Talent
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Top talent are quitting due to stalled career growth, survey shows
As leaders focus on hiring challenges, they may miss the talent crisis inside their organizations, Workday said.
By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 15, 2025 -
Gartner predicts Fortune 500 companies won’t eliminate human agents anytime soon
“At the end of the day do we think there will be fewer agents? Yes. But a fully agentless future is not going to happen,” Gartner’s Kathy Ross said.
By Kristen Doerer • Sept. 15, 2025 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Phynart Studio via Getty ImagesTrendlineTop trends in employee development
The pandemic pushed some HR initiatives to the back burner, but employee development may be more important than ever.
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Employers say they are staying the course instead of hiring right now
Nearly half of employers surveyed by ManpowerGroup said that attracting qualified applicants remains their biggest hurdle.
By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 15, 2025 -
LinkedIn, OpenAI muscle their way into the AI recruiting fray
LinkedIn’s Hiring Assistant, which has been available to a small group of customers for about a year, will be globally available by the end of September.
By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 12, 2025 -
Amid hiring freezes, HR leaders turn to internal mobility and upskilling
“We’re seeing a clear shift in how HR leaders are approaching talent needs,” the president of Careerminds said.
By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 12, 2025 -
This week in 5 numbers: Hopeful employees are more likely to produce great work
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including what share of HR pros think their workforce has the right skills.
By Ginger Christ • Sept. 11, 2025 -
Older job seekers’ complaints about ageism have skyrocketed, Glassdoor says
Recruiting pros could analyze the ways that older job seekers are kept out of the workforce to adjust their own hiring processes.
By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 11, 2025 -
Salesforce still sees a place for live customer service agents after massive cuts
The company slashed about 4,000 customer service agents as its use of AI picked up, but CEO Marc Benioff still expects people and AI to work together.
By Bryan Wassel • Sept. 10, 2025 -
Only half of employees feel hopeful about the future of work, survey shows
“Employees everywhere are struggling to feel good about the trajectory of their careers,” O.C. Tanner said in its report.
By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 10, 2025 -
Generational, gender differences key to workplace experience, research shows
With employee experience playing more of a role in office performance, operators must monitor feedback to ensure workplaces are successful, firms say.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 9, 2025 -
AI drives worker retraining — not replacement, New York Fed finds
Adoption of the technology has, however, affected hiring: Some companies have reduced hiring, and some have added workers with AI skills.
By Kate Tornone • Sept. 9, 2025 -
Amid shifts in online recruiting, job boards hold strong, report finds
But job boards may only stay relevant if platforms reinvent themselves, such as by adding access to messaging and skills assessments, iHire said.
By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 9, 2025 -
FTC drops Biden-era noncompete ban but promises continued enforcement
Industries “plagued by thickets of noncompete agreements” will soon see warning letters from the agency, its chairman said Friday.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 8, 2025 -
Opinion
How to bridge the AI skills gap to power industrial innovation
A Kyndryl survey found that the majority of manufacturing leaders don’t think their workforce is ready to embrace artificial intelligence.
By Onofrio Pirrotta • Sept. 8, 2025 -
Gallup: Hybrid work rates have stabilized — and flexibility is key
Managers will need to coordinate the future of work by addressing challenges such as team coordination and trust, a new report found.
By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 8, 2025 -
Most managers can’t participate in training because they don’t have time, study shows
High-performing organizations were more likely to use pre- and post-training activities, as well as bite-sized learning options, ATD says.
By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 5, 2025 -
BLS jobs report
‘Anemic’ job creation confirms workers’ anxieties, economists say
The job market is stalling short of the runway, one economist said.
By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 5, 2025 -
Sociable: LinkedIn expands company page and recruiter verification
Workplace verification will be required when a member adds or updates a leadership or recruiter-related role, the company said.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 5, 2025 -
This week in 5 numbers: Workers aren’t surprised by executives’ affairs
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many HR professionals expect to see their department head count grow or remain the same.
By Ginger Christ • Sept. 4, 2025 -
Skilled trades initiatives expand as demand for workers is projected to grow
Demand for HVAC, electrical and plumbing workers is expected to grow at a rate much faster than average, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says.
By Joe Burns • Sept. 4, 2025 -
Middle management reductions threaten productivity, employee experience, survey finds
More than a third of employees surveyed said their manager seems stretched thin and has become less accessible since layoffs.
By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 4, 2025 -
Nestlé scandal sticks corporate affairs in the spotlight — again
“Boards won’t put up with this,” one analyst said regarding romantic entanglements for top executives.
By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 4, 2025 -
Nearly half of US HR pros say they debated a career change in the next year
Losing HR practitioners “doesn’t just set HR back,” Tekion’s CPO said. “It slows the entire business.”
By Ginger Christ • Sept. 3, 2025 -
ANZ bankers learned they were axed in email error
“It was not our intention to share such sensitive news with you in this way, and I apologise unconditionally,” an acting group executive later wrote.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 3, 2025 -
Hiring pros say they face pressure to hire quickly, leading to bad hires
A longer and more expensive hiring process is also contributing to poor decisions, studies said.
By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 3, 2025