Dan Benveniste: Bridging the $11 Trillion Skills Gap

skills gap

Imagine a world where job candidates arrive with an ironclad guarantee that they can apply the skills listed on their resumes. That’s the vision shared by Dan Benveniste, Founder and CEO of SkillWaze and my guest for this episode of the HRchat show. Dan and his team just announced the acquisition of tilr.com, a leading learning […]

Joelle Smith: Why Identity-First Hiring is the New HR Imperative

deepfake job candidates

The Rise of Deepfake Candidates Your next new hire might not be who they say they are—and I don’t mean the usual resume inflation. We’re talking about deepfake job candidates: AI-generated personas with fabricated identities designed to infiltrate your organization. In a recent HRchat Podcast episode, I spoke with Joelle Smith, President of First Advantage […]

Wendi Safstrom: SHRM25 and the Skills First Movement

SHRM Foundation President Wendi Safstrom reveals why skills-first hiring has moved to the forefront of strategic thinking

SHRM Foundation President on Unlocking Potential The U.S. faces a talent crisis with millions of skilled candidates overlooked due to outdated hiring practices. The SHRM Foundation’s Center for a Skills-First Future aims to bridge this gap by transforming how employers approach talent acquisition. In HRchat 824, I talk with SHRM Foundation President Wendi Safstrom. Wendi […]

Marina Farthouat: Rethinking Workplace Connection in a Remote World

HRchat with Marina Farthouat

In HRchat episode 817, I talk with Marina Farthouat, the new Vice President, People at Oyster—the global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and care for distributed teams. Marina leads the company’s people strategy with a focus on building a human-centric, inclusive, and sustainable culture across a global workforce. She brings a wealth […]

Jesse Harriott: The Recognition Revolution

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The Hidden Data Gold Mine in Your Company What happens when artificial intelligence meets human connection in the workplace?  Jesse Harriott, Executive Director of Workhuman iQ, reveals a groundbreaking approach to workplace analytics that’s transforming how organizations understand their people and culture. Dive into the Human Intelligence 2025 release from Workhuman, which leverages recognition data to […]

Jacqueline Kuhn and Priscilla Redd Sparrow: Navigating Your Next HCM Tech Purchase

Jacqueline Kuhn and Priscilla Redd Sparrow, authors of the newly updated second edition of HRchitect’s Guide to HCM Technology

Making Better HCM Technology Decisions The human element of HR technology is often overlooked in favor of features and functions but as our latest HRchat episode reveals, successful HCM technology implementation hinges on strategic alignment with business goals and effective change management. Jacqueline Kuhn and Priscilla Redd Sparrow, two of the four authors of the newly updated […]