Ideas on fairer hiring
Product updates, perspective, and practical guides on verified, anonymous-first hiring.
How to write a skills-based job description
Most job descriptions are a wish-list of proxies. How to write one around measurable skills, plus the language patterns that quietly shrink your applicant pool.
July 30, 2026
Structured interviews: the highest-return change most teams never make
Same questions, same order, same rubric, scored independently. Structured interviews are unglamorous, uncomfortable to adopt, and the best value in hiring.
July 30, 2026
Time-to-hire is a throughput metric. Quality-of-hire is the one that matters
Speed metrics are easy to collect and easy to game. How to measure whether your hiring decisions were any good, and which metrics to pair with which.
July 30, 2026
Why webcam proctoring is the wrong fix for assessment integrity
Webcam proctoring flags disabled candidates, people with darker skin and anyone without a private room. What it costs, and what to measure instead.
July 30, 2026
What skills-based hiring actually is (and what it is not)
Skills-based hiring decides on demonstrated ability, not proxies like degrees or job titles. What it means in practice, where it fails, and how to run it well.
July 30, 2026
Introducing CalHire: hiring decided by proven skills, not résumés
Why we replaced the résumé with a verified skills profile, and how anonymous-first, never-ghosted hiring works for candidates and employers alike.
June 16, 2026
Why we deleted the résumé
The résumé rewards pedigree and is trivial to embellish. Here is the case for a verified, portable skills profile that proves what someone can actually do.
June 12, 2026
A practical guide to Emiratization-compliant hiring
UAE mainland firms must reach 10% Emirati hires in skilled roles. Here is how to hit the target with verified talent, blind assessment and audit-ready reporting.
June 9, 2026