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here: – Dynamic, real-time skills visibility – Scalable insights into workforce capabilities – A move beyond rigid, outdated taxonomies But also important limitations: – AI.
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October 14, 2025
The #1 reason top sales performers get screened out — and how to stop it
Sales leaders — your interview process is broken. ❌ Asking for “5+ years experience”? That tells you nothing about their ability to master your product or deliver value. ✅ What actually matters: Their ability to learn — fast, deeply, and independently. The traditional interview completely misses this. While others.
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October 14, 2025
93% 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗭𝗘𝗥𝗢 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸
Our LinkedIn survey results just came in, and they're SHOCKING: 📊 56% NEVER receive feedback after rejection 📊 37% rarely get feedback (less than 25% of rejections) 📊 Only 6% consistently receive meaningful feedback This isn't just bad practice—it's DESTROYING your employer brand. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳?.
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October 14, 2025
76% 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀
→ Here's why you should stop asking them We ran a survey. The verdict? 76% of candidates aren't fans or outright hate brainteaser questions. Think: → How many ping pong balls fit in a 747? → How many gas stations are in the US? The.
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October 14, 2025
1 key mistake you're probably making in sales interviews
You think you’re assessing product knowledge. You’re not. You’re assessing background. There’s a difference. A big one. Here’s what real product knowledge looks like: Technical understanding — how the product actually works, not just what it does. Customer environment knowledge — understanding the buyer’s world, not just their title. Problem-solving.
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October 14, 2025
Microsoft just launched Skills Agent — here’s what it gets right (and what it misses).
For years, organizations struggled to truly see the skills within their workforce. Now, Microsoft is taking a bold step forward — using AI to infer skills dynamicallybased on how employees engage with Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, Teams, Word, and Copilot itself. What Skills Agent can do: ➔ Build.
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October 14, 2025
𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗦: 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 67% 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘
Our LinkedIn survey exposed what we all suspected. The results are in: Only 34% of candidates share their TRUE biggest weakness 𝗔 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 55% 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗛𝗦 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯 That's right - more than half of candidates are giving prepared, inauthentic responses. STOP.
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October 14, 2025
The biggest lie about product knowledge in sales
“If they’ve sold a similar product, they must have the knowledge to succeed.” Not necessarily. A meta-analysis of 268 studies covering over 80,000 salespeople found: Product knowledge is the strongest predictor of sales performance Experience is one of the weakest And yet — most interviews rely on experience as a.
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October 14, 2025
Video interviews are killing candidate experience.
This one thing can save it — backed by science. Video interviews feel robotic. Disconnected. Unfair. Candidates don’t get to ask for clarification. They can’t read your body language. They often leave thinking: "Did I even have a chance to show who I am?" And yet — Video interviews.
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