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Campus Hiring Season Doesn't Start in September. It Starts With the July NQT Cycle.

New York's Own Auditor Says AI Hiring Law Enforcement Isn't Working. That's Worse News for Indian Vendors, Not Better.

The Real Cost of a Screening Bottleneck Isn't Time — It's Recruiter Turnover

HR leaders track time-to-hire when screening backs up. The number that actually predicts damage is how many recruiters quit the TA team within a year.

Voice AI Screening Isn't Just a Fresher-Hiring Tool

AI voice screening gets pitched as a campus-hiring fix. It works just as well for lateral hiring — with one important difference in how you set the …

Colorado Delayed Its AI Hiring Law Twice — Don't Read That as 'We Can Wait'

Fresher Hiring Just Split in Two — Most Screening Rubrics Weren't Built for Either Half

Illinois' New AI Hiring Disclosure Law Is Live — Here's the India Exposure Nobody's Mapped Yet

India's Hiring Went Skills-First in 2026. Communication Is Still the Skill Nobody Tests.

78% of Indian Companies Run Internships. Only 16% Convert Most Interns to Full-Time.

If the Internship Is Your Real Screening Funnel, Why Does Conversion Run on Vibes?

Can a Deaf Candidate Pass Your AI Voice Screen? What Indian Disability Law Already Requires

India's GCCs Added 227,991 Hires in Six Months — Entry-Level Screening Wasn't Built for This Pace