AI + SENIOR WORK
Cuts, then a squeeze at the top
Reuters, 6 Jul: Microsoft cut about 4,800. HBS: repetitive postings down 13%, analytical work up 20%.
Do not say "we use AI to hire faster." SeekOut already owns that line.
A working brief for the PR lead. Start with trade desks. Hold PE until someone will go on the record. Hold TechCrunch until there is a fact a newsroom cannot get from a press release.
Not the offer. The offer is strong: three vetted people in five days, onboard in 14, 97% still in the seat at one year, replacement with no cap. Most rivals stop at 30 to 180 days.
A reporter prints a finding or a named result. Opus does not have either for tech or PE yet. The public stories are plumbing and HVAC. That work is real. It is the wrong lead for the buyer you want.
If a journalist asks for a denominator, have one. Pick one network size and keep it. Do not put 80,000 and 637,000 in the same email.
The honest line: home services was the hard test. The same machine now hires for startups. That line needs one named quote behind it.
The live story is not "remote hiring is growing." It is AI cuts, scarce senior skills, visa chaos, and a higher bar for vendor claims.
This is how Toptal, Remote, Terminal, and Near get cited. Publish days to shortlist, days to offer, one-year stay rate, role mix, country mix, all-in monthly vs a US loaded seat. Period. Sample size. What you left out. Then pitch the finding, not the firm.
De-identify one search. Show the AI rank, the human kill, and why. "We certify people on ChatGPT" is not a story.
A fund that standardized hiring across two or three portcos and moved a number: close time, AR, quota, time-to-fill. If nobody will be named, do not pitch PE Hub yet.
Gem: 20 interviews per hire. Ashby: 300+ applications. A VP People who will say "we spent X hours, not 40" unlocks TechCrunch and Business Insider.
Eddie plus an immigration lawyer plus a CFO. Which seats can sit in Mexico or Colombia. Which cannot.
A launch. "Top 1%." "AI-powered nearshore." A job-board ranking plus GlobeNewswire. A plumbing case to a tech reporter with no transferable metric. Forbes Councils sold as "we were in Forbes."
Emails from a public page are safe to use. RocketReach matches are marked in the CSV. Use the desk form when both exist. Search and filter live on this page.
Senior editor · HR Dive
Recruiting / jobs market
Pitch Benchmark or AI-false-positive case. Not a release.
Skip Product copy
public page
Senior reporter · HR Dive
HR tech / hiring / employment law
Pitch Cross-border compliance + hiring
Skip Vendor launch
public page
Lead editor · HR Dive
Desk lead
Pitch Exclusive op-ed after data exists
Skip Promo
public page
Founder / author · ERE
TA strategy / TA tech
Pitch Narrow practitioner piece with data. Pitch first.
Skip Finished brochure
public form (david@ere.net is RocketReach unverified)
Talent writer · SHRM
TA / immigration / HR tech
Pitch Labor-market or visa-aware analysis. Offer as source.
Skip Firm launch
public SHRM press room
Director media affairs · SHRM
Press office
Pitch Expert source booking
Skip Vendor news
public press room
Editor in chief · HR Executive
Strategic HR / HR tech
Pitch Exclusive 800-1000 word analysis. Non-promo.
Skip Product lede
public editorial page
Managing editor · HR Executive
HR tech / recruiting
Pitch Same as Wilson
Skip Promo
public author pages
HR tech editor · HR Executive
HR tech
Pitch Hiring-numbers / HR tech angle
Skip Vendor award
author/muckrack
Managing editor · Staffing Industry Analysts
Staffing news
Pitch LatAm staffing data or list nomination
Skip Home-services win as the story
contact page
Senior editorial director · SIA
Staffing / workforce
Pitch Market data
Skip Launch
public bio
Executive editor · SIA
Editorial strategy
Pitch Desk route
Skip Launch
public bio
Senior reporter · HR Brew
HR tech / workplace AI
Pitch Sharp number + quote
Skip Long brochure
no public email found
Senior reporter · HR Brew
Rewards / compliance
Pitch Workforce policy hook
Skip Promo
no public email found
Reporter · HR Brew
Recruiting / retention
Pitch Recruiting number
Skip Promo
no public email found
Reporter · HR Brew (ex-Fortune)
Recruitment / retention
Pitch Recruiting / leadership
Skip Promo
no public email found
Managing editor · Nearshore Americas
LatAm nearshore / BPO
Pitch Category home. Still bring data.
Skip Empty vendor pitch
no public email found
News editor · Nearshore Americas
LatAm nearshore
Pitch Same
Skip Empty vendor pitch
no public email found
Managing editor · Nearshore Americas
LatAm business
Pitch Same
Skip Empty vendor pitch
no public email found
Executive editor · Hunt Scanlon
PE talent / search
Pitch PE talent once you have an operating quote
Skip Vendor profile
public team page
President / editor at large · RecruitingDaily
TA / HR tech
Pitch Guest post. Not buyer trophy.
