Holiday hiring is getting ‘smaller and more surgical’

Many of the biggest U.S. companies are staying quiet about their Q4 plans amid uneasy consumer confidence reports and shifting staffing models.

By Lara Ewen • Oct. 5, 2026

Employers need to be prepared for accidental overdoses on jobsites

Preparing for a potential overdose with Naloxone is like having any other safety first aid, writes Associated Builders and Contractors’ vice president of human resources.

By DeAnna Thomas • Oct. 5, 2026

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Top trends in talent acquisition

AI is rapidly reshaping talent acquisition, workplace experts say.

By HR Dive staff

Week in review: The Gen Z communication divide

We’re rounding up last week’s top stories, including why the job hunt is so draining right now.

By Kathryn Moody • Oct. 5, 2026

Sirius XM beats allegations of AI-fueled racial bias

The plaintiff had applied to about 150 open roles and faced questions about his use of multiple addresses, among other issues.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 5, 2026

Hiring caution persists as inflation holds on, BLS report shows

“In many cases, employers would rather leave a position open than make the wrong hire,” one executive said.

By Kathryn Moody • Oct. 2, 2026

Sociable: LinkedIn updates its AI-powered hiring bot

The platform launched Hiring Assistant 2, which has improved capacity for personalization and candidate matchmaking.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 2, 2026

AI might be making women sound less sophisticated

A study out of Johns Hopkins found that chatbots prompted with “woman-associated language” produced responses that were less complex than men’s.

By Lara Ewen • Oct. 1, 2026

This week in 5 numbers: HR pros say half of their week is spent on repetitive work

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how much it costs employees to return to the office.

By Ginger Christ • Oct. 1, 2026

Ghost jobs and fake applicants have created a hiring trust gap

While companies say that fraudulent candidates are complicating the recruiting process, job seekers are also concerned about scams, an iHire report said. 

By Lara Ewen • Oct. 1, 2026

Esker folds AI into employee cost analysis

The finance software firm is now treating AI spending as another component of an employee’s cost alongside salary, bonuses and payroll taxes, the CFO said.

By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 1, 2026

With the iced coffee debate, Gen Z cultural differences come to a head

Experts have observed several factors that make Generation Z poised to behave differently at work than previous generations.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 30, 2026

HR may face a ‘skills visibility gap’ in the AI age

It could become a critical challenge as the function transforms into one that evaluates how work gets done, whether by humans or automation.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 30, 2026

Technology isn’t yet solving HR’s workflow problems

Despite the implementation of artificial intelligence systems, many HR professionals are still spending time on rudimentary tasks, Eagle Hill Consulting said.

By Lara Ewen • Sept. 30, 2026

AI skill levels drive workforce divide, PwC finds

More than half of workers surveyed said they are falling behind their AI-savvy colleagues, PwC said, noting that AI proficiency bolsters a sense of job security.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 30, 2026

Major players in the health, wellness and luxury spaces bring on new HR talent in September

Kaiser Permanente and Exemplar Luxury Group added new HR leaders, though both are veterans in their industries.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 29, 2026

High performers might resent lower-performing workers getting training over them

Managers may struggle with this decision in part because of what training represents and what doors it can open up, a researcher said.

By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 29, 2026

Job seekers say they are exhausted due to long applications and no answers

One Generation Z job seeker interviewed by Indeed said she applied to over 90 jobs before she got an offer.

By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 29, 2026

The operational fix that could jump-start innovation? A week with no meetings.

Taskrabbit’s Deep Think Weeks were met with an “overwhelmingly positive” response from workers, the company’s manager of people experience said.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 29, 2026

If AI takes on junior-level work, how will CFOs develop talent?

Teikametrics CFO Brian Beaupre is changing how he evaluates young candidates. 

By Adam Zaki • Sept. 29, 2026

EEOC seeks subpoena enforcement against Hyundai over alleged refusal to hire non-Koreans

The filing comes at the same time that the commission has made national origin discrimination a prominent part of its regulatory agenda.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 28, 2026

Week in review: The bait-and-switch gap in recruiting

We’re rounding up last week’s stories, including one about the shrinking leadership pipeline.

By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 28, 2026

How can employers create a positive workplace culture?

“We cannot keep extracting more from employees and expect their capacity to be limitless,” one O.C. Tanner Institute leader said.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 28, 2026

What to do when a team says it’s short-staffed

Hiring is not always the answer — and it could actually invite more trouble if underlying causes of workload strain aren’t addressed, experts said.

By Jen A. Miller • Sept. 25, 2026

4 stories on the power of personality at work

It can be difficult to quantify personality's effects in the workplace despite its importance.

By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 25, 2026

This week in 5 numbers: CHROs say AI creates ‘invisible’ work

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how big the pay gap is for Black women.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 24, 2026