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Notes on hiring on evidence.
Structured interviewing, AI in hiring, and the craft of deciding well. Every fact is sourced and dated, and every post is useful whether or not you ever use Itya.
Structured interviewing
- Structured interviewingHiring on vibes: what the research says about gut feel in interviewsStructured interviews predict job performance about twice as well as unstructured ones. What gut feel costs, and five steps to replace vibes with evidence.Read
- Structured interviewingStructured interviews: the complete guide, with templatesWhat a structured interview is, why it predicts job performance about twice as well as an unstructured one, and how to build one, with templates to copy.Read
- Structured interviewingHow to build an interview scorecard people actually fill inA copyable interview scorecard template with anchored 1–5 scales, an evidence field and a separate recommendation, and how to get every one in on time.Read
Hiring managers
- Hiring managersInterview feedback is late. Here is how to get it within 24 hoursWhy interview feedback arrives days late, what the delay costs in ghosted candidates and declined offers, and a 24-hour system your team can adopt this week.Read
- Hiring managersHow to run a hiring debrief, with an agendaA minute-by-minute hiring debrief agenda, with roles, ground rules, how to handle a split panel, and the habits that turn a debrief back into hiring on vibes.Read
AI in hiring
- AI in hiringIs it legal to use AI in interviews? A 2026 guide by jurisdictionAI in interviews is generally legal, but notice, consent and audit duties vary. A dated guide to NYC, Illinois, Colorado, California, the EU, UK and India.Read
- AI in hiringNYC Local Law 144, explained for recruitersWhat counts as an AEDT, who NYC Local Law 144 covers, how the bias audit and 10-business-day notice work, the penalties, and what a vendor can do for you.Read
- AI in hiringThe EU AI Act and hiring: what changes for recruiters, and whenEmotion recognition at work is banned, AI disclosure applies from 2 August 2026, and high-risk hiring duties start 2 December 2027. A dated recruiter guide.Read
- AI in hiringAI interviewers, notetakers and interview intelligence: what's the difference?Five kinds of AI interview software compared: who leads the interview, what candidates experience, the main risk, and the laws that apply to each.Read
- AI in hiringWhat candidates really think about AI interviews, and how to earn their trustMost job seekers have now faced an AI interview, and many walked away. What the surveys say, plus an eight-step trust playbook and a sample disclosure.Read
India hiring
- India hiringIndia's DPDP Act for recruiters: consent, notices and candidate dataWhat India's DPDP Act and 2025 Rules mean for candidate data: notices, consent, the employment clause, breach reporting, deadlines and penalties.Read
- India hiringOffer dropouts in India: why candidates vanish after saying yesLong notice periods, counter-offers and parallel offers make Indian offers fragile. Why candidates drop out after accepting, and what employers can do.Read