The Recruiting Lattice

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Why The Recruiting Lattice Exists

Dec 31, 2026

Why The Recruiting Lattice Exists

Mental models, multi-disciplinary thinking, and why I started this newsletter

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Structured Doesn't Mean Fair

Jun 18, 2026

Structured Doesn't Mean Fair

A structured interview makes interviewers agree with each other. It says nothing about whether the answer key rewards ability or access.*

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Three Rejections Hiding Inside One Gut Feeling

Jun 10, 2026

Three Rejections Hiding Inside One Gut Feeling

A single read on interest quietly concludes the candidate isn't committed, won't accept, and won't last, three verdicts pulled from one impression that nobody tested separately.

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Wicked Learning Environments

Jun 2, 2026

Wicked Learning Environments

How hiring teaches the wrong lessons from the right outcomes

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The Meter in the Basement

May 26, 2026

The Meter in the Basement

How bounded rationality turns rational recruiters, rational hiring managers, and rational candidates into a collectively irrational hiring system.

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The Coherence Trap in Intake Meetings

May 19, 2026

The Coherence Trap in Intake Meetings

Daniel Kahneman called it WYSIATI. When a brief reads cleanly, two people fill its gaps differently and never notice they did.

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