Love it when managers write about recruiting - the content is always refreshingly free of caveat and cliche. Here is a software engineering manager having a go at explaining why onboarding goes wrong, and what you can do to improve it. Check out the templates at the end of the post too - excellent resources for anyone looking to formalise and upgrade your onboarding experience

Q: When you first started work, how much valuable job knowledge did you gain that was formally trained vs informally observed? Hybrid, shift to remote, is going to be particularly challenging for new hires. Powerful case for a return to on-premise, though perhaps as a transition stage, specifically for new recruits? No one has suggested this yet, so lets do it here, and now.

Maybe a little too cute for some people’s liking but surely credit must go to Aurecon for doing something about the unreadable legalese that are employment contracts. H/T to brainfooders Mark Mansour and Pavi Iyer for bringing this to my attention.

Promising series from French tech startup Sqreen on putting culture at the forefront of their business. H/T to brainfooder Alison Eastaway for leading the way - not only doing it, but being open with the journey - we look forward to following.