Welcome to The Fault Line

If you're trying to hire better or if you want to understand how hiring keeps shifting in today's market, stick around.

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Welcome to The Fault Line
The Fault Line | 2026

Spending close to a decade in staffing and recruiting, across several industries and most of the country, I've seen one constant: hiring is changing.

Most hiring failures today aren't sourcing problems. They're process problems. Somewhere between the job posting and the offer letter, something in the system breaks down, and it usually isn't the company's fault or the candidate's fault. It's the process between them. The hiring landscape is changing for both companies and candidates alike, and the market is struggling to keep up.

The Fault Line is a space where I document the shifts and give context to better your team's approach, knowing each hire you make either raises the ceiling or lowers your floor.


The Fault Line blog runs on two tracks.

The Fault Line: Insights: I cover the pressure points in hiring right now: what's shifted, why it shifted, and what it means for how companies actually compete for people.

Flagstone Field Notes I break down the actual skills underneath hiring one at a time. Showcasing where companies get it right and where they get it wrong.

If you're trying to hire better or if you want to understand how hiring keeps shifting in today's market, stick around.