Today's Human Resources Pulse
Fragmented HR systems drive costly payroll errors
EY research shows a single payroll input mistake averages $291 and 20% of annual payrolls contain errors. Forrester finds 77% of organizations still rely on multiple, non‑integrated HCM platforms, fueling these mistakes. Paycom claims its unified, single‑database solution can reduce processing time by 75%, underscoring the need for integration.
What Are the Best Enterprise Social Network Platforms for Large Organizations?
G2’s Spring 2026 Enterprise Grid® Report ranks Workvivo, DSMN8 and Blink as the highest‑scoring enterprise social networking (ESN) platforms for large organizations, with Workvivo achieving a 9.9/10 user‑satisfaction rating. Haystack, Workvivo and MangoApps lead the category for customer‑support quality, while Workvivo, Xoxoday, DSMN8 and Simpplr are praised for rapid setup and ease of use. The report also highlights Reward Gateway, Simpplr and Xoxoday as the most recommended solutions among enterprise users. These findings give CIOs a data‑driven view of which ESN tools best align with culture, engagement and operational goals.
What Is the Best Recruitment Marketing Platform for Enterprises?
According to G2’s Spring 2026 Enterprise Grid Report, Bullhorn, Handshake for Employers, and Greenhouse are the overall best recruitment‑marketing platforms for large enterprises. JobDiva, Bullhorn, and Greenhouse achieve the highest user‑satisfaction scores, while Jobylon, RippleMatch and Handshake lead in customer‑support ratings....
Better Tech Boosts Advisor Well‑Being, Cuts Turnover Risk
Advisor well-being (measured by the Cantril Ladder) is strongly linked to satisfaction with their tech stack. Advisors who rated their tech stack between 1 and 3 reported an average Cantril rating of 5.6, while those who gave their stack a...
How Do I Interview with the Person I Would Be Replacing?
A candidate has reached the second interview round and will meet the employee who is leaving the role. The conversation could serve either as a standard evaluation interview or as an informational session to learn the job’s nuances. The article...
People Moves: $62B RIA Clearstead Hires M&A Head
Clearstead Advisors, a Cleveland‑based RIA with $62 billion in assets under advisement, has hired Shaun McCracken as executive managing director of mergers and acquisitions. McCracken joins from Acrisure after eight years, most recently serving as its M&A director. The move reflects a...
1H 2026 SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors: Connected Solutions and New AI-First Capabilities
SAP announced the first‑half 2026 release of SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors, adding AI‑first recruiting tools and tighter integration with the SAP HCM suite. The update introduces AI‑driven candidate matching, automated interview scheduling, and a new API marketplace for third‑party extensions....
More than 30,000 Samsung Workers Take to the Streets to Demand Greater Share of AI Profits
More than 30,000 Samsung Electronics employees gathered in Pyeongtaek to press for a larger slice of the company’s AI‑driven earnings. The National Samsung Electronics Union is asking for a 15% profit allocation—roughly $27 billion, or over $400,000 per worker—plus the removal...
What to Do If Employee Refuses to Sign Handbook Acknowledgment
A California employer discovered an employee has refused to sign the employee handbook acknowledgment for four months, citing the need for attorney review. While state law does not require a signature for the handbook itself, California regulations do mandate a...
Flight Attendants Union Head Sara Nelson Is Now “Praying” For President Trump To Save Spirit Airlines
Flight attendants union leader Sara Nelson is pleading with former President Donald Trump for a bailout to rescue Spirit Airlines after the Biden‑administered Justice Department blocked the JetBlue‑Spirit merger. Nelson had previously championed the merger as a labor win, arguing...
Mission and Culture: The Core of Successful Startups
Early in my founding journey, I used to think that mission and culture were just a bunch of buzzwords, not substantiated in anything. But now I think that companies are all about mission and culture. It's the only way for...
