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Who is Top of the Stack?
Top of the Stack was built by a recruiter with 24 years of hiring-side experience. We help senior professionals get seen, get considered, and get hired with honest, strategic candidate optimization services that most career coaches can't give you.
Aug 113 min read


The Job Market Paradox Nobody Is Talking About: Recruiters Can't Find Workers While Professionals Can't Find Jobs
Recruiters can't fill roles while job seekers can't get hired, and the reason isn't AI. Learn what the growing U.S. labor shortage means for senior professionals and how to position yourself to get hired in a bifurcated job market.
Aug 53 min read


The Workday Lawsuit: What It Is, Why It Matters, and What It Means for Your Job Search
A landmark lawsuit against Workday is exposing how AI hiring tools are quietly filtering out qualified candidates based on race, age, and disability. Here's what the Workday AI hiring discrimination case means for your job search.
Jul 294 min read


Why 'Spray and Pray' Job Hunting is Backfiring, and How to Stand Out on Job Applications
If it feels like the job market has gotten harder and weirder at the same time, you’re not imagining it. The job market feels broken right now, and the “spray and pray” approach is a symptom of that market breakdown, not a solution. A recent SFGATE piece dug into a trend that’s become almost universal right now: candidates blasting out hundreds or thousands of AI-generated applications, hoping that volume makes up for precision. The problem is, it’s creating exactly the oppos
Jul 63 min read


Should You Work With a Recruiter to Get Your Next Job? What Recruiters Can Do For You, and How to Use them Strategically
Should you work with a recruiter to find your next job? Here's the honest picture highlighting what recruiters can and can't do for you, where they add real value, and how to use them strategically alongside your own job search.
May 143 min read
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