BLOG
What's new in the HR world?
HR services market in Poland 2025 – key findings from the PFHR report
Polskie Forum HR has published its annual report on the condition of the HR services market in Poland. Element is a technology partner of PFHR, ...
READ MORE →
I Don’t See a Future for MS Office
Three phases of transition from clicking buttons to AI commands. Why Microsoft Office in its current form is destined to disappear.
READ MORE →
Postings up 11%, Dorsey cuts 40%. What’s going on with dev jobs?
Postings up 11%, Dorsey cuts 40%. What’s going on with dev jobs? The data that surprised me I’ve been writing about work automation for years. ...
READ MORE →
AI intensifies work instead of reducing it – consequences for HR
AI intensifies work instead of reducing it – consequences for HR The promise I personally believe in is tempting — artificial intelligence will take over ...
READ MORE →
AI is not causing mass layoffs – what the report really says
It’s worth confronting opposing views and data that challenge our intuitions. That’s exactly the case with the “The Fire to Hire Cycle” report, which I ...
READ MORE →
Automation: How Capitalism Is Leading Us to Socialism
Paradoxically, leaders of modern capitalism like Elon Musk are paving the way toward a socialist reality — through relentless automation that eliminates the need for ...
READ MORE →
Keywords Cloud: The Best Way to Prepare Your CV for ATS
Learn how to use a keywords cloud in your CV to boost your chances of being found by recruiters using ATS systems.
READ MORE →
Is Artificial Intelligence Truly Intelligent?
Can AI truly be called intelligent? We examine the nature of machine intelligence versus human cognition, from reasoning and knowledge retention to understanding context — ...
READ MORE →
AI: Humanity’s Doom or Salvation? A Polemic with Professor Zybertowicz
A polemic with Professor Zybertowicz's views on AI as a threat to humanity. Is artificial intelligence leading us toward doom, or could it be our ...
READ MORE →
Is it okay to use ChatGPT content as my own words?
The article analyzes the use of ChatGPT content in communication, pondering the ethics and appropriateness of using AI-generated content as one's own.
READ MORE →
Letters of Intent and Preliminary Contracts in Recruitment Processes: A Comprehensive Guide
Explore key aspects of preliminary employment and B2B agreements in our guide. Learn about the essential information required, the rights and obligations arising from such ...
READ MORE →
Human-AI Symbiosis: Is It Possible?
Can humans and artificial intelligence form a true symbiosis? Exploring the boundaries between human creativity and AI capabilities, with insights from Jacek Dukaj and practical ...
READ MORE →
Full Work Automation Through AI: A Polemic with Dr. Przegalińska
A polemic with Dr. Przegalińska's vision of full work automation through AI. Can artificial intelligence truly replace human workers, or is the reality more nuanced?
READ MORE →
GDPR-Compliant Recruitment: A Comprehensive Guide to Sourcing & Candidate Verification
Dive into our in-depth tutorial on GDPR-compliant recruitment. Master best practices for sourcing, direct search, job advertisements, and candidate verification to ensure full compliance with ...
READ MORE →
Complete Guide: Applying GDPR in Recruitment & Direct Search
Complete guide: applying GDPR in recruitment & direct search About the guide: GDPR in recruitment This guide on the processing of candidates’ personal data during ...
READ MORE →
RPO – Recruitment Process Outsourcing: definition, functions, benefits
Explore Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO). Learn its definition, functions, and benefits. See how RPO can enhance your hiring strategy.
READ MORE →
How to Respond to Negative Anonymous Employee Reviews
How to Respond to Negative Anonymous Employee Reviews - a complete guide for employers, with real life examples and solutions.
READ MORE →
Recruitment planning and forecasting hiring needs
Introduction Imagine you’re a recruiter and a manager walks up to you saying: “I need a new employee yesterday.” You answer: “No problem,” open your ...
READ MORE →
Candidate verification and GDPR: a guide for HR
Introduction My biggest recruitment mistakes were failing to verify candidates’ employment history and references. I made these mistakes several times back when I was building ...
READ MORE →
Candidate references vs GDPR: a LinkedIn poll
A month ago I ran a LinkedIn poll about what recruiters would do if they received a reference about a candidate that was obtained in ...
READ MORE →
Video messages in recruitment
What are video messages and how do they differ from video calls? A video call or video conference is a live remote meeting between two ...
READ MORE →
US moves closer to legalizing LinkedIn data scraping
Since 2017, LinkedIn has been fighting a legal battle against scraping — the automated collection of data available on websites. I wrote about this a ...
READ MORE →
Polish HR services market 2021 – Report 2022
2021 was a period of a strong rebound in recruitment companies and temporary work agencies. Check details in the report published by the Polish HR ...
