Hoops

At Hoops, We help growing companies build winning teams by hiring smarter and scaling faster—with our expert support + AI-powered software.

[Hoops @hoopshr]

"Don't run to get shot." It's an old military. And it applies directly to hiring. The smarter play is to build a real strategy and create a repeatable process that works...
🎙️ AI Growth Blueprint podcast
🎧 Spotify: https://t.co/ebreAgycdT
🎧 Apple: https://t.co/rqt5V1J63G

[Hoops @hoopshr]

The average job posting now gets 242 applications... Five years ago it was 100. That's 2.5x.

Why? Because candidates figured out AI before most employers did. Here's the latest on AI candidate screening and how to keep up:

https://t.co/TV67TF9rSS

[Hoops @hoopshr]

"Just because you got the hire, that's just the beginning of the game."

The first 90 days are everything. Mike Dixon breaks it down:

🎧 Spotify: https://t.co/nzxwloWORG
🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/kdEMjKRfsw

[Hoops @hoopshr]

🎉 Happy 4-Year Work Anniversary to Vea Empeño Ventenilla! 🎉

Vea, thank you for four years of commitment, professionalism, and care for our clients, our candidates, and this team. We're so glad to have you, and cheers to many more years together building winning teams. 🥂

[Hoops @hoopshr]

We've officially entered what Mike calls "the AI arms race."

Watch the full AI Growth Blueprint podcast episode hosted by Yacine Hacene below:

🎧 Spotify: https://t.co/65pTmkgmEs
🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/uUKNsF9YZI
👤 Connect with host, Yacine: https://t.co/b1eEr7fKCR

[Hoops @hoopshr]

Nearly half of all senior hires fail within their first 18 months.

The surprising part? Only 11% of the time is it actually a skills problem.

Read the four most common reasons senior hires fail and what growing companies can actually do about it:

https://t.co/S2ddi5g7pj

[Hoops @hoopshr]

Effort takes no talent.

Things like showing up on time, being prepared, and sending a thank you note. Zero talent.

As AI takes over more hard skills, these basics are what's going to set candidates apart.

Mike Dixon on The Automated Advantage Podcast 🎙️ https://t.co/niXdtzHilY

[Hoops @hoopshr]

Thank you for your sacrifice so that we may never know the cost.

As a veteran-employing organization, we don't take this day lightly. To those who served and those we've lost... we are deeply, deeply grateful. 🇺🇸

#MemorialDay

[Hoops @hoopshr]

How do you know if a candidate can actually do the job? Have them show you.

Work samples, live exercises, in-person interviews... and honestly, a degree matters a lot less these days.

Mike Dixon breaks it down on The Automated Advantage Podcast.

🎙️ https://t.co/PaAWIvn4BO

[Hoops @hoopshr]

Hiring volume is a real problem right now.

Candidates are using AI to apply faster and in higher numbers than ever... and a lot of them aren't qualified.

Mike Dixon calls it an "AI arms race"... and honestly, that's exactly what it is.

🎙️Watch the pod: https://t.co/Ya896SQ1KN

[Hoops @hoopshr]

The #1 reason people quit? Toxic environment. #2? Poor leadership. Pay ranks sixth.

Smaller and mid-sized companies have more leverage than they think when it comes to competing for talent.

👉Read our latest blog to see how to take hold of the advantage: https://t.co/sknCC94BEB

[Hoops @hoopshr]

As an employer, you don’t need to understand everything about AI. You just need to know where it helps.

Our opinion: The companies winning usually aren’t the most technical... they’re just more intentional.

6 practical and doable workforce planning uses:
https://t.co/xy9z8hWXqS

[Hoops @hoopshr]

We’re in a quality leadership drought.

Companies invested heavily in technical training. But coaching, self-awareness, feedback, trust, and people development didn’t get the same attention.

Now those gaps are showing.

🎙️Watch the full podcast: https://t.co/mnFJ57zEBJ

[Hoops @hoopshr]

AI in workforce planning doesn't have to be overwhelming. Here are 6 practical ways to use it across hiring, retention, onboarding & more... without going all-in on tech or blowing your budget: https://t.co/QxeYVCq0tt

[Hoops @hoopshr]

Hiring isn’t your biggest expense. Losing people 6–12 months in is.

Most people don’t leave out of nowhere. They run out of reasons to stay.

7 practical ways to retain employees after hiring:
https://t.co/rJhHXh5rDu

[Hoops @hoopshr]

Happy birthday to our Sr. Manager of Operations, Drew Mani! 🎂

Drew, we are beyond grateful to have you here at Hoops and hope this next year is filled with all the best life has to offer. Cheers to many more celebrations together ahead! 🎉

[Hoops @hoopshr]

AI isn't replacing great HR leaders. It's separating them from everyone else.

Mike Dixon on the Growth Shift Podcast: early adopters who can make a real business case are going to take market share from the ones who can't.

🎙️https://t.co/FYkmbkvCj6

[Hoops @hoopshr]

42% of people who quit this year didn't have to (Gallup)

Salaries are up, recruiting is harder, margins are tighter, and yet, the people you just hired are leaving at 6-12 months. Yikes!

So here are 7 ways to fix it (that won't cost a fortune) → https://t.co/jZYezMtgGt

[Hoops @hoopshr]

Your best hire wasn't found by an algorithm.

Fit, chemistry, the right strengths for the right role — no AI can sniff that out.

We broke down where AI in hiring helps and where it doesn't 👇

https://t.co/4raR7Rxll3

[Hoops @hoopshr]

We're celebrating Drew Mani, who has recently been promoted to Senior Manager of Operations here at Hoops! 🎉

Congrats on your well-deserved promotion 🍾🥂