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.
Goldman Sachs Rates Traders’ Slip Fuels Hedge Funds’ Hunt for Elite Portfolio Managers
Goldman Sachs’ high‑paid rates traders misjudged interest‑rate and tech trends in the first quarter, triggering a 10% drop in the bank’s fixed‑income revenue and igniting a talent scramble among hedge funds. At the same time, April’s hedge‑fund performance—its best month in a decade—has amplified demand for seasoned portfolio managers.
SeekOut Appoints Sean Thompson as CEO to Accelerate Agentic AI Recruiting
SeekOut announced that Sean Thompson will assume the chief executive role on May 4, 2026, succeeding founder‑CEO Anoop Gupta, who will become executive chairman. The transition aims to scale the company's agentic AI recruiting suite as talent acquisition evolves.
Question “Low‑hanging Fruit”—Assumptions Hide Real Priorities
Someone told me to "grab the low-hanging fruit" yesterday, and I spent the next ten minutes wondering who decided what "low" meant. Because the fruit that's at eye level for THAT guy might be hovering somewhere around my shins. "Low" assumes...
6 Best EOR Software for 2026: What I Recommend
The article reviews the six best employer‑of‑record (EOR) platforms for 2026, highlighting Deel Hire, Remote, Rippling, Multiplier, G‑P, and Payoneer Workforce Management. It compares pricing—ranging from $199 to $699 per employee per month—and evaluates each tool on compliance automation, payroll accuracy,...
9 Best Onboarding Software for 2026: My Evaluation
Harshita Tewari’s G2‑based review identifies nine onboarding platforms that excel in 2026, ranking RUN Powered by ADP, Gusto, Rippling, BambooHR, HiBob HRIS, Paylocity, Paycom, Keka and ADP Workforce Now. The analysis draws on over 30 solutions, highlighting automation, integration, analytics...
Editor’s Comment: Are Fashion Retail CEOs Paid Too Much?
Drapers editor Jill Geoghegan questions the justification of soaring CEO pay after Next’s chief executive, Lord Wolfson, received a £7.4 million package (about $9.3 million). The commentary highlights that fashion‑retail leaders are earning well above the UK average for top executives. It...
What’s the Latest at Cambridge Investment Research?
Bruce Kelly interviews Jeff Vivacqua, President of Growth and Development at Cambridge Investment Research, on the firm’s ongoing expansion. Cambridge now supports more than 4,000 financial advisors, highlighting its strength as a recruiter in the advice market. Vivacqua discusses how...
The New Talent Imperative: How Leading Organizations Are Getting Serious About AI Skills
Leading firms are realizing that AI tool investments alone won’t deliver value without a skilled workforce. A new virtual event on May 21 will reveal original data on how organizations define, source, assess, and develop AI capabilities for non‑technical employees. The...
Scoular Names President as Part of Succession Planning
Scoular, the privately held agribusiness with roughly $10 billion in annual revenue, announced the appointment of Jeffery K. as its new president, effective July 1. The promotion follows a structured succession plan that will see former president Mark Miller transition to chief...
US Transportation Secretary Touts ‘Wildly Successful’ Program Recruiting Gamers for Air Traffic Controllers
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a recruitment campaign aimed at video‑game players to help fill a growing shortage of air traffic controllers. The initiative, launched with a promotional video, generated 6,000 applications within hours and closed the portal after...
Weak Job Security Risks an Industry Brain Drain | Opinion
Skillsearch’s latest Salary and Satisfaction report reveals that roughly 40% of game‑industry workers have faced layoffs, with 22% experiencing them in the past year. The survey shows 44% of respondents are now contemplating exiting the sector, and more than 70%...
AI Won’t Fix Your Leadership Communication, but It Might Expose It
Meta unveiled an AI‑driven avatar of Mark Zuckerberg to spearhead enterprise communication, positioning the tech as a consistency, reach, and signalling tool. The op‑ed argues that while AI can streamline message distribution, it cannot replace the core need for clear,...
Olin Winchester Employees Seek an Improved Work-Life Balance
Olin Winchester employees, about 1,350 workers, have been on strike since April 4 demanding a better work‑life balance and wage adjustments. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers says Olin has met with the union only twice and offered a...
Looking Good: HSA, FSA Cover Rx Meta AI Glasses Through Truemed
Truemed has added Meta’s prescription‑compatible AI glasses to its HSA/FSA marketplace, joining popular wearables like Garmin watches and Oura rings. The partnership lets employees purchase Ray‑Ban and Oakley AI glasses using pre‑tax funds directly from the manufacturers’ sites. Integrated features...
Kroger Launches Pearl Street Academy For Employee Development
Kroger Co. has unveiled Pearl Street Academy, a unified learning platform for its 400,000‑plus associates across stores, supply chain and corporate functions. The academy consolidates leadership development, skill‑building courses and career‑growth tools, linking them to the company’s strategic objectives. Employees...
Protect Margins and Retain Talent in a Rising Wage Era
In 2026, minimum wages jumped in 19 states and numerous localities, with New York reaching $17 per hour, tightening profit margins for service‑sector firms. Executives are urged to shift from one‑time compliance to continuous labor‑cost planning, using weekly real‑time monitoring and...
