
The Best Candidates Are Rarely Actively Job Hunting
A common assumption in hiring is that the best candidates are actively applying for jobs.
In reality, many of them aren’t.
Your Chief People Officer – HR, People & Strategy

A common assumption in hiring is that the best candidates are actively applying for jobs.
In reality, many of them aren’t.

In recruitment, the CV often becomes the centrepiece of the hiring process.
But in reality, it’s the least interesting part of a candidate.

It’s probably not the market.
In 2026, I keep hearing the same thing:
“Good people just aren’t out there.”