The Best Articles, Videos, and Newsletters in Hiring
The most useful articles, videos, and newsletters in Hiring from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
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Top 5 Hiring Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Hiring by Refind users in 2026 so far.
Videos
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Don’t hire the smartest job candidate
Economist Tyler Cowen explains why you should not hire the smartest job candidate. Here’s what to look for instead.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https:...
Lessons from one of the world’s top executive recruiters
Lauren Ipsen is one of the most well-known and respected executive recruiters in the industry, having placed over 90 senior product leaders at companies incl...
Blog Roast #11 | A day in the life of a first finance hire
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How to Hire a Product Manager
What makes a great product manager, and how do you become one? This is Ken Norton's classic essay on the role of product management that launched thousands of PM careers.
«Being a product manager requires wearing multiple hats. I often joke that much of the time your job is to be the advocate for whoever isn’t currently in the room — the customer, engineering, sales, executives, marketing.»
How to Freaking Hire Great Developers
When hiring developers, there are many things we are looking for, but over the years I have found that raw coding ability is easily the most important quality to look for. I can quickly…
How to Evaluate a Company’s Culture During a Remote Hiring Process
There’s plenty you can learn without ever stepping foot in an office.
How to Hire — Startups, Wanderlust, and Life Hacking — Medium
Below is an excerpt from a talk I gave at the eShares Town Hall in November 2015.
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North Korean agents using AI to trick western firms into hiring them, Microsoft says
Firm says AI tools are masking identities of false applicants, who then funnel wages from remote IT jobs to North Korea
Why hiring the weirdos works
When you’re building at breakneck speed, hiring a trusted team is crucial for an early-stage startup. Bland CEO and co-founder Isaiah Granet has tactical advice on how the company managed to find…
LinkedIn tests out AI-powered interview screening
The platform is in the early stages of implementing a feature that will allow hiring professionals to manage initial candidate assessments using artificial intelligence interviewers.
Three Things to Know About Learning by Hiring
Companies hire outsiders for new knowledge, but organizational structure and employee mix determine learning success.
Short Articles
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On the hiring line
There have always been two sides: Hiring people to do tasks and jobs, or hoping to be hired to do those tasks and jobs. The difference now is that it’s increasingly difficult to find a good j…
Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says
British Standards Institution study across seven countries found quarter of bosses believe entry-level tasks could be automated to reduce costs
Should more be done to tackle 'ghost jobs'?
Companies are advertising vacancies that have already been filled or might not have ever existed.
Women in tech and finance at higher risk from AI job losses, report says
‘Mid-career’ females also being sidelined by rigid hiring processes, says City of London Corporation
Artisan, the 'stop hiring humans' AI agent startup, raises $25M
It’s been a tough but exciting few months for 24-year-old Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, founder and CEO of AI sales agent startup Artisan.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Hiring.
How to Think (and Work) Like a Billion Dollar Investor | Adam Karr by The Knowledge Project…
Adam Karr outlines his personal framework for finding success in both life and business. He shares insights into how to hire the best CEOs (even if you have just ten minutes to talk with them) and…
The Trust Equation: It’s Not Just Who You Hire, It’s How You Hire
What if organizations decided to treat their entire hiring process (not just who they hire), as a competitive advantage rather than a wearisome chore?
35 Interview Questions for Manager Candidates
We asked top hiring managers and startup leaders to share their favorite questions for interviewing management candidates.
«You’re not looking for a mediocre manager to lead a team — you’re looking for someone exceptional. So ditch the rudimentary questions and dig deeper. »
The Coming Labor Shortage Is Not Good News
An economist worries about what we’re learning from the COVID-19 recovery.
12 Ways to Rethink Your Next Performance Review Conversation
Stop dreading performance reviews. We assembled a list of 12 tips from expert leaders like Lenny Rachitsky, Molly Graham, Russ Laraway, Brie Wolfson, Julie Zhuo and more to make these conversations…
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