<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Zapp Talent Strategies ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zapp Talent Strategies ]]></description><link>https://www.zapptalent.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 23:56:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.zapptalent.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why your last hire didn't work out (and it probably wasn't the candidate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Download "The Real Cost of a Bad Hire" Here's an uncomfortable pattern I've watched play out for years: a hire doesn't work. Six months in, the role is open again. Everyone in the post-mortem nods solemnly and lands on the same conclusion. "Wrong person." "Just not the right fit." "They interviewed better than they performed." It's a tidy story. It's also almost always wrong. When a hire fails, the candidate is the easiest thing to blame because the candidate is the last variable in a long...]]></description><link>https://www.zapptalent.com/post/why-your-last-hire-didn-t-work-out-and-it-probably-wasn-t-the-candidate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69efb77fe72f74b1ddab87b3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:07:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e93abc_b8877d9676d74a41a7a708dbb7094cc3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rylee Gallun</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>