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Recruiting is changing at a rapid pace. Some organizations are abandoning traditional methods for social media; some think software can do a better job than people.
AI is reshaping how organizations attract, screen and evaluate talent. As adoption accelerates, so does the conversation around risk, regulation and responsibility. But much of that conversation is built on assumptions that do not hold up, and they are quietly preventing employers from building effective and accountable hiring programs. Here are five misconceptions that I […]
More than two-thirds of Gen Z workers have landed a job through Instagram, and nearly one in three through TikTok, not through traditional channels, a 2026 Zety survey found. Partly, this is natural gravity: younger candidates lean toward the platforms they already use, and two-thirds consider themselves content creators. But it also shows genuine frustration […]
Automated hiring tools have officially crossed the line from experiment to expectation. New research from Paylocity, which surveyed over 1,000 U.S. HR and recruiting leaders, reveals a clear trend: while AI is saving teams significant time, it’s also creating a sharp tension between speed and missing out on top talent. Nearly all HR leaders (91%) […]
Artificial intelligence can make recruiting faster, but legal responsibility does not disappear when technology enters the hiring process. That point is being tested in Mobley v. Workday, Inc., Case No. 3:23-cv-00770- RFL (N.D. Cal. 2023), a federal lawsuit pending in the Northern District of California, in which job applicants allege that Workday’s AI-based applicant-screening tools […]
As rising living costs force many Americans to delay retirement, new research from resume.io reveals the steep challenges older workers face when trying to re-enter the workforce. A survey of 600 U.S. job seekers aged 50 and over shows that while financial pressures are keeping people working longer than planned, widespread fears of age discrimination are heavily […]
When people consider staying with an employer, the relationship with their direct manager can shape nearly every part of their decision. Aerotek’s Job Seeker Survey shows that 37% of workers say they left their shortest-tenured job due to poor company culture or managerial relationships. Additionally, the survey also reports that 32% of job seekers say […]
On July 1, workers across Maryland and Washington, D.C., saw changes to their minimum hourly rate. As workers continue to contend with the affordability crisis, two counties in Maryland and the District of Columbia are three of the more than 20 states and localities to increase the minimum wage this summer. While Maryland’s statewide minimum […]
A recent study by Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) provides new large-scale evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) hiring tools can produce racially disparate outcomes. For employers increasingly relying on automated screening to manage applicant volume, the study raises significant legal risk, particularly under long-standing disparate impact principles. Details The Stanford researchers analyzed […]
A recent eight-month field study at a 200-person U.S. tech company found that AI work expanded employees’ responsibilities, pushed work into breaks and evenings, and increased multitasking. The authors treat that pattern as a warning. For HR leaders, the more useful conclusion is sharper: AI does what serious productivity tools usually do. It raises capacity, then the […]
Jobseekers are frustrated, stressed, and losing faith. Not long ago, candidates were confident, quick to move, and certain they could land a better opportunity. But new research from Employ surveting 1,500 U.S. workers reveal that trust in the hiring process is completely breaking down. Candidates are running into scam job postings, feeling filtered out by […]