Recruiting

What 500 executives predict about AI and hiring in 2026

12/19/2025

The panic about AI stealing jobs might be overblown. According to a report from Wakefield Research, a market research firm, 41% of U.S. executives believe AI will remove barriers and reduce the complexity of hiring and managing global teams in 2026—fundamentally changing how and where companies compete for talent. Only 22% think AI will replace too many jobs too quickly.

Salary history bans show measurable progress in closing pay gaps

11/24/2025

Using large-scale labor market and job-posting datasets, researchers found that removing past pay from negotiations not only increases transparency and boosts starting salaries but also delivers outsized gains for women and nonwhite workers whose prior earnings often reflect structural inequities rather than true market value.

Best practices regarding the role of social media in hiring and firing decisions

11/17/2025

Age, sex, religion, disability and marital status are just some of the characteristics commonly revealed by the most cursory—or even accidental—social media search. But just because you can access sensitive information easily doesn’t mean you should. Here are some suggestions for a social media policy that makes sense and avoids legal problems.

Drowning in applications? Here’s how to stay afloat

11/10/2025

A recent CNBC article quotes executives who cite receiving “300–500 applications in one day” and another who references “150–200 in 24 hours.” This amounts to hours of additional time spent sifting through résumés in search of the perfect candidate. To help save you some time, we’re offering a few tips to streamline the process—without skipping crucial steps along the way.

Wells Fargo pays hefty penalties for fake interviews

11/03/2025

It comes with the territory to lose out to a more qualified applicant. That’s the way the competitive job market works. But when you learn you’ve been ghosted after that promising interview because the candidate had been pre-chosen, it’s all that much worse.

Government shutdown sparks private-sector recruiting opportunities

10/27/2025

For employers looking to hire experienced experts in varied fields, the adage “in adversity, there is opportunity” may ring true. One obvious place to look is in the current federal workforce, courtesy of the government shutdown.

Seasonal hiring slows as retailers scale back plans

09/29/2025

Retail employers are approaching the 2025 holiday season with unusual caution. Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas projects that fewer than 500,000 retail jobs will be added in the final quarter of the year—the lowest holiday hiring total since 2009.

Job seekers in 2025: Résumé dishonesty, burnout and remote demands

08/18/2025

A third of today’s job seekers admit to lying on their résumés, and for many, that’s only part of the struggle.

Companies are hiring, but they need help doing it right

07/21/2025

The economy may feel uncertain, but the hiring push is full steam ahead. New research reveals a tension HR teams must navigate in 2025: the need to scale hiring and development without corresponding increases in budget or headcount.

Why “overqualified” shouldn’t be a dealbreaker

06/23/2025

A growing number of Gen Z college graduates are seeking out blue-collar work—not as a fallback, but as a strategic career choice. For HR professionals hiring for skilled roles, this presents an opportunity and challenge: It’s time to reconsider what “overqualified” really means.