Skip Sales overtone
public guidelines
Reporter · PE Hub
PE human capital / staffing M&A
Pitch Named GP/portco + measured result
Skip We help PE hire
desk form only
Editor in chief · PE Hub
PE deals
Pitch Desk
Skip Vendor brief
desk form only
Reporter · PE Hub
Software / AI / deals
Pitch Software-portco ops only
Skip Staffing vendor news
desk form only
Author · Private Equity International / Buyouts
PE talent
Pitch Portfolio talent playbook
Skip Generic recruiting
no public email verified
Editor · Buyouts
US mid-market PE
Pitch Mid-market portco program
Skip Vendor brief
verify before send
Term Sheet editor · Fortune
Private capital + future of work
Pitch Capital + labor at market scale
Skip Company profile
author page
Business editor / Pro Rata · Axios
VC / PE / M&A
Pitch Deal or fund strategy only
Skip Ordinary recruiting
author page
Technology reporter · PitchBook
AI + VC
Pitch Venture-backed hiring data or financing
Skip Generic HR
public
Managing editor · Private Equity Career News
PE hiring / careers
Pitch PE hiring motion
Skip Empty launch
about page
Senior reporter · TechCrunch
HR tech / startups
Pitch Tip only. Product raise or dataset.
Skip Guest post or launch
official (marina.temkin@techcrunch.com is RocketReach)
Reporter · Business Insider
Jobs / tech careers
Pitch Labor-market number + founder/CFO
Skip Vendor profile
tips page
Chief correspondent · Business Insider
Work / AI / workplace
Pitch AI and work with evidence
Skip Vendor profile
no personal email used
Work Life editor · Fast Company
How work is changing
Pitch Contributed essay after data exists. Not staff coverage.
Skip Call it an investigation
public
Editors · Rest of World
LatAm tech / labor
Pitch Reported labor-market piece. May not flatter you.
Skip Firm ranking
public
Senior editor · LatamList
LatAm startups
Pitch Regional data. Disclose affiliation.
Skip Count sponsored as earned
araceli@latamlist.com is RocketReach; also Magma Partners
| Channel | What it is | Use? |
|---|---|---|
| GlobeNewswire / Business Wire / PR Newswire | You pay. Yahoo and Markets Insider reprint it. GENTY, 19 May 2026. Near Inc. 5000, 11 Aug 2026. Yahoo labeled the GENTY item a paid release. | After earned pitches. Never brief a buyer as "we were in Business Insider." |
| HR Dive DiveWire | Paid placement from $299. Rate card. | Fine for a report launch. Label it paid. |
| Forbes Councils / Entrepreneur Leadership Network | Fee plus a byline. Looks like Forbes. Is not staff Forbes. | Skip if the goal is authority with PE. |
| Qwoted / Featured | Journalists ask for quotes. HARO/Connectively shut 9 Dec 2024. | Yes. Send a fact, not a pitch. |
| Inc. 5000 / Clutch / G2 / SIA lists | Near already used Inc. 5000. SIA Staffing 25 LatAm is people, mostly Manpower / Adecco / Randstad. | Apply when you qualify. A ranking is a credential, not a story, unless the growth number is huge and real. |
| Firm | What ran | What it was |
|---|---|---|
| Deel | Reuters, $17.3B, Oct 2025 | Earned. Needs a round. |
| Turing | TechCrunch, $111M / $2.2B, Mar 2025 | Earned. Money plus OpenAI-adjacent work. |
| Revelo | TechCrunch, 4 May 2025 | Closest category win. Market explanation, not a launch. |
| Remote | TechCrunch, +50% revenue per employee, 27 May 2026 | An operating number. |
| Hire With Near | Inc. 5000 #118 + Business Wire. Logos: Deel, Ramp, Expensify. | Ranking + wire + proof you can see. |
| Somewhere | Acquiring Minds on a $52M buy | A transaction. A founder bio would not have been enough. |
| Pearl | VC-backed client proof on the site. Little earned press found. | They already sound like the buyer you want. |
The pattern: make a real asset, then amplify it. Do not buy the wire first and hope the asset appears.
One public benchmark with a method page. Founder bio on /about-us. One locked network number. Kill composites from every leave-behind.
One tech or PE quote with a number. If nobody will talk, run a 60- or 90-day paid pilot in exchange for permission. Home-services stories stay in the kit as proof of discipline. Lead with the metric, not the trade.
Six tailored pitches: Moody / HR Dive, Manaster / ERE, Maurer / SHRM, Wilson / HR Executive, Alvarez / SIA, Nearshore Americas. Different subject lines. Then Qwoted. Then a wire that points at the report.
