How to Move Beyond AI Adoption to AI Depth
Chief People Officer Danny Guillory at Gametime has moved beyond counting AI adopters to measuring how deeply employees embed AI in daily work. Nearly 100% of staff now run AI agents for routine tasks, and Guillory’s own workflow includes AI‑drafted performance reviews and a personal wine‑comparison app. To scale this depth, he carved out weekly AI learning time, launched a multi‑week hackathon campaign, and rewrote performance metrics to reward teaching AI. The initiative aims to embed AI fluency into the fabric of the organization rather than treating it as a side project.
TrueUp Report Shows 30% Surge in Software Engineer Listings, Sparking AI Job Debate
TrueUp’s latest hiring analytics show software engineer job listings up 30% year‑to‑date, reaching 67,000 openings – the highest in over three years. The data fuels a clash between analysts who see a hiring rebound and VC Marc Andreessen, who argues AI‑driven...
What CIOs Must Know About Bossware Strategy
The pandemic‑driven shift to remote work sparked a rapid adoption of employee‑monitoring software, now dubbed “bossware.” An estimated 74% of organizations employ such tools, many powered by AI to track keystrokes, screenshots, and even biometric data. A fragmented legal landscape—federal...
Nudging Teachers to Underserved Schools at Zero Cost
A low‑cost behavioural nudge—reordering an online vacancy list to show hard‑to‑staff schools first—significantly shifted teacher applications in Ecuador. Candidates exposed to the treatment were 4.3 percentage points more likely to rank an underserved school as their top choice and 1.9...
Out: Résumés: In: Weeklong In-Office Trials.
Companies are moving away from traditional résumés, opting for week‑long in‑office work trials to evaluate candidates. At Foxglove and other firms, candidates are expected to use AI tools during these trials, allowing both sides to assess real‑world performance. The shift...
Sona Secures $45 Million Series B to Scale AI Platform for Frontline Workers
Sona announced a $45 million Series B financing round led by N47, with participation from Felicis, Northzone, Gradient and Italian Founders Fund. The funding pushes total capital raised above $100 million and will fuel U.S. expansion of its AI‑native platform that unifies...
Skills: The Common Language of Human-AI Collaboration
AI is moving from a speculative tool to a daily colleague, prompting HR leaders to rethink their function as "Hybrid Resources" that manage both people and AI agents. A recent Cornerstone OnDemand webinar highlighted that 77% of employees already use...
Quickbase Acquires Solvice to Embed AI‑Driven Scheduling and Route Optimization
Quickbase announced the acquisition of Solvice, a provider of APIs for route optimization and workforce scheduling. The deal, disclosed on April 6, 2026, will embed Solvice’s OnRoute and OnShift capabilities into Quickbase’s low‑code platform, aiming to cut road time by...
Turning AI Ideas Into Reality at SAP: What to Do Next?
SAP announced a comprehensive AI roadmap for its Human Capital Management suite, unveiling a unified AI platform that embeds generative models across recruiting, talent management, and employee experience. The company emphasizes data hygiene, pilot‑scale experiments, and robust change‑management as prerequisites...
Ease the Teacher-Hiring Process with AI (Downloadable)
School districts face ongoing teacher‑hiring shortages, prompting leaders to explore AI solutions. Emerging AI agents can autonomously screen applications and generate interview questions. Golf School District 67 in Morton Grove, Illinois, created a library of highly structured prompts that work with...
HR Demands Impossible Experience for Brand‑new Tech
The Evil HR Lady when you don’t have 5 years of experience with a technology that’s only been out for one year
TalentAlly, a Subsidiary of Professional Diversity Network, Inc., Launches Next-Generation Career Fair Hiring Platform Powered by ByteCompute.ai
TalentAlly, a subsidiary of Professional Diversity Network, has unveiled a next‑generation virtual hiring platform powered by ByteCompute.ai. The solution adds role‑based workflows, pre‑event candidate targeting, real‑time multi‑channel engagement, and advanced analytics to streamline virtual, hybrid and in‑person career fairs. Built...
