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Talent Attraction

GEO for Employer Branding: How AI Shapes Candidate Research and How to Own Your EVP Narrative

Candidates now research employers inside AI tools, not on your careers site. An academically referenced guide to Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO): the platforms that shape what candidates see, how to communicate your EVP so AI cites it accurately, and how to measure your AI presence.

By James Robbins Jun 11, 2026 23 min read
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Paper Cut

The On-Ramp Cracked: Proof Culture Meets a Tougher Job Market

Graduates are struggling to break in, “hybrid” is becoming a career filter, and AI work is drifting into a blame-and-proof culture. This week: the broken on-ramp, the rise of metrics theatre, surveillance creeping into WFH, and The Cut List.

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By EBN Jun 7, 2026 13 min read
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Perspective

Employees Are Still Loyal. Just Not to You.

Employees didn’t stop being loyal. They just stopped wasting it on organisations that had already decided they were expendable.

By Mike Parsons Jun 4, 2026 14 min read
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Paper Cut

Efficiency Got Expensive: The AI Bill Comes Due

AI was sold as leverage. This week, it looks more like a bill. Cuts are being justified as “agentic”, monitoring is creeping into the workflow, and entry-level work is quietly evaporating. We break down what’s changing, what it’s doing to trust, and what to do next.

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By EBN May 31, 2026 11 min read
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Perspective

Uber Blew Its AI Budget in Four Months. Your HR Team Is Next

Uber burned its entire 2026 AI budget in four months, and they're not alone. Enterprise AI bill shock is just getting started.

By Mike Parsons May 29, 2026 12 min read
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Future of Work

The Efficiency Trap: AI, the Jevons Paradox, and the Future of the Human Workforce

Layoffs, rehires, and a 160 year old economic paradox. What the 2024 to 2026 labour data actually tells employer brand and people leaders about the future of work in an AI economy.

By James Robbins May 28, 2026 17 min read
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Paper Cut

The Memo That Changed the Mood

A single internal memo reset the week’s mood. As Big Tech reshuffles for AI, pay debates get louder, monitoring gets normalised, and confidence drops. This edition covers the new bargain at work, what it’s doing to retention, and why trust is now the scarce resource.

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By EBN May 24, 2026 11 min read
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Guides & Playbooks

Top 5 Metrics Every Employer Brand Manager Should Track

Five practical employer brand metrics, from independent awareness research to brand-linked business outcomes, that give EB managers a scorecard senior leaders will take seriously.

By Mike Parsons Jun 10, 2026 8 min read
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Trends & Signals

AI in Hiring Statistics 2026: Adoption, Bias, Trust, and Regulation

87 percent of companies use AI in hiring. 26 percent of candidates trust it to evaluate them fairly. The Workday lawsuit just cleared its biggest hurdle. A reference page on AI in hiring with every figure attributed to a primary or named secondary source.

By James Robbins Jun 9, 2026 9 min read
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Paper Cut

The On-Ramp Cracked: Proof Culture Meets a Tougher Job Market

Graduates are struggling to break in, “hybrid” is becoming a career filter, and AI work is drifting into a blame-and-proof culture. This week: the broken on-ramp, the rise of metrics theatre, surveillance creeping into WFH, and The Cut List.

This article is for Members only

By EBN Jun 7, 2026 13 min read
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Perspective

Employees Are Still Loyal. Just Not to You.

Employees didn’t stop being loyal. They just stopped wasting it on organisations that had already decided they were expendable.

By Mike Parsons Jun 4, 2026 14 min read
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Guides & Playbooks

AI & Employer Branding: How to Optimise Your Brand for Machine-Learned Recruitment

AI is already shaping which candidates see your brand and which get through your process. Five ways to make your employer brand work better for AI-driven recruitment, without amplifying bias or losing candidate trust.

By James Robbins Jun 3, 2026 9 min read

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