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If there’s one word that defines 2026 so far, it’s uncertainty. AI continues to reshape how organizations operate. Labor markets remain difficult to predict. Return-to-office mandates are evolving. Mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and geopolitical shifts continue to create new variables for business leaders to navigate. And we're only in the second quarter. For many organizations, the challenge isn't simply managing change. It's maintaining clarity while change is happening. Few teams feel this pressure more directly than Talent Acquisition. Why Talent Acquisition Feels It First Talent Acquisition sits at the intersection of ...

by Bill Boorman DISCLOSURE: The views or comments shared by Bill Boorman within this headline reflect their own experience and opinion. LinkedIn is expanding its creator business, adding new ways for professionals to monetize content and making it easier for brands to work directly with creators through Creator Marketplace . The launch builds on a series of product changes that have increased the role of content inside LinkedIn. Creator Marketplace allows advertisers to identify creators by topic, expertise and audience fit and commission work directly. Reporting on LinkedIn’s internal roadmap also pointed to subscriptions, paid expertise, creator-led ...

Work plays a significant role in how people pursue growth, purpose, and impact. But before an individual can make those strides, they must go through the process of being a jobseeker. While the candidate journey is quite homogenous, not every candidate’s approach is the same. An explanation of this talent market’s differentiated job search process stems from one of behavioral psychology's more interesting concepts: Need for Cognition (NFC). It’s a person’s tendency to seek out deeper understanding, ask thoughtful questions, and engage critically with information rather than skim it passively. Psychologists have broken down this behavior into ...

by Bill Boorman ZipRecruiter reported revenue of $108 million for Q1 2026, down 2% year on year (y-o-y). Executives said hiring demand remains subdued and employers continue to slow recruitment activity across several sectors despite early signs of labor market stabilization. Adjusted EBITDA reached $9.7 million, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 9%, while its net loss narrowed to $4.7 million from $12.8 million in the year-earlier quarter, according to the company’s news release . The employment site ended the quarter with roughly $393 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. “We are seeing stabilization in the labor market,” ...

Executive Summary In Q2 2025, salary transparency in U.S. job postings crossed 50% for the first time, a milestone that had been building for years as state-level pay transparency legislation gathered pace. What followed was rapid normalization: by January 2026, the national disclosure rate reached 55.3%, an all-time high. Since then, the rate has plateaued, holding at 54.2% through Q1 2026, suggesting the market may be settling into a new normal rather than continuing its sharp upward climb. For employers, this trajectory is not just a data point; it reflects a permanent shift in candidate behavior, a tightening compliance landscape, and a widening competitive ...

I spent two days this week in conversations that genuinely shifted my thinking and at this point in my career, that doesn’t happen as often as I’d like. It started with watching Jason Roberts and Andrew Gadomski on JobSync. Andrew framed candidate fraud in a way I hadn’t encountered before, and I’ve been sitting with it since. He used three distinct categories - Misinformation, Disinformation, and Mal-Information - as the scaffolding for the problem. I won’t do justice to his full argument here, but the distinction matters more than most of us have been willing to admit. Misinformation is inaccurate but not necessarily intentional. Disinformation is deliberate. ...

Welcome Home! We are so glad you are here. Whether you just joined, are still figuring out how to navigate the CXR community, or are wondering how to make the most of your membership; this post is for YOU . I know getting started in a new community can feel overwhelming. And that is putting it lightly. You might be asking yourself: Where do I even begin? How does this all work? What resources are available to me? I’ve heard those questions, and I’ve been working hard to make sure new members have clear, easy to find answers. I am so excited to introduce three new resources built specifically to help new members feel confident and comfortable ...

Over the past few months, we've heard from a number of CXR members who've recently taken on contingent workforce as part of their TA remit. Enough that we thought it was worth getting those leaders together to compare notes. A dozen leaders showed up to that first call and the conversation made clear this is definitely a topic worth some Community exploration. There is something unique about the specific experience of coming to this work from a TA background, inside organizations where the ownership is shifting, and wanting a space for the kind of candid, real-time peer exchange that CXR is built around. What came up in the conversation The organizations ...

by Mark Feffer DISCLOSURE: The views or comments shared by Mark Feffer within this headline reflect their own experience and opinion. While job boards continue to deliver the most applicant volume to staffing agencies, new data from hiring and retention software provider CareerPlug , suggests that volume is becoming less important to hiring outcomes, which could lead firms to rethink where they invest in sourcing, StaffingHub reports. The data , drawn from more than 60,000 small and mid-sized businesses in the U.S., revealed that job boards generated 61% of applications but accounted for just 42% of hires in 2024. This shows an elevated ...