Jessica Oberto

“Advisory” means different things depending on who you’re talking to. For some firms, it means a report. A set of recommendations delivered in a deck, with a handshake and a good luck. For People Science, it means something different – and the distinction matters more than most organizations realize before they engage. Here’s what a ...

Most TA leaders believe their candidate experience is better than it actually is. That’s not a criticism – it’s a structural problem. The people designing the hiring process rarely go through it. Recruiters see the internal side. Candidates experience the external side. And the gap between those two perspectives is where your employer brand is ...

Skills-based hiring has become one of the biggest shifts in talent acquisition over the last few years. Drop the degree requirement. Focus on what candidates can actually do. Hire for potential, not pedigree. In theory, it’s exactly right. In practice, it’s harder than most organizations expected, and the gap between intention and execution is where ...

Most organizations treat recruiting as a cost center, but a strong recruiting ROI framework shows that hiring outcomes directly impact revenue, retention, and organizational performance. Most teams measure what’s easy, such as time-to-fill, number of hires, and cost-per-hire — but those numbers alone don’t tell you whether you’re hiring effectively. They measure what’s easy, such ...