Jaclyn Leigh
Real-world insight into QA hiring signals, engineering talent trends, and market movement in Charlotte – focused on how engineering leaders and quality assurance teams make better decisions in a hiring landscape shaped by automation and AI.
I’ve spent years inside staffing, inside hiring conversations, and inside the gray areas most people never get explained. InsitePeek is where I share what I’m seeing: how interview processes break down, what strong candidates miss, what hiring teams misread, and where the QA market is actually moving.
A Career Spent on the Inside
Time To Share What I Know
I’ve been fascinated by staffing from an early age, which probably sounds a little unusual, but it just clicked for me.
I’ve built my career around how teams are formed, how hiring decisions get made, and what drives successful placements. More recently, I’ve been working with an AI enablement firm, Ovidius AI, which has given me an even closer look at how AI is changing the QA world.
One thing I’ve seen over and over is how confusing the hiring process can be for candidates. There’s so much noise, so many mixed messages, and not a lot of clarity. Helping people make sense of that and show up stronger in interviews is the part I really care about.
What You’ll Find Here
How Hiring Really Works
Breakdowns of what actually happens in interviews, where evaluation gets distorted, and how hiring decisions are really made behind the scenes.
Practical Guidance
Practical strategy for candidates, recruiters, and vendors who want clearer positioning, sharper stories, and better outcomes.
Market Insights
Charlotte QA hiring snapshots, active openings, recruiter-side movement, and signals that help you read the market more clearly.
Who This Is For
QA Professionals
Learn how to ask better questions and get up to speed on the Charlotte job market.
Engineering & Leadership
Better understand how QA candidates are evaluated, where interview processes break down, and what strong hiring signals actually look like.
Charlotte QA Market Snapshot
Charlotte QA hiring continues to move across banking, insurance, SaaS, consulting, and AI-adjacent teams. Job Intel tracks the openings, recruiter activity, and recurring patterns showing where demand is actually surfacing.
Practical Tools & Frameworks
These are some of the ways I break down the hiring process for candidates – from recruiter behavior and sourcing to resumes, LinkedIn, and positioning.
Vet Your Rep
Understand the different types of recruiters, how gatekeepers evaluate candidates, and what to expect through screening, vetting, and negotiation.
LinkedIn Cruise
Look at your LinkedIn profile the way a recruiter does – what stands out, what gets missed, and how easily your experience can be found and understood.
Through the Recruiter Lens
See how your experience, career goals, and market conditions come together to shape the story recruiters and hiring teams see.
Sourcing Playbook
Learn how recruiters search for talent, what they look for, and how that knowledge can make your own job search more focused.
Catch Our Attention
Understand what makes a candidate stand out – from profile positioning and outreach to the way experience is presented and communicated.