still debating remote and hybrid work like it’s some brand-new phenomenon. The funny thing? I remember companies discussing this more than 25 years ago, yet here we are, still tangled up in definitio...

","url":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/why-are-we-still-talking-about-remote-and-hybrid-work","title":"Why are We Still Talking About Remote and Hybrid Work?","summary":"It’s 2025, and we’re still debating remote and hybrid work like it’s some brand-new phenomenon. The funny thing? I remember companies discussing this more than 25 years ago, yet here we are, still tangled up in definitio...","date_modified":"2025-05-29T05:12:40Z"},{"id":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/are-employee-referrals-really-the-best-source-of-hire","html_content":"

If you’ve worked in recruiting for any length of time, you’ve heard it:

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In a market where hiring challenges and turnover are both at record highs, the smartest talent acquisition move might be one that doesn’t require external recruiting at all.

","url":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/dont-let-talent-walk-out-the-door","title":"Don't Let Talent Walk Out the Door!","summary":"In a market where hiring challenges and turnover are both at record highs, the smartest talent acquisition move might be one that doesn’t require external recruiting at all.","date_modified":"2025-05-03T20:06:41Z"},{"id":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/hiring-locally","html_content":"

Hello everyone,

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The world of recruiting continues to shift at a rapid pace. As businesses compete for top talent in an evolving job market, staying ahead of the curve is more important than ever. From new technologies to changing candid...

","url":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/top-10-recruiting-trends-shaping-2025","title":"Top 10 Recruiting Trends Shaping 2025","summary":"The world of recruiting continues to shift at a rapid pace. As businesses compete for top talent in an evolving job market, staying ahead of the curve is more important than ever. From new technologies to changing candid...","date_modified":"2025-04-15T09:39:57Z"},{"id":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/cut-through-the-noise-engaging-recent-grads","html_content":"

Unemployment and underemployment continue to challenge recent college grads across the country. In June 2024, 40.5% of college graduates were underemployed, meaning their roles didn’t require a college degree. These tren...

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In today’s labor market, companies constantly compete for top talent, yet many struggle to fill roles with qualified candidates. While diversity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives are often framed at a national political l...

","url":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/the-business-case-for-diversity-equity-inclusion","title":"The Business Case for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion","summary":"In today’s labor market, companies constantly compete for top talent, yet many struggle to fill roles with qualified candidates. While diversity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives are often framed at a national political l...","date_modified":"2025-03-09T03:06:29Z"},{"id":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/hiring-efficiencies-are-key-to-business-growth","html_content":"

The Importance of Hiring Efficiencies in Your Business

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“The Great Resignation”

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Age bias for workers over 50

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Let’s face it, the application process for most companies has not changed much over the last 20 years or so. The technical advancements have allowed the application process to be automated, but the process being used by ...

","url":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/data-analysis-and-automation-in-the-candidate-application-process","title":"Data Analysis and Automation in the Candidate Application Process","summary":"Let’s face it, the application process for most companies has not changed much over the last 20 years or so. The technical advancements have allowed the application process to be automated, but the process being used by ...","date_modified":"2021-09-24T22:28:25Z"},{"id":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/cost-of-no-hire-in-the-recruiting-process","html_content":"

Most recruiting teams struggle with measuring and communicating data to the business in such a way as to measure the value of hiring that the department contributes. Businesses are also often very eager to use external r...

","url":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/cost-of-no-hire-in-the-recruiting-process","title":"\"Cost of No Hire\" in the recruiting process.","summary":"Most recruiting teams struggle with measuring and communicating data to the business in such a way as to measure the value of hiring that the department contributes. Businesses are also often very eager to use external r...","date_modified":"2021-08-02T18:18:16Z"},{"id":"https://stakelum.com/blog/f/functional-job-descriptions","html_content":"

Why is there a perceived labor shortage?

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