Two sentences. The number. The sample. Offer the spreadsheet and a 10-minute call. Eddie is a source, not the story.
They get it first. No other outlet. About 900 words. No product in the lede.
The operating partner is the source. Opus is in graph 2.
tips@techcrunch.com. One paragraph. Why it is news this week.
Click through these. Paid wires are labeled in the notes. Contributor slots are labeled. Do not brief a buyer that a wire reprint is staff news.
Click these. This is the raw record behind the plan. Paid wires are labeled. Contributor slots are labeled. Do not brief a buyer that a wire reprint is staff news.
| Article | Why it is here |
|---|---|
| Companies cutting jobs as investments shift toward AI https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/companies-cutting-jobs-investments-shift-toward-ai-2026-07-06/ | Reuters, 6 Jul 2026. Microsoft ~4,800 cuts. The live AI-layoff frame. |
| Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/22/monday-com-lays-off-hundreds-to-focuses-on-ai | TechCrunch, 22 Jul 2026. 20% cut / ~630 people. |
| AI's impact on jobs is set to become more pronounced https://www.ft.com/content/267037e8-a71f-4025-acca-f441fe712212 | FT, 19 Jan 2026. Companies may over-cite AI. |
| Enhance or Eliminate? How AI Will Likely Change These Jobs https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/enhance-or-eliminate-how-ai-will-likely-change-these-jobs | HBS. Repetitive postings down 13%, analytical/creative up 20%. |
| AI Will Reshape More Jobs Than It Replaces https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/ai-will-reshape-more-jobs-than-it-replaces | BCG 2026. 50–55% of US jobs reshaped. |
| Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, US judge rules https://www.reuters.com/world/trumps-100000-h-1b-visa-fee-is-unlawful-us-judge-rules-2026-06-08/ | Reuters, 8 Jun 2026. |
| Appeals court rejects Trump bid to halt $100,000 H-1B visa fee ruling https://www.reuters.com/world/appeals-court-rejects-trump-bid-halt-100000-h-1b-visa-fee-ruling-2026-07-24/ | Reuters, 24 Jul 2026. |
| New Immigration Limits Loom As AI Drives H-1B Visas https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2026/02/08/new-immigration-limits-loom-as-ai-drives-h-1b-visas-for-tech-companies/ | Forbes, 8 Feb 2026. Stuart Anderson. |
| 2026 Technology job market https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/insights/research/data-reveals-which-technology-roles-are-in-highest-demand | Robert Half. 65% of tech hiring managers say skilled talent is harder to find. |
| AI isn't solving cybersecurity workforce woes https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cybersecurity-workforce-ai-skills-shortage/823143/ | Cybersecurity Dive. Skills shortage persists. |
| AI hiring tools can yield racial bias https://hai.stanford.edu/news/ai-hiring-tools-can-yield-racial-bias-and-systemic-rejection | Stanford HAI. The human-oversight story. |
| Don't abandon AI hiring tools, just improve oversight https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/comment/dont-abandon-ai-hiring-tools-just-improve-oversight | HR Magazine, 14 Jul 2026. |
| US companies plan to accelerate global hiring despite hurdles https://www.hrdive.com/news/us-companies-plan-to-accelerate-global-hiring-despite-hurdles/814532/ | HR Dive, 12 Mar 2026. Atlas HXM. Contributor byline. |
| Precision Over Scale: The New Rules of Hiring in 2026 https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/talent-acquisition-management-trends-2026 | SHRM, 25 Feb 2026. Roy Maurer. |
| Why hiring numbers hide the real workforce story https://hrexecutive.com/why-hiring-numbers-hide-the-real-workforce-story/ | HR Executive, 13 Aug 2026. Jill Barth. |
| What's Happening to Talent Acquisition Careers? (2026 edition) https://www.ere.net/articles/whats-happening-to-talent-acquisition-careers-2026-edition | ERE, 27 May 2026. David Manaster. |
| Remote work is alive and well https://fortune.com/2026/07/05/remote-work-data-shows-hybrid-and-flexible-work-arrangements-are-here-to-stay-census-data/ | Fortune, 5 Jul 2026. |
| Remote Work Persists Despite Fortune 100's Tighter Office Mandates https://www.businessinsider.com/remote-work-from-home-surviving-return-to-office-mandates-era-2026-1 | Business Insider, Jan 2026. |
| Gallup hybrid work indicator https://www.gallup.com/401384/indicator-hybrid-work.aspx | Gallup, May 2026. 52% hybrid, 26% fully remote. |
| Return-to-office mandates are killing workplace trust https://www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/07/28/office-attendance-backlash/ | Washington Post, Jul 2026. |
