June 28, 2026 The new rules of executive hiring BY Tammy Perkins For years, executive hiring rewarded visibility, experience, and momentum. Then the market changed all at once. Today, many qualified leaders experience the same thing: Recruiter outreach has slowed, interview processes stall without explanation, roles disappear midsearch, and applications vanish into silence. After unanswered … Continue reading The new rules of executive hiring
June 04, 2026 I hire people with multiple jobs. Here’s my one red line BY Yakov Filippenko Let’s talk about the biggest fear of all employers—hiring someone who works for a competitor. Recently, this happened to me. I run a company that actively hires part-time employees. Around a third of our team works part time. One … Continue reading I hire people with multiple jobs. Here’s my one red line
May 27, 2026 The hiring market has an honesty problem BY Houman Akhavan As 7.4 million Americans sit unemployed, the path to employment has completely changed. Amid fake listings, AI filtering of candidates and widening talent pools, job seekers believe that they’re competing against a hiring ecosystem that penalizes honesty and rewards perception. The result? A … Continue reading The hiring market has an honesty problem
January 19, 2026 Why small businesses are saying they aren’t planning on hiring many recent grads in 2026
November 30, 2025 This startup hired a sci-fi novelist to give its AI companions a soul
July 25, 2025 Colleges now have to prove their value to applicants, not just the other way around BY Kelly Dore College admissions are at a critical juncture. Enrollment patterns are changing, with the enrollment cliff now in full view. AI is transforming how students apply to college and how schools evaluate their potential. Additionally, institutions … Continue reading Colleges now have to prove their value to applicants, not just the other way around
February 05, 2025 How do I get a hiring manager to respond to me? It’s frustrating to send your résumé into the void and hear nothing back. Here’s how to follow up about an open job. BY Kathleen Davis Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way … Continue reading How do I get a hiring manager to respond to me?
August 02, 2024 How to tell if you are a personality hire On social media, workers are dividing themselves into ‘technical hires’ and ‘personality hires.’ Which one are you? BY Henry Chandonnet Hiring managers are looking for many things in future employees: practical skills, efficient work ethic, a goal-oriented mindset. But for some, personality defines a … Continue reading How to tell if you are a personality hire
June 29, 2024 Employers believe this is the age you’re too old to hire. This is why they’re wrong “I was willing to risk losing a lucrative contract to make sure that the prospect did not know how old I was but I succumbed to telling the truth. Deep down, I felt that I had … Continue reading Employers believe this is the age you’re too old to hire. This is why they’re wrong
June 19, 2024 Can I ask a hiring manager to reconsider if I don’t get the job? If you don’t get the job, you have nothing to lose by asking for feedback. It shows the desire to learn and will differentiate you from other candidates. BY Kathleen Davis Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, … Continue reading Can I ask a hiring manager to reconsider if I don’t get the job?
