Checkr Launches Profiles, Giving People a Verified Identity That Travels With Them
Checkr unveiled Checkr Profiles, a portable identity solution that lets individuals create and share verified credentials across marketplaces and hiring platforms. The service aims to counter rising AI‑generated resumes and synthetic‑identity fraud, which 60% of managers say threaten hiring integrity. To date, more than half a million users have set up a Checkr Profile, and early adopters like GigSmart have embedded the verified‑badge into their workflow. The offering is now live for both individuals and businesses seeking to embed trusted verification into their ecosystems.
How Disintermediation Is Being Managed in Rx Models
Employers are moving away from traditional, single‑vendor pharmacy benefit managers, with transparent PBM adoption climbing to 31% in 2025 from 12% in 2024. This disintermediation creates multi‑vendor configurations that split claims, rebates, specialty management, and clinical navigation across separate partners....
Aon Identifies Gap Between AI Ambition and Workforce Investment in Human Capital Trends Study
Aon’s inaugural Human Capital Trends Study reveals a widening gap between AI ambition and workforce investment. While 88% of employers anticipate new skill requirements and 73% have deployed or piloted AI, only 18% report that most of their staff have...
Amazon Connect Launches Four Agentic AI Solutions for Hiring, CX, and Healthcare
Amazon announced that its Connect suite now includes four purpose‑built, agentic AI solutions—Decisions, Talent, Customer, and Health—targeting supply‑chain planning, hiring, CX, and clinical workflows. The rollout leverages Amazon’s operational data and foundation models to embed AI directly into existing business...
Tips on a Prepaid Card: A Practical Solution with Broad Industry Impacts
In this episode of Payments Journal, host Rima Katz talks with Ben Osmond of U.S. Bank and Jordan Hirshfield of Javelin about how prepaid cards are reshaping tip distribution, payroll, and off‑cycle payments in hospitality and the gig economy. They...
AI Is Reshaping Entry-Level Hiring. Where Will New Grads Go?
Entry‑level hiring is being reshaped by AI, prompting many firms to cut junior roles. LinkedIn’s 2026 Grad Guide identifies AI engineer, marketing coordinator, recruitment assistant, legal specialist and HR operations specialist as the fastest‑growing positions for new graduates. The report...
AI Is Reshaping Entry-Level Hiring. Where Will New Grads Go?
AI-driven automation is eliminating a sizable share of entry‑level positions, prompting a sharp decline in traditional graduate hiring pipelines. Surveys indicate that about 30 percent of routine tasks can now be performed by AI, forcing employers to prioritize candidates with data‑analysis,...
Who Controls Your Employer Brand in the Age of AI Search?
Organizations continue pouring money into dedicated employer‑brand sites and polished job descriptions, yet candidates increasingly encounter company information through AI‑driven search tools rather than traditional career pages. A new "2026 State of AI Search" report shows that generative assistants are...
Who Controls Your Employer Brand in the Age of AI Search?
Employers are losing control of their employer brand as AI assistants replace Google as the first point of candidate research. An AirOps study shows only 15% of AI‑driven brand mentions come from owned content, while 85% originate from external sites....
Recruitics Launches AdaptiveApply™ Featuring ID.me to Bring Verified Identity to the Top of the Hiring Funnel
Recruitics unveiled AdaptiveApply™, an AI‑powered candidate experience platform that integrates ID.me’s digital identity verification directly into the job application flow. By embedding verification at the top of the hiring funnel, the solution aims to cut fraudulent, bot‑generated and synthetic applications...
TGIF: Friday Is the New Litmus Test for Hybrid Work
Envoy's new report, based on four years of anonymized workplace data, shows Friday in‑office attendance has fallen to a national average of about 10%, far below the Tuesday‑Thursday core days. Attendance varies by industry, size and geography—retail/CPG and tech dip...
FAHR Unveils 'HR 2.0 Talent Management' Programme to Modernize UAE Government Workforce
The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) launched its "HR 2.0 Talent Management" programme in partnership with PwC, kicking off with 25 HR leaders from federal entities. The eight‑module initiative aims to embed data‑driven and AI‑enabled practices across UAE...