| Nearshoring 2026: Agentic AI and the New Supply Chain Blueprint https://mexicobusiness.news/talent/news/nearshoring-2026-agentic-ai-and-new-supply-chain-blueprint | Mexico Business, 4 Feb 2026. |
| USMCA has strengthened economic integration https://www.brookings.edu/articles/usmca-has-strengthened-economic-integration-in-north-america/ | Brookings, 4 Mar 2026. Goods trade, not hiring proof. |
| Article | Why it is here |
|---|---|
| 10 takeaways from the 2025 recruiting benchmarks report https://www.gem.com/blog/10-takeaways-from-the-2025-recruiting-benchmarks-report | Gem. 20 interviews per hire vs 14 in 2021. 41 days vs 33. |
| Ashby recruiter productivity / 2026 talent trends https://www.ashbyhq.com/talent-trends-report/reports/2023-recruiter-productivity-trends-report | 300+ applications per hire. |
| The State of Startup Hiring https://www.ashbyhq.com/talent-trends-report/reports/startup-hiring | Ashby 2026 startup hiring. |
| AI-native startups are hiring fewer entry-level workers https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-startups-entry-level-workers-jobs-careers-harvard-2026-7 | Business Insider, Jul 2026. |
| New data confirms it: AI is taking human jobs https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-hiring-white-collar-recession-jobs-tech-new-data-2025-6 | Business Insider, Jun 2025. AI-doable tasks in postings down 19%. |
| The AI gold rush is pulling workers into startups https://www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-workers-quitting-new-startup-boom-entrepreneurship-businesses-layoffs-2026-4 | Jacob Zinkula, 24 Apr 2026. |
| Investors predict AI is coming for labor in 2026 https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/31/investors-predict-ai-is-coming-for-labor-in-2026/ | TechCrunch, 31 Dec 2025. |
| The AI jobs debate just got messier https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/the-ai-jobs-debate-just-got-messier/ | TechCrunch, 29 Jun 2026. ~90,000 AI-tied cuts through May. |
| Smartly Mexico City hub https://www.smartly.io/press/smartly-expands-global-footprint-with-new-product-engineering-and-commercial-hub-in-mexico-city | 10 Mar 2026. Product, engineering, commercial. |
| Chubb Bogotá engineering center https://news.chubb.com/2025-06-25-Chubb-Launches-New-Engineering-Center-in-Bogota,-Colombia | 25 Jun 2025. |
| Webflow Buenos Aires office https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/webflow-opens-buenos-aires-office-deepening-its-commitment-to-argentinas-builder-community-302660778.html | 14 Jan 2026. Wire, but a real office move. |
| U.S. tech firms are replacing workers with cheaper talent in Latin America https://restofworld.org/2023/cheap-developers-latin-america-tech-crunch-scarcity/ | Rest of World, 16 Jan 2023. Skeptical LatAm frame. |
| It's a bloodbath: U.S. companies are pillaging Latin America's tech talent https://restofworld.org/2022/latin-america-startup-developer-scarcity | Rest of World, 2022/2023. |
| Argentina's AI hub dream is fading https://restofworld.org/2025/javier-milei-ai-hub-argentina-talent/ | Rest of World, 23 Sep 2025. Leo Schwartz desk. |
| H-1B visa chaos: Tech talent flees U.S. for Canada & UAE https://restofworld.org/2026/us-tech-immigration-bottleneck-h1b-talent-drain/ | Rest of World, 1 Jul 2026. |
| What 2026 holds for the future of work https://fortune.com/2026/01/14/what-2026-holds-for-the-future-of-work/ | Fortune Term Sheet, Allie Garfinkle, 14 Jan 2026. |
| Key workforce trends to watch in 2026 https://www.fastcompany.com/91466644/key-workforce-trends-to-watch-in-2026 | Fast Company, 24 Dec 2025. |
| The Jobs Report Tells A Story About The Future Of Work https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisongriffin/2026/02/16/the-jobs-report-tells-a-story-about-the-future-of-work-are-we-listening/ | Forbes contributor, Alison Griffin. Not staff. |
| Article | Why it is here |
|---|---|
| Private equity firms look to close the human capital gap https://www.pehub.com/closing-the-human-capital-gap-in-dealmaking/ | PE Hub, Iris Dorbian, 9 Dec 2025. Core PE pitch precedent. |
| PE firms invest in staffing and recruiting companies https://www.pehub.com/pe-firms-invest-in-staffing-and-recruiting-companies-as-employee-challenges-limit-growth-for-many/ | PE Hub. How they cover staffing: as a deal, not a vendor profile. |
