Survey: 1 in 5 Firms Halt Entry-Level Hiring Due to AI
A February 2026 Resume.org survey of nearly 1,000 U.S. executives reveals that 21% of firms have already frozen entry‑level hiring because of artificial intelligence, with 36% planning to stop such hiring by year‑end and 47% expecting to eliminate entry‑level roles entirely by 2027. AI is also prompting cuts in mid‑ and senior‑level positions, though at slower rates. Meanwhile, 47% of companies are boosting recruitment of technical or AI‑savvy talent, and over half anticipate AI‑driven layoffs in 2026.
Honda Agrees to $2.3M Settlement in Lawsuits Tied to Kronos Outage
Honda Development and Manufacturing of America agreed to a $2.3 million settlement to resolve wage‑and‑hour lawsuits stemming from a Kronos time‑keeping outage caused by a 2021 ransomware attack. Employees claimed the company failed to accurately track hours, resulting in unpaid overtime...
The Key to Companywide AI Adoption? Empowering Managers, Gartner Says.
Gartner’s latest analysis warns that HR must shift AI‑adoption responsibility to managers, who are already experimenting with the technology at higher rates than rank‑and‑file employees. While nearly 50% of managers reported AI trials, only 26% of employees did, and 14%...
Prismforce Announces Agent-Based Talent Supply Chain Solution Built on the ServiceNow AI Platform
Prismforce unveiled an agent‑based talent supply‑chain solution built on the ServiceNow AI Platform, embedding domain‑specific AI agents into ServiceNow HR Service Delivery, Talent Development and Talent Acquisition dashboards. The offering, available on the ServiceNow Store, lets enterprises execute skill‑based workforce...
Job Board Talk: Daniel O’Neill From Job Today
Job Today, a decade‑old Spanish job board founded by CEO Eugene Meesin after a food‑delivery staffing crisis, markets itself as a modern Craigslist for hiring. The platform streamlines direct communication between hiring managers and job seekers, reducing time‑to‑fill. It currently...
How to Build an HR Software Business Case
The article outlines a step‑by‑step framework for building a compelling business case for new HR software. It starts with gathering quantitative HR requirements, then assessing existing system capabilities to avoid redundant purchases. By quantifying time‑savings across data entry, reporting, and...
Leverage Launches AI Workforce Productivity Platform to Help Employees Find Information and Work Faster
Leverage announced an AI‑powered workforce productivity platform that links information across an organization’s existing applications and data sources. The solution lets employees ask natural‑language questions and receive answers, summaries, and automated outputs drawn from emails, documents, CRM, chats and more....
CVSense Launches AI Recruitment Platform to Help Companies Reduce Costly Hiring Mistakes
CVSense, a UK‑registered AI recruitment platform founded by Nigerian entrepreneurs, launched to address the massive CV overload and costly mis‑hires plaguing firms in Nigeria and beyond. The service replaces crude keyword‑based ATS filters with contextual AI that reads, scores, and...
Project F Updates Startup Toolkit to Help Founders Get Their HR Right
Project F Australia has relaunched its Tech Startup Toolkit, a plug‑and‑play guide that provides hiring, pay‑structure and culture policies for tech startups with fewer than 100 employees. Developed with input from venture capital firms, the toolkit aims to close gender pay...
Boards Must Prioritize Decision Speed Over Vanity Metrics
MyPOV: Million-dollar HR tech decisions are being made in boardrooms every day. But do boards really understand what’s at stake? @rwang0 Ray Wang, CEO of Constellation Research, joins Julie Develin to break down the AI revolution, the shift from...
Human-in-the-Loop: AI vs Judgment on Brainfood Live
Ai recommendation vs Human judgement - what does it really mean to be a human-in-the-loop? Doing this debate on Brainfood Live this Friday
LinkedIn Premium Won’t Get You Hired
LinkedIn Premium costs $29 a month but offers no advantage in the recruiter‑driven executive search process. Head‑hunters use the separate LinkedIn Recruiter platform, which ranks candidates based on keyword density, activity signals, and Open‑to‑Work settings—features that are free. The four...
