News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
As organisations accelerate the adoption of AI-driven recruitment and restructure workforces in response to economic and technological change, an important workforce reality risks being overlooked: what happens when these systems collide with menopause and midlife career transition? A new UK short film, The Pause, offers a powerful lens into this issue – one that HR […]
What if the most courageous thing you could do at work wasn’t to speak louder, perform harder, or fit a predefined leadership mould — but to be yourself? That’s the central challenge explored in The Courage to Be You in the Workplace, the new book by Fiona Buckley. At a time when organisations are grappling […]
The Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) has announced a new board leadership structure, signalling an important next chapter in the association’s evolution as it responds to global growth, regulatory complexity, and rapid technological change across the background screening industry. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, PBSA represents the global background screening community and plays a central […]
Human resources (HR) has always had a bad reputation. Bad in the sense that nobody wants to speak to HR unless it’s because their paycheck isn’t as it should be, and even then…nobody likes to talk to HR. There’s a stigma about HR managers and consultants of being intimidating, scary, or anything but on the […]
Top Finance Talent Acquisition Trends for 2026 in the US and Canada Finance and accounting hiring in 2026 will be defined by a tight talent supply, fast-changing skill needs, and rising expectations from candidates in both the United States and Canada. About 83 percent of finance leaders report ongoing talent shortages, and more than 300,000 […]
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 […]
By Miranda Zolot, General Counsel, Oyster When the administration announced a $100,000 H-1B petition fee in September 2025, HR leaders had the same reaction: What now? The answer isn’t simple, but it’s also not hopeless. While these reforms fundamentally change H-1B economics, they also create opportunities to build more resilient global talent strategies. Here’s what […]