8 Ways AI Can Help with Change Management
Artificial intelligence is being positioned as a practical assistant for change‑management initiatives, offering eight distinct use cases ranging from drafting training materials and employee communications to building project timelines, presentation templates, chatbots, video content, and visual data assets. Each AI‑generated artifact serves as a first draft that HR professionals can refine, ensuring factual accuracy and tone. By automating repetitive authoring tasks, AI frees HR teams to focus on strategic oversight and employee engagement. The approach emphasizes a human‑in‑the‑loop model to prevent misinformation.
Let’s Talk: Transformation (Webinar Series)
SAP’s Let’s Talk Transformation webinar series introduces organizations to cloud‑based HR solutions, emphasizing benefits such as streamlined processes, real‑time data access, and strategic agility. The program features SAP experts who outline migration pathways, share best‑practice guidelines, and present real‑world case...
Wizehire Launches Jobs App in ChatGPT as Job Search Moves From Job Listings to Conversations
Wizehire has launched “Jobs by Wizehire,” an app that brings local small‑business job listings into ChatGPT, enabling candidates to search and apply through conversational prompts. Industry research from Qualtrics and Gartner indicates that over 60 % of job seekers now use...
How Schneider Electric Is Streamlining Onboarding with WalkMe
Schneider Electric has expanded its use of WalkMe, a digital adoption platform, from a pilot in North America to a global solution that embeds on‑screen guidance across its SaaS tools such as SAP S/4HANA and Salesforce. The rollout, backed by...
7 Tips for Better HR Software Selection
The article outlines seven practical steps for CHROs to select the right HR software, starting with building a cross‑functional buying team and adopting a people‑centric mindset. It stresses the importance of probing implementation details, feature depth, and vendor transparency before...
CodeSignal Launches Industry-First Agentic Coding Assessments for AI-Era Engineering Hiring
CodeSignal, an AI‑native skills platform, introduced agentic coding assessments that evaluate engineers’ ability to build solutions using AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. A March 2026 survey of 450 U.S. developers showed 91% use these tools and...
How Your Career Page Is Driving Candidates Away
The article highlights how a poorly managed career page can silently repel qualified candidates. Outdated listings, vague job descriptions, jargon, unrealistic requirements, and broken links undermine trust, while slow load times and mobile‑unfriendly designs increase friction. Weak employer branding, unclear...
Senior Tech Talent in Demand as AI Changes iGaming Hiring
The 2026 iGaming Talent Trends report shows the sector shifting from rapid growth to operational maturity, prompting firms to favor senior technical talent as AI automates routine work. Companies are scaling back entry‑level hires and focusing on experienced engineers in...
Starbucks Revamps Partner Incentives: 3 Lessons for the Fast Casual Industry
Starbucks is rolling out a new partner incentive program that adds quarterly micro‑bonuses, expands digital tipping, and shifts hourly staff to weekly pay. Baristas can earn up to $1,200 a year by meeting sales and service targets, while digital tip...
Early Adopter Care – Central, Unified View of HR Documents in Latest People Profile for All Roles
SAP has introduced an Early Adopter Care program to pilot a lightweight, role‑based attachments experience within its Latest People Profile. The new feature creates a central, unified repository where employees, managers, HR professionals and other stakeholders can easily locate and...
Tapcheck Teams with Paychex to Deliver Seamless Embedded On-Demand Pay Solution Giving Instant Access to Worksite Employees
Tapcheck Inc. has partnered with Paychex to embed its on‑demand pay technology directly into the Paychex HR PEO platform. The integration lets eligible workers instantly move a portion of earned wages to a bank account or a free Tapcheck Mastercard...
Group Health Cover for Idiosycrasies, Too
India’s group health insurance market is moving toward flexible, points‑based policies that let employees assemble personalized coverage from a menu of riders such as dental, vision, mental health and even pet insurance. Companies allocate a budget—about INR 15,000 (≈ $181) per employee—which...
How HRTech Is Helping Companies Audit Pay Equity With Advanced Workforce Analytics?
