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"Flexible working" is the easiest promise to make in a job ad, and one of the easiest to quietly break once you've started. The gap between the policy and the reality tells you a lot: a clear, written approach people actually follow, or a vague "flexible" that turns into quiet pressure to be at your desk? A few green flags and red flags for remote and hybrid roles 👇 What's the biggest red flag you've seen in a job ad?

Someone we matched interviewed for the large majority of the roles they applied to, and landed a good job without firing applications off everywhere. That's the whole idea behind Archer: fewer, better-matched roles, so more of what you apply to actually goes somewhere.💚

Two years ago, most people hadn't heard of "AI Engineer." It's now one of the most in-demand roles in tech. AI has opened up a whole set of new roles, from the people who train the models to the ones deciding where a company should (and shouldn't) use them. Swipe for five of them and what each actually does 👇 We're seeing roles like these climb on hackajob too, sign up and get matched to them. Link's in the comments. Which one would you actually want to do?

Sourcing works best when you already know what someone wants: where they'll work, the role they're after, the salary they expect. Most of the time recruiters are guessing at all three. Jet2's TA team have been using Archer to skip the guesswork 👇 Archer surfaces active jobseekers with those details already clear, so the matches that land are worth a conversation. Recruiters still make every call. For jobseekers, it's the flip side: matched on what you actually want, instead of one of hundreds in a pile.

Half a million people have now signed up to use Archer. That took 10 months, the previous half a million took hackajob five and a half years. July was the clearest sign yet: more than 60,000 qualified candidates reached hiring teams in a single month, and the business has tripled its revenue in six. None of it works without the people who trust Archer to find them the right roles, and the teams who let it take sourcing off their plate. There's still a lot to improve, and plenty planned for the next six months. Thank you for being part of it 🏹 Hiring or job hunting? Links are in the comments.

Most people who bomb a behavioural interview aren't bad at the job. They just talk in the general when the question wanted a specific. "Tell me about a time you handled conflict" gets answered with "I'm someone who stays calm and…", and the interviewer's still waiting for the actual time. Three things that fix it: bring one real moment and walk it through, say "I" not "we" so it's clear what you did, and on failure questions spend the answer on what you changed, not the mistake. Which behavioural question trips you up most? Sign-up's in the comments if you're after roles worth prepping for.

This genuinely made our week 💚 We're so happy to get feedback like this. Getting matched to a role you're excited about and hearing back, that's exactly what Archer's for. We know there are still things to improve, and we'll keep making updates to make the job search better and easier for every candidate. Sign-up's in the comments if you'd like Archer matching you to roles that fit.

Deciding whether to leave a job is rarely one big dramatic moment. It's usually a slow build-up of small things you've learned to put up with. Two green flags and two red, worth being honest with yourself about 👇 The last one, picturing handing your notice in tomorrow, tends to cut straight through the overthinking. Which of these hits closest to home? Follow along too, there's a new green flag / red flag every week. If it turns out it is time, the sign-up's in the comments.

We asked 1,000 developers what's driven their salary growth the most, and two-thirds pointed to switching jobs. It was a multi-select question, so that's not the whole picture. - 65% switching jobs - 37% upskilling - 25% being in demand for their skill set - 21% negotiating an offer - 14% an internal promotion For anyone job hunting, those are the levers worth knowing. For anyone building a team, it's a reminder that regular pay reviews and clear progression are what keep good people from needing to look elsewhere. Job hunting? Archer matches you to roles that genuinely fit. Hiring? It brings the right people straight to you. Both links are in the comments.