Matt Charney
@mattcharney
Editor in Chief, @recruiterdotcom | CMO, @employerdotcom | Gangsta. My views are my own. And they're snarky.
The State of HR Industry Analysts 2025 mattcharney.com/2025/07/25/the… <- new, by me
Holy crap
I saw that at a recent Talent conference in Chicago 😀. 8 years ago @mattcharney and I collaborated on this bit of AI nostalgia fishdogs.com/2017/12/plug-p… Plug and Pray - The Evolution of AI for Recruiting - Craig Fisher Employer Brand and Talent Attraction Strategy
Sometimes I respond to vendor email blasts with lengthy vectives and straight vitriol- it’s like my angry old man version of a letter to the editor.
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More of this, please @mattcharney ! mattcharney.com/2025/07/23/hr-… via @mattcharney
Hulk Hogan's Theme Song - Real American youtu.be/fKJDAVvs_JA?si… <- rest in peace, King
Anthropic AI goes rogue when trying to run a vending machine - apparently AI is NOT coming for food service or retail gigs any time soon. apple.news/A_DRYAJ5HS5W3h…
HR Tech Ain’t Dead Ashby just raised $50M Series D in a frozen market (total $100M), with sub-1x burn & Series C cash still banked. Investors begged them to take it. While VC funding plunged 60% YoY, Ashby doubled ARR & crushed 135% growth. The Secret Sauce: No Duct Tape BS…
New, by me: a deeper dive into the latest raise by @ashbyhq and what they're getting right that pretty much every other TA Tech vendor on the market is missing right now. Check it out 👇👇👇 mattcharney.com/2025/07/23/hr-…
New, by me: a deeper dive into the latest raise by @ashbyhq and what they're getting right that pretty much every other TA Tech vendor on the market is missing right now. Check it out 👇👇👇 mattcharney.com/2025/07/23/hr-…
You're Not Talent. You're Inventory. mattcharney.com/2025/07/22/you… via @mattcharney <- new, by me
...and this was 8 years ago. If only I knew.
"Who here thinks AI in recruiting is totally BS and all hype?" Awkward silence as I'm the only person who raises their hand...
Just hung up with @JesseTinsley and realized I totally forgot to try to get him to acquire my company…
New. By me (feat @indeed @linkedin @hirevue and more!) mattcharney.com/2025/07/18/unp…
AI Overviews Cite AI-Generated Content More Than Human Writing <- definitely the algorithmic equivalent of an availability heuristic ahrefs.com/blog/ai-overvi…
Great venue and turnout for @HumanlyHR dinner in Dallas - love that someone chose to host an event downtown so I didn’t have to drive to Plano for once
Pay Transparency and The Illusion of Equality mattcharney.com/2025/07/17/pay…<- new by me
HR Tech: “We use blockchain to verify soft skills.” Also: “We still ghost candidates after final rounds.” The future is now…
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The 2021-2023 SaaS Growth Illusion... You didn’t have product market fit. You had VC market fit. The money came in too early. The team scaled too fast. And now your burn is higher than your growth or your ability to raise. You’re not alone. This is 80% of funded startups right…