Microsoft Plans First-Ever Voluntary Employee Buyout
Microsoft announced its first voluntary employee buyout program, covering roughly 7% of its U.S. workforce at the senior director level and below. Eligibility hinges on a combined age and tenure score of 70 or higher, with full details slated for...
Why Financial Stress Is the Hidden Barrier to Hiring Top Talent
Financial stress is an often‑overlooked factor that deters top candidates from accepting offers. Candidates burdened by debt or cash‑flow gaps may decline higher‑paying roles, avoid relocation, or undersell themselves. Recruiters who acknowledge this hidden barrier can adjust communication, offer transparent...
Nasdaq Director on Benefits of Reframing Volunteerism as Professional Development Opportunity
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center director Kamy Twiggs‑Taylor urged companies to treat volunteerism as a formal leadership‑development tool rather than a mere feel‑good activity. She argued that structured community projects act as a hands‑on lab where employees sharpen coaching, problem‑diagnosis, and strategic...
Olstein Capital Boosts Korn Ferry Stake, Betting on Hiring Recovery
Olstein Capital Management increased its holding in talent‑advisory firm Korn Ferry by 43,050 shares, an estimated $2.78 million transaction. The move, disclosed in an April 21 SEC filing, is being read as a bet that corporate hiring will rebound, lifting demand for Korn...
2026 Viral Work Trends
The article outlines emerging talent‑acquisition trends for 2026, including the rise of “peanut butter” raises—uniform bonuses that ignore individual performance—and the growing prevalence of ghost jobs that clog recruiters with unqualified applicants. It highlights that 71.8% of employees prefer performance‑based...
Potential for Loss Motivates Employees More Than Possible Gain, Study Shows
A Virginia Tech-led study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology finds that framing work problems as potential losses, especially collective losses, significantly increases employees' willingness to speak up. Across three experiments involving nearly 2,000 participants, loss framing boosted voice...
MongoDB to Create 200 New Jobs as It Invests €74m Into Irish Operations
MongoDB announced a €74 million (≈$81 million) investment in its Irish operations, creating 200 new jobs and expanding its hybrid workforce by over 50 % by 2027. The funds will bolster engineering, AI development, and product teams in Dublin and a new office...
Rob Brown Joins Howden Markets to Head Employee Benefits
Howden Markets has appointed Rob Brown as head of employee benefits, bolstering its offering. Brown joins from Zurich, where he led corporate life & pensions in the Middle East and managed global employee benefits solutions. His experience spans network partner...
Marriott Named a 2026 Where You Work Matters Platinum Employer
Marriott International has been named a 2026 Platinum Employer on the Where You Work Matters list, the highest distinction for U.S. employers. The hotel chain is the only hospitality company to achieve overall platinum status, reflecting strong career advancement and...
Handling Subject Access Requests with Confidence Under New Data Act
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 gives UK HR teams new, legally backed tools to handle the expected flood of subject access requests (DSARs) that will follow the Employment Rights Act 2025’s reduction of the unfair‑dismissal qualifying period to...
Apple. Nike. TikTok. + 77 Open Marketing Roles
The latest Landing Pad roundup lists 79 open marketing positions across marquee brands such as Apple, Nike, TikTok, Disney and NVIDIA. The collection highlights two clear hiring trends: a surge in public‑relations and communications roles and a flood of influencer/creator‑focused...
Inside the Grammys’ Anthropic Experiment: How In‑house AI Is Rewriting Workforce Rules
The Recording Academy is piloting an in‑house version of Anthropic’s Claude AI with about 20 senior leaders to formalize AI usage and boost productivity. Executive backing has accelerated the shift from ad‑hoc tools like ChatGPT to a governed internal platform,...
How to Show Appreciation for Retiring Employees
Organizations are confronting a surge in retirements and must move beyond paperwork to intentional recognition. Thoughtful retirement appreciation safeguards institutional knowledge, reinforces culture, and signals that long‑term contributions matter. Companies are urged to align recognition with core values, personalize the...
