# Hiring ## Latest ### [May Jobs Report: Hiring Holds Steady as Temp Help Posts Third Straight Monthly Gain](/content/hiring/may-jobs-report-hiring-holds-steady-as-temp-help-posts-third-straight-monthly-gain/index.html) *Published on June 5, 2026* Key takeaways: - Payrolls rose but growth stayed moderate: BLS reported total nonfarm employment grew by 172,000 in May, roughly in line with April’s revised... [Read more](/content/hiring/may-jobs-report-hiring-holds-steady-as-temp-help-posts-third-straight-monthly-gain/index.html) ### [Verified Talent Is Staffing’s New Premium Product](/content/hiring/verified-talent-premium-staffing-firms-2026/index.html) *Published on May 28, 2026* Key takeaways: - Client-side anxiety about candidate fraud has tipped from theoretical to operational. Gartner projects one in four candidate profiles worldwide will be fake... [Read more](/content/hiring/verified-talent-premium-staffing-firms-2026/index.html) ### [When AI Hiring Tools Become a Legal Liability](/content/employment-laws-and-regulations/ai-hiring-tools-legal-liability/index.html) *Published on May 19, 2026* - Colorado just gutted its AI Act under federal pressure. New York's bias-audit law just got a failing grade and is about to tighten. California's... [Read more](/content/employment-laws-and-regulations/ai-hiring-tools-legal-liability/index.html) ### [1 in 4 Candidate Profiles Will Be Fake by 2028. Is Your Verification Process Ready?](/content/hiring/candidate-verification-ai-resume-fraud-staffing-firms-2026/index.html) *Published on May 12, 2026* Key takeaways: - Gartner projects 1 in 4 candidate profiles worldwide will be fake by 2028, and SIA found that 41% of staffing buyers are... [Read more](/content/hiring/candidate-verification-ai-resume-fraud-staffing-firms-2026/index.html) ### [April Jobs Report: 115,000 Jobs Added, but Hiring Remains Concentrated and Professional Services Is Still Flat](/content/hiring/april-jobs-report-115000-jobs-added-but-hiring-remains-concentrated-and-professional-services-is-still-flat/index.html) *Published on May 8, 2026* Key takeaways: - Payrolls recovered but growth stayed narrow: BLS reported nonfarm payrolls rose 115,000 in April, led by health care, transportation, and retail. Professional... [Read more](/content/hiring/april-jobs-report-115000-jobs-added-but-hiring-remains-concentrated-and-professional-services-is-still-flat/index.html) ### [Candidate Embellishment Is a Staffing Risk. Verified Speed Is the Answer.](/content/guest-posts/candidate-embellishment-staffing-verification-2026/index.html) *Published on May 7, 2026* By Houman Akhavan, Founder and CEO of GCheck Key takeaways: - Candidate embellishment is a structural problem, not a moral one. When verification is weak and... [Read more](/content/guest-posts/candidate-embellishment-staffing-verification-2026/index.html) ### [What to Do When 38% of Candidates Are Walking Away From AI Interviews](/content/candidate-experience/ai-candidate-experience-staffing-opportunity/index.html) *Published on May 5, 2026* Key takeaways: - Nearly half of U.S. candidates have either walked away from a hiring process that used AI or say they would, according to... [Read more](/content/candidate-experience/ai-candidate-experience-staffing-opportunity/index.html) ### [How to Replace LinkedIn Recruiter (Without Losing Your Best Candidates)](/content/guest-posts/reduce-linkedin-recruiter-dependency/index.html) *Published on May 4, 2026* By Rob Mann, founder of Queens Union Consulting and author of the Rob Mann Report Key takeaways: - Most staffing firms are sitting on an underused... [Read more](/content/guest-posts/reduce-linkedin-recruiter-dependency/index.html) ### [AI-Inflated Resumes Are a Staffing Problem Now, Not a Hiring Manager Problem](/content/hiring/hiring-ai-inflated-resumes-staffing-firms-2026/index.html) *Published on April 28, 2026* Key takeaways: - AI-generated applications have reached a scale that's actively slowing hiring: 67% of HR leaders report the review process has gotten longer, and... [Read more](/content/hiring/hiring-ai-inflated-resumes-staffing-firms-2026/index.html) ### [Why Candidate Engagement Is Collapsing Just as Hiring Speeds Up](/content/hiring/hiring-candidate-engagement-hiring-speed-gap-2026/index.html) *Published on April 28, 2026* Key takeaways: - Companies screened candidates 13% faster in 2025 and cut time-to-fill by four days, but candidate experience scores averaged just 2.9 out of... [Read more](/content/hiring/hiring-candidate-engagement-hiring-speed-gap-2026/index.html)