Market intelligence worth reading
Research drawn from our own placement data, plus practical guidance from consultants who run these processes every week.
Using AI to screen without losing the candidates you actually want
Automated screening now sits in most hiring funnels. The teams getting value from it are the ones who treat it as a ranking tool, not a rejection tool.
Ananya Rao · 8 September 2026 · 6 min read
The GCC hiring squeeze: what it now costs to build a capability centre in India
Global capability centres added a record number of roles in India last year. Salary inflation at the senior end is the constraint nobody budgeted for.
27 August 2026 · 7 min read
Career adviceYou've been counter-offered. Here's how to think about it clearly
Most counter-offers are accepted for the wrong reason and regretted within a year. A short framework for separating the money from the motive.
14 August 2026 · 5 min read
Hiring adviceEvery extra interview round costs you your first-choice candidate
We tracked 2,400 processes across six markets. The relationship between process length and offer acceptance is steeper than most hiring managers believe.
30 July 2026 · 6 min read
Market trendsContract or permanent? The gap has narrowed, and the reasons have changed
Day-rate premiums have compressed in most of our markets. What is driving contract demand now is capability timing, not cost.
16 July 2026 · 5 min read
Career advicePreparing for interview: the four questions behind every question
Interviewers ask dozens of questions but are usually answering four in their own heads. Prepare for those and the rest takes care of itself.
29 June 2026 · 6 min read
ResearchWhat happened when our clients started publishing salary ranges
Application volume fell. Shortlist quality rose. Here is what changed across 180 roles advertised with and without a published range.
11 June 2026 · 5 min read
AI in hiringThe EU AI Act and your hiring stack: what actually applies
Recruitment tooling sits in the high-risk category. A plain-language summary of the obligations that fall on employers, not just vendors.
22 May 2026 · 7 min read
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