by Luke Bartram | Feb 5, 2026 | Hiring Tips
Inspired by Episode 12, Doing It for Retention Podcast. The hiring market is broken. Ask any candidate and they’ll tell you about the hundreds of applications sent into the void. Ask any hiring manager and they’ll describe the avalanche of unqualified CVs...
by Luke Bartram | Feb 3, 2026 | Hiring Tips
I was speaking with a well-respected CS leader last week. Two successful SaaS exits under his belt. The kind of operator who’s seen what works and what doesn’t when it comes to building teams. We got talking about job title vanity. His take? It’s...
by Luke Bartram | Jan 21, 2026 | Hiring Tips
This article is inspired by Episode 12 of the Doing It for Retention Podcast Hiring managers love to complain about poor-quality applications. The CVs that don’t match requirements. The candidates who clearly didn’t read the job description. The...
by Luke Bartram | Jan 6, 2026 | Free Resources, Hiring Tips
You’ve spent weeks sourcing, interviewing, and securing your next hire. Offers are signed. It feels like the hard part is over. However, most hiring failures happen in the first 90 days. Not because you hired the wrong person. But because expectations, motivations,...
by Luke Bartram | Dec 13, 2025 | Expert Insights, Hiring Tips
For many founders and hiring leaders, the assumption is simple: if you handle hiring in-house, you’re saving money. But in reality, the numbers tell a different story. Hiring well, and quickly, comes with significant costs. From vacant seat productivity loss to...
by Luke Bartram | Dec 4, 2025 | CS Insights, Hiring Tips
The recruitment industry has a problem, and it starts with how most of it gets paid. For decades, the standard model has been simple: post a role, collect a few CVs, and pay the recruiter only when someone starts. On the surface, it sounds fair. But under the hood,...
