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PoliticsRecruitmentWork

Vote with some balls. Tender with them too

People often say to me “Sean, love the blog. But perhaps lay off the political stuff? It might be a bit polarising”. I certainly agree with the second point. Given most of you read this on LinkedIn, and LinkedIn is supposedly for “business people”, there is likely a centre-right majority…
Sean Walters
October 30, 2026
EmploymentRecruitment

How to retire at 50

You never see an old man eating a Twix. Similarly, you won't see them recruiting business support roles either. Are these things connected? Well, probably not, but with my birthday rapidly approaching, and the as-yet-unblogged-about story of Jason Cherrington's "retirement", let's take a look at growing old disgracefully in recruitment.…
Sean Walters
October 16, 2026
PoliticsSourcingTechnologyWork

The AI-Contra Deal

If you have any sense, then you've probably never heard of Nick Land. If you're wise, you've spent your youth idolising more wholesome people. People like Anthea Turner, Michael Jackson, Mel Gibson, and Steven Seagal. My upbringing, between riding the rails with Pops in the Great Depression, and being forced…
Sean Walters
October 2, 2026
EmploymentPoliticsRecruitment

How to secure 171,000 jobs

I should probably be writing a blog about unemployment reaching an 11 year high. I should, but I won't. A few reasons for this; firstly, it's an inherently boring, complicated, and misunderstood statistic, and I don't have the energy to dissect or understand it myself. Secondly, everyone else, thanks to…
Sean Walters
August 7, 2026