2025 didn’t just shake HR and recruiting — it exposed it.
This wrap-up dives into the stories that dominated the year behind closed doors:
job boards tightening their grip on hiring data,
HR tech rivals crossing into espionage territory,
private equity draining Legacy platforms,
and founders playing chess while employees paid the price.
From Indeed’s push to control the hiring pipeline,
to the Rippling vs. Deel spy scandal,
to Monster France shutting down while bonuses stayed intact,
to Job.com’s bankruptcy drama unfolding in public — nothing here is hypothetical.
Layer in AI agents replacing resumes, Slack logs becoming legal evidence, LinkedIn turning into a credibility minefield, and recruiters caught in the middle of it all.
0:00 – Indeed Goes Evil
13:12 – Rippling Lawsuit
32:32 – Randstad vs Apollo
45:35 – Job.com LinkedIn Clapback
56:17 – Gen Z Hates LinkedIn
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