Human Resources Social Media and Updates

Drop “Gypsy” From Usernames—Stop the Harmful Stereotype
SocialMay 1, 2026

Drop “Gypsy” From Usernames—Stop the Harmful Stereotype

This is yet another reminder to my colleagues to remove “Gypsy” from their username. It’s not cute, it’s not free-spirited, and it makes you seem like the opposite of what you’re claiming to be. The writing has been on the wall...

By Kate McCulley
Nia Long Alleges Pay Disparity Despite Contract Parity
SocialMay 1, 2026

Nia Long Alleges Pay Disparity Despite Contract Parity

News: Nia Long, who plays Michael Jackson’s mother in MICHAEL, is claiming she was paid less than her male co-stars despite a contract guaranteeing her parity. Mediation with Lionsgate is likely. Details ⬇️⬇️ #MichaelMovie https://t.co/KAVTHdqY0U

By Matthew Belloni
Beyond Thanks: Operators Must Boost Frontline Pay
SocialMay 1, 2026

Beyond Thanks: Operators Must Boost Frontline Pay

Following up on my earlier post. Thanking frontliners is the easy part. The harder question is what we, as operators, actually do about it. We talk about minimum wage hikes like a threat. Like the industry won’t survive. Margins are thin, costs...

By David P. Sison
Payroll APIs Boost ERP Efficiency and Reporting Accuracy
SocialMay 1, 2026

Payroll APIs Boost ERP Efficiency and Reporting Accuracy

Payroll APIs streamline data exchange between payroll systems and ERP platforms, enhancing efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting. Discover more here: https://t.co/I3BqzxQbWt @tryfinch

By Sabine VanderLinden
MLS Faces Critical Search for Next Commissioner
SocialMay 1, 2026

MLS Faces Critical Search for Next Commissioner

With Don Garber’s quarter-century-plus tenure ending next year, MLS has executive headhunters embarked on a sprawling replacement search. A few well-known names have emerged as early targets. With big-growth ambitions, they’d better get it right. https://t.co/5EQuSrXqKz

By John Ourand
Clocktower Seeks Marketing‑Savvy Biz Dev Associate in Santa Monica
SocialMay 1, 2026

Clocktower Seeks Marketing‑Savvy Biz Dev Associate in Santa Monica

Fintwit: Clocktower is expanding our Strategy team, hiring a junior-to-mid level biz dev associate in our Santa Monica office. If you know someone who has a marketing & comms skillset + a deep interest in markets, drop me a line. Details and...

By Eric Wallerstein
Companies Hire Underperformers Just for LinkedIn Bragging
SocialApr 30, 2026

Companies Hire Underperformers Just for LinkedIn Bragging

They also hire underperforming people from legit firms so they can parade those work histories on LinkedIn. I’ve been seeing that lately.

By David C. Barnett
Handwritten Resumes Return to Thwart AI Spam
SocialApr 30, 2026

Handwritten Resumes Return to Thwart AI Spam

My HR prediction for 2027… -Some employers will implement policies in which they will only accept handwritten resumes. It’s the easiest way to stop the never-ending tsunami of AI generated applications.

By David C. Barnett
Tesla's Proxy Reveals Its Most Outrageous Compensation Table Yet
SocialApr 30, 2026

Tesla's Proxy Reveals Its Most Outrageous Compensation Table Yet

Here it is, folks, the wildest summary compensation table I've ever seen in a proxy filing. For Tesla. https://t.co/PSzbu9P9dI

By Alex Weprin
How to Recruit and Keep Next‑Gen Advisors
SocialApr 30, 2026

How to Recruit and Keep Next‑Gen Advisors

What it takes to find, attract, and retain top next generation advisor talent, based on his own experience on the front of lines of recruiting young talent: https://t.co/1Jc82PfY4Y

By Michael Kitces
Middle Managers: From Stuck to Shaping the Middle
SocialApr 30, 2026

Middle Managers: From Stuck to Shaping the Middle

How Middle Managers Can Avoid Becoming the Forgotten Middle (or Turn It Around) https://t.co/bqfJIjROXU Strong middle mngrs don’t sit in the gap btwn strategy & execution. They shift from being “caught in the middle” to “shaping the middle” or becoming...

By Annette Franz
Stay Curious, Humble, and Keep Learning Forward
SocialApr 30, 2026

Stay Curious, Humble, and Keep Learning Forward

The future of work is pretty confusing right now, best to be curious and humble about what you know and what happens next. It's most important to get pointed in the right direction and start moving to learn as...

