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A practical, step-by-step framework for assessing AI fluency in candidates and existing teams — job simulations, productivity scoring, and how to catch AI-dependent candidates before you hire them.

AI-native hiring means candidates already use AI as standard – the question is how you screen for it. This guide covers three shifts: rewriting job descriptions for AI-first roles, adding AI-specific knockout questions, and building AI scenarios into interviews – for Heads of TA and senior talent leaders rethinking their recruitment strategy.

In 2026, the best Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) are strategic engines that drive employer branding, automate complex scheduling, and provide boardroom-ready analytics. But the “right” ATS for you depends less on brand name and more on how your team actually hires. Get this decision right, and hiring becomes predictable. Get it wrong, and your team […]

Most companies think the EU Pay Transparency Directive is about adding salary ranges to job ads, but it’s not where the real work sits. When we spoke to Nathan Keighley, who leads advisory work at Scede and is regularly brought in to untangle pay, levelling, and hiring issues inside fast-growing companies, he was blunt: the […]

We recently brought a group of TA leaders together for our first event: AI for TA Teams: A how-to guide for your hiring funnel. The idea was to hear from people who use AI every day and get a clear picture of what’s working for them. Shiv Brodie (Metaview), Amandeep Shergill (Automattic) and Cait Mallinson […]

Ask AI Open in ChatGPT Ask questions about this page Open in Claude Ask questions about this page Updated: August 7, 2026 Summary/TL;DR AI has already nailed note-taking: tools like Metaview and Granola transcribe and structure interview notes, cutting admin time and reducing bias from missed details. Boolean strings and sourcing plans are a fast […]

Expanding into Europe comes with its own set of hiring challenges, including different notice periods, market expectations, and cultural norms. But there’s one factor that determines how quickly you gain traction: how people perceive you when you first show up in a new market. The first handful of candidates you speak to will influence how […]

AI is already part of recruiting (whether we admit it or not). But how do you put AI in recruitment to work without losing the human touch? Nobody wants a flood of generic outreach clogging their LinkedIn messages. And no TA leader wants to explain to their hiring manager why the ATS just auto-screened out […]

When you’re in the thick of building; hiring fast, watching runway, reacting to growth, it’s easy to treat compensation as something you’ll figure out later. At Scede, we get it. But after working with dozens of startups across seed through Series B, here’s what we’ve learned:not having a clear compensation approach early on can cost […]

“Competitive salary” and “compensation benchmarking”. These are phrases still plastered across job ads and careers pages – and still largely meaningless. At best, it suggests the company has considered the market. At worst, it’s a placeholder hiding guesswork or internal inconsistency. In today’s hiring environment, it’s not enough. Top candidates want context. Employees expect fairness. […]