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The holiday season offers a unique opportunity for companies to reinforce their culture, strengthen connection with team members, and show genuine appreciation for the work of their staff. Yet it’s also one of the busiest times of the year: employees are managing deadlines, family commitments, and often a flood of communication, while HR teams work […]
With the 2025 HR conference season at an end, it’s only natural to reflect on what we heard, what we learned, and what we expect to see in the months ahead. No surprise, AI took up a lot of the oxygen in the room at nearly every event we attended this year, but it’s not […]
Working from home is now a key part of how modern businesses run. As more companies hire people from other countries, it’s becoming normal to see teams with members located around the world. But with potential comes difficulty. To lead teams that are spread out over countries, time zones, and legal systems, you need more […]
A new Workhuman study suggests that putting real monetary value behind employee recognition may be one of the most effective, and overlooked, levers for boosting belonging, motivation, and organisational advocacy in 2025. The 2025 Workhuman Global Research Study: The Tangible Value of Appreciation – surveying more than 2,500 employees across the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada, […]
Lando Norris clinched his first Formula 1 drivers’ championship yesterday in Abu Dhabi, edging Max Verstappen by just two points at the end of a year‑long three‑way fight with Verstappen and teammate Oscar Piastri. His season was defined less by dominant wins and more by consistency, mental reset after setbacks, and the ability to execute […]
Vensure Employer Solutions (Vensure), a leading provider of HR/HCM technology, managed services and global business process outsourcing, recently announced the completion of its 100th acquisition with the purchase of CreAI, an HR technology company specializing in artificial intelligence solutions for workforce management. This milestone marks another step in Vensure’s strategic growth plan. Since its first […]
Uncertainty has become one of the defining features of modern workforce planning: hiring freezes one quarter, urgent ramp-up requests the next, new technologies transforming skills requirements overnight, budget scrutiny rising, and candidate expectations shifting just as quickly. As internal teams struggle to keep pace, HR leaders are rethinking whether their existing recruitment structures are built […]
The Next Chapter of Screening When I recently spoke at an industry event on the future of pre-employment screening, I joked that our industry isn’t usually known for excitement. We deal in data, compliance and risk, not exactly the stuff of a TED Talk. But the truth is, right now, screening is going through one […]
What 25 Recruiters Reveal About Resume Screening In today’s fiercely competitive job market, job seekers frequently encounter alarming claims about Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). The oft-repeated statistic—“75% of resumes are rejected by ATS before a human ever sees them”—appears across social media, career blogs, and videos, yet it rarely cites any credible source. To separate […]
Author: Julius Probst, PhD A longer version of this article was initially published on Recruitonomics. After the post-pandemic boom, advanced economies are now in a synchronized economic downturn that is hitting young workers hardest. Central banks, reacting to the inflation surge in 2021 and 2022, hiked interest rates from near zero to above 4% in […]