Today's Human Resources Pulse
Greenhouse completes acquisition of Ezra AI Labs, adding voice‑AI interviewing
Greenhouse announced the completion of its acquisition of Ezra AI Labs, a voice‑AI interviewing platform. The technology enables on‑demand, role‑specific conversations that are scored against a uniform rubric, delivering transcripts and explainable evaluations. The deal expands Greenhouse’s structured hiring methodology to the earliest stage of the recruiting funnel.
Study Shows AI Skills Gap in Singapore Malaysia
Epitome Global’s latest workforce study reveals that only one in five professionals in Singapore and Malaysia demonstrate AI‑ready traits such as persistence, curiosity and reflective learning. While more than 70% claim advanced digital literacy, 56% rate their decision‑making and 42% their computational thinking at a basic level. The report warns that as AI tools proliferate, the primary bottleneck in 2026 will be workforce readiness rather than technology availability. It also outlines five workplace trends that will shape the region’s AI adoption trajectory.
HR's Strategic Influence Growing, Specialist Skills in Demand
HR’s strategic influence is expanding, prompting employers to seek senior HR business partners and specialists who can lead workforce planning, change management, and regulatory navigation. Robert Half’s 2026 salary guide shows overall HR pay is flat, but premiums are rising...
AI Turns Cognitive Labor From Scarce to Abundant
Human intelligence has historically been economically valuable because it was scarce. Productivity systems, from professional hierarchies to wages, capital allocation and taxation, were structured around the limited supply of human cognitive labour. That constraint is now loosening. Artificial intelligence gives us...
15 Smarter Interview Questions For Hiring Digital Marketers In 2026 via @Sejournal, @Brookeosmundson
Digital marketing hiring now demands strategic thinking over platform familiarity. The article presents 15 interview questions that probe candidates’ use of AI, data privacy adaptation, budget prioritization, metric storytelling, and cultural fit. It emphasizes evaluating the reasoning behind answers to...
771: Fixing Fairness in the Workplace, with Lily Zheng
In this episode, host Dave Stachowiak talks with Lily Zheng, a strategist and author on systemic fairness, about why most Americans actually support diversity (82% in surveys) despite a perception that opinions are split. Zheng explains why typical DEI initiatives—single...
Employee Who Took Decisions as Personal Affronts Wasn't Bullied: FWC
An Australian university lecturer alleged seven instances of bullying by his executive dean and dean of programs. The Fair Work Commission found none of the claims met the legal definition of repeated unreasonable behaviour, rejecting the bullying allegations. While acknowledging...
EPFO Restores Full-Salary Pension Option only for a Few
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has reinstated the pre‑2014 option of linking pension contributions to an employee’s full salary, but only for workers who had already chosen that higher pension route before the 2014 cap and whose employers continue...
Age Is Not the Risk. Perceived Relevance Is. And That’s What Leaders Should Focus On
Seasoned professionals increasingly question their relevance, not because of age but due to perceived bias. In Australia, 24% of workers over 50 report age discrimination and 35% have faced broader bias, while surveys show similar motivation across generations. Research from...
H-1B to Green Card: Understanding Your Options for Permanent Residence
The transition from an H‑1B visa to a U.S. green card follows either an employer‑sponsored route—typically PERM labor certification, I‑140 petition, and adjustment of status—or a self‑petition path such as EB‑1A or EB‑2 NIW that bypasses PERM. Employer‑backed EB‑2 and...
March 2026 Visa Bulletin: What Current EB-2 Date of Filing Means for Your Green Card
The March 2026 Visa Bulletin moved the EB‑2 category to “Current” on the Dates for Filing chart for Rest of the World, Mexico and the Philippines, allowing eligible applicants with approved I‑140 petitions to submit I‑485 adjustment of status applications...