| FFL Partners completes $100m growth investment in Velocity Global https://www.pehub.com/ffl-partners-completes-100m-growth-investment-in-velocity-global/ | PE Hub. EOR platform as PE news. |
| How to invest in software amid AI disruption https://www.pehub.com/how-to-invest-in-software-amid-ai-disruption-clearlake-ftv-riverside-thoma-bravo-share-strategies/ | PE Hub, Rafael Canton, 6 May 2026. |
| Young private equity talent shapes the industry: Story of the Year https://www.privateequityinternational.com/young-private-equity-talent-shapes-the-industry-story-of-the-year/ | PEI, Hannah Zhang, 31 Dec 2025. |
| Operating Partners Human Capital Forum 2026 https://www.peievents.com/en/event/operating-partners-human-capital-forum/ | PEI event. 250+ operating specialists. |
| Demand for talent drives people moves across PE strategies https://www.buyoutsinsider.com/demand-for-talent-drives-people-moves-across-pe-strategies-story-of-the-year/ | Buyouts, Hannah Zhang, 6 Jan 2025. |
| PitchBook's 2026 PE Outlook Puts Talent at the Center of Value Creation https://huntscanlon.com/pitchbooks-2026-pe-outlook-puts-talent-at-the-center-of-value-creation/ | Hunt Scanlon recap. |
| Private equity talent isn't going anywhere, for now https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/private-equity-fundraising-talent-headcount-compensation | PitchBook talent/headcount. |
| Increased focus on Strategic Talent Management for Value Creation https://www.russellreynolds.com/en/insights/articles/increased-focus-on-strategic-talent-management-for-value-creation | Russell Reynolds, 10 Jun 2025. |
| PE Portfolio Company Executive Hiring: A Strategic Guide https://www.calibreone.com/pe-portfolio-company-executive-hiring-a-strategic-guide-for-value-creation-in-2026 | Calibre One, 14 May 2026. |
| 2026 PE Portfolio Operations Compensation Report https://www.pressandassociates.com/2026-compensation-report | 600+ professionals surveyed. |
| Private Equity's Operating Talent Arms Race Intensifies https://exitup.huntscanlonventures.com/private-equitys-operating-talent-arms-race-intensifies/ | ExitUp / Hunt Scanlon, 18 Feb 2026. |
| Blackstone appoints Global Head of Talent & Leadership for portfolio companies https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/blackstone-appoints-senior-managing-director-and-global-head-talent-leadership/ | PE Wire. Precedent: PE talent as news. |
| Private equity fights for tech talent https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/private-equity-fights-tech-talent/ | PE Wire. |
| Alice Deller | Bain Capital https://www.baincapital.com/people/alice-deller | Named PE people operator. |
| Matthew Breitfelder | Apollo https://www.apollo.com/aboutus/leadership-and-people/matthew-breitfelder | Apollo Global Head of Human Capital. |
| KKR Capstone https://www.kkr.com/approach/capstone | Operating / human capital excellence. |
| Blackstone Operating Team https://www.blackstone.com/our-businesses/blackstone-operating-team/ | Cross-portfolio ops. |
| Venture capital is already having a record year https://www.axios.com/2026/07/09/venture-capital-record-year | Dan Primack, 9 Jul 2026. |
| Article | Why it is here |
|---|---|
| Deel hits $17.3 billion valuation https://www.reuters.com/business/payroll-platform-deel-valued-173-billion-latest-funding-round-2025-10-16/ | EARNED. Reuters, Oct 2025. The bar you cannot copy without a round. |
| Turing raises $111M at a $2.2B valuation https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/turing-a-key-coding-provider-for-openai-and-other-llm-producers-raises-111m-at-a-2-2b-valuation | EARNED. TechCrunch, 6 Mar 2025. |
| Turing Series E Business Wire https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250306942806/en/Turing-Gears-Up-to-Power-Next-Wave-of-AGI-with-%24111-Million-in-Series-E | WIRE. Same event, paid distribution. |
| Revelo's LatAm talent network sees strong demand from US companies, thanks to AI https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/04/revelos-latam-talent-network-sees-strong-demand-from-us-companies-thanks-to-ai/ | EARNED. Closest category win. 4 May 2025. |
| Revelo G2 Winter 2025 PR Newswire https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/revelo-recognized-in-g2s-winter-2025-reports-for-excellence-in-remote-tech-talent-solutions-302343617.html | WIRE + ranking. |
| Remote grew revenue 50% per employee https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/payroll-startup-remote-says-it-grew-revenue-50-per-employee-without-adding-headcount | EARNED. TechCrunch, 27 May 2026. Operating number. |
