{"id":15156,"date":"2026-07-19T07:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qjumpers.com\/digitalworkersaiagentshumanityfuture\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:45:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:45:54","slug":"jobboardmodelbroken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qjumpers.com\/anz\/jobboardmodelbroken\/","title":{"rendered":"The Job Board Model Just Broke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Line top&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/qjumpers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QJumpers-Recruitment-Software_Branded-Divider-Bar.jpg&#038;#8221\">https:\/\/qjumpers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QJumpers-Recruitment-Software_Branded-Divider-Bar.jpg&#038;#8221<\/a>; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat-x&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;5px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;130deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.28) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.47) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.28)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.47)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/qjumpers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/linkedin_cover_fixed_logo_final.png&#038;#8221\">https:\/\/qjumpers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/linkedin_cover_fixed_logo_final.png&#038;#8221<\/a>; custom_padding=&#8221;7vw||10vw||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;100px||100px||true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||||true&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;ramp&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;250px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; bottom_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;150px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_phone=&#8221;110px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title author=&#8221;off&#8221; categories=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Quicksand||||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;70px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; meta_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; meta_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;95%&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;34px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;80px||80px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;How have Chat Agents such as ChatGPT, GROK, GEMINI and CLAUDE affected how candidates search for a new role? &#8221; image=&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/qjumpers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/technology-35-2.png&#038;#8221\">https:\/\/qjumpers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/technology-35-2.png&#038;#8221<\/a>; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;76px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Red Line Blurb&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#E10503&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; border_width_top_image=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_top_image=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; image_max_width=&#8221;76px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Body Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#454545&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-5px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;-15px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;-15px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember50\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">For the past 20 years, recruitment has been built around a simple assumption:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember51\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>Candidates go to job boards to find jobs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember52\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">That assumption is now breaking.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr class=\"reader-divider-block__horizontal-rule\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember53\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>The shift: from \u201csearching\u201d to \u201casking\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember54\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Job seekers aren\u2019t scrolling anymore. They\u2019re asking.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember55\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Instead of:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cLet me check Seek, Indeed, LinkedIn\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember57\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">They\u2019re typing:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u201cFind me a remote product role in a growth-stage SaaS company that matches my experience.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember59\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">And they\u2019re doing it in ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember60\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">This isn\u2019t hypothetical \u2014 it\u2019s already happening at scale. Around <strong>65% of candidates are now using AI somewhere in the job search process<\/strong>, and many are starting to use it as their <strong>primary discovery layer<\/strong>, not just a helper tool. <a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/02\/28\/nearly-two-thirds-of-job-candidates-are-using-ai-in-their-applications-report-says.html\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">[<\/a><a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/cnbc.com\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">cnbc.com<\/a><a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/02\/28\/nearly-two-thirds-of-job-candidates-are-using-ai-in-their-applications-report-says.html\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember61\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">And now, the infrastructure is catching up.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr class=\"reader-divider-block__horizontal-rule\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember62\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>Appcast just changed the game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember63\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Appcast recently announced a partnership with OpenAI that should get everyone in talent acquisition paying attention.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember64\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">They are now:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sending job listings directly into ChatGPT<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enabling <strong>real-time job discovery inside AI conversations<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Creating <strong>direct pathways from ChatGPT to employer sites<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember66\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">At the same time, ChatGPT itself is evolving into a job search platform:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Surfacing <strong>live roles from Appcast, Indeed, and more<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Personalising results based on candidate profiles<\/li>\n<li>Turning AI into a <strong>front door for job discovery<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Moving to <strong>paid optimisation<\/strong> for AI visibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember68\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">This is a fundamental shift.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember69\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Jobs are no longer just pulled by candidates\u2026 They\u2019re <strong>injected into the AI layer candidates are already using.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr class=\"reader-divider-block__horizontal-rule\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember70\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>But here\u2019s the bigger issue\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember71\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Even if job boards were still dominant\u2026<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember72\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">They only ever captured a fraction of the market.