Employment Hero Brings Confidence to Payday Super Compliance in New AI-Led Brand Campaign
Employment Hero has launched the AI‑driven “Payday Super: Easy” brand campaign to educate Australian employers about the mandatory Payday Super reforms due 1 July 2026. The campaign highlights a research‑backed gap, with 58% of businesses unaware of the change and 70% fearing...
Edysor.ai Gets Garima Rathore as Vice President-Human Resources
Edysor.ai, an AI automation provider for higher‑education institutions, has appointed Garima Rathore as its Vice President of Human Resources. Rathore brings over a decade of HR leadership experience, most recently serving as Chief Human Resources Officer at PincodeKart. In her...
Birlasoft Elevates Varun Mittal to Sr Director – Global HR Shared Services
Birlasoft has promoted Varun Mittal to senior director of global HR shared services, overseeing payroll, compliance, employee benefits, and HR operations worldwide. Mittal joined Birlasoft in 2016 as head of HR operations and compliance, advancing to associate director in 2019...
Lords of the Fallen 2 Studio CEO Reaches Out to Bluepoint Games Developers: “We Have Multiple Roles”
Sony's unexpected shutdown of Bluepoint Games left roughly 70 developers seeking new roles. CI Games CEO Marek Tyminski publicly invited those talent to join the upcoming Lords of the Fallen 2 project, emphasizing multiple, some unlisted, positions. The outreach signals a...
Sustainable Recruitment
Managing director Kully Sandhu warns aviation must rebuild career confidence after pandemic‑induced layoffs. Candidate hesitancy, especially for entry‑level and shift roles, stems from unpredictable schedules, lengthy security clearances, and limited commuting options. Sandhu proposes sustainable recruitment: streamlined hiring, flexible rosters,...
Connecting The Dots: How United Airlines Is Terminating Flight Attendants For Sick Leave Abuse
United Airlines is deploying analytics tools to identify flight attendants it believes are abusing sick‑leave, and the resulting terminations have become the airline's leading cause for dismissals. Managers examine digital footprints such as denied time‑off requests, swap attempts, and social‑media...
AI Job Apocalypse: Myth or Emerging Reality?
Is the AI Job Apocalypse Real — Or Overhyped? Will AI really lead to massive job losses — or is the idea of an “AI job apocalypse” exaggerated? This article explores the evidence and what it means for workers. Read...
10 Ways L&D Leaders Are Reducing Dependency On IT Using No-Code Tools
Learning and Development leaders are turning to no‑code platforms to eliminate bottlenecks caused by IT backlogs. By using visual workflow builders, automated actions, and drag‑and‑drop portal designers, they can launch, update, and scale learning experiences in real time. The approach...
Building Sales Teams That Don’t Quit with Eric Laroque
In a February 2026 interview, Eric Larocque, founder of Cultivate Winning, detailed how his early experiences in a butcher shop and competitive hockey forged a grit‑first mindset that now drives his sales leadership. By overhauling team structure, deploying Salesforce and SalesLoft,...
How The Gund Company’s ‘No Layoffs’ Policy Drives Business Results
Steve Gund, third‑generation CEO of The Gund Company, has maintained a strict “no layoffs” policy for over 75 years while delivering roughly 18 % growth. The employee‑owned firm scored 9.0 out of 10 on an economic‑engagement assessment, far above the top‑quartile...
Standing Out in Enterprise SEO: Building Creative In-House Teams
In this episode of Voices of Search, host Tyson Stockton chats with Ahrefs expert Patrick Stokes about building creative, in‑house SEO teams that can stand out in the enterprise space. They discuss the challenges of scaling SEO internally, the importance...
AI Hiring Stalemate: Authenticity Becomes Competitive Edge
We’ve entered a strange new phase of the job market. I call it the Great Employment Stalemate. No one is really hiring. Everyone feels incredibly productive. On one side, candidates use AI to generate perfectly optimized CVs. On the other, companies deploy AI to...
