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Podcast advertising delivers an impressive 4.2x ROAS, outperforming traditional media like TV and print. With loyal audiences, authentic messaging, and precise targeting, podcasts offer a powerful way to boost ad performance. Discover why podcast ads are a game-changer and how to maximize their impact for your brand.

This year has been marked by significant layoffs, with major companies like Tesla, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing, and PepsiCo all implementing large-scale job cuts. If you want to trim your company’s fat, cut costs, keep investors satisfied, and stay in business, layoffs are often the first step… but are they always justified? Of course not, but they’re a harsh reality of running a business — and they’re not all created equal.

Feeling overwhelmed by crisis after crisis? Positive psyhcology might have the key to helping you through tough times. In this newsletter, I focus on embracing optimism and how to navigate through tough times with resilience. And understanding how postivity is more than just a buzzword.

In today's workplace, wellbeing has become the new "currency", evolving from basic benefits to a focus on happiness, purpose and growth, key for attracting and retaining talent in a modern worforce.

LinkedIn feels to me like an early 20th-century cocktail party

Life was good and full of promise and wonder at all we could do. But as we move towards the close of 2024, I'm looking around wondering what happened.

Maximizing productivity is about streamlining processes, leveraging technology, and fostering a clear path for growth. Here’s how you can ensure your recruiters are using the best tools and techniques to reach their full potential.

Flexible work is here to stay, but there's a major challenge affecting workers: loneliness. In this newsletter, I’m sharing some powerful stats and practical solutions to help tackle this issue in the workplace.

One of the biggest challenges recruiters face is crafting messaging that actually gets replies. The amount of poor messaging I see from recruiters—even those billing a decent amount, sometimes half a million dollars a year or more, or even internal teams—is staggering. 

One of the biggest challenges recruiters face is crafting messaging that actually gets replies. The amount of poor messaging I see from recruiters—even those billing a decent amount, sometimes half a million dollars a year or more, or even internal teams—is staggering. 

I'm a little late to the recaps on LinkedIn, but last week marked my 10th trip to HR Tech.

LinkedIn is a goldmine for recruiters. Job seekers are on here looking actively or passively for their next role. If you're an agency recruiter, hiring managers are posting jobs on here and trying to figure out how to leverage LinkedIn for hiring and reduce job board spend.

This week's Wrap features a cloud company (Amazon) demanding on-premise employees, Workday releasing AI agents for everything, a new report from Aptitude Research , grounding from Mary Faulkner, tips for HR Tech, and an oral history of the Titanic. Enjoy!

RecFest gladly breaks that mold. First of all, you are outside. Second, while other events can consist of just vendors speaking to vendors, this brings together the talent community to authentically share best practices and move the talent acquisition function forward together

The Wrap is partnering with Purple Acorn Network to bring Mike Wood's newsletter to our audience. Each Friday, look for a blog post from Mike about the latest industry releases, news, and commentary on what it means.

A new report published by Hackajob is shining an important light on women in the tech industry.

If your organization is serious about retaining and promoting diverse talent, then inclusion must be woven into the fabric of your company culture. It’s not enough to bring diverse employees into the fold; you must create an environment where they can thrive.

Yes, we’re talking about cannabis.