Employers Say They Struggle to Find Workers with the Right AI Skillset
Employers are increasingly reporting difficulty finding entry‑level talent with practical AI skills, with 53% naming the gap as their top hiring challenge. While 78% of higher‑education leaders claim they meet employer expectations, only 28% of employers agree that universities are...
Are Workers Paid Fairly? It May Depend on Who You Ask.
Salary.com’s new report reveals a 31‑point confidence gap: 75% of HR leaders believe pay is fair, yet only 44% of employees share that view. The gap stems from missing structural foundations—just 51% of firms have formal job architecture and 22%...
How Much Did HR Know?
Union members at Orla Mining's Camino Rojo gold mine in Zacatecas allege that HR ignored multiple hotline reports of cartel collusion with local management. The warnings, made between July and December 2024, preceded the kidnapping and murder of nine miners...
Changes in the Channel: Leadership Moves and Shakeups April 13 - April 17
The channel’s weekly roundup highlights a wave of senior appointments across cybersecurity and data‑management firms. Paessler named former Cisco and SolarWinds veteran Chris Simoes as CTO, while Portnox hired Jonathan Skinner, ex‑LogicGate CMO, to steer global marketing. Halcyon added former...
31 Startups Currently Hiring Who Just Raised $50m-100m Raised
A curated list of 31 emerging startups that have each secured between $50 million and $100 million in recent funding rounds and are actively hiring. The companies span sectors such as fintech, healthtech, AI, and climate tech, offering roles from engineering to...
Widespread AI Use Masks a Growing Workplace Readiness Gap
A Study.com survey shows that nine‑in‑ten U.S. workers are already using AI tools, yet only about one‑sixth feel fully prepared to leverage them effectively. While 21% of employees must use AI as a core function and 45% are encouraged to...
I Spent Years Perfecting My Company Culture — Then a Single Unscripted Moment Changed Everything
A CEO’s simple act of moving a chair revealed that culture is learned by watching leaders, not by reading values decks. Despite $102.8 billion spent on corporate training, roughly 70% of transformation efforts flop because they rely on scripted messaging. Unscripted,...
Greenhouse Launches AI Principles Framework, Setting the Standard for Responsible Hiring in the AI Era
Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, unveiled an AI Principles Framework built around five pillars—structured hiring, reimagined workflows, human‑centered design, explicit decision ownership, and explainability. The framework mandates that AI signals be auditable, bias‑aware, and transparent, and it couples these standards...
Ownership Mindset Demands Equity, Not Extra Hours
A Gen Z employee working at a start-up logged off at 7:00 PM every day. The founder was not happy with this. He spoke to the employee and said, "You need to move beyond the 9–5 mindset. You should think like an owner and...
Skunk Works Is Looking for a U-2 Pilot
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division posted a full‑time U‑2 test‑pilot role in Palmdale, offering a salary between $156,400 and $311,650 depending on location. The position focuses on engineering flight tests, production‑acceptance flights, and demonstration missions, requiring recent U‑2S qualification, a...
Rob Marsh Named President of Global Risk Solutions North America Specialty at Liberty Mutual Insurance
Musculoskeletal disorders remain a costly occupational hazard, prompting firms to seek data‑driven ergonomic assessments. AI‑powered computer‑vision tools now analyze short workplace videos, delivering a numeric risk score and color‑coded visual map of strain. Providers offer tiered service models—from self‑serve video...
Double Drop: Culture-First Leadership + Executive Functioning
This week’s double‑drop episode pairs Dr. Jim Masters’ culture‑first leadership framework with Sue Thompson’s executive‑functioning playbook for educators. Masters argues that asking staff if they feel cared for, have trusted peers, and feel valued is the foundation for any instructional...
Leadership Must Evolve Amid Ongoing Human‑AI Work Redistribution
Existing firms, especially those not yet digital-first in any deep sense, will not simply install autonomy as though it were an upgrade to a software package. They will have to live through a prolonged re-distribution of work between humans and...
Eight Common Lies Leaders Tell About Underperformers
RT @JoeContrera We’ve all been there. You have a poor performer on your team you refer to as your "problem child." The one who takes up inordinate time, energy, and resources. Here's a list of 8 Lies Leaders tell themselves about...
He Was Laid Off, Posted on LinkedIn — Then Scammers Started Impersonating Real Recruiters to Target Him
Nick Russell posted his layoff from Epic Games on LinkedIn and was immediately swamped with recruiter messages, one of which turned out to be a scam. Cybercriminals are now hijacking real recruiters' LinkedIn profiles, referencing actual resumes and job openings,...
Snowflake CFO Retires with $518M Net Worth
CFO's don't usually join the Tres Comma Club, but Snowflake's CFO retired in it... -Sold $600M while at Snowflake -Exited with $518M holdings -Continued to vest for one year as an advisor Not a bad run... See the data on all CFO comp packages 👇 https://t.co/F9EMepCkWq
Norway's High Unionization Undermines Paul Graham's Claim
79% of public-sector/38% of private-sector workers in Norway are unionized, so I am unclear what @paulg is trying to argue here https://t.co/I8Uqhz91Mx
New Study Shows Proven Strategies to Reignite Meaning for Burned‑Out Physicians
A new GlobalRPH research paper outlines evidence‑based interventions that restore meaning and motivation for burned‑out healthcare workers. The study cites that over half of U.S. physicians experience burnout, costing the system more than $4.6 billion annually, and proposes organizational changes that...