| Hire With Near Ranks No. 118 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260811322695/en/Hire-With-Near-Ranks-No.-118-on-the-2026-Inc.-5000-List-of-Americas-Fastest-Growing-Private-Companies | WIRE + ranking. 11 Aug 2026. 2,421% growth claim. |
| Same Near Inc. 5000 on Yahoo https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/hire-near-ranks-no-118-145100908.html | Syndication of the wire. |
| GENTY named #1 by LatoJobs (GlobeNewswire) https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/19/3297698/0/en/genty-recruitment-named-1-latin-america-tech-recruitment-agency-in-2026-rankings-by-latojobs.html | PAID WIRE. 19 May 2026. Do not copy. |
| GENTY on Markets Insider https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/genty-recruitment-named-1-latin-america-tech-recruitment-agency-in-2026-rankings-by-latojobs-1036175424 | Same wire reprinted. |
| GENTY on Yahoo (labeled paid press release) https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/genty-recruitment-named-1-latin-140000673.html | Yahoo: "This is a paid press release." |
| LatoJobs Top 10 agencies 2026 https://www.latojobs.com/blog/top-10-recruitment-agencies-latam | The ranking GENTY paid to amplify. Criteria not disclosed. |
| How a First-Timer Pulled Off a $52m Acquisition https://acquiringminds.co/articles/nick-huber-support-shepherd-somewhere-com | Somewhere / Nick Huber. Transaction, not a bio. |
| Support Shepherd is Now Somewhere.com https://somewhere.com/post/support-shepherd-is-now-somewhere-com | Owned rebrand post. Also ran on PR Newswire / TechRSeries. |
| Shepherd rebrand TechRSeries https://techrseries.com/recruitment-and-on-boarding/shepherd-rebrands-as-somewhere-com-with-29-7m-acquisition-and-new-ceo-signaling-the-future-of-global-recruiting/ | Wire/trade syndication. |
| Andela to train 3,000 technologists with GitHub https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/andela-to-train-3-000-technologists-in-ai-coding-skills-in-collaboration-with-github-302544017.html | WIRE + real partnership. |
| BairesDev Globee award on Yahoo https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bairesdev-wins-gold-globee-company-120000809.html | Award release syndication. |
| BairesDev Clutch 2025 https://www.bairesdev.com/press/bairesdev-ranked-among-clutchs-top-software-leaders-2025-with-triple-recognition/ | Owned ranking page. |
| Terminal 2025 State of Remote Engineering http://money.mymotherlode.com/clarkebroadcasting.mymotherlode/article/bizwire-2025-9-2-terminal-releases-2025-state-of-remote-engineering-report | Annual data report + Business Wire. |
| Near 2026 State of LatAm Hiring Report https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/near-releases-2026-state-latam-hiring-report-demand-software-engineers | Wire. 250% demand claim. Copy the sequence (data then wire), not the costume. |
| Toptal Q3 2025 high-skilled job report https://www.toptal.com/research-and-analysis/market-report-q3-2025 | OWNED data. 18.8% YoY demand. This is the model. |
| Remote 2025 Global Workforce Report https://remote.com/resources/research/remote-workforce-report | OWNED. 3,650+ leaders surveyed. |
| Athyna $2.5M founder post https://www.opensourceceo.com/p/building-athyna-ai | Owned announcement. Not independent editorial. |
| Article | Why it is here |
|---|---|
| HR Dive submit a tip https://www.hrdive.com/submit-tip/ | Do not send press releases here. |
| HR Dive submit an opinion https://www.hrdive.com/opinion/submit-opinion/ | Exclusive, ~1,000 words, no promo, no generative AI. hr.dive.editors@industrydive.com |
| HR Dive editors https://www.hrdive.com/editors | Tornone, Moody, Golden, Christ, Colvin, Shumway. |
| HR Dive DiveWire (paid) https://www.industrydive.com/dive-wire | Paid placement from $299. |
| ERE write for us https://www.ere.net/write | Pitch first. Vendors need original data. |
| ERE editorial contact https://www.ere.net/contact?recipient=editorial | Form, no public inbox. |
| SHRM how to contact media relations https://www.shrm.org/about/press-room/how-to-contact-shrm-media-relations | press@shrm.org, hrnews@shrm.org, HRMag@shrm.org. |
| SHRM press room https://www.shrm.org/about/press-room | For journalists who want SHRM experts, not vendor news. |
| HR Executive editorial guidelines https://hrexecutive.com/how-to-work-with-the-hr-executive-editorial-department | Paul.Wilson@arc-network.com. Exclusive, non-promo. |
| SIA contact us https://www.staffingindustry.com/contact-us | News desk. |
