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Dec 16, 2025

 
AI adoption in HR

The evolving CHRO role in the near future necessitates mastery of data utilization, HR technology, and navigating the challenging aspects of artificial intelligence adoption, according to Joey Price of Jumpstart HR.

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The transition toward an AI-centric Human Resources organization structure presents significant challenges related to effective change management practices.

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recruiting tech budget

A recent report indicates that recruiting platforms will receive priority funding in HR technology budgets for 2026, alongside other staffing movement news.

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Should Workday and Salesforce be concerned by their drop from the top HR technology compensation rankings?

 

Deel PTO Problem

Deel launched its Deel Works editorial hub, concurrently highlighting significant issues regarding paid time off utilization across North America.

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skills based hiring

The viability of skills-based hiring in 2026 is questioned, requiring an examination of innovative approaches like those implemented by Walmart to truly bring such a system to life.

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Chatter
The view from Reddit
“Switched from 2 internal recruiters to all external - controversial but working [N/A]”

The VP of People at a small tech firm details a six-month experiment where replacing two salaried internal recruiters with several specialized, fee-based external recruiters significantly improved hiring speed and volume, despite a slightly higher overall cost.

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Would you advise a company to replace internal recruiters with specialized external recruiters for immediate hiring boosts?

“It took me literally one hour to complete one job application”

The applicant spent an hour navigating a poorly designed career site that required uploading a CV only to force a complete, manual re-entry of all data onto a second, distinct application page for a low-to-middle-income role.

Read at r/recruitinghell→

“Recruiters are not emotional punching bags, btw.”

The poster shares an example of an abusive rejection email received from a candidate, highlighting the emotional toll of market stress on recruiters who are also dealing with their own professional instability.

Read at r/recruiting→

 

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