Over the past year, AI has changed the conversation around software development. Much of the focus was initially on speed. Teams are using AI to write code, generate documentation, create test cases, and accelerate delivery. Alongside that, we’ve seen companies…
One thing I’ve been doing inside the PromptMates community is pulling Talent Acquisition leaders aside and asking how they’re approaching AI. Not the LinkedIn version.Not the conference version.The real version. What are they learning? What are they experimenting with? What…
Spoke with Liv Brandt this afternoon, a BDM over at Axiom Path, and she gave me a quick peek into her req load. She’s been actively placing QE talent across her client base over the last 6 months, but a…
I met up with Liv, a Business Development Manager at Axiom Path, to get a pulse check on what she’s seeing across the hiring market. Liv spends her days talking with hiring managers, technology leaders, and candidates across technology, data,…
Spend enough time on LinkedIn and you’ll start to think AI in recruiting only means one thing: sourcing candidates faster. Every conversation seems to come back to resume screening, candidate matching, outreach automation, or fears that AI is making hiring…
Every week I hear the same questions from job seekers: Am I being screened out by AI before a human ever sees my resume. How do I beat the AI in recruiting. Is my application even making it to a…
I pulled my engineering manager Ryan Anderson aside to discuss what he’s seeing across client environments right now. What surprised me wasn’t the technology. It wasn’t AI. It wasn’t Modern Automation Tools. It was how companies describe their problems. When…
I spoke with Ryan @ LoopQA today about their hiring process. We pulled up a past requisition and walked through it: the role received 110 applications in 1 week. Here’s how the early funnel breaks down: Initial screening filters focus…
Many recruiters are still trying to figure out how to vet automation skills. Now add AI into the mix. So I asked a senior QE how they’re actually using tools like Claude Code and Cursor day to day. The answer…
I hired 100+ engineers between 2022–2025 and used a Quality Engineer on payroll to help me do it. No, they weren’t a recruiter. He’s an engineer who became one of the most valuable parts of my hiring process. He helped…
