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The Recruitment Industry Explained: How Different Agency Models Actually Make Money

If you’ve ever uploaded your resume to a “staffing agency” or been contacted by a “talent recruiter,” you might think these companies exist to help[…]

Common Employment Clauses That Prevent Dual Employment

You remember signing your employment contract, right? Of course you don’t. You were so excited about the offer—the salary, the title, the validation—that you clicked[…]

ZipRecruiter: A Case Study in Platform Economics

The ads are everywhere. Radio spots promise to connect employers with qualified candidates “fast.” Bill Maher reads copy about revolutionary hiring technology. Banner ads tout[…]

How to Make Money in Recruiting: The Arbitrage Strategy

You know how large companies become slow, bureaucratic nightmares? How they’re “fat enough” to tolerate massive inefficiency because fixing it would require political battles no[…]