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AI, talent shortages, and distrust: These are the biggest challenges HR pros are bracing for in 2025

HR Brew

2024 was not without its challenges, many of which are likely to follow HR into the new year. HR Brew asked people pros to share the biggest headaches they’re bracing for in 2025, and unsurprisingly, issues like return to office, hybrid work, AI, and talent shortages are top of mind. 2025 is already shaping up to be a doozy of a year.

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Getting frank with Portillo’s HR pro

HR Brew

Each week, we chat 1:1 with an HR Brew reader. Jill Waite has worked in the restaurant and retail industries her entire career, beginning with a stint at Chuck E. What’s the best change you’ve made at work? And it includes mental health and well-being programs and other perks that matter to our team members at Portillo’s.

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World of HR: Roughly one-third of employers in India are struggling to recruit and retain talent

HR Brew

India is more than 7,000 miles away from the US, but a recent report reveals that HR leaders in both countries face many of the same issues. Workers in the US value flexibility and well-being so much that many would take a pay cut for a four-day workweek, HR Brew previously reported. Quick-to-read HR news & insights.

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For this HR “vigilante,” the C-suite was a stop, not the destination

HR Brew

The HR professional with more than two decades of experience working across different companies and industries found that consulting and fractional HR work was a better way for her to tackle interesting people challenges and deliver her expertise to executives in need. Starting at startups. Reimagining how to serve people.

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Thriving as a Lean & Mean HR Machine

Speaker: Kjerstin Greene and Adri Glover

Feeling like you’re drowning in HR responsibilities? If you’re an HR professional with little or no additional support, or in a non-HR role juggling HR tasks with other responsibilities, you likely wear many hats – from recruitment and onboarding to benefits and employee engagement.

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Looking beyond the résumé: How talent pros can lean into skills-based hiring

HR Brew

Seven in 10 (71%) hiring managers expect text-based résumés to become obsolete in the next five years, according to a recent report from Canva. People would just look at a résumé and say, ‘I don’t like the format. Knox recommended rethinking recruiting from a skills-based hiring lens. Quick-to-read HR news & insights.

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LinkedIn’s VP of talent acquisition on how recruiting has changed in the last 30 years, and where it's headed in the AI-driven future

HR Brew

During a keynote at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect Summit last month, Erin Scruggs, the platform’s VP of talent acquisition, shared how the field has changed since 1995 when she landed her first recruiting job at a Baltimore-based staffing agency that primarily placed contractors in government roles. “In

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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Cultivating Engagement: Strategies and Actionable Plans for Success

Speaker: Alberta Johnson

Once upon a time, in the bustling world of corporate landscapes, HR professionals like you were the unsung heroes. We’ll share the essential tools and insights needed to foster a vibrant workplace culture and proven strategies to boost engagement across your organization.

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Beyond the Check-in: Building Trust and Performance Through Powerful 1:1s

Speaker: Alex Seale, Kjerstin Greene, and Holly McIlwain

This webinar will help you transform your weekly check-ins into powerful tools for building a thriving team. Learn proven strategies from fellow HR leaders on how to make your one-on-ones the most valuable meeting on your calendar. 📅 July 30, 2024 at 9:30am PT, 12:30pm ET, 5:30pm GT

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DEIB Reimagined: Navigating Change and Shaping the Future

Speaker: Lachandra B. Baker, MBA, CTA, CDP - Founder/Principal Consultant at LBB Edutainment, Keynote Speaker, and Author

This webinar will equip you with actionable strategies, best practices, and reflection tools to effectively lead and inspire change in your organization. Learning Objectives: Understand the Shifts: Recognize the key changes in DEIB over the past year and their implications for HR practices.

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2023 HR Technology Trends: What's New and What's Next

Speaker: Ben Eubanks - Chief Research Officer, Lighthouse Research & Advisory

The world of HR has changed so much in recent years, and so have the technologies and tools that support HR and talent leaders. But frankly, keeping up with the ever-changing HR tech landscape can feel like another full-time job.

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Driving Change and Increased Productivity: HR Digital Transformation

Speaker: Jason T. Collett, SHRM-SCP - HR Strategist and International Speaker

The first step is to review your HR operating model and determine how technology can ease this process. While this can be an overwhelming task for small businesses and HR departments, a strategic approach to change management and digital transformation is the key to going from paper to the cloud.

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The AI Conundrum: How HR Can Prepare for the Storm of Change

Speaker: Kate Bischoff - CEO and Founder of k8bisch LLC (formerly tHRive Law & Consulting)

Given that HR and recruiting often use AI, this has the potential to become a serious problem. As a result, a draft of an AI Bill of Rights was published to guide the development, advancement, and use of AI and other automated systems. How will the upcoming AI rules affect the use of AI in HR? Sign up now!

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HR Secrets: How to Secure Executive Buy-In for Your HR Initiatives

Speaker: Steve Pruneau - Chief of Consulting Operations and HRIS solution architect at Free Agent Source Inc

Far too often, skilled and enthusiastic HR leaders get sidelined by regulatory compliance and HR transaction processing. As HR experts, we feel a natural desire to help, and it can be disheartening to see our organization drown in waste and dysfunction when we know there's a solution. After all, we are the change-makers.