By Meg Bear
Pay Transparency Fuels Offer Rejections when Salaries Fall Short
SocialApr 30, 2026

Pay Transparency Fuels Offer Rejections when Salaries Fall Short

The Candidate Knows What the Job Should Pay. The Offer Doesn't. Pay transparency laws in a growing number of states have armed candidates with public salary ranges, closing the information gap that employers used to use as a negotiating advantage. Jackson...

By Jim Stroud
Mandatory DEI Statements Declining in Faculty Hiring
SocialApr 30, 2026

Mandatory DEI Statements Declining in Faculty Hiring

If you follow trends in higher ed, @HdxAcademy has been putting out such great reports, just the facts, no editorializing, so that we all have a common base for discussions. Here's the latest, on the decline of mandatory DEI statements...

By Jonathan Haidt, PhD
Leaders Must Map Human Roles Amid AI Service Revolution
SocialApr 30, 2026

Leaders Must Map Human Roles Amid AI Service Revolution

Contributor Spotlight: Prag (p. 9) AI is reshaping service work fast—leaders need a plan for where humans stay essential. https://t.co/YrxFqMpTXp #AI #FutureOfWork https://t.co/kTC1G9G5qS

By Lisa Anderson
Wealth Tech Startup Seeks UHNW CFO & AI Product Lead
SocialApr 30, 2026

Wealth Tech Startup Seeks UHNW CFO & AI Product Lead

***Job alert*** A friend of mine is building in wealth management. The founding team is very technical: ex-Tiger, Millennium, and Citadel. They're recruiting for two roles: 1) a family office CFO-type with extensive experience managing the estates of UHNW families. 2)...

By Wes Gray
Private‑sector Wage Growth Eases to 3.2% in Q1
SocialApr 30, 2026

Private‑sector Wage Growth Eases to 3.2% in Q1

Private-sector pay growth decelerated ever so slightly in Q1 when looking at wages and salaries for private sector workers ex-incentive paid occupations. It was +3.2% in Q1 from a year earlier, vs 3.4% in Q4 and +3.6% in the same quarter...

By Nick Timiraos
Install Orange HRM: Open‑Source HR on Your Server
SocialApr 30, 2026

Install Orange HRM: Open‑Source HR on Your Server

Orange HRM is an open-source HR system that can be installed on your servers. Here's how. https://t.co/LoalBdIhNB

By TechRadar
Digital Health Leadership More Diverse Than Expected
SocialApr 30, 2026

Digital Health Leadership More Diverse Than Expected

Digital health leadership is more diverse than people assume. Women and non-clinical professionals are well represented across senior roles. Self-exclusion is often a bigger barrier than formal criteria. The leadership signals section in Career Navigator 2026 explores this.

By Dr. Ron (Health Informatics)
Candidate Answers Recruiter with Meme, Not Description
SocialApr 30, 2026

Candidate Answers Recruiter with Meme, Not Description

Recruiter: “Can you tell us about the most interesting project you worked on during your 5 years at JP Morgan?” Candidate: https://t.co/Tn929Li7ZU

By Trung Phan
Union Mistake Strips Swedish Tesla Strikers of Benefits
SocialApr 30, 2026

Union Mistake Strips Swedish Tesla Strikers of Benefits

Massive blunder by the union protesting Tesla in Sweden: IF Metall made a tax error on strike comp which caused strikers to be classified as “zero-taxpayers”, leaving them without access to key social benefits like sick pay etc Read: https://t.co/LGE3TW4Dmo h/t...

By Jaan
Three Options When Facing a Disengaged Leader
SocialApr 30, 2026

Three Options When Facing a Disengaged Leader

RT @JoeContrera Organizations and institutions are filled with leaders who are disengaged, ineffective, and have been for months even years. So what are the choices you have when you realize you have a disengaged leader in your midst? These 3: https://t.co/XU5uV43Zfh https://t.co/LQLD7u8YiV

By Tom Pick
FCC EEO Rules Clash with Carr's DEI Claims
SocialApr 30, 2026

FCC EEO Rules Clash with Carr's DEI Claims

Good questions from @MontyTayloe digging in on @FCC EEO rules, which seem to contradict @BrendanCarrFCC allegations on DEI. Carr disagrees, but says EEO rules may need rewrite.

By Harold Feld
Unstructured Interviews Amplify Bias Amid Rising Hiring Costs
SocialApr 30, 2026

Unstructured Interviews Amplify Bias Amid Rising Hiring Costs

The Interview Where You Both Just Talk Is Also the Most Biased SHRM's "Recruitment Is Broken" analysis found that average cost-per-hire and time-to-hire have both increased over the past three years, the same period correlating with heavier reliance on AI screening,...

