Reading the Market

The hiring market shifts — sometimes slowly, sometimes all at once. This section helps both employers and candidates understand what's actually happening out there: when leverage moves, why timelines stretch, and how to adjust your expectations and strategy before the ground shifts beneath you.

• How to Read Hiring Market Signals Before They Hit the Headlines — Reading the hiring market early - through recruiter language shifts, job posting patterns, and hiring manager behaviour - gives talent leaders and founders the lead time to make better headcount decisions before the headlines confirm the shift.
• Tech Job Titles Are Broken — Here's How Recruiters Can Adapt — Tech job titles are unreliable by design - here's how recruiters can decode what roles actually require and hire the right people anyway.