What the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit Taught Me About Where Talent Is Headed
At the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in Phoenix, leaders highlighted a fundamental shift in how talent approaches careers. Professionals are now playing the "long game," investing in relationships and continuous learning rather than rapid title jumps. High‑impact focus, the...
Delete Every LinkedIn Skill Today. Start at Zero.
The post urges senior executives to delete all existing LinkedIn skills and rebuild the section with 100 hard‑keyword entries. It explains that recruiters rely on the Skills field for Boolean searches, and most executives leave 88 slots empty or fill...
What Are Companies Looking for in Early-Career Professionals?
A new Robert Half survey shows that proficiency with AI tools is becoming a baseline expectation for early‑career professionals, but soft skills such as time management, punctuality and communication still top employers’ wish lists. Only 22% of leaders believe recent graduates...
Littler Lounge: Summer Camp Vibes, Employer Obligations - The Realities of Seasonal Work
Littler’s latest podcast episode dives into the legal intricacies of running a summer‑camp‑style workplace. The hosts and guest outline employer duties that begin before campers arrive and extend beyond the season’s end, covering everything from hiring minors to managing on‑site...
A Top EA Handles Everything, Transforms Your Day
A great executive assistant will change your life. For me, these folks: - Monitor my inboxes so I don’t miss important requests and opportunities being sent to me daily. - They filter and tag these messages/requests + FWD key asks to core members...
Vantage Data Centers Strengthens Global Leadership Team with Appointments of Emma Jeffries as Global Chief People Officer and Michael Fränkle...
Vantage Data Centers announced two senior appointments to fuel its global expansion: Emma Jeffries as Global Chief People Officer and Michael Fränkle as Chief Operating Officer for EMEA. Jeffries will oversee talent acquisition, leadership development and total rewards worldwide, while...
High Salaries Justified for Uniquely Valuable Positions
[Deleted a comment I made last night about the advisability of govt paying high salaries for certain jobs to workers who would not be able to get anywhere near those salaries anywhere else. There are circumstances where the value of having...
REIT Leadership Expectations Shifting Amid More Complex Environment: Ferguson Partners
In this episode of the REIT Report, Ferguson Partners' Courtney Kalanog and Mike Cordingly discuss the evolving leadership demands for the next generation of REIT CEOs amid a more complex, less forgiving market environment. Their research, based on interviews with...
Starboard Hotels to Develop Centralised EV Scheme for Employees Across the UK
Starboard Hotels has launched an Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (EVSSS) for employees across its 21 UK hotels and support offices, partnering with Tusker. The scheme, which aligns with the group’s ESG agenda, went live on 28 January and saw 17%...
New CIRT Chief Is Ready to Coach Construction’s All-Stars
Corey Clayborne, a former architect and ex‑CEO of the AIA Virginia chapter, has taken the helm as president of the Construction Industry Round Table (CIRT). CIRT represents roughly 130 CEOs from the nation’s leading design and construction firms, giving Clayborne...
The Duolingo Taxi Test – Could Being Rude to the Driver Cost You Your Dream Job?
Duolingo recently piloted a "taxi test" that evaluates senior‑level candidates based on how they treat the driver en route to an interview. A candidate who impressed on paper was rejected after the hiring team learned he was rude to the...
Curately Integrates with JobDiva to Streamline AI‑Powered Staffing
Curately announced its official approval as a third‑party integration partner with JobDiva, linking its AI‑driven sourcing and conversion tools to the ATS used by over 50,000 staffing professionals. The combined workflow promises to keep candidate momentum flowing from discovery to...
New Research Tracks AI’s Early Footprint on Graduate Employment
Anthropic researchers found that hiring of 22‑ to 25‑year‑old graduates in AI‑disrupted occupations fell about 14% after ChatGPT’s launch, even as overall unemployment in those roles stayed flat. Their March 2026 paper shows AI is currently applied to roughly one‑third...