Upwork Rolls Out AI Assistant and New Workforce‑management Tools for Freelancers
Upwork announced the launch of an AI‑driven assistant and enhanced workforce‑management capabilities, extending its AI platform for freelancers and enterprise clients. The move positions the talent marketplace at the crossroads of remote work, staffing software and AI, and could alter...
Since When Is Preparation Suspicious?
A new AI recruiting platform uses webcam‑based eye‑movement tracking to flag candidates who glance away during video interviews, labeling such behavior as potential cheating. The tool is marketed as a way to identify candidates relying on prepared answers rather than...
Compete HR Launches Human-in-the-Middle AI and Expands Integrations to Connect Workforce Data to Business Outcomes
Compete HR unveiled its Human-in-the-Middle AI capability, a conversational layer that asks follow‑up questions to deliver context‑aware workforce insights. At the same time the company broadened its integration portfolio beyond core HR systems to include payroll, CRM, ticketing and project‑management...
Building a Niche Job Board: Lessons From Stacey Dunemke of NutritionJobs.com
Stacey Dunemke launched NutritionJobs.com in 2000 after discovering that mainstream job boards offered virtually no dietitian openings. She taught herself HTML, built the site herself, and filled a clear market gap for nutrition professionals. The venture demonstrates how a focused,...
AI Agents Now Have Their Own Job Board
Monday.com has launched Agentalent.ai, a managed marketplace where enterprises can post, evaluate, and hire AI agents as digital employees. The platform mirrors traditional recruitment, offering role definitions, candidate vetting, and onboarding within monday.com workflows. Built with AWS and Anthropic, agents...
Weekly Briefing: AI Is a Rising Tide, 30% Premium for the "Chief Future of Work Officer", The AI Layoff Smokescreen,...
A new MIT study shows AI will perform 80‑95% of routine tasks by 2029, but still falls short on legal and managerial work. Meanwhile, CHRO compensation in the S&P 500 jumped 30.4% from 2024 to 2025, reflecting boards’ demand for a...
AI Boosts All Support Agents, Not Just Top Performers
Everyone says AI will replace the worst workers. MIT studied 5,000 employees and found the opposite: Stanford and MIT researchers tracked 5,179 customer support agents for a year. Half got access to an AI assistant. Half didn't. The results were shocking.
The Etch-A-Sketch Theory of Technology
Enterprises repeatedly replace ERP, HR, and recruiting platforms, yet operational results stay flat. The article argues the root cause is not the technology itself but flawed process design, illustrated with an Etch‑A‑Sketch analogy and the formula O = T × D². Real‑world...
UKG Case Study Frontline-Heavy Workforce
UKG announced that FJ Management, a privately held family‑owned holding company with over 17,000 employees across 28 states, has adopted the full UKG Pro suite and People Assist AI solution to streamline HR services. The platform handled nearly 78,000 employee...
A Lawsuit over AI Notetakers Should Be on Every HR Leader’s Radar
A class‑action lawsuit against Otter.ai alleges the AI transcription service recorded meetings without securing consent from all participants and used the data to train its models. The case highlights a clash between federal one‑party consent wiretap rules and the roughly...
AI-Powered Personalized Learning Surges 146% at Work
Skillsoft reported a 146% year‑over‑year increase in usage of its AI‑powered CAISY learning assistant, with simulation launches soaring 341%, outpacing overall learner growth. The surge reflects a broader corporate shift toward AI‑driven, practice‑based training embedded directly in the flow of...
Study Finds Adaptive Workforce Key to Top Performance
Cornerstone OnDemand and Lighthouse Research released a new report, “An Adaptive Workforce: The Secret to Success in the Age of AI,” highlighting the performance benefits of linking skills intelligence with talent activation. Organizations that clearly define strategic skills are four...
