Hotjar vs. Clarity: How 'Tool Tribalism' Is Costing Businesses Great Talent
Have you ever been rejected not because you lack talent, but because you used the "wrong" brand of hammer? Imagine you are a master carpenter. You have spent years framing houses, crafting cabinets, and understanding the physics of wood. You apply for a job, and the foreman asks, "I see you’ve been using Black & Decker tools. Can you use Bosch ?" You would laugh because the question sounds absurd. To a carpenter, a drill is a drill. Yet, in the white-collar world, this absurdity is standard practice. Now picture this: You are a seasoned professional. You understand user insights, you track behaviours intuitively, and you can analyse website heatmaps in your sleep. But the job description demands Hotjar . You apply, confident that if you can master one interface, you can master another in an afternoon. The result? Your application vanishes into the ATS (Applicant Tracking System) void. The "Same Difference" Matrix This is not an isolated incident; it...