Innovative Pitch Self-Selects Ideal Sales Talent for Clay
Definitely the most innovative, modern pitch I've seen for hiring salespeople. Will self-select the right profiles and attitudes for Clay.
Systems-Led Transformation: HR’s New Strategic Role
From #HR to Organisational Systems: A Practitioner’s Perspective on Systems-Led Transformation @ABPsychologists https://t.co/2C7ku7wml6 #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
Incognia Partners with Upwork to Boost Marketplace Trust
Incognia, a leader in cross‑device risk intelligence, has partnered with Upwork to strengthen the freelance marketplace’s trust and safety infrastructure. The collaboration integrates Incognia’s apartment‑level location precision, tamper detection, and device intelligence into Upwork’s platform, delivering real‑time risk signals for...
Future AI Skills: 2026 Demand & Vendor Monetization
AI Skills Everyone Will Need In 2026, And How eLearning And HR Tech Vendors Can Monetize The Opportunity https://t.co/MW060ANJQw @elearnindustry
Algorithmic Authority: Essential Insight for Business Psychologists
What #Algorithmic Authority Is and Why it Matters for #BusinessPsychologists @ABPsychologists https://t.co/0Xf6VLBEFE #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
Washington State Bill Would Prohibit Companies From Microchipping Employees
Washington’s legislature passed Senate Bill 2303, which would bar employers from requiring employees to receive implanted microchips as a condition of employment. The bill includes narrow exemptions for voluntary medical implants, non‑invasive monitoring devices, and employees who choose to be...
Layoffs Cost $19M: Avoid Boomerang Mistake
#Layoff Boomerangs: Pay Attention To This $19M Mistake @visier https://t.co/obO4d1Y7VH #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
41% of Employers View AI as a Team Member, and Employees See It as a Tool
Slingshot’s second Digital Work Trends Report shows a growing gap between employer optimism and employee perception of AI. While 41% of employers view AI as a team member, only 20% of workers see it as a coworker, with the majority...
Recruitment Marketing in 2026: Top Types of Video Editing Every HR Team Should Use
Recruitment marketing in 2026 hinges on video, with HR teams using edited footage to showcase culture, processes, and employee stories. The article outlines seven editing styles—from basic trimming to motion graphics, color grading, audio polishing, social‑media optimization, and interactive formats—each...
Job Ad Content Best Practices: What Today’s Candidates Respond To
Appcast’s latest analysis shows that job‑ad content still drives application volume despite higher recruiting costs and shifting labor markets. Titles limited to four‑to‑six words generate the highest apply rates, while titles exceeding ten words see a sharp decline. Symbol use...
How AI Created the ‘Entry-Level Squeeze’ and 3 Solutions to This Talent Crisis
AI’s rapid adoption is eliminating routine tasks, prompting many firms to slash early‑career roles. Avature’s AI Impact Report finds 76% of HR leaders anticipate a sharp drop in entry‑level hiring, creating a structural "entry‑level squeeze." The trend threatens the apprenticeship...
Asurint Earns Lighthouse Tech Award for Talent Solution
Asurint won the 2026 Lighthouse Tech Award for Best Comprehensive Solution in Talent Acquisition. The award highlights Asurint’s blend of SureSearch™ technology, smart automation, and embedded compliance across employment, tenant, and government eligibility screening. Company leadership says the honor validates...
Why EWA Services Matter
Earned‑wage access (EWA) is gaining traction as hourly workers demand daily pay to bridge cash‑flow gaps between biweekly checks. Executives often view the concept as risky, yet the reality of paycheck‑to‑paycheck living drives demand for instant wage disbursement. Recent growth...
Introducing CQC Implementation Gates for SAP SuccessFactors HCM
SAP introduced Continuous Quality Check (CQC) Implementation Gates for SuccessFactors HCM, a remote service bundled with SAP Enterprise Support cloud edition at no extra cost. The gates embed formal reviews at the end of each SAP Activate phase, verifying deliverables,...