HR 2030: A Vision for Agentic HR
Introducing HR 2030: A Vision For Agentic Human Resources @Josh_Bersin https://t.co/BiIc6olAF7 #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Human-Centered Leadership: 3 Steps to Stop Failure
Leadership Without Humanity Is Failing — Here’s How to Fix It in 3 Steps - https://t.co/7AhCcW3WT4 - https://t.co/VUA6vOtz0B by Brad Rencher
Valencia Leads Surge in Corporate Workations as Companies Ship Whole Teams
Businesses are now relocating whole squads to Valencia, Spain, for extended remote‑work retreats, citing lower costs, high‑speed internet and a new Digital Nomad Visa. The move reflects a broader trend of turning leisure locales into corporate hubs, reshaping travel spending...
ANA Opens Search For Liodice Successor
The Association of National Advertisers announced that longtime CEO Bob Liodice will step down at the end of 2026 and has launched a comprehensive search for his successor, following recent retirements and role changes among senior staff. Liodice will remain...
Study Finds Office Workers Focus for Only 2.9 Hours Daily, Prompting Rethink of Productivity Norms
Mind Box released fresh psychological research indicating that the average office employee maintains meaningful focus for roughly 2 hours 53 minutes of an eight‑hour day. The findings challenge the long‑standing belief that longer hours equal higher output and suggest a shift toward structured...
Raising The Bar: A More Disciplined Way To Hire Senior Leaders
The article proposes a systematic, data‑driven framework for hiring senior executives, emphasizing clear role definitions, competency‑based assessments, and multi‑stage interviews. It highlights how disciplined processes can cut time‑to‑hire, lower turnover, and align leadership talent with strategic goals. Real‑world case studies...
‘I Approach Inclusion From a Perspective of Fairness and Performance’
Carla Vico, CEO of Green Solver, argues that inclusion should be rooted in fairness and merit rather than quotas, emphasizing accountability and performance. She notes that the renewable‑energy sector’s youth allows firms to embed diversity in their DNA from the...
Docebo Report Finds 85% of Employees Unprepared to Use AI at Work
Docebo released its AI Readiness Gap report, revealing that 85% of surveyed employees cannot translate AI training into on‑the‑job performance. The study of 2,000 enterprise respondents highlights a widening skills gap as companies roll out AI tools without adequate learning...
Juvisé Pharmaceuticals Names Renaud Sermondade CEO, Frédéric Mascha Executive Chairman
Juvisé Pharmaceuticals announced that founder Frédéric Mascha will step down as chief executive and assume the role of Executive Chairman and President of the Supervisory Board, while Renaud Sermondade will take over as CEO on July 1, 2026. The move follows a board...
Sheetz Named to Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For List
Sheetz has been placed at No. 32 on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, marking its highest ranking in an 11‑year run. The convenience retailer also earned the Convenience Retailer of the Year award from Mass Market Retailers, underscoring its...
Companies Lack Confidence in Using AI for Compensation Decisions
A Payscale survey of 3,413 HR leaders shows that while 42% use free or personal AI tools like ChatGPT, only 16% have purchased AI‑specific compensation software. Trust remains low: just 22% rely on general‑purpose AI for pay benchmarking and 28%...
NGA Concludes Inaugural Leadership Institute At Mount Vernon
The National Grocers Association (NGA) and its foundation wrapped up the inaugural NGA Leadership Institute, held April 13‑15 at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Targeting senior executives from independent grocery chains, the three‑day program combined classic leadership theory with historic experiences...
Atlassian, Amazon and Tesla Disputes: ‘Open Culture’ Under Pressure
Atlassian fired engineer Denise Unterwurzacher after she posted a satirical Slack jab at CEO Mike Cannon‑Brookes during a contentious re‑leveling and layoff round. The dismissal is now before the National Labor Relations Board, which must decide whether the comment qualifies...
Major Gap Between Leaders’ Traits and Employee Expectations, Finds Report
Hogan Assessments’ new global study of 21,000 executives and nearly 10,000 employees across 25 countries reveals a stark mismatch between the traits leaders display and the qualities workers expect. Executives tend to stand out for inspiration, competition, public speaking, initiative...
Pay Equity Fund for D.C.’s Early Educators Faces Possible Elimination
Washington, D.C.’s Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, which has boosted salaries by up to $14,000 and lifted average earnings to about $67,000, faces a $60 million cut in the mayor’s FY 2027 budget. The proposed elimination would strip more than 3,000...
LegalRM Makes Raft of Hires to “Support Clients at Scale”
LegalRM announced a series of strategic hires spanning delivery, support, AI, marketing and Azure infrastructure to bolster its ability to serve a growing global client base. New Director of Delivery Stanley Gee will standardize implementation methodologies, while Head of Support...