> This is the markdown version of https://www.classet.ai/land/talent-brief > Learn more at https://www.classet.ai # The Talent Brief The recruiting newsletter you'll want to screenshot and share. AI compliance hot takes, hiring benchmarks nobody else publishes, and the tactics that actually fill reqs. Every other Wednesday. 🟢20,142 TA leaders already in Sign me up! No spam. No “10 ways to optimize your funnel.” Unsubscribe in one click. ![Joy, Classet's AI recruiter — retro illustration](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Ftalent-brief%2Fjoy-retro-headset.png&w=1080&q=75) What's inside each issue 01—The Briefing ### TA news you can actually use The most important hiring stories this week — funding rounds, labor shifts, platform changes — with the context that makes them relevant to your team. No filler, no takes without data. 02—Plain English ### The hottest topic in TA, broken down One big topic per issue. AI legislation, fake candidates, time-to-fill benchmarks — explained clearly, with real numbers behind every claim. If it's making rounds in TA right now, this is where you actually understand it. 03—Wild Recruiting Ideas ### Hiring strategies that raised eyebrows IKEA once hid job ads inside furniture boxes. Actual companies have done stranger things. Every issue we find one unconventional tactic that either worked brilliantly or crashed spectacularly. HR has not approved this section. From a recent issue The Briefing ### AI hiring compliance is not optional. Here's what you need to know. Three of the four major AI hiring laws on the 2026 calendar are already live: Illinois HB 3773, Colorado SB 24-205, and ongoing enforcement on NYC Local Law 144. The EU AI Act's high-risk obligations land August 2. Penalties stack up to €15M — or 3% of global revenue. **Start with where the liability actually lives.** When a candidate sues over disparate impact, your company is the named defendant — not your AI vendor. Title VII liability does not transfer through a software contract, even if vendor marketing implies it does. [Read the whole story →](/blog/ai-recruiting-bias-audits-compliant-platform) Wild Recruiting Ideas ### The crossword that recruited Enigma codebreakers. In January 1942, the _Daily Telegraph_ held a small crossword competition. About 25 readers came in to attempt the puzzle in under 12 minutes. Weeks later, the fastest finishers received a discreet letter from the War Office asking if they would consider “work of a special nature.” The competition had been a covert aptitude test for Bletchley Park. Five contestants ended up working on Enigma. The _Telegraph_ never knew what its puzzle had become. Recent issue topics #01 What do candidates really think about AI interviews? We asked 10,167 of them. #02 Fake applicants are applying to your jobs. Four ways to catch them that actually work. #03 New AI hiring laws are landing every quarter. We read the actual legislation so you don't have to. #04 Pay transparency, disclosure mandates, ban-the-box rules. Everything changing for your hiring team this year, in plain English. #05 63 days. That's the average time to fill a role right now. Here's how the fastest teams cut it in half. #06 55% of your applicants submit after 5pm. Here's what's actually happening to them. Every other Wednesday ## Don't miss the next issue. 20,000+ people in TA read it every other Wednesday. Free. No pitch at the end. Sign me up! Published by [Classet](/). AI phone screening for high-volume hiring. ![Three recruiters on the phone — retro illustration](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Ftalent-brief%2Frecruiters-trio.png&w=828&q=75) ## Join 500+ Hiring Teams Automating Candidate Screening [![G2](/customer-logos/g2.svg)](/case-studies)[![MAU](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fmau-blue.webp&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Paladin](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fpaladin.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Sears](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fsears-home-services.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Ewing Outdoor Supply](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fewing.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Ace Handyman Services](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Face-handyman.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Dart](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fdart.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Tailored Management](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Ftailored-management.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Envocore](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fenvocore.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)[![Dealer Flex](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomer-logos%2Fdealerflex.png&w=256&q=100)](/case-studies)