October 22, 2025
🤖 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿?
A new field experiment with 70,000+ job applicants found that AI-led interviews delivered: +12% more job offers +18% more job starts +17% higher 30-day retention. And most candidates preferred the AI. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁. --> 12% of interviews weren’t analyzed.
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October 22, 2025
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 "𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁" 𝗛𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
Plot twist: 66% of candidates love being asked about their hobbies. They're wrong to love it. Here's what last week's survey really revealed about this seemingly harmless question: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘁: 66% view it positively (love showing personality + good ice-breaker) 35% see it as problematic (unprofessional + discriminatory).
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October 22, 2025
I was having a gapuccino...
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October 22, 2025
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀
I mean, only if you can read this, men. Picture source: Reddit
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October 22, 2025
𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗔 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀—𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀
"Why do you want to work for us?" We asked you about how you feel when you are asked this question as candidate. Most didn’t find it meaningful. Some told us outright—it’s just part of the game. At Informed Decisions, we’ve seen this again and again: This question mostly reveals.
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October 22, 2025
Sales leaders – 3 signs your candidate has a growth mindset
You're not just hiring past success. You're hiring potential to grow. And growth mindset is a big part of that. Here's one of the simplest ways to test for it: Give feedback during the interview. - Right after a pitch. - Right after a simulation. - Right after they share.
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October 14, 2025
𝟯 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀
In our recent poll, 40% of professionals said the jobs they interviewed for only matched reality “about half the time” or “rarely.” That’s not just disappointing—it’s expensive. Research shows: - 48% of workers have quit a job that didn’t meet expectations - In the UK, half leave.
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October 14, 2025
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #1 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀?
A recent survey we ran says: • 43% pointed to unprepared or unprofessional interviewers • 25% blamed lengthy, multi-round processes These aren’t small issues — they’re reputation killers. Every frustrated candidate becomes a negative touchpoint. They talk to peers. They post reviews. They remember. Here are 3 fixes that actually.
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October 14, 2025
Microsoft's 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.
We recently spoke with David Barry for Reworked about People Skills, Microsoft’s new AI-powered approach to workforce capability mapping. There’s clear potential here: – Dynamic, real-time skills visibility – Scalable insights into workforce capabilities – A move beyond rigid, outdated taxonomies But also important limitations: – AI.
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