South Africa's Changing Compliance Landscape Calls for Smarter HR Dashboards
South Africa’s evolving compliance regime is forcing organisations to replace static HR reports with dynamic, insight‑driven dashboards. New mandates under the Companies Amendment Act, King V and PoPIA require real‑time visibility into remuneration, pay‑gap metrics and data‑privacy controls. By embedding legislative...
8 Applicant Tracking System Courses to Master ATS Proficiency
The article reviews eight top Applicant Tracking System (ATS) courses, ranging from broad HR certifications like the HRCI PHR prep to platform‑specific trainings for Greenhouse, Zoho Recruit, and iCIMS, as well as platform‑agnostic options such as Elevify and beginner‑focused programs...
Trinidad and Tobago Launches VerifyTT Platform to Digitize Academic and Employment Credentials
State-owned iGovTT launched VerifyTT, a digital credentials platform that lets eight universities issue cryptographically signed academic certificates stored in mobile wallets. Integrated with LearnTT and EmployTT, the system aims to streamline job applications and is the latest step in Trinidad...
Why Project Chaos Is a People Problem - And How Better Systems Improve Team Performance
The article argues that what many firms label as a “people problem” is often a project‑management failure. Disorganized project structures create cognitive overload, loss of agency, and inter‑team mistrust, driving burnout and turnover despite comparable pay. By instituting clear ownership,...
Sage Expands AI Agents Across Finance, HR and Operations to Automate Workflows and Help Teams Act Faster with Control
Sage announced a broad rollout of AI agents across its finance, HR and operations suites, embedding intelligent automation into Sage Intacct, Sage X3 and its HCM platform. The new Finance Intelligence Agent lets users issue natural‑language commands to trigger tasks...
The Future of Digital Work Takes Shape at HR Tech Asia 2026
HR Tech Asia 2026’s Worktech & AI track turned speculation into practice, gathering senior HR leaders in Singapore on May 5‑6 to discuss real‑world AI integration. Sessions ranged from rethinking KPI‑driven performance to embedding AI agents as collaborative teammates, and from...
Australia Launches Tripartite Forum to Govern Workplace AI
Australia's Albanese government has inaugurated the AI Employment and Workplaces Forum, a tripartite body that brings together unions, major employer groups and the government to set guardrails on AI use in workplaces. The inaugural meeting in Adelaide this week marks...
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Commits to Hiring 1,000 New Grads, Says AI Won’t Kill Entry‑Level Jobs
Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff announced on X that the cloud‑software giant will add 1,000 recent graduates and interns to its AI development teams. Benioff framed the move as proof that artificial intelligence will augment, not replace, entry‑level talent, even...
OrgChart Study Finds 90% of HR Leaders Struggle with Workforce Planning Tools
OrgChart released a study of 400 U.S. HR leaders revealing that 90% encounter obstacles with current workforce planning tools, prompting 84% to look for new solutions. The findings highlight data accuracy, manual processes, and reliance on spreadsheets as key pain...
Indeed Rolls Out ChatGPT App to UK Jobseekers
Indeed has launched its ChatGPT app for UK jobseekers, extending the service that debuted in the United States in February to more than 50 countries. The integration lets candidates invoke a personalized job search by mentioning @Indeed in a ChatGPT...
FINEOS and Opifiny Team Up to Automate Claims and Absence Management Across North America
FINEOS Corp. announced a strategic partnership with Opifiny Corp. to embed Opifiny’s cloud‑based medical‑information platform directly into FINEOS’s claims and absence management suite. The integration aims to cut claim cycle times, boost data accuracy and lower administrative burdens for insurers,...
Amazon Launches AI-Led ‘Connect Talent’ To Automate Interviews, Speed Mass Hiring
Amazon unveiled Connect Talent, an AI‑driven platform that automates interview scheduling, conducts 24/7 virtual interviews and drafts recruiter notes, aiming to accelerate the hiring of seasonal workers. The service embodies Amazon’s new "humorphism" design philosophy, which seeks to make AI...