Adaptability, Collaboration, Learning Define Value in AI Era
The employee is no longer defined by hours, titles, or office walls. What I see across AI driven organizations is clear: value now comes from adaptability, collaboration, and continuous learning. This is the evolution leaders must embrace, not resist. Are you preparing your...
Culture as Capital: Why CXOs Must Treat It Like a Strategic Asset
The piece argues that corporate culture must be managed like capital, with the same discipline applied to strategy and technology investments. It highlights talent scarcity, remote‑work disruption, and AI as forces that turn culture into a strategic lever. Four actionable...
Culture, Not Strategy, Determines Transformation Success
70% of business transformations fail. Not because of strategy. Because of culture. Big vision announced. Great slides shared. Everyone agrees. Two weeks later? Same behaviors. Strategy sounds good in meetings. Culture shows up on Monday morning. If leaders don’t model change… If incentives don’t shift… If standards aren’t enforced… Nothing changes. Without cultural alignment,...
Top SF Talent Demands $500K‑$1M Salaries, Others Quit
You can but you have to pay them $500K to $1M+ per year now, that's the compensation of top talent in SF etc. Anything below that is generally sub-par If you do find someone good that works for $100K-$250K/y, they'll stay for...
How to Thrive in the Era of the ‘Supermanager’
The rise of “supermanagers” is reshaping corporate hierarchies as firms trim middle‑management layers. A Gallup‑BLS analysis shows average direct reports climbing from 10.9 in 2024 to 12.1 in 2025, with 13% of managers now overseeing 25 or more employees. This...
Good Process Alone Isn’t Enough for HR Transformation Success
To Lead a Successful #HRTransformation, A Good Process is Not Enough #OnlineEvent #Webinar @Gartner_inc https://t.co/BgCskZSeif #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
HR Leads AI Revolution, Redefining Verification and Age Bias
Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 489 https://t.co/2gg36oRyRL Recruiting leading the way in AI adoption....at least within HR, handing over your identity for LinkedIn verification, GEO in 20 minutes, AI as the end of BPO and real talk on age-ism vs aging... https://t.co/nO1lv2kx0z
Delta’s $1.3 Billion Profit Sharing Day Was So Big Even IT Had DJs—Inside The Culture Keeping Employees Flying High
Delta Air Lines paid $1.3 billion in profit‑sharing bonuses on February 13, representing 8.9 % of employee salaries – roughly a month’s pay. The payout exceeds the combined profit‑sharing amounts of all other U.S. airlines and marks the ninth year since 2014 the...
AI Firms Claim to Replace Engineers While Courting Them
it’s weird that foundation model ai companies simultaneously are: - pitching putting engineers (and everyone) out of work - while selling to those same people strange moment in time
AI Creates Jobs Faster than We Acquire Skills
There are new jobs being created every day by AI. The problem is that most of us aren't skilled enough to get those jobs.
$5.2 Million NYC Restitution Deal Signals Tougher Oversight of Delivery Platforms
New York City officials announced a $5.2 million settlement with Uber Eats, Fantuan, and HungryPanda for violating the city’s Minimum Pay Rate for delivery workers, compensating over 49,000 workers and requiring Uber to reinstate up to 10,000 deactivated couriers. Mayor Zohran Mamdani...
High Performers Struggle with Regulation, Not Laziness
Most high performers do not have a discipline problem. They have a regulation problem. You are not lazy. You are overloaded. Burnout is not a character flaw. It is a biological response to chronic stress, constant stimulation, and lack of recovery. That is why nothing feels...
Delay Hiring; Automate First to Avoid Drowning
Greg Isenberg thinks 2026 is about to create 10x the number of entrepreneurs. Massive SaaS layoff wave, everyone starts building. He's probably right, but most of these new founders are going to make the same mistake I made for 4 years... They're...
Are the WNBA’s 9-Figure Losses What They Seem?
