iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 21h

What the gap costs over a career, how long it takes her to catch up, and how hiring keeps it in place: salary history carries past underpayment into the next offer. (2/2)

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 21h

Today is Latina Equal Pay Day. NWLC's 2025 numbers move in opposite directions depending on who's counted: Latinas working full time, or every Latina with earnings. (1/2)

102

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On this day in 1917, Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi. On TRAP Chat, I ask every guest who inspires them and who we should learn more about. She's one of the names I'd give without hesitation.

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Lemon loaf and coffee in a 16oz cup or…whatever Gucci said. #TACoffeeShot ☕️ #HRCoffeeShot #PerfectPairing

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The part they bury… Black unemployment jumped a full point to 7.0%. National: 4.2%. The Black labor force grew 340K. 231K are still looking. White unemployment fell 188K. The headlines give you the surface. The data tells a different story. #JobsReport #BlackUnemployment

100

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The September 2026 jobs report: +29,000 jobs, 4.2% unemployment. The rate rose because 485,000 people joined the labor force — not layoffs. Payrolls didn't keep pace: July revised to −10K, and BLS puts the 12-month average at 45,000/month.

110

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Waiting on the jobs report to drop

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#WednesdayWisdom AI makes you faster. It doesn't make you an expert. Domain knowledge is still the multiplier. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/qef8sBD...

001

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hiring has a trust problem. The fix might start with the people who have already seen your work. Gerald Gordon, Co-Founder and CTO of ReferenceMe.ai, joins TRAP Chat to unpack why domain knowledge will outpace AI skills. Tune in at 2:00 pm ET! www.youtube.com/live/qef8sBD...

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Monday again = a Fairfax Coffee Perfect Pairing #TACoffeeShot | #HRCoffeeShot

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Monday again = a Fairfax Coffee Perfect Pairing #TACoffeeShot | #HRCoffeeShot

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Your résumé makes the claim. Your references back it up. Coming up on the next TRAP Chat, Gerald Gordon, Co-Founder and CTO of Reference Me, explains why references should show up before you do, not after the final interview.

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"As much as they need me, I need them." Dominque says it to the girls at DBI all the time. Her father, her co-founder, knows them by name and mentors their incarcerated parents from inside. Mentorship goes both directions and it crosses walls. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/NJxSkbA...

001

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#OTD in 1863, Mary Church Terrell was born. At 86, she was refused service at a segregated D.C. restaurant. She sued and won at the Supreme Court at 89. "Desperately and continuously they are forced to fight..."

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#OTD in 1957, a mob of 1,000+ forced the Little Rock Nine out of Central High. Two days later, they walked back in with the 101st Airborne. "I was not going to give up, because that way they would've won." – Carlotta Walls LaNier

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today at 1 pm ET! Dominque Jones-Johnson discussess what it takes to build an organization with a co-founder who calls into staff meetings from prison, and why she makes funders come see the work in person before they question the budget. www.youtube.com/live/NJxSkbA...

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Chasin’ the clouds away and adding some 🎶ba-dee-ya🎶 with this Fairfax Coffee Perfect Pairing. #TACoffeeShot #HrCoffeeShot #MondayMotivation

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Seven years of the same complaint is not a small problem. It is a volcano with a slow fuse. When there is smoke, there is fire. Most leaders are looking at the wrong end of the room. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/XwLeBMh...

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Founder of Common Sense Consulting@Work Janice Downing joins TRAP Chat to unpack the pivot she never planned, how she earns real access inside organizations where everyone has a reason to protect themselves, & more. Tune in today at 3:00 pm ET! www.youtube.com/live/XwLeBMh...

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Birmingham, AL September 15, 1963 10:22 a.m. 🖤💫

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

NWLC can produce a state wage figure for NHPI women in five states. Forty-five states and D.C. show a dash. The EEOC's proposal to rescind EEO-1 through EEO-6 is still pending. The count is what makes the gap visible.

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today is NHPI Women's Equal Pay Day. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women are typically paid 59¢ on the dollar — 67¢ counting only full-time, year-round work. Over 40 years: $1,006,640. She matches his career earnings at 80. NWLC, 2024 ACS

100

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📢 I'm in the Noon AI 2026 Talent 100! Big thanks to Chris Russell for nominating me! Full write up included here: www.noon.ai/talent100/ke...

