Two Algorithms Walk Into a Room: Who Gets the Paycheck? 

There’s a well-worn story about drivers who trust their GPS more than their own eyes. Ranger stations in Death Valley have a name for it:    “death by GPS,” because tourists keep driving trucks down roads that stopped being roads years ago, simply because a screen told them to turn. The screen isn’t malicious. It’s just confident. And confidence, it turns out, beats…

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The Algorithm Doesn’t Know You’re a Person, But We Do 

AI is reshaping hiring at scale. The question isn’t whether to use it. It’s whether the humans running it still know what they’re doing, and if the bots can be trusted.  Blockbuster didn’t die because streaming was better. It died because Blockbuster didn’t believe streaming was its problem to solve.  That one plays on a loop in our heads at Titus. Every time a flashy new AI hiring…

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When I Grow Up, I Want to Be the Bad Manager Who Makes People Quit

Nobody puts that in their five-year plan.  Nobody sits across the table in a performance review and says: “I’m really hoping to one day micromanage a team of high performers into mediocrity, ignore their development, and become the primary reason they update their resume.”  And yet.  According to Gallup, 50% of employees who seek new jobs…

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You Remind Me of Someone I Fired: And Other Confirmation Bias Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Hiring Strategy 

A candidate walks into the interview. Ten minutes in, the hiring manager leans back and thinks:  “This reminds me of the last guy we hired.”  And just like that, the interview is over. Not officially. The questions continue. The scorecard gets filled out. But mentally, the verdict is already in.  This is confirmation bias at work. And…

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What to Do When Your Talent Strategy Needs Triage 

It is 11 PM on a Tuesday. Your ICU is two nurses short on the overnight shift. Your float pool is tapped. The agency quote just came in at $2,700 for a single travel nurse, for one shift. Your director of nursing is exhausted, your permanent staff is absorbing loads they should not have to carry, and somewhere down the hall,…

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Addressing the Healthcare Hiring Crisis: Beyond Traditional Recruitment Methods

healthcare hiring crisis

Imagine this scenario: a nursing director at a major hospital system in Chicago has lost 40% of her staff in the last year. “The candidates coming through traditional channels just aren’t enough. We’re drowning,” she might say, voice heavy with exhaustion.   This isn’t just a hypothetical situation. It is the reality facing countless healthcare leaders nationwide.…

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Lifesaving Lessons in Healthcare Recruitment

A man practicing CPR

CPR. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.  CPR is conducted in the severest of emergencies where it is determined that an individual’s life is in danger if immediate action is not taken to attempt to restart their heart.   It’s something we’ve all witnessed on TV or in movies and, heaven forbid—for some of us—in real life.  CPR. Compressions. Pulse…

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ABCs of Healthcare Recruiting

Not the ABCs we learned in pre-school, but the medical knowledge foundation:  Airway – Breathing – Circulation.   As children, the ABCs are embedded into our brains, so when a medical emergency occurs, we know exactly where to start. Is the airway obstructed? If yes/no, follow the appropriate algorithm actions. Are they breathing independently? If yes/no, follow the…

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Healthcare Hiring Trends for 2023 and Beyond

A group of medical professionals meeting

While healthcare systems around the world scrambled to staff their hospitals with doctors and nurses, the number of patients needing attention continued to rise, creating a stressful and challenging environment for healthcare professionals and organizations around the world.  The years following the pandemic have forced healthcare organizations, hiring managers, and recruiters to change their approach…

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