| SIA who we are https://www.staffingindustry.com/who-we-are | Craig Johnson, Chelsea Emery, Katherine Alvarez. |
| SIA Staffing 25 Latin America https://www.staffingindustry.com/lists/staffing-25-latin-america/staffing-25-latin-america | People list, mostly Manpower / Adecco / Randstad. |
| RecruitingDaily submission guidelines https://recruitingdaily.com/content-submission-guidelines | No sales overtone. Exclusivity on first post. |
| RecruitingDaily submit content https://recruitingdaily.com/submit-content/ | Form. |
| Staffing Hub submit an article https://staffinghub.com/submit-an-article/ | press@staffinghub.com. |
| PE Hub contact https://www.pehub.com/contact-us | Editorial form. No inbox. |
| Buyouts contact https://www.buyoutsinsider.com/contact-our-team | Mostly customer service. Verify before send. |
| PitchBook news standards https://pitchbook.com/news/pitchbook-news-editorial-standards-code-conduct | pbnewsteam@pitchbook.com. |
| TechCrunch contact / no pitches https://techcrunch.com/contact-us/ | Does not accept pitches or guest posts. |
| TechCrunch got a tip https://techcrunch.com/got-a-tip/ | tips@techcrunch.com. |
| TechCrunch HR tech tag https://techcrunch.com/tag/hr-tech/ | What they actually cover. |
| VentureBeat contact https://venturebeat.com/contact-2 | tips@ vs sales@. |
| Fast Company Work Life submissions https://fastcompany.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000291906-How-can-I-submit-an-editorial-contribution | submissions@fastcompany.com. |
| Inc contact / contributors https://www.inc.com/about/contact-us.html | contributors@inc.com. |
| Rest of World how to pitch https://restofworld.org/about/how-to-pitch-rest-of-world/ | Freelance reported pitches, not vendor TL. |
| Rest of World contact https://restofworld.org/about/contact-us/ | hello@restofworld.org. |
| The Information tips https://www.theinformation.com/tips | tips@theinformation.com. |
| Reuters tips https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tips/ | tips@reuters.com. |
| Bloomberg tips https://www.bloomberg.com/tips | tips2@bloomberg.net. |
| WSJ tips https://www.wsj.com/tips | High bar. |
| NYT tips https://www.nytimes.com/tips | DealBook is not a vendor desk. |
| Business Insider secure tips https://www.businessinsider.com/secure-news-tips | Labor/jobs desk path. |
| Wired how to pitch https://www.wired.com/about/how-to-pitch-stories-to-wired/ | Low fit unless unusual evidence. |
| Forbes Business Council (paid) https://councils.forbes.com/forbesbusinesscouncil | Fee-based. Not staff Forbes. |
| Entrepreneur contribute https://help.entrepreneur.com/en/knowledge/how-do-i-contribute-to-entrepreneur | Leadership Network. Contributed, not earned. |
| GlobeNewswire vs Business Wire https://www.notified.com/resources/globenewswire-vs-businesswire-key-differences | These are paid distribution. |
| Article | Why it is here |
|---|---|
| Kathryn Moody, HR Dive https://www.hrdive.com/editors/kmoody/ | Senior editor. Recruiting / jobs. |
| Ryan Golden, HR Dive https://www.hrdive.com/editors/rgolden/ | Senior reporter. HR tech / hiring. |
| Kate Tornone, HR Dive https://www.hrdive.com/editors/ktornone/ | Lead editor. |
| David Manaster, ERE https://www.ere.net/authors/david-manaster | TA careers 2026. |
| Roy Maurer, SHRM https://www.shrm.org/about/bio/roy-maurer | TA / immigration / HR tech. |
| Paul Wilson, HR Executive https://www.benefitspro.com/author/profile/paul-wilson/ | Editor in chief. |
| Jen Colletta, HR Executive https://hrexecutive.com/author/jennifer-colletta/ | Managing editor. |
| Jill Barth https://muckrack.com/jill-barth-11 | HR tech editor, HR Executive. |
| Katherine Alvarez, SIA https://www.staffingindustry.com/who-we-are/katherine-alvarez | Managing editor. |
| Craig Johnson, SIA https://www.staffingindustry.com/who-we-are/craig-johnson | Senior editorial director. |
| Chelsea Emery, SIA https://www.staffingindustry.com/who-we-are/chelsea-emery | Executive editor. |
| Adam DeRose, HR Brew https://www.hr-brew.com/contributor/adamderose | HR tech / workplace AI. |
| Courtney Vinopal, HR Brew https://www.hr-brew.com/contributor/courtneyvinopal | Rewards / compliance. |
| Mikaela Cohen, HR Brew https://www.hr-brew.com/contributor/mikaelacohen | Recruiting / retention. |
| Tim Zyla, Nearshore Americas https://nearshoreamericas.com/author/timz/ | Managing editor. |
| Narayan Ammachchi, Nearshore Americas https://nearshoreamericas.com/author/narayan/ | News editor. |
| Manoj Sharma, Nearshore Americas https://nearshoreamericas.com/author/manoj-sharma/ | Managing editor. |