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Celebrating Labor Day with a Fairfax Coffee Perfect Pairing. #TACoffeeShot ☕️ #HRCoffeeShot

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The part they bury: ◾ 26.3 weeks average time unemployed — longest since Feb 2022 ◾ 43% out 15+ weeks ◾ Black unemployment 6.0%, down from 7.7% in Feb Since April, 60% of the drop in unemployment came from people leaving the labor force.

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

August 2026 jobs report: +162,000 jobs, 4.1% unemployment. Two categories produced 62% of added jobs — food services (+59K) and local government education (+42K). The 12-month average is 31,000. May was announced at +172,000. It now stands at +63,000.

100

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

HR holds everyone accountable. Who holds HR accountable? Michael Chism on why the handbook has to be his too.

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I'm hanging out in Shally’s Alley tomorrow, Friday, September 4 at 1 pm ET for Status Check: What’s Happening in the Job Market? Join us: www.linkedin.com/events/statu...

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If the position disappeared, who are you? Strategic HR leader, Michael Chism, Ph.D. joins TRAP Chat to unpack why organizations keep putting the position in front of the person, and what it takes to put the human back in human resources. www.youtube.com/live/d2jMkbF...

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The rate fell because the labor force shrank, not because people got hired. −993,000 left since March. 5.9 million want work and aren't counted. Announced as 537,000 jobs. The record now says 426,000. The headlines give you the surface.

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Seven months of jobs reports. One contradiction. Unemployment fell from 4.3% to 4.1%. Almost nothing underneath it improved. Job growth peaked in March at +214K and has fallen every month since. July came in at −23,000.

100

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Source: March on Washington program, Bayard Rustin Papers, JFK Library, National Archives and Records Administration. Full program: www.crmvet.org/docs/mowprog...

crmvet.org

011

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

On this day in 1963: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Jobs came first in the name, but it's the part that gets left out. Four of its ten demands were hiring and wage policy. Demand 10 named employers, contractors, employment agencies and unions. Still the work in 2026.

132

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Anne T. Griffin breaks down why some AI backlash is a design problem: chatbots that hijack what you're doing, tools that never figure out what you actually need, and the exhaustion that sets in by the 100th new tool. Full episode: www.youtube.com/live/1e5Kbib...

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Two OFCCP final rules published Friday. Sept 21: disability self-ID invitation rescinded. CC-305 gone. Veteran self-ID stays. Oct 26: EEO statement off contractor job postings. The EEO-1 rescission is still only a proposal. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

federalregister.gov

Modifications to the Regulations Implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended

The U.S. Department of Labor is revising its implementing regulations for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Section 503). The revisions align the regulations with applicable l...

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Starting the week with a Fairfax Coffee Perfect Pairing #TACoffeeShot ☕️ #HRCoffeeShot

000

Reposted by TRAP Recruiter

licia @astra99.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

astronomers just announced details for a deep partial lunar eclipse on aug 27-28, 2026. it'll reach 96.3% obscuration in earth's shadow. makes you think about our precise understanding of celestial mechanics.

farmersalmanac.com

Astronomers Detail Upcoming Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse with 96.3% Obscuration

Astronomical observations and calculations, recently announced on August 23, 2026, have provided precise details for a dramatic partial lunar eclipse slated for the night of August 27-28, 2026. This s

051

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I requested my record through their own link. Nothing came. I read all four legal documents. The operator is still [ENTITY NAME]. The guardrails are documented. None are enforced. Final Score: 0 of 9.

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

After I unsubscribed I still got email requests for: work authorization, a skills questionnaire, a cover letter and references. Every one said my application was being considered for an interview. Every footer said it was a promotional email, sent because I opted in to job alerts.

100

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Part 3 of The Apply Button Trap. Their Terms list an absolute commitment: each consent authorizes only the operation it specifies. One consent is never standing authorization for another. Hold that thought.

100

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Today’s Fairfax Coffee Perfect Pairing = coffee, peace, and a croissant. #TACoffeeShot ☕️ #HRCoffeeShot

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

heir consent page says a model trained on candidate data produces matching scores that influence which candidates get shown to which employers. That decision comes with no email. The one they showed me was wrong. Nobody sees the other ones. 0 of 3. Running total: 0 of 6.

000

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The entire explanation: "based on that." And "that" never changed. Then the footer calls it a promotional message. Their Terms promise a human reviewer for hiring decisions. Matching isn't one. I was told. There's nothing to do with it.

100

TRAP Recruiter @traprecruiter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Part 2 of The Apply Button Trap. Same application. Two emails, hours apart. One recommended AI Engineer. The other, Solutions Engineer. Same resume, same application, two different answers. The variable isn't you.

100