Issue 14 · Spring 2026
The recruiter playbook for the AI era — straight talk on screening, scorecards, and the tools that actually move your funnel.
An honest look at the AI interviewer that's replacing calendar tetris with 15-minute screens and instant scorecards.
Everything recruiters need to know about running AI-led technical screens — without losing the human signal.
Engineering teams shouldn't be your bottleneck. A playbook for protecting eng time while still hiring fast.
The exact rubric our top recruiters use to score first-round technical screens — copy it, ship it.
We tested the AI interviewers recruiters actually use. Here's what works, what doesn't, and what's worth the spend.
Synchronous interviews are killing your funnel. The async playbook that turns weeks into days.
The first round is the most expensive, least signal-rich part of your funnel. Here's the rebuild.
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