Join humpday

Midweek workplace truth, humour, and straight talking career advice 

The weekly newsletter from URHIRED built for people trying to navigate job search, current jobs, bosses, recruitment nonsense, LinkedIn waffle, pointless meetings, broken HR advice, and the general pantomime that is modern employment.

every wednesday...

FAQs

Question of the Week, where we tackle one of the awkward, annoying or uncomfortable employment questions people are genuinely asking.

Advice

Career advice that is practical, grounded with experience and free from motivational Instagram 'thought leader' rubbish.

LinkedIn Lunacy

Where we politely (or not so politely) dissect some of the latest self-congratulatory nonsense floating around professional social media.

Real Life HR

Straight-talking HR guidance for employees and employers who are tired of the smoke & mirrors of trying to understand policies written in legal hieroglyphics.

join our herd

Just as the week starts to drag you over the halfway line, HUMPDAY will land in your inbox with a mix of humour, honesty, career insight and workplace commentary that says what most people are already thinking but are usually too polite, too employed or too heavily monitored by HR to say out loud.

HUMPDAY is designed to be a five to ten minute midweek read that makes you laugh, nod in agreement, question your life choices and possibly forward it to a colleague with the words, “this is exactly our office.”

We promise it will be informative, opinionated, occasionally sarcastic but always honest.

 So, if Wednesday already feels like a small battle and your working week could use some straight forward insight, a bit of humour and a reminder that you are not the only one surrounded by workplace nonsense, jump onboard now.

Latest Blog Posts

Resume photos: Do they help or hurt your chances of getting hired?

Should you include a photo on your resume? Discover why most recruiters recommend against it, when there are exceptions, and what to do instead.

July 8 2026

Resume photos: Do they help or hurt your chances of getting hired?

Interview question: “Tell me about yourself”. Don’t tell, sell.

Think it’s just an introduction? It’s not. When they say “tell me about yourself” they’re really asking “why should I hire you?”

June 30 2026

Interview question: “Tell me about yourself”. Don’t tell, sell.

Performance Reviews. Worth it or waste of time?

Performance reviews don’t have to be a waste of time. Learn how you can get genuine value from your appraisal, PDR and development discussion.

June 26 2026

Performance Reviews. Worth it or waste of time?
>