The Other Side Of Hiring
Real stories, sharp insights, and unfiltered truths about job hunting, hiring, and what it actually takes to build fairer workplaces. No corporate fluff. No empty hustle talk. Just content that cuts through the noise - written by and for the people navigating it.
The Other Side Of Hiring
What Most People Get Wrong About Job Seekers
Job seekers aren’t lazy. They’re not unqualified. And they’re definitely not all the same. But outdated hiring systems keep treating them like they are. In this piece, I unpack three of the biggest misconceptions about job seekers, and why it’s time we stop blaming individuals for a system designed to shut them out.
The Job Hunt Used to Feel Human
Twenty years ago, I mailed job applications and shook hands in interviews.
Now? I get ghosted by algorithms.
Tech was meant to make job hunting easier.
Instead, it made it colder.
One Month of Happily Employed: What I’ve Built, Broken, and Learned
One month ago, I launched Happily Employed with no money, no team, and no real roadmap - just a hunch that job seekers deserved better. Since then, over 1,000 people have signed up, a real job board is live, and what started as duct tape and frustration is slowly turning into something real. Here's what I've built, what broke along the way, and why I'm still going.