shout
“recruitment, said out loud.”
A free resource centre for the people on both sides of hiring. Field guides, tools and the editorial nobody else publishes, made by people who’ve spent years working out what actually moves a CV from the no pile to the yes pile.
two audiences.
one resource.
i’m looking for work.
From the CV recruiters actually read to the 90 seconds of video that gets you in the room: everything we know about getting hired, written down and given away.
start with field guide №01 →i’m looking for people.
The other half of the conversation. How to write job adverts candidates actually read. How to interview without doing damage. Editorial on what’s actually broken in hiring.
see the reports first →the field guides.
the cv that gets read.
Seven stops, two universal don’ts, and a personal statement that doesn’t read like a press release.
the 90 seconds that get you in the room.
The script, the setup, the six things that kill an intro video instantly.
interview preparation.
Frameworks, scripts and checklists to stay on message and score points in any interview.
linkedin, properly.
The headline that does the work. The summary that sounds like you wrote it.
the view from
outside the glass.
14 pages. 28 sources. Every claim referenced.
talent intelligence,
not a sales deck.
Why Hertfordshire and Home Counties businesses are struggling to recruit in 2026. One recurring finding, six recurring mistakes, one recurring solution nobody wants to pay for.
open the report →the dispatch.
the recruitment model is overdue a rethink.
A response to a LinkedIn post that landed candidly. The case for changing a model that has barely moved in half a century.
ai cvs: the honest, brutal, slightly awkward truth.
81% of people are using AI to write their CVs. 62% of employers reject them. Here is what you actually need to know.
the eu ai act: what uk recruiters need to know.
Brexit does not protect UK firms. Most modern hiring tech is high-risk by law. Here is who is caught.
free tools.
the shout cv template
The clean, no-fluff layout that works in the ATS and on screen.
the banned-word poster
Print it. Stick it to your monitor. Never write “fast-paced environment” again.
reasons for leaving, cheatsheet
Twelve better ways to say “seeking a new challenge.”
interview question generator
Drop in the job title. Get ten questions that test for the real thing.
what we believe.
and what we don’t.
The calls that decide your career happen in five-second judgements nobody explains to you. We explain them anyway.
Always, without exception. We’ll show you the maths if you need convincing.
That’s the whole point and it will never change.
one email. friday morning. worth reading.
One feature article. Two short notes. A banned word of the week. Free, always. Cancel any time.