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Sadia Vali
We put jobs in your inbox. you put them in trash. let's fix that.

Apr 23, 2026

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3 min read

We put jobs in your inbox. you put them in trash. let's fix that.

5 ways to actually use this newsletter before it ends up in your archived folder.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
These three are built to take the complexity off your plate entirely.

Apr 22, 2026

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3 min read

These three are built to take the complexity off your plate entirely.

3 tools quietly handling three of HR's heaviest operational loads:

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Your best employees are quietly disengaging right now 👀

Apr 15, 2026

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10 min read

Your best employees are quietly disengaging right now 👀

3 tools that listen, recognize, and reward your people before it's too late.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Six Cities, Real Conversations & A Community Built for You

Apr 10, 2026

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5 min read

Six Cities, Real Conversations & A Community Built for You

Meetups, webinars & masterclasses — find what's happening in your city 👇

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
low-fire, low-hire

Apr 9, 2026

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8 min read

low-fire, low-hire

5 simple shifts to stand out in a slow hiring market.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Is your hiring legally airtight? Most aren't

Apr 1, 2026

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8 min read

Is your hiring legally airtight? Most aren't

3 compliance tools every HR team in India needs to know about

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
The New Labour Codes Are Here

Mar 31, 2026

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7 min read

The New Labour Codes Are Here

Let's Figure This Out Together

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Q1’s over. Your job search strategy should be too.

Mar 26, 2026

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9 min read

Q1’s over. Your job search strategy should be too.

If you’re still applying the same way, this might help.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Appraisal Season is Here

Mar 24, 2026

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6 min read

Appraisal Season is Here

How do we make appraisal decisions that hold up in the market?

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
3 companies made it. Here's how yours can too.

Mar 23, 2026

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7 min read

3 companies made it. Here's how yours can too.

Employee-led. Data-backed. Here's who made it — and how your company can be next.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Your next great hire is 10 days away from saying yes to someone else

Mar 18, 2026

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7 min read

Your next great hire is 10 days away from saying yes to someone else

Here are 3 tools that make sure it's you they say yes to.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
What does fuel shortage have to do with your workplace?

Mar 17, 2026

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5 min read

What does fuel shortage have to do with your workplace?

More than you think.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Your March & April TSOW Events Lineup is Here!

Mar 13, 2026

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4 min read

Your March & April TSOW Events Lineup is Here!

Meetups, webinars & masterclasses — find what's happening in your city 👇

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Your skills data is already outdated & your best hire is on Instagram 👀

Mar 11, 2026

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7 min read

Your skills data is already outdated & your best hire is on Instagram 👀

3 tools fixing the gaps in your hiring, retention, and talent strategy — this Wednesday.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
The data behind women’s careers in India right now.

Mar 10, 2026

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5 min read

The data behind women’s careers in India right now.

What do the numbers say about women at work?

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Getting ghosted by bots?

Mar 5, 2026

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10 min read

Getting ghosted by bots?

ATS filters are doing what they do best. Let’s fix that.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
It’s Not Bullying. It’s “Culture.”

Feb 24, 2026

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5 min read

It’s Not Bullying. It’s “Culture.”

How subtle corporate bullying hides in plain sight — and what HR can do about it.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
HRs, this is your "The 2 hour job search" moment

Feb 19, 2026

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7 min read

HRs, this is your "The 2 hour job search" moment

Less “apply & pray.” More strategy, tracking, and intentional moves.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Where did she find the time to moonlight?

Feb 17, 2026

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6 min read

Where did she find the time to moonlight?

How to handle an employee moonlighting before it becomes office gossip

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
AI-powered tools HRs are adding to their stack

Feb 11, 2026

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9 min read

AI-powered tools HRs are adding to their stack

Three TSOW Launchpad startups trying to fix your hiring chaos.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
What HR Looks Like When You Question the Defaults

Feb 6, 2026

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4 min read

What HR Looks Like When You Question the Defaults

HR Playbook 6.0 dives into exits, judgment, AI, and the gap between policy and reality — live for 6 hours.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
You’re better than this. Let’s act like it.

Feb 5, 2026

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6 min read

You’re better than this. Let’s act like it.

Please Stop Applying Without a Plan.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Startups, meetups, and tips to make your life a little easier.

Feb 4, 2026

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8 min read

Startups, meetups, and tips to make your life a little easier.

Three startups, meetups, and fun facts — all the things you definitely asked for.

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Burnt Out but Still Online

Feb 3, 2026

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10 min read

Burnt Out but Still Online

India’s Workplace Mental Health in 2026

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
Budget 2026: What HR Leaders Must Act on Now

Feb 2, 2026

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6 min read

Budget 2026: What HR Leaders Must Act on Now

From policy intent to people strategy

Sadia Vali
Sadia Vali
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