By Jim Stroud
Paid Trial Weeks: Avoid Asking Employed Candidates to Use Vacation
SocialApr 30, 2026

Paid Trial Weeks: Avoid Asking Employed Candidates to Use Vacation

I always offer candidates a paid one week trial This is easy if they’re working freelance or between jobs But if they’re currently employed, is it reasonable to suggest they use holiday time?

By Olly Meakings
Use Signaling Theory to Attract Ideal Candidates
SocialApr 30, 2026

Use Signaling Theory to Attract Ideal Candidates

How can you clearly signal what your firm is really about? In this article, Daniel Yerger explains how to use signaling theory to describe the job in a way that attracts talented, relevant applicants: https://t.co/C6O1ONvC8p…listing-template/ https://t.co/oKdKPwK4SB

By Michael Kitces
Tech Hiring Stays Strong; AI Fears Won’t Curb Demand
SocialApr 30, 2026

Tech Hiring Stays Strong; AI Fears Won’t Curb Demand

Despite AI-related job loss fears, tech hiring holds steady - and here are the most in-demand skills https://t.co/V3T3sLgZcq via @ZDNET

By Joe McKendrick
Investing in Young Men Through Apprenticeships Drives Real Change
SocialApr 30, 2026

Investing in Young Men Through Apprenticeships Drives Real Change

Today is National Apprenticeships Day and I can't think of a better time to revisit a piece Zach Boren and I wrote last year on what investing in young men actually looks like⬇️

By Richard V. Reeves
Future of Work: Robots, Talent, and Logistics
SocialApr 30, 2026

Future of Work: Robots, Talent, and Logistics

Listen to the Does Logistics Matter? Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. In Episode 22, Talent and Recruitment specialist Radu Palamariu of Alcott Global talks about: What the future of work will look like, and if robots will take over, and more... #SupplyChain...

By Martijn Graat
Entitlement Label Flips: Older Generations Hold the Bias
SocialApr 30, 2026

Entitlement Label Flips: Older Generations Hold the Bias

When a young person asks for a raise before doing the work, older generations call it entitlement. But what if they're not the problem… we are? Dr. Eliza Filby (@dr_eliza_filby) is a contemporary historian and generations expert who has spent her...

By Simon Sinek
Averages Mask Reality: Who Really Benefits From Rising Wages?
SocialApr 30, 2026

Averages Mask Reality: Who Really Benefits From Rising Wages?

The “average worker” is a statistical ghost. Useful on a spreadsheet. Dangerous in real life. Because when people say “wages are rising,” the first question should be: For whom? Averages can describe the economy. They can also erase the people living under it.🧵👇

By Macro Pulse
First‑time Managers Need Leadership Training, Not Just Management
SocialApr 30, 2026

First‑time Managers Need Leadership Training, Not Just Management

Really enjoyed my chat with @JDevHR about what frontline managers need to succeed. We talked about why management and leadership are not the same thing and how orgs can better prepare first-time managers for success. Thanks to @UKGInc for having me. https://t.co/awnliqv4v2

By Sharlyn Lauby
WBD CEO Zaslav’s Compensation Triples to $165 Million
SocialApr 30, 2026

WBD CEO Zaslav’s Compensation Triples to $165 Million

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s Pay More Than Tripled in 2025 to a Staggering $165 Million  https://t.co/aQyR5hj1nx via @variety

By Todd Spangler
CEO Pay Should Rise With Firm Size, Theory Shows
SocialApr 30, 2026

CEO Pay Should Rise With Firm Size, Theory Shows

The ‘assignment’ literature predicts that CEO pay should scale with firm size because the marginal impact of a CEO's talent is magnified by the resources they control. https://t.co/D2l9AxzYZi

By Linda Yueh
Mexico May Outlaw the Term “Human Resources”
SocialApr 30, 2026

Mexico May Outlaw the Term “Human Resources”

Why Mexico may soon ban the term ‘human resources’ @HR_Exec https://t.co/zvt91BMoky #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR

By Dave Millner
Frontline Workers Face Uncertain AI Adoption Without Training
SocialApr 30, 2026

Frontline Workers Face Uncertain AI Adoption Without Training

For average, frontline workers facing AI, how will they react without extensive education or options? Expect challenges, pushback, and unpredictable consequences as organizations grapple with coexistence. #AIEvolution #Workforce https://t.co/rZqlWftdIt

By Eric Kimberling
Europe Emerges as New Hub for AI Talent
SocialApr 30, 2026

Europe Emerges as New Hub for AI Talent

Europe is becoming a more attractive destination for AI talent. As visa barriers rise in the U.S. and supply shifts in China, more researchers and engineers are looking to European hubs. The landscape is changing. Talent flows are starting to reshape the...

