I’m filled with gratitude as I share today I’m stepping down as CEO of Textio. Jensen Harris, Textio’s co-founder, is now CEO.
Featured
Turning the page on Textio’s story
Performance feedback
We analyzed 2 years of performance reviews for 13,000 workers.
Poor or insufficient feedback leads to employee attrition. Our finding shows that not all feedback is equal.
Diversity
Hiring insights reveal progress in DEI
New hiring insights reveal DEI progress continues with diversity language on the rise in job postings overall.
AI
Textio talks AI and bias in Washington
Our CEO and Co-Founder Kieran Snyder presented to the Congressional Caucus for AI. Read the session recap and watch a video of the presentation.
AI
Mindful AI: Every data set has an agenda
The data sets underlying AI tools have either overt or covert agendas. Learn the difference plus how to select AI that will support your specific goals.
AI
Mindful AI: Crafting prompts to mitigate the bias in generative AI
Learn how prompts can make bias in generative AI better or worse, and how to choose apps that design with equity in mind.
AI
Mindful AI: Understanding training data and bias
Learn how bias gets baked into training data, and how to use generative AI in ways that don’t perpetuate harm
HR
ChatGPT for HR: 4 questions to ask before you buy a new AI tool
Ask yourself these 4 questions before using ChatGPT or any other AI solution at work.
AI
ChatGPT writes valentines
I wrote workplace valentines with ChatGPT, and here’s what I learned about bias.
chatgpt
ChatGPT rewrites feedback
I rewrote thousands of pieces of feedback with ChatGPT, and here’s what I learned about bias.
AI
ChatGPT writes recruiting mail
I wrote thousands of pieces of recruiting mail with ChatGPT, and here’s what I learned about bias.
Hiring
“I came across your profile on LinkedIn”
Learn how to find candidates on LinkedIn by avoiding bad messaging and optimizing your outreach for a response.
AI
ChatGPT writes performance feedback
I wrote thousands of pieces of performance feedback with ChatGPT, and here’s what I learned about bias.
AI
ChatGPT writes job posts
I wrote thousands of job posts with ChatGPT, and here’s what I learned about bias.
AI
I wrote thousands of documents with ChatGPT, and here’s what I learned about bias
We used ChatGPT to write thousands of job posts, email messages, employee feedback, and other kinds of writing. Find out what we learned.
Finance
What you should know about your startup stock options
You just got your dream job at a startup and they offer you stock options. What does this mean? And how can you negotiate? Learn what you need to know.
Inclusion
Would you know ageism if you saw it?
A reflection on bias, neutrality, and inclusion in language
Inclusion
Zoom sessions consistently draining? Take an energy audit of your meetings
It’s impossible to eradicate meetings, but you can evaluate the value of each of your scheduled appointments.
Language
What a president sounds like: Dominance vs. democracy
Comparing the inauguration speeches of Biden and Trump
Equality
We need a new normal because the one we have is racist.
It is time to say it out loud, yell it out loud.
Startup
Augmented writing is a learning loop for words
It learns from how you write, and from how others write, so the language it creates works better for everyone
Hiring
What happens at HR Tech does not stay at HR Tech, 2018
Highlights coming out of the annual Las Vegas extravaganza
Entrepreneurship
It's not just the words you choose, but how you use them
What the length of your recruiting email says to job candidates about your company culture and your industry
Employer Branding
Hiring well, when so few are looking
Four proven strategies to help you hire the best people during the worst talent crunch
Hiring
Intuition vs. data: why your beliefs often fail you
The power of the data behind augmented writing
Hiring
Announcing Textio Hire
Boost engagement with both active and passive job candidates using augmented writing
Diversity
What happens at HR Tech does not stay at HR Tech
A few takeaways from this year's conference
Hiring
Three surprising trends that talent leaders are embracing
There’s some new thinking among HR execs on how to approach IT resources, employer branding, and automation
Hiring
Three questions you should ask before investing in “AI” for HR
The artificial intelligence label is everywhere in HR tech for 2017. Will it actually help you hire better? Here’s how to decide.
Startup
You built a roadmap to augmented writing, and it’s working
Textio accelerates with $20M Series B round led by Scale Venture Partners
Diversity
If it ain’t broke, you’re probably going to fix it anyway
Given the opportunity, writers choose to improve what’s good nearly twice as often as they choose to fix problems
Hiring
Humans are still the best writers
In augmented writing, unique voices are the most important part of the learning loop
Entrepreneurship
Why good teams have forced alignment conversations
Why it's valuable to be explicit about work priorities and expectations
Hiring
Google Hire joins the applicant tracking system fray
An outsider’s insider perspective on what’s happening in the ATS landscape
Diversity
Textio takes top prize at HR Tech World!
Making a big splash across the pond at London's premiere tech talent conference
Hiring
Introducing the Textio 50
Introducing the Textio 50. The world’s top companies by recruiting performance.
Language
What is the U.S. Senate saying about the #TrumpTapes?
A look at public responses in the 72 hours following the release of the Trump video
Diversity
Your pipeline problem is that you’re not doing anything to reach the pipeline.
It's time to seriously invest in a new approach to talent
Diversity
Who needs Pokémon when you can catch Textímon?
Launching gamification in the Textio writing experience
Diversity
Language in your job post predicts the gender of your hire
Jobs where a man was hired use nearly twice as many masculine-tone phrases as feminine
Diversity
Textio launches Opportunities
Now Textio can see what you mean and suggest alternatives to attract stronger candidates
Startup
Textio raises $8M in Series A financing led by Emergence Capital
Here's what we've been up to
Hiring
Beyond job ads: Textio for email
Lift your response rate among the market's most sought-after talent
Diversity
Language changes faster than you think
Looking back at the biggest winners and losers in the tech job lexicon
Startup
Top Ten Companies Getting Gender Bias Right: Northeast Corridor
Tech companies with the most gender-neutral job listings
Diversity
Can text bullets be biased?
The deepest patterns of bias are only revealed through big data
Recruiting
Everything is Awesome
How location impacts the way your job posts are received by candidates
Hiring
Nerf battle of the sexes
Job applicants are remarkably attuned to your language and what it says about your culture
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