Executive Search, Hiring, Human Resources

08 Jun 2025

The Contingent Recruitment Problem: A Broken System

What looks like flexibility for employers is often unpaid labor for recruiters and career risk for candidates. The cost of…

Leigh McKiernon

Executive Search, Hiring, Management

30 Apr 2025

Why the Best Project Managers Might Be Wedding Planners

Many of the best project managers aren’t in tech, they’re wedding planners, teachers, and operators hiding in plain sight. We…

Leigh McKiernon

Executive Search, Hiring, Human Resources, Management

26 Mar 2025

The True Cost of Vacant Positions in Your Organization

Unfilled roles may appear to save money, but they quietly drain productivity, delay progress, and damage culture. This article explores…

Leigh McKiernon

Assessment, Executive Search, Hiring, Human Resources

17 Jan 2025

The Cost of a Bad Hire in 2025: Why Fast and Cheap is Expensive

Hiring speed is often confused with efficiency. But in 2025, the true cost of a wrong hire includes lost trust,…

Leigh McKiernon

Executive Search, Hiring, Human Resources

04 Jan 2025

Retained vs Contingent Recruitment: Which Model Works Best?

Contingent recruitment appears risk-free, but it often delivers poor outcomes, inconsistent effort, and wasted time. Retained recruitment offers a more…

Leigh McKiernon

Careers, Executive Search, Hiring

30 Nov 2024

The Real Problems with Modern Recruitment

The hiring process is louder than ever but less effective. We explore the core problems with modern recruitment and why…

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