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Nearly half of artificial intelligence users said they spend more time dealing with the technology than doing real work, and recruiters are spending a record amount of time talking to candidates.
Here’s a closer look at those numbers and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
47%
The percentage of front-line users who said they spent more time dealing with AI than doing actual work, according to a Boston Consulting Group survey.
53%
The share of organizations that said impersonation attacks have targeted either executives or lower-level employees this year, per a report by security firm Outtake.
286
The number of minutes recruiters spent per week talking to clients and candidates during the first quarter of 2026, according to a report from the American Staffing Association in partnership with Prodoscore.
$2,000
The amount at least two companies give workers as an annual vacation stipend, FlexJobs found.
$2,500
The amount employers with 100 or more employees and third-party job posting platforms would have to pay for each print ad or digital post that doesn’t comply with the requirements of a New York bill aiming to crack down on “ghost jobs.”