Negotiations between the WNBA and the WNBPA are stalled by disputed financials, with the league reporting a $50 million loss in 2024 and warning of "hundreds of millions" in losses under the union's latest proposal. Meanwhile, the league has collected nearly...
CEOs Bet Their Jobs on AI Success
The CEO AI Gamble — Why Half of Business Leaders Believe Their Jobs Depend on Getting AI Right With so much riding on AI success, many CEOs see getting AI right as crucial to their future — but that gamble...
Analyst Ads Overpromise Python; Excel, SQL Dominate Daily
Unpopular opinion: Data analyst job postings ask for Python. Data analyst jobs don't actually use Python. What you'll use daily: Excel — every single day SQL — every single day Power BI or Tableau — multiple times per week Python — maybe once a month This pattern holds...
Is Pay Transparency the New Standard? | Fast Five Shorts
The episode discusses Co‑op’s new gender‑pay‑gap toolkit, launched with YHTL and Diversity in Retail, which will guide businesses from 2027 on identifying gap drivers, creating action plans, and improving recruitment, mentorship, and flexible working. Guest Jen explains that while UK...
Upload Resume, Skip Manual Data Entry
when you upload your resume and it doesn’t ask you to enter the same info manually https://t.co/yg8OrzE01h
Future‑Fit HR: Own the System of Work
Why future-fit #HR means owning the system of work @TPShub https://t.co/Grx3J5T6uY #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
Nike’s Brand Reset Hits Converse | Fast Five Shorts
Nike’s restructuring of Converse has led to a work‑from‑home directive for many employees ahead of anticipated layoffs, highlighting the brand’s steep revenue decline and reliance on the Chuck Taylor line. Analysts on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five debate whether...
Paramount Skydance Faces Talent Challenges Amid Crucial Phase
As Paramount Skydance careens through one of the more pivotal chapters in its short existence, it appears to have talent problems.... https://t.co/ou55mmDguf via @variety
Why the Future of Cyber Insurance Depends on the Cyber Talent Behind It
Ransomware attacks jumped 32% in 2025, targeting manufacturing, health care, education and supply chains, while third‑party breaches accounted for roughly 30% of incidents. The surge has driven a rapid expansion of cyber insurance as companies seek protection against AI‑fuelled threats...
LSE Shifts to User‑First AI‑Powered HR
How LSE ditched legacy #HR for a user-first, #AI-powered future https://t.co/6HBPgTUgzQ @UNLEASHgroup #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
Building AI-Ready Business Foundations for HR Leaders
Foundations for Professional Business Practice in the #ageofAI #OnlineEvent @ABPsychologists https://t.co/f8fH8FO9u5 #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
EC-Council Expands AI Certification Portfolio to Strengthen U.S. AI Workforce Readiness and Security
EC‑Council announced its Enterprise AI Credential Suite, adding four role‑based AI certifications and an updated Certified CISO v4 program. The launch targets the estimated $5.5 trillion global AI risk exposure and a U.S. reskilling gap of 700,000 workers. It aligns with recent...
Five Things Every Employer Needs to Know About the LWDA’s Proposed PAGA Regulations
On February 6, 2026 the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would codify the first formal regulations for PAGA’s administrative procedures. The draft adds 34 sections covering notice specificity, a two‑tier filer‑designation system,...
Bakersfield College Can’t Fire Professor for Anti-DEI Beliefs
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing Bakersfield College from disciplining history professor Daymon Johnson for his anti‑DEI speech, while still allowing the college to require mandatory DEI training for faculty screening committee service. Johnson, who leads the right‑leaning...
Skillsoft Announces New Employee Inducement Grant Under NYSE Rule 303A.08
Skillsoft announced a grant of 95,000 restricted stock units to Bernard Barbour, its newly appointed Chief Technology and Product Officer. The RSUs vest 50% ratably over four years, with the remaining portion contingent on meeting revenue‑growth targets by January 1, 2029. The...