By Spiros Margaris
Cyberdost Hires 195 Tech Experts for India's Digital Security
SocialApr 30, 2026

Cyberdost Hires 195 Tech Experts for India's Digital Security

.@Cyberdost (Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre) the national nodal agency for tackling cybercrime is hiring 195 technical professionals. I interacted with the I4C team recently and was encouraged and inspired by their progress and commitment to securing India’s digital ecosystem. This...

By Sumit Gupta
Demanding CEO Attitude Exposes Corporate Manipulation
SocialApr 30, 2026

Demanding CEO Attitude Exposes Corporate Manipulation

We only hire people with a CEO attitude. An HR recruiter just went viral for hanging up on a candidate. The candidate simply asked for WFH on Saturdays. The company strictly enforces a rigid 6-day workweek. HR rejected her, demanding she show a CEO-level...

By Monica Malik | PrettyMuchFinance
Include Employees in Your LLM Visibility Strategy
SocialApr 30, 2026

Include Employees in Your LLM Visibility Strategy

Friendly reminder that your employees should have a voice and be part of your LLM visibility plan https://t.co/jd0DM4FCno

By Kaleigh Moore
Toxic Leaders Silence Critique, Not Culture
SocialApr 30, 2026

Toxic Leaders Silence Critique, Not Culture

Toxic leaders don’t create bad cultures. They create cultures where everyone is too afraid to say there’s a bad leader.

By Dr. Nore Salman
Title Inflation: “Forward Deployed Engineer” Masks Consulting Role
SocialApr 29, 2026

Title Inflation: “Forward Deployed Engineer” Masks Consulting Role

Overheard in Silicon Valley: "Rebranding to 'forward deployed engineer' from 'consultant' one of the great all time recruiting whammies."

By Marc Andreessen
Workday’s Service Empire May Expose Vulnerability
SocialApr 29, 2026

Workday’s Service Empire May Expose Vulnerability

"A $30B company with 10,000+ customers and a services cartel that’s arguably bigger than the product itself will not roll over quietly." https://t.co/eBzsJxBGUV < is Workday finally vulnerable? They've got an enviable footprint and new focus. All platforms need to...

By Richard Seroter
Meta Cuts 15% Staff, Touts AI Empowerment
SocialApr 29, 2026

Meta Cuts 15% Staff, Touts AI Empowerment

Zuckerberg says AI will amp the ability for people to do what they want. Trying to smooth over the fact that Meta has been the most aggressive company at replacing humans with AI. My math is they've cut...

By Gene Munster
Embedding Core Values Drives Culture, Customers, Market Success
SocialApr 29, 2026

Embedding Core Values Drives Culture, Customers, Market Success

Culture Transformation: The Importance of Socializing Core Values - CX Journey™ https://t.co/Hc19QAgqWl Socializing the values is crucial for a variety of reasons, as it directly impacts your culture, your customer relationships, and your overall market presence. https://t.co/blhtghPuU2

By Annette Franz
Build Scalable Career Paths with Six Advisor Domains
SocialApr 29, 2026

Build Scalable Career Paths with Six Advisor Domains

Associate advisors with several years in the role often find themselves in a professional limbo: ready to take on more responsibility, but without a clear pathway to do so, which can lead to dissatisfaction and, ultimately, attrition. In this article,...

By Michael Kitces
Southwest Reinstates Fired Flight Attendant, Awards $1M Settlement
SocialApr 29, 2026

Southwest Reinstates Fired Flight Attendant, Awards $1M Settlement

Southwest Fired Flight Attendant After Union Pushed For It — Now She Has Her Job Back And Nearly $1 Million - View from the Wing https://t.co/tlo4PLT9Hx

By Gary Leff
Multi‑Tier Staffing Vendors Hide Compliance Gaps and Fraud
SocialApr 29, 2026

Multi‑Tier Staffing Vendors Hide Compliance Gaps and Fraud

The Vendor's Vendor's Vendor Sourced That Resume Multi-tier staffing vendor chains in enterprise TA have created compliance blind spots where credential verification, background checks, and identity validation get diluted or skipped entirely at lower tiers. SHRM's 2026 talent acquisition analysis flags...

By Jim Stroud
Ingalls Shipyard Loses Workers to Local Service Jobs
SocialApr 29, 2026

Ingalls Shipyard Loses Workers to Local Service Jobs

"The [Ingalls] shipyard has also struggled to retain talent as it competes with the local service industry."

By Scott Lincicome