California Law Expands Sexual Assault Claims, Raising HR Stakes for Music Industry
Effective Jan. 1, 2026, California’s Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act opens a two‑year retroactive filing window for rape and sexual‑assault claims, closing Dec. 31, 2027. The change follows a wave of lookback statutes that already produced more than 3,500 complaints in New York,...
Episode 61 - GLP-1s, Biosimilars and Pharmacy Spend: Insights From Employers Health's Book of Business
In this episode, Employers Health’s analytics and clinical leaders, Jack Solomon and Hannah Weitzel, discuss how data‑driven strategies are shaping pharmacy spend, focusing on GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs and autoimmune biologics. They reveal that about 60% of their client base now...
Higher AI Gains Bring Heightened Job‑Displacement Anxiety
AI is creating a paradox in the workforce. Those seeing the biggest productivity gains are also the most concerned about job displacement, especially in roles highly exposed to AI and among early-career workers. The pattern is telling. The closer you are to...
HR Overlooks AI’s Real Impact on Workforce
HR´s blind spot in assessing the impact of AI https://t.co/nntpfcj1lN #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Overwolf Ads Expands Global Brand Partnerships Team with Senior Hires Across EMEA & US
Overwolf Ads announced a major expansion of its global Brand Partnerships team, adding senior leaders in EMEA and the US. Mike Edwards joins as Director of Brand Partnerships, EMEA, while Dennis Ronneberger becomes Director for the DACH region, complementing recent US...
Companies Praise Internal Hires After Exhausting External Candidates
companies celebrating hiring an internal candidate after putting external applicants though 7 rounds of interviews, projects, and presentations https://t.co/hsgpR52Suu
Workspaces Evolve: Desks Transform Into Meeting Rooms
"Workspaces are no longer defined by size or title. A desk can become a meeting room. A huddle space can facilitate fast, meaningful decisions." #FutureOfWork #AI https://t.co/rNDUA2uhNx
Jobs to Go at German Chocolate Giant Ritter
Alfred Ritter, the privately owned German chocolate maker behind Ritter Sport, announced it will cut roughly 70 positions at its Waldenbuch headquarters, representing about 3.7% of its head‑office workforce. The layoffs stem from volatile raw‑material prices, rising energy and packaging costs, and...
AI Clones Top Recruiters, Delivering Hires 10x Faster
Asendia AI builds AI recruiters for staffing agencies and enterprise companies. It clones their best recruiters into AI agents that match, screen, and submit candidates 10x faster. Congrats on the launch, @LajmiRihab and @zormati_ba! https://t.co/2OHkrmBGLx https://t.co/I8j0pjHDKm
Nearly Half of Gen Z Pursuing Blue‑Collar Careers
JUST IN: 42% of Gen Z are working in or pursuing blue collar/skilled trades, survey finds
Building Apprentice Pathways for Tomorrow's AI Workforce
I hope you can join me at tomorrow's discussion - Tomorrow's Workforce: Apprentice Pathways for the AI-Driven Organization https://t.co/znyc8k1HIp #AI https://t.co/H115SjcJ9N
Amazon Teams with Grow Therapy for Employee Mental Health
Whoa... The employer behavioral health wars are heating up! Amazon is partnering with Grow Therapy on EAP. 👇 https://t.co/jVDA2xBhsE
Intangible Forces Drive Success, Yet Leaders Overlook Them
“Many of the critical factors for org. success are intangible agencies that can’t be measured by KPIs. Managers & leaders miss this insight b/c they suffer muddled thinking—largely due to distorted influences.” 🔗 https://t.co/6cwj8cMUdN #leadership #management #futureofwork https://t.co/DP4u0Dqwhj
Young U.S. Workers' Career Optimism Plummets, Seniors Improve
I'm usually skeptical of 'generational' trends, but young Americans do indeed seem unusually pessimistic about their careers right now 🧵 A long running survey finds satisfaction for 18-24 year olds has fallen since 2023, despite rising for older workers. https://t.co/CBcrAUi9Bb