Jaws: Hiring Edition

Jaws: Hiring Edition

Jaws: Hiring EditionPhillipa Nicholson
Published on: 29/08/2026

You're gonna need a bigger recruiter. One bad hire in a small sales or hospitality team isn't a small problem, it's a great white circling the boat, and pretending a slightly bigger boat will do is how businesses end up going under.

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The Sunday Dread Audit

The Sunday Dread Audit

The Sunday Dread AuditPhillipa Nicholson
Published on: 22/08/2026

There's a specific feeling. Sunday, about 6pm, the sun's still out, and your stomach drops because tomorrow is Monday. If your best people are getting that feeling every single week, you don't have a Monday problem, you have a culture problem

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Interview Green Flags, Ranked

Interview Green Flags, Ranked

Interview Green Flags, RankedPhillipa Nicholson
Published on: 15/08/2026

Everyone's obsessed with red flags in interviews, candidates spotting them in employers, employers spotting them in candidates. Fair enough, they matter. But nobody talks about the green flags

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Would You Survive The Traffic Light System?

Would You Survive The Traffic Light System?

Would You Survive The Traffic Light System?Phillipa Nicholson
Published on: 08/08/2026

Every recruiter has a version of the traffic light system running quietly in their head the second you walk into an interview, and candidates deserve to know what it actually looks like

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