<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Talent Ascent - Blog</title><description>Practical writing on hiring strategy for scaling tech businesses.</description><link>https://talentascent.io/</link><item><title>The Vision: Why I built Talent Ascent</title><link>https://talentascent.io/newsfeed/the-vision-why-i-built-talent-ascent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://talentascent.io/newsfeed/the-vision-why-i-built-talent-ascent/</guid><description>Hiring is a procurement category, and I built the firm that treats it like one. The back-story, the thesis, and why the calculators are free.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The true cost of an open role isn&apos;t the agency fee</title><link>https://talentascent.io/newsfeed/the-true-cost-of-an-open-role/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://talentascent.io/newsfeed/the-true-cost-of-an-open-role/</guid><description>Most teams budget for the visible cost of hiring and ignore the bigger number - the revenue an empty seat quietly leaves on the table.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hiring is a system, not a guess</title><link>https://talentascent.io/newsfeed/hiring-is-a-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://talentascent.io/newsfeed/hiring-is-a-system/</guid><description>Treat hiring like any other part of your operation - something you can diagnose, design and improve - and the chaos starts to disappear.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When should you hire a Head of Talent?</title><link>https://talentascent.io/newsfeed/when-to-hire-a-head-of-talent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://talentascent.io/newsfeed/when-to-hire-a-head-of-talent/</guid><description>A full-time TA leader is a big, slow bet. Here&apos;s how to tell whether you&apos;re ready - and what to do in the stage in between.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>