| Iris Dorbian, PE Hub https://www.pehub.com/author/irisdorbain/ | Human capital / staffing M&A. |
| MK Flynn, PE Hub https://www.pehub.com/author/marykflynn/ | Editor in chief. |
| Rafael Canton, PE Hub https://www.pehub.com/author/rafaelcanton/ | Software / AI / deals. |
| Hannah Zhang, PEI https://www.privateequityinternational.com/author/hannahzhang/ | PE talent story of the year. |
| Chris Witkowsky, Buyouts https://www.buyoutsinsider.com/author/chriswitkowsky-2/ | US mid-market PE. |
| Allie Garfinkle, Fortune https://fortune.com/author/alexandra-garfinkle | Term Sheet. alexandra.garfinkle@fortune.com |
| Dan Primack, Axios https://www.axios.com/authors/danprimack | Pro Rata. dan@axios.com |
| Jacob Robbins, PitchBook https://pitchbook.com/news/author/jacob-robbins | AI + VC. jacob.robbins@pitchbook.com |
| Marina Temkin, TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/author/marina-temkin/ | HR tech / startups. Tips only. |
| Jacob Zinkula, Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/author/jacob-zinkula | Jobs / tech careers. |
| Aki Ito, Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/author/aki-ito | Work / AI / workplace. |
| Sarah E. Needleman, Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/author/sarah-e-needleman | Leadership and workplace. |
| Juliana Kaplan, Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/author/juliana-kaplan | Labor / inequality. |
| Shalene Gupta, Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/user/shalenegupta | Work Life editor. |
| Leo Schwartz, Rest of World https://restofworld.org/author/leo-schwartz | LatAm tech / business. |
| Araceli Dominguez, LatamList https://latamlist.com/author/araceli/ | Also Magma Partners. Independence caveat. |
| Dale Zupsansky, Hunt Scanlon https://huntscanlon.com/team/ | PE talent newswire. |
| William Tincup, RecruitingDaily https://recruitingdaily.com/author/tincup-2/ | Guest-post lane. |
| Michelle "Moe" Saxton https://privateequitycareer.com/about/ | PE Career News. |
| Chip Cutter, WSJ https://www.wsj.com/news/author/chip-cutter | Workplace / management. High bar. |
| Allison Pohle, WSJ https://www.wsj.com/news/author/allison-pohle | Workplace, from Apr 2026. |
| Lauren Weber, WSJ https://www.wsj.com/news/author/lauren-weber | Workplace / jobs. |
| Josh Eidelson, Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AR41B2NsK10/josh-eidelson | Labor. |
| Jennifer Liu, CNBC Make It https://www.cnbc.com/jennifer-liu | Job market / workplace. |
| Article | Why it is here |
|---|---|
| Hire With Near https://www.hirewithnear.com/ | Closest rival. Inc. 5000. Named logos. |
| Near PE page https://www.hirewithnear.com/industries/private-equity | They already sell PE. Check if live. |
| Near services / PE claims https://www.hirewithnear.com/services | AvantStay $20M ARR claim. Vendor-reported. |
| Somewhere https://somewhere.com/ | 5,000+ companies. 6-month guarantee. |
| Somewhere about https://somewhere.com/about | Nick Huber / Petar Nedyalkov. |
| Pearl Talent https://www.pearltalent.com/ | VC-backed client proof. 24-hour candidates. |
| South https://www.hireinsouth.com/ | Senior LatAm. ~16 day first hire. |
| HireLATAM https://hirelatam.com/ | $3,500 flat. 90-day replacement. |
| GENTY https://gentyrecruitment.io/ | Shows the wire as "In The News." |
| Revelo https://revelo.com/ | LatAm engineers. TechCrunch coverage. |
| BruntWork https://www.bruntwork.co/ | Low-cost adjacent. Not the same category. |
| DistantJob https://distantjob.com/ | Tech specialty. ~14 days. |
| Athyna https://www.athyna.com/ | AI matching. $2.5M raise claim. |
| Terminal https://www.terminal.io/ | Engineering talent platform. |
| Toptal https://www.toptal.com/ | Freelance network. Adjacent, not direct. |
| BairesDev https://www.bairesdev.com/ | Dev shop. Site compare table names them. |
| Deel https://www.deel.com/ | EOR/payroll. Not a recruiting rival. |
| Remote.com https://remote.com/ | EOR/payroll. |
| Rain Global https://rainglobal.com/ | PE-backed companies + offshore teams. |
| Article | Why it is here |
|---|---|
| Home https://hireopus.com/ | Current public claim set. |
| About https://hireopus.com/about-us/ | No founder bio. Fix this. |
| Customer stories https://hireopus.com/customer-stories/ | Landry, Vito, Shelton. Home services. |
| Recruiting firm https://hireopus.com/recruiting-firm | 3 in 5 days, 14-day placement. |
| Best nearshore firm page https://hireopus.com/best-nearshore-recruiting-firm-latin-america/ | SEO/GEO page. Not press. |