Talent Pools Nexus – The Debut Drop
🧠Welcome, Nexus minds – here’s your first pulse check! You’re now plugged into Talent Pools Nexus – the weekly signal for sharp minds shaping the future of ResTech, Insights, Strategy, and AI. Each issue delivers a curated download designed to keep you ahead of the curve: ➤ What’s moving in the world of insight […]
7 Fatal Job Interview Mistakes That Make Employers Cringe
How To Avoid Common Interview Mistakes If you’re preparing for interviews, it’s worth remembering that great conversations don’t happen by accident. Interviews are a two-way process – and the way you show up, prepare, and engage plays a huge part in the outcome. Here are some of the most common pitfalls candidates fall into, and […]
Beyond The CV: Finding Your Next Hybrid Leader
The candidate was “too research-y.”Then the next one was “too strategic.” A consultancy I work with recently hit this exact challenge. They were hiring for a pivotal role – someone to lead high-impact projects, think commercially, and connect insight to action. They saw great candidates. One was “too much of a pure researcher” – brilliant […]
Knowledge vs. Skills: The Hidden Gap in Hiring
🧠Declarative vs. procedural knowledge – why some hiring processes fail? Many companies know how to hire. They’ve got the job spec, a clear EVP, and someone internally to manage the process. That’s DECLARATIVE knowledge – knowing what to do. But when the process stalls? When candidates ghost, offers fall through, and engagement quietly dies? […]
The Hiring Market is the Mess: Let’s Fix It!
The hiring market is TOUGH at the moment. Everyone is slagging everyone off (on LinkedIn). Recruiters showing why they’re superior (often over other recruiters). Jobseekers are frustrated with recruiters / hiring managers. Hiring managers are frustrated with the market / recruiters / and candidates. Even LinkedIn users are slagging off LinkedIn. It’s a total mess. […]
Design Thinking for Smarter Talent Strategies
In the world of hiring, the best decisions aren’t just about filling roles – they’re about SOLVING PROBLEMS. That’s why I take inspiration from Design Thinking – a framework used by some of the most innovative companies to build solutions that are: ➤ Desirable – What do candidates and hiring managers truly need? ➤ Feasible […]
How To Improve Candidate Experience
Giving negative feedback (especially when someone invested the time and EMOTIONS is hard!). But it’s essential! I dislike giving negative feedback (who doesn’t!). It’s bloody hard, especially when a candidate has invested so much time in the process (how do you even measure that emotional investment? You definitely can’t quantify that). But negative feedback, no […]
When Hiring a Super Star Might Backfire
When Hiring a Superstar Backfires: What the Research Tells Us Hiring high-performing “stars” from competitors is often seen as a strategic shortcut to growth, prestige, and innovation. But new research published in Harvard Business Review suggests that this strategy can backfire – and quite dramatically so. Researchers Daniel Muzio, Claudia Gabbioneta, and John Mawdsley studied […]
AI and ResTech News: Weekly Round Up
đź“… Edition: 21st Feb The AI race is accelerating. Microsoft just redefined computing, and the OpenAI alumni network is making bold moves. Meanwhile, ResTech companies are leveraging AI to transform insights and decision-making. 🚀 AI Innovations Shaping 2025 ➤ Microsoft’s Quantum Breakthrough 🔬Microsoft has developed the world’s first topoconductor – a chip that could make quantum computers […]
Res Tech Pulse: Transitioning to Product Management
Are you thinking of moving from Market Research to Product Management in ResTech? Here are some suggestions on how. ResTech is evolving fast, and so are career paths for research professionals. If you’ve worked in insights, analytics, or market research, you likely already have highly TRANSFERABLE skills for product management – but making the leap […]