HR technology platforms are transforming pay‑equity audits by consolidating payroll, performance, and demographic data into unified analytics hubs. Advanced AI and statistical models now flag gender, racial and other compensation gaps in minutes rather than months. Real‑time monitoring lets companies...
Smarter Hiring Strategies for Modern Healthcare Practices
Healthcare practices are abandoning costly full‑time hiring models in favor of hybrid workforces that combine on‑site clinicians with remote administrative talent. Remote roles such as medical scribes and virtual receptionists are cutting documentation time by over two hours per day...
Making Payroll Simple for Businesses
Payroll remains one of the most time‑consuming tasks for organizations, but digital pay‑stub generators are simplifying the process. These tools automatically calculate earnings, taxes, and deductions, producing accurate, customizable stubs in seconds and eliminating manual errors. By centralizing records, they...
Former P&G Exec Bill Sontag Joins Beasley Media as HR VP
Bill Sontag, a veteran of Procter & Gamble’s human‑resources division with more than three decades of experience, has been appointed Vice President of Human Resources at Beasley Media Group. He previously guided Beasley through a critical transition from TriNet to...
Interview Spotlight: KEO International Consultants
HRchitect worked with KEO International Consultants to optimize its iCIMS talent acquisition platform. Director of Talent Acquisition Niall Hughes discussed challenges that prompted the partnership, including inefficient workflows and limited reporting. HRchitect delivered a customized implementation, improving system utilization and...
AI as Mentor: How Machine Learning Is Reshaping Human Development
Artificial intelligence is reshaping mentoring by introducing algorithmic matching and generative tools that scale relationships in corporations and academia. Machine‑learning engines analyze career trajectories, skills gaps and communication patterns to pair mentors and mentees with higher compatibility, while large language...
Expert Highlights High Importance of Microcredentials Amid AI Boom
HR leaders are urged to adopt microcredentials as a rapid upskilling solution amid the AI-driven acceleration of job requirements. Expert Trish Matthews highlights that traditional degree programs lag behind current industry needs, recommending two to three short, competency‑focused courses per...
What Happens After Go-Live?
Go-live marks the transition from implementation to daily operations, revealing data integrity issues, user‑adoption gaps, and evolving compliance demands. HRchitect introduces two post‑go‑live support models—Accelerate for rapid issue resolution and performance tuning, and Sustain for ongoing maintenance and continuous improvement....
Hudson Talent Solutions Partners with Maki People to Embed AI Hiring Intelligence Across Its Global RPO Delivery
Hudson Talent Solutions, a leading global RPO provider, has announced a strategic partnership with AI hiring intelligence firm Maki People. The collaboration embeds Maki’s AI platform directly into Hudson’s recruitment delivery, offering structured candidate insights from application through final selection....
Workers Don’t Know How to Use AI — and Companies Are to Blame, Research Finds
Forrester’s latest AI proficiency study reveals an "alarming" gap: only 26% of workers demonstrated adequate AI understanding in 2025, a modest 4‑point rise from the previous year. Despite hefty corporate investments in AI pilots and licenses, most employees lack basic...
Why ICHRA Is No Longer a Fringe Option
Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRA) are shedding their niche label as large enterprises adopt them to tackle soaring health‑care costs, fragmented workforces, and employee demand for personalized benefits. By converting open‑ended premiums into a fixed employer contribution, ICHRAs give...
10 Best Candidate Relationship Management Software for 2026
Darshayita Thakur evaluated over 20 candidate relationship management (CRM) platforms and identified the ten best for 2026, including Greenhouse, BambooHR, 100Hires, ADP services, Handshake, Workable, ZoomInfo Talent, Sense, and Hireology. The selection criteria emphasized usability, database segmentation, automation, integrations, analytics,...
Lithuanian WhiteBridge AI Raises €2.6 Million Seed to Expand AI-Driven People Research Platform
Lithuanian startup WhiteBridge AI secured a €2.6 million seed round (≈$2.8 million) led by FIRSTPICK VC. The company’s AI‑powered platform aggregates and verifies public data to produce digital‑identity reports for sales, hiring and partner due diligence. Funding will expand data sources and...
