Brought to you by:
The Recruiting Life Newsletter - Clarity on what's happening now and next in the world of work. https://newsletter.jimstroud.com
...
AI may not take your job overnight, but the spreadsheet might decide your team needs fewer people. In this episode, we move past the sci-fi panic and look at the real workplace question: how employers wi ... Show More
May 10
Social Media Background Checks: What Job Seekers Should Know
Jim Stroud reports from the Recruiting Innovation Summit with Ben Mones, founder and CEO of Fama, to discuss how social media background checks are changing hiring. They unpack what employers actually look for online, what job seekers should and should not worry about, and why co ... Show More
12m 55s
Jun 2021
TikTok Used To Expose Abuse Of Domestic Workers
Louise Donovan, an award-winning journalist with the Fuller Project, joins host M ichael O’Connell to talk about her reporting on domestic workers using TikTok to raise awareness on their abusive conditions. She explains how these concerns were previously shared privately, on Wha ... Show More
28m 35s
Aug 2025
The MAGA Woman Dress Code
<p>While “Interesting Times” is on vacation, we’re sharing a conversation from “The Opinions” between Meher Ahmad, an editor for Times Opinion, and the Opinion writer Jessica Grose. They talk about the aesthetics of MAGA women — think Kristi Noem and Nancy Mace — and what they si ... Show More
20m 8s
Sep 2023
Hackers will hack anything — including your sex toys
There are ~17B connected devices worldwide, from fridges to watches to lights to… yes, sex toys. But keeping these devices — and the, uh, highly personal data tied to them — safe has fallen by the wayside, making them a perfect point of entry for bad actors. Plus: McDonald’s ditc ... Show More
12m 3s