Healthee Joins the Workday Wellness Program to Simplify Benefits Navigation
Healthee has been named a Workday Wellness Partner, embedding its AI‑powered benefits navigation platform into Workday’s employee experience. The integration offers real‑time plan comparisons, cost estimates, plain‑language coverage details, and free telehealth services, helping workers choose the right health plan....
A New Partnership Is Making Homeownership an Employee Benefit
Foyer, a dedicated home‑ownership savings app, has teamed with Nayya’s AI‑driven benefits platform to launch a workplace perk that helps employees save for a first‑home down payment, improve credit, and navigate the buying process. The offering functions like a 401(k)...
What to Look For in an ATS (Expert Insight From a CEO)
TribalVision CEO Rahul Bansal recently detailed his firm’s journey to adopt an applicant tracking system (ATS) after recognizing the inefficiencies of using a CRM for hiring. The agency, which scales between $10 million and $400 million in revenue, needed a solution that...
ATS Integrations Guide: Benefits, Examples, and Tips
Applicant tracking systems (ATS) are expanding beyond core recruiting functions through software integrations that connect to HRIS, background‑check services, onboarding tools, and communication platforms. These integrations automate data transfer, reduce manual entry, and standardize hiring workflows, delivering measurable time and...
How to Write an ATS RFP (Don't Rely on a Template)
An applicant tracking system (ATS) request for proposal (RFP) compels talent acquisition teams to map their entire hiring workflow and align software requirements with strategic hiring goals. Although cloud‑based ATS solutions often cost only a few thousand dollars annually, many...
Rep. Burgess Owens Introduces MATCH Act to Build Digital Talent Marketplaces
U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens (R‑UT) has introduced the Modernizing Access To Talents, Credentials, and Hiring Act of 2026, known as the MATCH Act, to create state‑run digital talent marketplaces. The legislation seeks to replace traditional resume‑centric hiring with a skills‑based...
What Is an AI ATS? The Big Four Features that Define the Term
An AI applicant tracking system (AI ATS) uses machine‑learning algorithms to parse, rank, and engage candidates, automating tasks such as resume screening, chatbot communication, and predictive hiring analytics. Core features include NLP‑driven resume parsing, AI‑powered candidate engagement, predictive performance forecasting,...
I Evaluated the 6 Best Time and Attendance Software in 2026
The article reviews the six top time‑and‑attendance platforms for 2026—UKG Ready, Rippling, RUN Powered by ADP, Deel Payroll, Remote, and Connecteam—based on G2 Grid® scores, user sentiment, and feature depth. It highlights each tool’s niche, from enterprise compliance (UKG Ready)...
Gig Workers Want Real-Time Pay for Real-Time Work
The gig economy is forcing platforms to provide real‑time payouts as workers need immediate cash to cover on‑the‑spot costs such as fuel and vehicle maintenance. Galileo’s product leader Ankush Singhal explains that delayed payments can halt a worker’s ability to...
South West NHS Trust Embraces Digital Tools to Transform Hospital Staffing
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has deployed three digital workforce tools from Patchwork Health—a fully integrated rostering platform, a digital staff bank, and an agency‑management system—to give clinicians greater schedule control, cut reliance on costly agency staff, and boost retention. The...
Open‑Source AI Agent Lands Job, Now Free for All
🚨 this guy built an insane AI job-hunting agent for Claude Code. He used it to rip through 700+ applications and it literally got him hired. AND HE JUST OPEN-SOURCED IT. It scrapes career sites, completely tailors your CV for each role, and...
Turn HR & Payroll Into Performance Engines
#TimTalk – Transforming HR and Payroll from a cost centre to a performance engine with Simon Noble https://t.co/VaBE1Zp55e via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Payroll #HR #HumanResources #Leadership #Strategy #HRTech #FutureofWork #EmployeeEngagement #WorkPlace #Culture
Omnia Group's 2026 Talent Trends Report Finds AI Adoption at 42.3% but Talent Readiness Lags
The Omnia Group released its fifth annual Talent Trends Report, revealing AI adoption among small‑ and mid‑size firms has surged to 42.3% in 2026, outpacing leadership capability growth. The study of 451 respondents across 21 industries warns that talent readiness...