How Dallas College Cut Hiring Cycle Time by 50%
Dallas College’s HR department, overseeing roughly 20,000 staff, slashed its hiring cycle time by more than half after a rapid AI‑driven transformation. By standardizing recruiting processes, eliminating 23 steps, and integrating Workday with Phenom’s AI‑powered CRM/ATS, the college boosted hire...
As AI Reshapes the Office, the Fortune Best Companies to Work For Are Doubling Down on the Most Human Perks
Fortune’s 2026 Best Companies to Work For reveal that top employers are pairing AI adoption with a renewed focus on human‑centric perks. Companies such as Hilton, Synchrony and Deloitte are listening to employee feedback, expanding flexible work options, and investing...
5 Proven Ways HCMs Boost Employee Engagement
According to Aspect43’s 2024 State of HRTech survey, 77% of employers anticipate HR technology will enhance the employee experience. With 38% of U.S. workers planning to seek new jobs in 2026, companies are prioritizing engagement to curb turnover. The article...
Up the Ranks: Sheila Bala Now Wears the Hat of Standard Chartered Malaysia's Head of Talent Acquisition
Sheila Bala has been appointed Head of Talent Acquisition for Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia, overseeing recruitment for both the banking franchise and the Global Business Services hub. Effective March 2026, she reports to the Global Head of TA&D in Singapore...
How to Stay Discoverable in an AI-Driven Era
AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude now guide two‑thirds of job seekers, turning traditional SEO into a baseline rather than a guarantee of candidate reach. Recruiters must ensure their career content is machine‑readable and semantically clear so generative models...
Tracker ATS Integrates with LinkedIn Hiring Assistant
Tracker, an AI‑native ATS for staffing agencies, has launched integration with LinkedIn’s RSC+ to power Connected Projects for Hiring Assistant users. The integration creates a unified candidate pipeline, blends LinkedIn profile data with Tracker resume information for AI‑driven evaluations, and...
Gloat Enters The Crowded War For AI Agents in HR
Gloat, a leader in skills intelligence and talent marketplaces, announced the launch of Gloat Agentic HR, an AI‑driven agent platform for human‑resources functions. The new toolset promises to embed corporate business rules and security controls into automated talent‑matching and mobility...
‘Crushed’ Federal Manager on the Hook for Payroll Transition Error
A Public Services and Procurement Canada manager discovered a phantom "ghost cheque" that led the department to label her as overpaid by roughly $2,350 USD. Instead of correcting the error, PSPC began clawing back the amount with automatic $365 USD...
Visibility Ends for Certain Free Single-Source XML Feeds on Indeed
Indeed announced that, starting Tuesday, jobs submitted through single‑source XML feeds that can be routed via an applicant tracking system (ATS) will no longer appear for free on its platform; only sponsored listings will be visible. Feeds from non‑integrated ATSs...
Logile Launches Fresh Operations Management Suite to Help Grocers Turn Fresh Into a Scalable Growth Engine
Logile, Inc. unveiled its Fresh Operations Management suite, an AI‑driven platform that unifies demand forecasting, labor planning, inventory control, and food‑safety compliance for fresh‑food departments. By routing all decisions through a single real‑time demand signal, the system dynamically adjusts production...
Healthcare Provider Triples Talent Pipeline and Boosts Applicants Per Opening 17% with ICIMS Candidate Experience Management
ATI Physical Therapy partnered with iCIMS Candidate Experience Management to nurture future clinicians, leveraging AI‑powered candidate relationship management. The initiative tripled the company’s candidate database and lifted applicants per opening by 17% year‑over‑year. Engagement cycles now average over 400 days,...
UKG and KPMG: Nearly 40% of Employers Suffer Millions of Dollars in Preventable Losses Annually Due to Global Payroll Errors
A joint UKG‑KPMG study of over 300 senior payroll leaders reveals that nearly 40% of large enterprises lose between $1 million and $5 million each year to payroll leakage, representing 2‑4% of total labor spend. The research shows that payroll functions remain...
