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Dec 23, 2025

Emerging topics we picked up on in the 55 HR Tech articles we scanned this week: 

  • Candidates deploy 'counter-tech' scripts to reverse-engineer ATS parsers and flag scams
  • Vendors launch specialized AI agents for construction hiring and global leave complexity
  • 2026 'Extra Pay Period' creates immediate configuration urgency for payroll platforms.
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Evaluating HR technology adoption

Workday Vice President Melanie Lougee provides insights into why employees resist new technology, the HR system consolidation cycle, and the continuing importance of corporate culture over specific artificial intelligence features.

Read at HR Executive→

 

Do you believe company culture is currently more critical than specific AI features in HR tech?

A comprehensive list of essential questions, including fifty follow-up inquiries, is presented to aid HR leaders in the systematic evaluation and selection of appropriate HRIS software platforms.

Read at HR Morning→

Stacey Harris of Sapient Insight Group and Kim Seals of West Monroe outline a seven-step checklist designed to assist HR technology buyers in properly evaluating embedded artificial intelligence solutions.

Read at HR Executive→

 

HR Expectations 2026

An examination contrasts the future workforce management expectations held by HR leaders for 2026 against the actual technological and operational realities projected to materialize.

Read at HR Executive→

 
Emerging AI in workforce

HR Brew will attend the CES technology conference to observe emerging trends, particularly focusing on how advancements in AI and other new technologies might reshape the nature of people-related work.

Read at HR Brew→

Global Teams AI is expanding its operations into the United States to address the growing hiring challenges related to artificial intelligence talent.

Read at HRTech Series→

 

AI Layoff Predictions

A predictive report suggests that a significant portion of employees affected by AI-driven layoffs in the near future will subsequently be rehired quietly into different roles.

Read at HR Executive→

 
Chatter
The view from Reddit
“The casual cruelty of hiring teams nowadays”

A recently laid-off tech worker recounts being rushed through multiple interviews only to be ghosted after assurances of timely feedback, contrasting this behavior with their own past practice of providing closure as a hiring manager.

Read at r/recruitinghell→

“Company lowballed unicorn candidate”

A new agency recruiter recounts the agonizing, months-long process with a high-profile client that ultimately lowballed a stellar candidate outside their stated range, leading the recruiter to advocate for severing ties with the difficult client.

Read at r/recruiting→

“Companies extorting free labor from candidates they do not intend to hire”

A narrative details successfully suing a company for deploying code developed during a supposed interview project, alongside warnings about data-mining recruiters and the 'Competence Penalty' for multi-skilled employees.

Read at r/recruitinghell→

 

Have you personally witnessed companies leveraging unpaid candidate work as free project labor?

 

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