AI Transforms HR Management for a Brighter Future
Empowering People with AI: Revolutionizing the Management of Human Resources for a Brighter Future @TEBReview https://t.co/KjNcgggc6N #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
30% of U.S. Workers Fear AI Will Make Them Replaceable, Raising HR Adoption Concerns
A Business Insider poll finds 30% of Americans fear AI could render their jobs obsolete, while workers across sectors report anxiety that using AI tools trains their replacements. HR leaders must balance efficiency gains with employee trust as AI investments...
Faces of HR: Kingley Lim on Why AI Improves People Outcomes when It Removes Work, Not Adds Dashboards
Kingley Lim, Henkel’s APAC Head of Culture, DEI, CSR & Talent, says AI improves people outcomes only when it removes repetitive work, not when it adds more dashboards. He emphasizes that automating routine HR tasks frees leaders to focus on...
UK Fair Work Agency Launch Sparks Business Backlash Over New Compliance Burden
The United Kingdom launched the Fair Work Agency (FWA) on Tuesday, consolidating labour‑enforcement bodies but immediately drawing fire from trade unions and experts who say its mandate to cut regulatory burdens threatens robust enforcement. The controversy has immediate implications for...
Designing an End-to-End Technology Workforce for the AI-First Era
CIOs are overhauling technology organizations to thrive in the AI‑first era, balancing cost cuts, innovation, and geopolitical risk. They must redesign hiring practices, reskill staff, and renegotiate vendor contracts to extract real ROI from agentic AI. Top‑performing firms already involve...
Tech Job Openings Surge 2026, Defying AI Layoff Narrative
"Tech job openings rebounded sharply in 2026, challenging popular narrative that AI is wiping out engineering roles...more than 67,000 software eng job openings, highest level in 3 years. Listings have doubled since a trough in mid-2023." https://t.co/VDyuxXi9Tm
People Analytics Should Power AI in HR
#AI in HR is (should be) driven by people analytics https://t.co/2Sv6PSV0Gr #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
ServiceNow Adds AI Workflow to HR via New Partnerships
ServiceNow announced a suite of AI‑driven workflow partnerships that extend its automation platform into human‑resources functions, joining supply‑chain initiatives. The move signals the vendor’s push to embed generative AI across core enterprise processes, from hiring to payroll.
By The Way | Headlines You Should See
Bloomberg reports that Q’s AI "Junior" is being sold as a virtual coworker that monitors employee activity, flags under‑performance on Slack, and raises privacy concerns. The Wall Street Journal highlights electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) suits that promise a 20‑minute session...
Redesign Entry Roles, Pair Talent with AI for Apprenticeship
RT If genAI handles the grunt work, how can leaders develop an apprenticeship model? Leaders must: (1) Redesign Level-1 roles, (2) Pair talent with AI agents, (3) Make learning and reflection explicit, not accidental. #AI #Hiring #CIO #CHRO @Star_CIO https://t.co/W7YbwP6jrL
Oracle Cuts Up to 30,000 Jobs to Fund $50 B AI Expansion
Oracle announced a workforce reduction of up to 30,000 employees, representing roughly 18% of its headcount, to free $8‑10 B for a $50 B generative AI expansion. The cuts, executed via a single email, highlight a stark shift in HR strategy as...
Impact Workforce Solutions Launches Impact Robotics to Address Labor Shortages with Workforce Automation
Impact Workforce Solutions has unveiled Impact Robotics, a new division designed to combat persistent labor shortages by embedding automation into existing workforce processes. The unit will focus on repetitive, high‑turnover and hard‑to‑fill roles, positioning robots as collaborators that free employees...
MHA Makes AI Use a Condition for Bonuses and Promotions
MHA, one of Britain’s largest accounting firms, announced that successful AI deployment will now determine promotions and partner bonus payouts. The policy affects roughly 2,000 employees across 30 offices and follows similar moves by consulting giants, underscoring a growing HRTech...