Emily Thompson

Emily Thompson

Talent Acquisition Expert

84 Articles

Emily Thompson is a Talent Acquisition Expert with 11 years of experience building recruiting functions that consistently attract and retain high-calibre talent. She has led hiring at venture-backed startups and public companies alike, developing sourcing strategies, structured interview frameworks, and employer branding programmes that reduced time-to-hire and improved offer acceptance rates. Emily is particularly focused on candidate experience — how the way companies recruit reflects and shapes their culture. Her articles break down recruitment strategy, hiring manager enablement, and the operational details that determine whether a recruiting process scales or collapses.

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Employer of Record or PEO

September 24, 2026

Employer of Record or PEO

Two arrangements that get compared as if they were alternatives, which they sometimes are not. Six dimensions reviewed,…

How Far Ahead People Know

September 23, 2026

How Far Ahead People Know

Publishing late does not remove uncertainty, it transfers it onto the people being scheduled. Six ways notice gets…

Where AI Gets It Wrong

September 22, 2026

Where AI Gets It Wrong

Accuracy is the wrong question. Six ways an AI feature is wrong, what each looks like to the…

Where Payroll Data Comes From

September 21, 2026

Where Payroll Data Comes From

The calculation is rarely the problem; what reached it usually is. Six ways payroll gets its data, where…

Payroll Automation Worth Owning

September 21, 2026

Payroll Automation Worth Owning

Automating payroll removes effort and the incidental checking that came with it. Six things teams automate, what should…