The Hidden Cost of Flexibility
The article argues that while employer‑of‑record (EOR) platforms and contractor networks offer short‑term flexibility, they create hidden costs such as fragmented teams, rising expenses, and limited control. As AI becomes central to operations, the need for continuity and deep system...
Why We Invested in Dex
Notion Capital is leading a $6 million seed round in Dex, an AI‑powered recruitment platform that flips the traditional model by working on behalf of candidates. The $856 billion recruitment industry has seen time‑to‑hire climb to 44 days, highlighting deep inefficiencies. Dex’s voice‑agent...
Unified Employee Data Makes SOC 2 Compliance Effortless
Hot take: compliance feels complex because of how it gets handled. SOC 2 turns painful when teams try to recreate reality inside a compliance tool using integrations, exports, and manual checks. That’s what turns it into a second job. @Rippling takes a different...
Oracle HCM Shifts to Continuous Intelligent Workforce Management
And @OracleHCM wants to go from reactive #WFM to on continuous intelligent operatios. #OracleARSummit https://t.co/rPd7C8ViUK
DOJ Joins xAI in Federal Suit to Block Colorado AI Hiring Law
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief on April 24, joining Elon Musk’s xAI in a federal lawsuit seeking to halt Colorado’s Anti‑Discrimination in AI Act before it takes effect on June 30. The challenge argues the law...
Shift to Outcome‑Based Systems Drives Oracle HCM Strategy
Next up - Yvette Cameron on the lay of the land for @OracleHCM - it's all about moving to systems of outcome. #OracleARSummit https://t.co/3PWlsIbSNj
Human Adoption, Not Technology, Is AI’s Biggest Hurdle
RT As AI devices get more capable and efficient, the real challenge becomes human: getting employees to try, adopt, and trust these new experiences. #FutureOfWork #AI @Star_CIO https://t.co/rNDUA2uhNx
Workhuman Elevates Deskless Work Experience, Setting a New Bar for Frontline Recognition Worldwide
Workhuman has launched the Frontline Recognition Experience, a unified platform that brings together digital and physical employee recognition for desk‑less workers. The solution aims to close the gap where only 33 % of frontline staff received formal recognition last quarter, while...
Oracle Launches ROI Dashboard to Quantify Agent Productivity
And @Oracle has an agent ROI Dashboard. Track time, cost, and productivity gains for each agent, tied to real transactions and workflows Measure value across workflows, teams, and business functions. #OracleARSummit https://t.co/AmvzjojQa6
Amazon Connect Talent Anonymizes Candidates to Curb Bias
MYPOV: On the ethical AI front, this is interesting. Amazon Connect Talent anonymizes candidates, helping to reduce human preconceptions that come with seeing candidate demographics and personally identifiable information. #HR #WhatsNextWithAWS #AWS
Ludi Announces Ludi Boost™: New AI-Powered Operating Model & Strategic Services Offering for Provider Workforce Management
Ludi, Inc. unveiled Ludi Boost™, an AI‑enabled compensation platform that bundles advanced technology with a strategic services team of more than 80 experts. The solution consolidates compensation data, governance and administration into a single system of record, promising faster program execution,...
AWS Launches Amazon Connect Talent, Enters WFM Market
AWS hires ~250k people at peak. They outgrew their off the shelf solutions. New: Amazon Connect Talent Interesting to see AWS stepping into the WFM space. #CIO #AI #Cloud #WhatsNextWithAWS https://t.co/Dgwoeygd9f
HR Tools Meet Employees in Microsoft 365, Boosting Adoption
"HR technology has always required employees to come to it." Gloat's Copilot Agent flipped that. Now in Microsoft 365, the capability goes to where work already happens. Small premise change. Big adoption difference.
