Ideas and lessons from the HireBest team on structured interviewing, hiring decisions and building great teams.
28 articles and videos from the HireBest archive.
September 15, 2026
Applications per recruiter are up 412% in a year as candidates and employers both automate around each other. Greenhouse's CEO calls it a doom loop. Here's what actually cuts through it.
September 15, 2026
Job seekers are teaching themselves AI faster than employers can train for it. Most hiring processes still treat "AI skills" as a keyword instead of a rubric. Here's the fix.
September 15, 2026
Hiring and quitting have both slowed at once. Here's what July's JOLTS report actually shows, and how to keep a hiring plan disciplined when the market removes the usual time pressure.
September 2, 2026
Most companies are hiring again in 2026. Few have a plan for scaling the interview process fast enough to keep up without letting quality slip.
September 1, 2026
Nearly two-thirds of companies now hire on skills, not resumes. But a skills-based job description only works if the interview is built to measure it.
August 27, 2026
The structured interview, on the interviewer's phone: questions, briefing, recording and cipher rating, all working with no signal in the room. Built for the back offices where in-person hiring happens.
August 25, 2026
EU AI Act enforcement for hiring AI began this August, with fines up to €15M. Illinois, Texas, California, and Connecticut have all moved too. The common requirement: show your work.
August 12, 2026
In-person interview requests are up 500% since 2024, and 72% of recruiting leaders say fraud prevention is why. The room isn't the fix. Documentation is.
August 17, 2026
In this short video, Craig della Penna — creator of the HireBest® methodology — explains structured interviewing in under a minute: a structured process built on a cipher, better questions and a high-quality debrief.
July 29, 2026
Featured in HR News Canada, discover how Cipher® and HireBest® combine structured interviews and AI-powered hiring to improve hiring accuracy, reduce bias, and help organizations make better talent decisions.
July 29, 2026
Featured in business & leadership media, Cipher® shows why structured hiring beats gut feel and leads to better talent decisions and business outcomes. Cipher® is transforming hiring. Learn why hiring decisions are too important to leave to chance and how structured hiring improves results.
July 29, 2026
Featured in CEOWORLD, Cipher® reveals how timeless lessons from Aesop's Fables can help leaders improve hiring decisions, align teams, reduce bias, and build high-performing organizations through structured hiring.
July 29, 2026
Struggling with hiring mistakes? Discover why the best hiring decisions start with clarity and how Cipher® creates a structured framework for hiring top talent.
July 29, 2026
Featured by Brainz Magazine as an essential leadership book, Cipher® helps leaders build great, compassionate organizations through better hiring, stronger teams, and data-driven talent decisions.
July 22, 2026
Featured after SHRM 2026, discover why the future of hiring is human judgment plus AI, and how structured hiring leads to better business outcomes
May 25, 2022
Recruiting high-level talent becomes more competitive, candidate experience matters. Looking closer at your current process can provide significant ROI.
May 3, 2022
Recruiters and managers are always looking for a better way to find top candidates, but many recruitment tools can cause more interference than support.
April 19, 2022
As more companies conduct remote interviews, there are a multitude of reasons why embracing this new approach in your hiring practice is a smart move.
April 12, 2022
As recruiters and hiring managers have adapted to digital interviewing during the recent pandemic, many have found surprising benefits to the new normal.
April 6, 2022
Similarity bias, the tendency to judge an idea or individual based on how similar it is to something we already know, can lead to suboptimal hiring choices
March 24, 2022
Employee retention is important for your business, but how do you measure it? Identifying key data can help you identify problems with high turnover rates.
January 21, 2022
Have you ever thought about how taking care of yourself professionally impacts your job performance, next job search, or your company's turnover rate?
January 19, 2022
In a post-pandemic world, recruiters and hiring managers need to adapt to fill jobs fast. Learn why you need to change and tips for beating competitors.
December 22, 2021
Considering a former employee when recruiting for a role can be a smart move in today’s competitive employment market, with the right planning and approach
December 20, 2021
By learning to create a Cipher, you’ll save time and money, and make significantly better quality hires.
December 20, 2021
It's a new year! What do your hiring goals look like and how will you make the magic happen? Let's consider the plan and commit to it!
December 8, 2021
I haven’t been hacked and I haven’t gone crazy, yet I want to share a potentially nonobvious perspective with you. In-person interviews must stop if you want the best hires on your team.
December 8, 2021
Even if you just apply your old method of interviewing in a virtual setting, the following four “must haves” will dramatically increase your success.