READ MORE →
How to avoid ‘ghosting’ in recruitment – practical tips
Candidate Ghosting – what it is and how to avoid it? Ghosting in recruitment – what does it mean? Suppose a candidate suddenly stops contacting ...
READ MORE →
Element ATS doubled the number of customers. 2021 recap.
Element ATS – 2021 recap Element ATS has doubled the number of customers. The result itself sounds good, but we are not satisfied. Find out ...
READ MORE →
How to turn on dark mode on Linkedin mobile app
If you care about your eyesight and regularly use Linkedin, switch to dark mode on your mobile app. Here you will find how to do ...
READ MORE →
Facebook Jobs is shutting down: what changes and what stays
Facebook Jobs is shutting down: what changes and what stays Facebook is shutting down Facebook Jobs in February 2022. No explanation given. That alone is ...
READ MORE →
Good Bye Huge Thing!
Two months of intensive learning are behind us. We have a solid dose of knowledge on how to better manage our business and how to ...
READ MORE →
Increase candidate response rate with SMS messages. Do it effortlessly with ATS.
SMS messages are still important in recruitment. Texting candidate provides the highest chance to get their response. Here is why and how ATS can help ...
READ MORE →
Element has been nominated for the Central European Startup Awards, again!
For the second time in a row, Element has been nominated for the Central European Startup Awards! Thank you for recognizing our recruiting system worthy ...
READ MORE →
Element qualified to the Huge Thing pre-acceleration program!
Out of 175 European startups, Element ATS was selected to a small group of 15 teams participating in the Huge Thing pre-acceleration program. It is ...
READ MORE →
How to recruit salespeople: 6 practical tips
How to recruit salespeople: 6 practical tips Recruiting salespeople In my recent articles, I wrote about costly recruitment mistakes and about how much recruitment mistakes ...
READ MORE →
LinkedIn new invitation limit: what changed and how to work around it
LinkedIn new invitation limit: what changed and how to work around it LinkedIn is capping connection invitations at 100 per week. Some accounts are already ...
READ MORE →
Cost of a bad hire – how much does hiring the wrong person cost?
Bad hires can be costly. What price will the employer pay for hiring the wrong candidate? Here are the possible consequences of recruitment mistakes.
READ MORE →
Six costly recruitment mistakes to avoid
Six costly recruitment mistakes to avoid Before I started building the Element recruitment system, I spent almost ten years running a recruitment company. I hired, ...
READ MORE →
Element ATS new video teaser!
Spend less time on clicking, more time on recruiting. This is what we want to convey in the new video teaser of Element ATS. Have ...
READ MORE →
In-House vs. Outsourcing Software Development – Pros and Cons. Element builds its own software development team.
After successful cooperation with a software house, we decided to build our own team of developers. Here you can learn what are the pros and ...
READ MORE →
VR welding training: an innovative technology from Poland
VR welding training: an innovative technology from Poland Dig In Vision is a Polish startup that lets you train welders in VR, with AI tracking ...
READ MORE →
Google Analytics in recruitment
We have recently launched an integration with Google Analytics to help recruiters observe candidates' behavior on job ads.
READ MORE →
Startup.info interview
About Element's goals, our competition, and what we learned during the pandemic, in a short interview for Startup.info service.
READ MORE →
Element 1.0 vs 2.0 – our 2020 recap
We wrap up 2020 with a short video that compares the 2014-made Element 1.0 to the 2.0 version that we launched at the end of ...
READ MORE →
Big Tech and politics – effects of the events in the USA for social networks
We are passionate about technology and this time we describe the events in the USA that show the mutual relationship between technology and politics.
READ MORE →
Big Tech and politics: what the Capitol events mean for social networks
Big Tech and politics: what the Capitol events mean for social networks I am a technology person — the most obvious proof being Element. But ...
READ MORE →
Element’s recruitment pipeline view redesigned
We have a Christmas gift for our current and future users - a clearer and more colorful recruitment pipelien view. Have a look at our ...
READ MORE →
Remote work: how to kill background noise on calls
Remote work: how to kill background noise on calls Krisp app review Selling Element means constant remote presentations and phone calls. Since my daughter was ...
READ MORE →
SEO for recruitment: Google algorithm changes you should know
SEO for recruitment: Google algorithm changes you should know Google algorithm changes you should know about Google announced that starting May of next year, the ...
READ MORE →
Polish Labor market in September 2020 – report by Grant Thornton i Element
September was a good month on the Polish labor market, almost as good as last year. Check all the data in the latest report by ...
READ MORE →
Google Kormo Jobs: another move into recruitment
Google Kormo Jobs: another move into recruitment Google is testing a new recruitment app Google quietly released Kormo Jobs, an app aimed at people just ...
READ MORE →