Crosschq’s Acquisition of Traitify: This Is Not About Assessments
Crosschq announced the acquisition of Traitify, a visual‑assessment startup, but the deal is not simply about adding new tests to its portfolio. The move is positioned as a strategic step to deepen data‑driven talent analytics and improve candidate engagement. By...
How Can Employer Brand Stay Human in the Age of AI?
Alicia O’Brien of Wilson argues that artificial intelligence can amplify employer branding, but only if companies preserve the human element that makes the brand authentic. She highlights governance as the defining priority for 2026, urging firms to establish clear policies...
AI Is Killing the Cover Letter
Generative AI tools now produce tailored cover letters in minutes, eroding their value as a quality and interest signal for employers. A Freelancer.com study of 5 million applications showed AI‑generated letters increase interview rates but dramatically reduce the predictive power of...
Better Interviews with Bots? How Zapier's AI Screening Process Is Improving Recruiting
Zapier faced a flood of applications in 2025, many of which were low‑quality or fraudulent, straining its recruiting team. The company adopted Ezra, a voice‑AI platform that conducts 30‑minute video interviews, transcribes and scores candidate responses, and flags follow‑up questions....
ICO Calls on Recruiters to Review Use of Automated Decisions
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued new guidance urging employers to review automated decision‑making (ADM) tools used in recruitment, citing the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 that eases lawful AI adoption. The regulator highlighted both efficiency gains...
A Selection of Implementable Actions to Establish an Air Force Workforce Analytics Center of Excellence
The U.S. Air Force’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1) commissioned RAND to design a Workforce Analytics Center of Excellence to close critical capability gaps in the Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency (AFMAA). RAND identified five...
One Year Later: Raising the AI Fluency Bar for Every Zapier Hire
Zapier has released version 2 of its AI Fluency Rubric, raising the hiring bar for every new employee. Candidates must now demonstrate AI embedded in core work, repeatable systems, and measurable impact on quality or efficiency. The rubric expands evaluation to...
New Guidelines Coming up for Implementing Competency-Based HRMS in the Philippine Civil Service
The Philippines Civil Service Commission will issue CSC Resolution No. 2600005, a competency‑based HR framework set to take effect in mid‑April 2024. The guidelines require agencies—from national ministries to state universities—to adopt core, leadership and technical competencies for recruitment, performance,...
GAO: 5 Out of 6 Federal Agencies Not Using Cyber Workforce Dashboard
The Office of Personnel Management introduced a Cyber Workforce Dashboard in 2023 to give federal agencies a unified view of cyber staffing and enable benchmarking. A GAO review of six agencies found that five agencies—and OPM itself—do not use the...
Deloitte to Hire 50,000 in India; Bets Big on AI Upskilling
Deloitte announced a plan to hire 50,000 employees in India, reinforcing its status as a major global talent hub. The firm has already trained 30,000 staff in AI skills and is transitioning another 20,000 to AI‑focused roles. Around 9% of...
New HR Tech From Employment Hero, Tallēwise
Employment Hero unveiled its Recruitment Agent, an AI‑driven video interview tool that automates first‑round screening for small and medium‑sized businesses. Powered by the proprietary Hero AI engine, the feature integrates directly into the Employment Operating System, shortening hiring cycles and standardising...
Will AI Replace Recruiters—Or Reinvent Them?
AI is reshaping recruiting, with roughly 60% of talent professionals now leveraging AI for sourcing, screening and candidate interaction. The technology slashes manual workload, turning recruiters from process‑driven administrators into strategic consultants. At Franciscan Health, AI helped shrink open requisitions...
80% of Orgs Are Missing This Key AI Opportunity
Enterprises are accelerating AI budgets, yet many still rely on external hires to fill skill gaps. Global AI spending has topped $150 billion, reflecting board‑level pressure to embed machine‑learning across functions. Accenture’s research shows 80 percent of organizations overlook a critical lever:...