Are companies using AI to innovate, or simply to cut people out of the equation? In this episode of The Jim Stroud Podcast, Jim sits down with Kelly Monahan, future-of-work researcher, founder of Beyond the Desk, and author of the forthcoming book Reclaim the Plot. Together, they unpack the growing Continue Reading
Gartner studied 350 executives at billion-dollar companies. Eighty percent had cut staff for AI. None of it correlated with higher returns. Goldman Sachs found the stock bounce is gone. Forrester predicted half of all AI-attributed layoffs would be reversed by 2027. The data is in, and it says the same Continue Reading
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 compliance, context, and public behavior Continue Reading
What if your career isn’t just shaped by your skills—but by your appearance? This episode dives into the rise of “looksmaxxing” and the uncomfortable truth about lookism in hiring and workplace success. As Gen Z responds to what gets rewarded, we’re forced to ask: Is this extreme behavior… or a Continue Reading
