Tag: recruiting

Rethinking Retention: Why Hiring Practices Need an Overhaul

More than 9 in 10 workers are actively looking for or planning to change jobs this year, according to Monster’s 2025 Work Watch Report. That statistic is often cited as proof of a disengaged workforce. But what’s often overlooked is the growing disconnect between how most companies hire and what actually drives success on the […]

From Order-Taker to Architect: Day 1 Key Takeaways from SPARK TALENT on AI, Ethics, and Workforce Strategy

Day One of the SPARK TALENT 2025 conference delivered a unified mandate to HR and Talent Acquisition (TA) leaders: the reactive, service-provider model is obsolete. Success requires you to stop being an “order-taker” and become an “architect of the workforce.” Three powerful sessions defined the essential shifts necessary to make that change. 1. The Strategic […]

H-1B Program Overhaul: New $100K Fee and Increased Enforcement

On September 19, 2025, the Trump administration issued a presidential proclamation imposing new restrictions on H-1B visa holders seeking to enter the United States. Subsequently, additional clarification was provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on September 20, followed by a Department of State (DOS) H-1B FAQ […]

Gen Z Is Reimagining Work—Is Your Office Ready?

Across the country, many companies are establishing return-to-work mandates. Driven by existing lease agreements and lingering suspicion that remote workers aren’t as productive as they claim, most companies are ignoring a critical flaw in their RTO strategy: maybe it’s not that employees don’t want to be in the office—they just don’t want to be in […]

Tech-Enabled, People-Centered: The New Staffing Paradigm 

There are very high expectations for how artificial intelligence (AI) will influence modern business practices. And this is for very good reason. After years marked by speculation and incremental advancements, AI has transitioned from theoretical discussions to tangible integration within our professional and personal lives.   Today, a significant number of employers have embraced AI-driven […]

Faces of HR: Julie Law’s Mentorship-Driven Journey

Julie Law, Chief People Officer at Rocket Software, has a career story that’s less of a straight line and more of an inspiring climb—one powered by mentorship and a constant focus on people. For fellow HR professionals, her journey highlights the transformative power of shifting from transactional HR to strategic people leadership. From Foundations to Global Strategy Law’s […]

The Private Equity Exit Freeze is Choking Executive Hiring – Here’s What HR Should Do Now 

Private equity quietly powers a sizable share of the U.S. economy—and it’s running headlong into a leadership bottleneck that threatens to slow job growth.   PE firms invest in companies, employ various methods to create value, and then exit the investments to return proceeds to the investors, often pension funds.   But the exit part of that […]

Faces of HR: How The Predictive Index’s CPO Hires for Potential

Jackie Dube’s journey into HR began with a simple belief: that people are the most important part of any business. But her approach wasn’t always as nuanced as it is today. While her early career focused on traditional hiring criteria—degrees, years of experience, and hard skills—a pivotal experience fundamentally reshaped her thinking. That shift took […]

Why Family Culture is HR’s Best Retention Strategy 

Family culture has received significant backlash in the business world, and it’s been holding HR professionals back.   People may say that family culture in the workplace is toxic, that it masks unhealthy dynamics, or that it can even lead to employee exploitation. But when done right, companies that build a strong family culture have […]