Recruitment Blog: Career Tips & Industry News - August 2025

  • Why Applicants Apply Without Reading Job Adverts (And Other Mysteries of the Universe)

    Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 by My Recruiter Jobs

    If you’re a hiring manager, recruiter, or anyone who has ever posted a job online, you’ve probably asked yourself: “How on earth did this person think they were qualified for this role?” It’s a phenomenon as puzzling as socks disappearing in the laundry, cats knocking things off tables, and people who clap when the plane lands. Yes, I’m talking about applicants who apply without reading the job ...

  • Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad AI Wolf at the Door?

    Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2025 by Matt Knowles – Helping founder owners scale their business by emphasising Sales Enablement.

    I have seen and heard so much AI hysteria and doom and gloom from the recruitment industry lately, that I felt it only right that I should weigh in and put in my two pennies worth on the subject, that seems to be on every recruiter’s mind. (Full disclosure, I asked my friend Claude for their opinion and the article below is a condensed snapshot from a conversation we had on the topic) AI is ...