1H 2026 SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding: Enhanced I-9 and E-Verify Compliance Process
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding’s first‑half‑2026 release adds six enhancements to the New Hire Details page, most notably a UI option to cancel in‑progress I‑9 and E‑Verify submissions. The new controls let HR teams remove duplicate or withdrawn candidate records without database...
Copilot & Agentic AI Streamline Restocking with SAS Viya
MyPoV: @MarinelaProfi @jaredpeterson show case Copilot and Agentic AI with @SASsoftware Viya This is the restocking demo flow #SASInnovate https://t.co/TR0r1z7Dmf
The Job Board Revolution: Quality Over Volume
Jobiqo’s new “Job Board Revolution” report warns that the recruitment sector’s focus on sheer application volume is becoming obsolete. AI-driven candidate tools now separate volume from value, enabling job seekers to self‑screen and prioritize relevance. The report calls for job...
Restart Failed E-Signatures Without Restarting the Entire Onboarding Process Post 1H 2026 Release
SAP’s first‑half 2026 release introduces a targeted fix for onboarding: the e‑signature step can now be restarted independently of the rest of the workflow. Previously, a failed electronic signature forced HR teams to restart the entire onboarding sequence, duplicating data entry...
Atlassian Elevates CPO to Chief People and AI Enablement Officer, Expands Team to 3,500
Atlassian announced that chief people officer Avani Solanki Prabhakar will also serve as chief people and AI enablement officer, overseeing a newly expanded 3,500‑person workforce that blends HR and engineering. The move follows a 1,600‑employee reduction and signals a strategic...
Not My First Rodeo: Alfie Pearce-Higgins with Jenny Fielding
In this episode, co‑founder and CEO Alfie Pearce‑Higgins walks through his unconventional path from finance and international development to launching Rodeo, a London‑based startup that uses AI to give job seekers personalized career planning tools. He explains how traditional job...
What Do Most Recruiting Leaders Miss when Hiring High Volume?
In a recent interview, Adam Godson—former Paradox CEO now leading talent products at Workday—argues that most companies overcomplicate frontline hiring. He urges firms to strip applications down to three questions: can the candidate work, will they show up, and can...
AI Augmentation Beats Automation for Long-Term Success
Why Companies That Choose #AI #Augmentation Over #Automation May Win in the Long Run @HarvardBiz https://t.co/b9QbJ5afPK #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Your HRIS Has a Ghost Org Chart. And It’s Already Running the Show
AI agents are now performing core HR tasks—screening candidates, approving time‑off, routing cases—yet most HRIS platforms record only the outcomes, not the non‑human actors. This creates a "ghost" org chart where the workforce includes invisible agents, exposing companies to audit...
Why AI Resume Screeners Are Creating Blind Spots in Technical Hiring
AI‑driven resume screeners, built on white‑collar hiring data, are systematically filtering out qualified supply‑chain and manufacturing talent. A Harvard Business School study found 88% of employers admit their automated tools reject good candidates, excluding roughly 27 million U.S. workers. The algorithms...
How Pandora Turned a Hiring Bottleneck Into $200 Million in Measurable Value
Pandora, the global jewelry maker, tackled a retail hiring bottleneck by deploying an AI‑driven recruitment assistant, Olivia, built with Paradox and Harver. The solution automated 75% of applicant screening, slashing recruitment administration by 64% and cutting time‑to‑hire from 38 days...
Flimp Launches New Creative Styles to Help Employers Deliver More Consistent, Campaign-Ready Benefits Communications
Flimp, a provider of employee benefits communication tools, unveiled three new creative styles—Photo Sketch, Scrapbook, and Doodle—alongside a unified catalog of ten design options. The styles, available from May 12, are built to work across videos, microsites, print assets, and digital...
Employee Benefits Transformation: From Generic to Personalized
HR leaders face rising healthcare costs, waning engagement and heightened employee expectations, prompting a move from one‑size‑fits‑all benefits to data‑driven, personalized programs. In 2026 firms are leveraging AI analytics, benefits captives and direct primary‑care models to control expenses while tailoring...