SocialTalent’s Cara Now Connects Directly with SmartRecruiters
SocialTalent’s AI hiring assistant Cara now integrates directly with SmartRecruiters, automatically syncing jobs, candidates, interviews, and team members. The integration delivers role‑specific interview preparation and coaching to hiring managers via email, then captures structured scorecards and AI‑generated summaries back into...
Pharma Pulse: Eli Lilly’s Employer Connect Platform and Tandem Mobi Android Integration
Eli Lilly has introduced Employer Connect, a new platform that partners with more than fifteen independent administrators to provide cost‑transparent access to its obesity drug Zepbound for U.S. employees. The service is designed to close the insurance coverage gap affecting roughly...
Dice Provides GlossaryTech to Its Customers at No Cost, Arming Tech Recruiters with Instant Terminology Clarity
Dice has partnered with GlossaryTech to offer a free browser extension that delivers plain‑language definitions of technical terms directly within the Dice Recruiter Hub. The tool works on Chrome and Edge, highlighting jargon on sites like Gmail, Google Docs and...
OutSolve Welcomes Jason Rodrigues as Vice President of Sales
OutSolve, a national HR Compliance as a Service provider, announced the hiring of Jason Rodrigues as Vice President of Sales. Rodrigues arrives with more than 15 years of leadership in fintech, cybersecurity and HR‑tech sales, including founding an AI‑driven go‑to‑market...
Yanik Guillemette Announces Development of an Artificial Intelligence Module at Accolad to Transform Employee Recognition in Large Organizations
Yanik Guillemette, chair of Accolad’s External Advisory Committee, announced an AI‑driven module that will redesign employee recognition programs for large enterprises. The system will ingest compensation data, tenure, demographics, hierarchy and existing reward practices to generate customized recognition strategies. By...
AI-Native HRTech: Embedding Intelligence At The Core Of Workforce Strategy
AI has progressed from add‑on chatbots and resume parsers to becoming the foundation of modern HR platforms. Early point solutions improved efficiency but remained peripheral, prompting a shift toward AI‑native HRTech that embeds machine‑learning directly into data structures, workflows, and...
14 Companies Lauded for Their Innovative HR Solutions in Malaysia and Singapore
The HR Vendors of the Year 2025 recognized fourteen firms across Malaysia and Singapore for breakthrough HR solutions. Info‑Tech captured gold in both markets, while BIPO Service Malaysia and Mercer took silver and bronze respectively. Finalists showcased a range of tools...
The Referral Advantage: Turning Employees Into Your Best Hiring Source
Employee referral programs remain dramatically under‑utilized, representing just 7.5% of hires in 2025 despite their proven advantages. Referred candidates typically deliver higher quality, faster time‑to‑hire, stronger cultural fit, and longer tenure, while lowering overall cost‑per‑hire. The article outlines eight core...
Omada Launches Flexible GLP‑1 Care for Employers
When it comes to GLP‑1s, many employers feel stuck between “do nothing” and “all‑in coverage.” That’s not a great set of choices, especially when they want to find a way to say yes. I’m excited that @OmadaHealth is adding a...
The Business of Benefits: Onsite Therapy at AT&T
AT&T has rolled out onsite therapy clinics across its U.S. offices, now operating ten locations and targeting twenty by year‑end. The Dallas hub, the program’s first site, logged more than 2,100 visits in 2025, averaging over 11 appointments per day....
ADP Numbers and New Look for iCIMS
This episode covers three major developments in talent acquisition: Upgrad Asia’s acquisition of Internshala to integrate AI‑driven internship matching, ManpowerGroup’s partnership with AI pioneer Hubert to automate initial chat‑based interviews while keeping final decisions human, and iCIMS’s brand refresh alongside...
Inside Bank of America's Strategy to Support Its Employees' Caregiving Journeys
Bank of America has rolled out a comprehensive "family arc" benefits program that supports employees from fertility and adoption through child‑care, elder‑care, and college‑savings planning. The package includes up to $20,000 in fertility or adoption assistance, 16 weeks of flexible...