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember73\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>The passive candidate reality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>~70\u201373% of the workforce is passive<\/strong> <a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/advice\/recruitment-statistics\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">[<\/a><a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/zippia.com\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">zippia.com<\/a><a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/advice\/recruitment-statistics\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>~87% are open to the right opportunity<\/strong> <a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/business.linkedin.com\/content\/dam\/business\/talent-solutions\/global\/en_us\/c\/pdfs\/Ultimate-List-of-Hiring-Stats-v02.04.pdf\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">[business.l&#8230;<\/a><a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/nkedin.com\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">nkedin.com<\/a><a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/business.linkedin.com\/content\/dam\/business\/talent-solutions\/global\/en_us\/c\/pdfs\/Ultimate-List-of-Hiring-Stats-v02.04.pdf\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember75\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">So:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember76\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The majority of the talent market was <strong>never visiting job boards in the first place.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember77\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Now add AI into the equation.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember78\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">We\u2019re moving from:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Candidates <em>searching<\/em> for jobs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember80\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">To:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jobs being <strong>matched and surfaced automatically<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr class=\"reader-divider-block__horizontal-rule\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember82\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>What about Claude, Grok, and everything else?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember83\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Here\u2019s where it gets messy.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember84\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Not all AI platforms surface the same content.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ChatGPT now has <strong>structured job feed integrations (e.g. Appcast)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>But other platforms rely on <strong>completely different data sources and retrieval models<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember86\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">For example:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grok blends web data with <strong>real-time social feeds (X\/Twitter)<\/strong> <a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.datastudios.org\/post\/what-data-sources-does-grok-actually-use-transparency-news-and-live-feeds\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">[<\/a><a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/datastudios.org\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">datastudios.org<\/a><a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.datastudios.org\/post\/what-data-sources-does-grok-actually-use-transparency-news-and-live-feeds\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Claude draws from different curated and enterprise-oriented sources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember88\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Which means:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember89\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Ask the same job question across 3 AI platforms\u2026 You may get <strong>3 completely different sets of opportunities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember90\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">So the real question isn\u2019t:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAre we on job boards?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember92\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">It\u2019s:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cAre we present in the AI layer where candidates are searching?\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr class=\"reader-divider-block__horizontal-rule\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember94\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>So\u2026 how effective are job boards now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember95\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">They still have a role.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember96\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">But they\u2019re no longer the centre of gravity.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>52% of recruiters say job boards are <strong>becoming less effective<\/strong> <a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.relode.com\/relode-xr\/are-job-boards-effective-in-todays-hiring-market\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">[<\/a><a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.relode.com\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">blog.relode.com<\/a><a class=\"tBFjffeGIQFLpveCPjltPbGBTBmBprvDA \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.relode.com\/relode-xr\/are-job-boards-effective-in-todays-hiring-market\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>They are inherently <strong>reactive<\/strong>\u2014reliant on active job seekers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember98\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">And that\u2019s the core issue.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember99\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">They depend on behaviour that represents <strong>less than a third of the market.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr class=\"reader-divider-block__horizontal-rule\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember100\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>What this means for hiring teams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember101\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">We\u2019re entering a new model:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember102\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>1. Discovery happens in AI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember103\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Not on your career site. Not on a job board.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember104\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>2. Distribution becomes an infrastructure problem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember105\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">You don\u2019t \u201cpost a job\u201d anymore.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember106\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">You need to:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feed structured data into multiple ecosystems<\/li>\n<li>Ensure visibility across AI platforms<\/li>\n<li>Control how your roles are presented and ranked<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember108\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>3. Matching beats posting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember109\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Success is no longer about volume.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember110\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">It\u2019s about:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Relevance<\/li>\n<li>Timing<\/li>\n<li>Context<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr class=\"reader-divider-block__horizontal-rule\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember112\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>Where this is heading (and where we\u2019re focused)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember113\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">At QJumpers, this is exactly the shift we\u2019ve been building toward.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember114\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Not more job postings.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember115\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Not another layer on top of job boards.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember116\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">But:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember117\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><strong>Infrastructure for AI-driven talent discovery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember118\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Through our AI Talent Sourcing Engine (AITS), we\u2019re focused on:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Structuring and enriching job and candidate data so it can be <strong>understood by AI systems<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enabling <strong>proactive matching<\/strong>, not just reactive applications<\/li>\n<li>Changing the model from \u2018post and prey\u2019 to \u2018match and engage\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Creating pathways to engage <strong>passive candidates at scale<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember120\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Because the future isn\u2019t one channel. 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