Jared Black

Jared Black is the founder of NewVine Employment Group, a recruitment and staffing firm specializing in placing A-player talent inside scaling businesses. Since 2015 NewVine Employment Group has completed 10,000+ placements across more than 300 companies. Jared writes The Hire-archy, a free weekly newsletter for founders, CEOs entrepreneurs and hiring leaders who know that building the right team is everything. Subscribe to transform how you hire, scale & lead.

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Celebrating Issue #10 🙌 10 Years of Recruiting Principles.

Jun 16, 2026

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4 min read

Celebrating Issue #10 🙌 10 Years of Recruiting Principles.

A decade of placing over 10,000 people inside scaling businesses. Here is what I know for certain.

Jared Black

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Is HR Becoming Obsolete? The Question Nobody Wants to Answer.

Jun 9, 2026

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3 min read

Is HR Becoming Obsolete? The Question Nobody Wants to Answer.

Uber just made a move that every founder and hiring leader should be paying attention to.

Jared Black

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The Hiring Report Card: What 2026 Has Taught Us So Far and What's Coming Next

Jun 2, 2026

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4 min read

The Hiring Report Card: What 2026 Has Taught Us So Far and What's Coming Next

Five stories that defined the first half of the year. Four predictions for what comes next.

Jared Black

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Why Candidates Ghost... And How to Stop It Before It Happens

May 27, 2026

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3 min read

Why Candidates Ghost... And How to Stop It Before It Happens

Ghosting almost never happens at the offer stage. It was already in motion long before that.

Jared Black

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May 19, 2026

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3 min read

Is LinkedIn Hiring Dead in 2026?

The companies leaning hardest on LinkedIn are often the ones losing the best candidates. Here's why.

Jared Black

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You Don't Hate Recruiting. You Hate Your Broken System.

May 12, 2026

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5 min read

You Don't Hate Recruiting. You Hate Your Broken System.

Five signs your hiring system is failing you and exactly how to fix each one.

Jared Black

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The Talent Pipeline: How to Find A-Players Before You Need Them

May 5, 2026

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4 min read

The Talent Pipeline: How to Find A-Players Before You Need Them

The best performing companies never stop looking. Here's the system they use.

Jared Black

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Why Most Hiring Processes Are Designed To Find The Wrong Person

Apr 28, 2026

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3 min read

Why Most Hiring Processes Are Designed To Find The Wrong Person

The frustration is always different. The cause is almost always the same.

Jared Black

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The X-Factor: The One Thing I Look For When Hiring, Before Anything Else

Apr 21, 2026

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The X-Factor: The One Thing I Look For When Hiring, Before Anything Else

It's the first thing I look for and It's almost never where you'd think to look.

Jared Black

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Apr 14, 2026

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2 min read

Great Teams Don't Happen By Accident

I didn't plan to spend my career in recruiting... Here's the moment that changed everything

Jared Black

Jared Black

Celebrating Issue #10 🙌 10 Years of Recruiting Principles.

Is HR Becoming Obsolete? The Question Nobody Wants to Answer.

The Hiring Report Card: What 2026 Has Taught Us So Far and What's Coming Next

Why Candidates Ghost... And How to Stop It Before It Happens

Is LinkedIn Hiring Dead in 2026?

You Don't Hate Recruiting. You Hate Your Broken System.

The Talent Pipeline: How to Find A-Players Before You Need Them

Why Most Hiring Processes Are Designed To Find The Wrong Person

The X-Factor: The One Thing I Look For When Hiring, Before Anything Else

Great Teams Don't Happen By Accident

The weekly read for founders and leaders who know that hiring is everything.