Employer branding & candidate experience
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6 job description checklist items that stop unqualified applicants
Most job description checklists edit the same three sentences everyone else already edits. Here's the checklist for the half of the posting that isn't sentences at all.
Job ad headline examples that attract quality over volume
Most job title advice is built to get you more applicants. If you're already drowning in resumes, that's the wrong target. Here's how to write a headline that changes who applies, by role type, with real examples.
How to keep candidates updated after a one-way interview
A completion confirmation feels like an update to you. To a candidate who finished a one-way interview and heard nothing since, it reads like silence. Here's how to actually close that gap.
How to write a job posting that doesn't attract unqualified applicants
Most job posting advice only fixes half the posting. Here's the other half, the part almost nobody edits, and why skipping it is the real reason the flood keeps coming back.
A practical guide to candidate NPS in a funnel where the bots don't fill out surveys
Most candidate NPS guides treat the score as operational. It's lagging. Here's the leading indicator that predicts what cNPS will say six months later.
9/80 work schedule: Is it worth it?
Most 9/80 articles read like HR policy documents. This one uses real candidate feedback to show what the schedule actually feels like, when it breaks down, and how it compares to the 4/10
LinkedIn InMail best practices for recruiters (with real examples)
Most recruiter InMails fail for the same three reasons, and candidates can spot them in two seconds. Three real examples of bad outreach, what LinkedIn's own response-rate data actually shows, and the five-part formula that earns replies.
6 career page examples worth stealing from (sized for a small team)
Most 'best career page' roundups show you Airbnb and Netflix, companies with a design team and a thousand-person culture budget. Here's what actually transfers if you're running the careers page yourself, on top of your real job.
6 thoughtful job rejection email templates for every stage
Discover 6 job rejection email templates for every stage of the hiring process, including the final round. Learn how to reject candidates while leaving a positive impression.
How to add an employee to your LLC, step by step
Before you make an offer, your LLC needs an EIN, state tax accounts, workers' comp, and an operating agreement that accounts for employees. Here's the order to do it in, and what most first-time employers miss.
Position filled email template: 6 versions for every stage of hiring
A position filled email template for every stage of hiring, so you can close out a role without ghosting the people who applied.
Social media recruiting for small businesses in 2026
Most social recruiting advice assumes a marketing team, a content calendar, and a paid ad budget. Here's what actually works when it's just you, posting the role yourself.
Why candidates reject your job offers (and how to fix it)
You screened the applications, ran the interviews, and picked your person. Then they said no. Most declined offers trace back to something fixable in your process. Here are the seven reasons candidates say no, with a diagnosis and a fix for each.
Hiring software was built for big hiring teams. Most hiring happens on small ones.
Whoever does the hiring on a small team gets the applications and none of the help. Here's who we build Truffle for, and why the decision should still be yours.
