The First 90 Days: What Employers Get Wrong After a Great Hire

You found the right person.
Strong shortlist. Competitive interviews. Everyone aligned.
Should You Put the Salary in the Job Advert? Here’s the Honest Answer.

Few hiring topics divide opinion like this one.
Some hiring managers refuse to publish salaries on principle.
Others started doing it — and won’t go back.
Why Counter-Offers Rarely Work Out — For Either Side

It’s a pattern we see all the time.
An employee resigns.
The employer panics.
A counter-offer is made.
They stay.
Your Hiring Process Is Slower Than You Think (And It’s Costing You)

Everyone says they move quickly.
Very few actually do.
Most businesses don’t realise they have a speed problem because nothing feels dramatically delayed. But hiring rarely fails in obvious ways — it fails quietly.
Stop Hiring “Great People.”

Start Hiring the Right Ones.
“Great candidate.”
Three words that cause a lot of expensive mistakes.
Because “great” compared to what?
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.
The CV Is the Least Interesting Thing About a Candidate

In recruitment, the CV often becomes the centrepiece of the hiring process.
But in reality, it’s the least interesting part of a candidate.
The Real Reason Hiring Feels So Hard Right Now

It’s probably not the market.
In 2026, I keep hearing the same thing:
“Good people just aren’t out there.”
You Don’t Have a Hiring Problem. You Have a Decision Problem.

Everyone says the market is tough.
“Candidates are scarce.”
“Salary expectations are unrealistic.”
“There’s no loyalty anymore.”
Maybe.
Job Hunting or Upskilling? The Right Answer Is Often Both

When a job search stalls, most candidates fall into one of two traps:
They apply harder — or they lose confidence.
