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AI in Recruiting

47 LLM Prompts Every Recruiter Should Save in 2025

Battle-tested prompt templates for sourcing, screening, interviewing, and writing — built for GPT, Claude, and Gemini.

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Daniel Kim·12 min
Industry Reports

Time-to-Hire Benchmarks 2025 — Industry Report

We analyzed 12.4M hires across 1,000+ teams. Here is what time-to-hire looks like in 2025, by industry and team size.

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Anika Sharma·11 min
Industry Reports

The State of Recruiting Report 2025

Our flagship annual report. 1,000 teams. 47 countries. 12.4M resumes. The data behind modern hiring.

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Anika Sharma·18 min
Diversity & Bias

Can AI Actually Reduce Bias in Hiring? Evidence from 2025

A look at the real-world evidence on AI-assisted, bias-aware hiring — what works, what backfires, and how to deploy it safely.

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Anika Sharma·9 min
Resume Parsing

What Is AI Resume Parsing? A Complete 2025 Guide

Everything HR teams need to know about modern AI resume parsing — how it works, accuracy benchmarks, and what to look for in a vendor.

DK
Daniel Kim·9 min
Candidate Sourcing

Boolean Search vs Semantic Search: Which Should Recruiters Use in 2025?

Boolean is still alive, but AI semantic search has changed the game. Here is when to use each — with side-by-side query examples.

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Mei Tanaka·6 min
Recruitment Agencies

How to Anonymize CVs for Client Sharing (And Why It Matters)

A step-by-step playbook for recruitment agencies on bias-free CV sharing — what to remove, what to keep, and how to do it at scale.

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James Whitfield·7 min
HR Tech

The 9 Best ATS Systems of 2025 — Honest Comparison

A no-fluff comparison of the top applicant tracking systems in 2025: pricing, features, and best-fit teams.

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James Whitfield·14 min

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