Rep Cap Launches Analyst Relations for HR/Work Tech
Rep Cap, a B2B content consultancy for work‑tech, insurance and financial services, announced a dedicated Analyst Relations practice aimed at boosting HR and work‑tech firms' visibility with industry analysts. The new service offers three engagement models—a continuous retainer, a short‑term...
7shifts Accelerates Growth and Industry Leadership with Major Customer Expansions, Product Innovation, and Workplace Recognition
7shifts announced a wave of enterprise rollouts, adding marquee franchise partners such as IHOP and HCI Hospitality while expanding its payroll and compliance suite. The company introduced Multi‑EIN payroll, ADP Workforce Now integration, and the Clair Earned Wage Access feature...
Cypher Learning Names John Mazur CEO to Accelerate AI-Native Learning for Enterprises at Scale
Cypher Learning announced John Mazur as its new chief executive officer, while founder Graham Glass transitions to chief technology officer to focus on AI architecture. Mazur brings a track record of scaling SaaS firms, most recently leading Chatmeter to a...
Dara Brenner – Trust in the Age of AI: Tackling Candidate Fraud While Preparing for Next-Gen Hiring
Dara Brenner of Employ discusses the emerging threat of candidate fraud amplified by generative AI in talent acquisition. She outlines how AI governance is evolving to protect hiring integrity and recommends proactive verification strategies. Brenner emphasizes the need for HR...
Building AI‑Ready Foundations for Modern Business Practice
Foundations for Professional Business Practice in the age of #AI @ABPsychologists https://t.co/wHgU5EuzIz #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
How Employers Can Drive Year-Round Engagement in Benefits
Open enrollment marks the start, not the finish, of benefits engagement. Studies show up to 80% of employees still misunderstand their plans after enrollment, leading to reactive use and higher costs. Employers are shifting to year‑round strategies—seasonal campaigns, personalized outreach,...
All Lines Insurance Selects EZLynx to Enable Employee Productivity From Day One
All Lines Insurance Associates has selected EZLynx’s integrated agency management platform to replace its fragmented technology stack. The migration consolidates quoting, policy administration, client communications, and renewals into a single cloud‑based system, simplifying new‑hire onboarding and boosting staff productivity. EZLynx’s...
90% of Organisations Are Failing to Get the Most From Independent Talent, New Report Finds
A new Malt Freelance Maturity Report shows only one in ten companies strategically integrate freelancers, classifying them as "Trailblazers" while 56% are "Navigators" and 33% "Explorers." Mature firms report a 62% return on investment versus 36% for less‑mature peers and...
Bookipi Survey Shows Small Businesses Embracing AI BUT, Complexity, Not Cost, Slows Workflow Adoption
The 2026 Bookipi Small Business AI Adoption Report, based on 2,121 owners across four regions, shows nearly half of small firms (48%) will raise AI budgets while only 2% plan cuts. Companies are comfortable using AI for customer‑facing tasks such...
Textio Launches Lavalier to Raise the Hiring Bar With Interview Intelligence
Textio unveiled Lavalier, an AI‑powered interview‑intelligence platform designed to make hiring more structured and evidence‑based. The tool automatically generates interview guides, offers real‑time prompts, and synthesizes interview data into actionable insights. Lavalier launches with a free‑to‑start model and transparent pricing,...
Semos Cloud Adds AI Intelligence Layer to SAP SuccessFactors
Semos Cloud has launched an AI‑powered intelligence layer that sits inside SAP SuccessFactors, allowing organizations to quantify the business impact of total rewards and employee recognition programs. The solution converts everyday HR interactions into actionable workforce intelligence and is certified...
Rivermate Empowers Businesses to Scale Globally with EOR Services
Rivermate announced an expansion of its multi‑country Employer of Record (EOR) services, enabling firms to hire employees across numerous international markets without setting up local legal entities. The platform now offers a unified interface for compliant employment contracts, payroll, tax...