The First Half Is Not the Game: Hiring Calls Made at Halftime
We track every new Microsoft Dynamics 365 and NetSuite job posting across North America, every single day, and October gave us the clearest read yet on where this market is actually heading. The short version is that ERP hiring cooled about 11% from September. That headline is true, and it is also misleading. Almost the entire drop sits in the Dynamics implementation tracks, while NetSuite held flat and demand for senior, in-house talent stayed strong. Whether this market feels soft or busy right now depends entirely on which role you are trying to fill. I pulled the full track by track breakdown into this month’s DynamicsFocus Recruiting Report, and it is attached below. If you have a role that has been sitting open since the summer, I would genuinely love to hear what you have tried so far and am more than happy to schedule a 30 minute Teams call to share potential strategies to rectify the situation, no strings attached. #MicrosoftDynamics #D365 #Dynamics365 #NetSuite #ERP #NetSuiteRecruiting #MicrosoftDynamicsRecruiting #TalentMarket #Hiring #AIAgents
November 6, 2026
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It was 13 to 10 at the half; the offense couldn’t stay on the field, and I sat there thinking, “Here we go again,” watching another September loss quietly take the playoff conversation off the table before October even arrived.
Then the second half happened, and it was 28-3.
On Wednesday night, I watched Jadarian Price start for the Super Bowl champion Seahawks and look like he absolutely belonged.
He went 32nd overall, the last man taken in the first round. Two years ago he was our backup, the guy who came in when Jeremiyah Love needed a series off.
What I keep coming back to is how often the early read is simply wrong. The first half is not the game, and the number 2 on your roster is not a watered-down version of the number 1. He’s often somebody else’s first-round pick.
Where I think this bites us in our world is hiring. I watch people write off a candidate in the first 20 minutes of an interview, write off the internal person who’s been sitting behind their star for 2 years, and write off an entire search at week 3 because the first slate didn’t have the answer. Some of those calls are right. A whole lot of them get made at halftime.
Go Irish, and let’s go handle Rice on Saturday!
Who is the number 2 on your team right now that you have honestly never taken a serious look at?
Sources: NFL.com, Seahawks.com, Sports Illustrated Notre Dame
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