You may have subscribed to my previous blog, fullstackhr.co, which I ran from 2019 to 2022. One of my most popular articles was a list of remote tools and resources in April 2020, when remote work started gaining popularity due to COVID-19. Now, I'm moving my writing operation to a new site and starting a new newsletter. Since I'll cover similar topics, I've added you to this newsletter. If you'd like, you can Unsubscribe from this list.
Allow me to (re)introduce myself: I'm Alexandru Gotoi (Alex), based in Bucharest, Romania, Europe. I've worked in HR Tech for over ten years in roles ranging from technical support to implementation project manager. Since 2019, I've pursued several side hustles alongside my full-time jobs, the most significant of which is HRJobsRemote.com, a job board for remote HR positions. I'm also working on another new project called excelforhr.com and continuing to grow my job board. I've always been passionate about projects outside of work, so I want to start a new blog and newsletter, so here we are.
I will call this newsletter Curious Perspective. What can you expect from this newsletter? I spend a lot of time on sites like Hacker News and Reddit. I often slip into a reading rabbit hole, and some of the things I read on the way are really interesting for HR people like us. So, I want to share these things with you. Every week, I will put together a collection of links to most interesting articles that may spark your curiosity. I will (try my best to) send an email once per week. On a personal level, this will be an exercise to stay consistent and ship something every week. On a professional level, I am looking to expand my network in the Human Resources space.
#FAVORITES
How Google spent 15 years creating a culture of concealment (nytimes.com) — comments
When did estimates turn into deadlines? (domainanalysis.io) — comments
[N/A] Five employment lawyers on how the November elections may impact HR compliance in 2025 - The Employer Handbook — /r/humanresources
Sometimes I am wondering: "What is the future of resumes?" With this all AI generated content. [N/A] — /r/humanresources
Interviews are out of control. Is this just an American thing? [NY] — /r/AskHR
Ask HN: Recruiters, why do you repost jobs with 1000 applications a month later?
A career-ending mistake (bitfieldconsulting.com) — comments
#HACKERNEWS
Ask HN: How do you communicate in a remote startup?
Like 'old Twitter': The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky (science.org) — comments
Ask HN: How does one negotiate for a remote job?
Personality Basins (near.blog) — comments
Ask HN: What job search strategies work for you?
Everyone is capable of, and can benefit from, mathematical thinking (quantamagazine.org) — comments
You Exist in the Long Context (thelongcontext.com) — comments
Oxford accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms (theguardian.com) — comments
The Composition Problem: Why Great Hires Can Make Bad Teams (mechanismdesign.org) — comments
How to give a senior leader feedback without getting fired (weskao.com) — comments
Is it just me? [N/A] — /r/humanresources
EOD Reports Everyday - Is this Common Practice? [NY] — /r/humanresources
HR Confidence books [MO] — /r/humanresources
[United States] FLSA change is no longer happening. — /r/humanresources
White collar recession? HR hit the worst. [N/A] — /r/humanresources
[N/A] First Open Enrollment… Ever — /r/humanresources
Can we mass report Cyber Coders on LinkedIn? — /r/recruiting/
Anyone else nervous about having to change careers since TA is dying? — /r/recruiting/
Is the TA job market as awful as everyone on here says it is? — /r/recruiting/
Are you losing potential talent due to company RTO (not remote), and do the leaders care? — /r/recruiting/
Hot industries right now? — /r/recruiting/
How do you deal with a difficult hiring manager? — /r/recruiting/
ATS Recommendations — /r/recruiting/
I hope you will enjoy this newsletter!
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A newsletter by Alex Gotoi, sent with love from City Center
Bucharest
Romania.