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Sep 1, 2026

 
Operationalizing Artificial Intelligence

Paychex's artificial intelligence capabilities are demonstrating early success in reducing payroll errors and enhancing service efficiency, indicating a significant positive impact on its clients' operations.

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Should AI in payroll services be broadly adopted to reduce errors and improve efficiency?

HR leaders are integrating artificial intelligence into core workflows for data analysis, reporting, recruiting, and talent management, moving beyond pilot programs to achieve tangible impact.

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Skills-Based Talent Acquisition

Vervoe enhances its hiring platform with Skills Advisory and Intelligent Interview Scheduling, aiming to provide more comprehensive skills validation throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

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Recruiter.com has acquired Feenyx, a move designed to enable employers to assess job candidates based on their skills rather than solely on their resumes, improving talent acquisition efficiency.

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HireQuotient's EasySource has demonstrated positive results for a PE-owned North American retail and media company, indicating improved talent acquisition outcomes.

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Workforce AI Adoption Challenges

A California bill banning workplace AI emotion surveillance and neural data collection is advancing, potentially impacting HR technology implementations.

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Should California's ban on workplace AI emotion surveillance become a national standard?

New research reveals that nearly 40% of employees express concern over colleagues possessing superior artificial intelligence skills, creating a perceived competitive advantage.

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Carina Cortez of Cornerstone highlights that workforce readiness hinges on leadership, employee experience, and aligning people with business strategy, extending beyond mere skill acquisition.

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A company successfully implemented a four-day workweek, doubling down on its program two years after its initial pilot, demonstrating sustained benefits and employee satisfaction with the condensed schedule.

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Would your company benefit from permanently adopting a four-day workweek?

 

opinion

Jason Averbook criticizes layoff trackers as 'rearview mirrors,' arguing they obscure the true workforce dynamics and the actual story behind hiring numbers.

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Chatter
The view from Reddit
“finally landed a job!”

After a year of job searching with numerous rejections and ghostings, the author secured a position by responding to a rejection email with a dramatic expression of devastation, which surprisingly led to a new opportunity.

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“I don't understand how to get a job honestly.”

The poster questions the job market's logic, where unskilled jobs offer insufficient pay, and higher education doesn't guarantee a livable wage, leaving them with useless skills and contemplating societal withdrawal.

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“I no longer take "get to know you calls" from recruiters”

The poster has stopped taking 'get to know you' calls from recruiters, viewing them as a waste of time due to a lack of specific job matches and a subsequent lack of follow-up, and recounts a particularly frustrating interview experience involving disengaged personnel.

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