HR Brew

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

2025 is already shaping up to be a doozy of a year. 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. “The biggest HR challenge we anticipate in 2025 is navigating the complexities of hybrid work models.

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DecisionWise

JULY 17, 2024

Management guru Peter Drucker is often credited with the phrase “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” Whether Drucker uttered those words is questionable, but the idea certainly has merit. Yet, while many organizations are adept at defining and measuring financial and operational success , most find that the “softer” side of performance is often difficult to quantify.

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HR Bartender

AUGUST 4, 2024

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Artificial intelligence (AI) is a regular topic of conversation in today’s business environment. One in four employers are using AI to support HR related activities , according to an article on the Society for Human Resource Management website. And that number is sure to increase over time. We’ve been talking about artificial intelligence on HR Bartender and some of the things we can do to learn more about the use of AI.

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EmployeeConnect

AUGUST 13, 2024

The role of HR is expanding far beyond traditional responsibilities. With the growing need for efficiency, compliance, and seamless integration of systems, more organisations are turning to managed payroll services to streamline their operations. This trend is not just a fleeting fad; it’s a strategic shift that HR professionals need to understand and leverage to stay competitive.

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Advertiser: Paycor

The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.

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ClearCompany HRM

AUGUST 6, 2024

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HR Brew

MARCH 19, 2024

Can you imagine a world without résumés? We may soon be in one. 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. And it’s no wonder why, according to Laura Mazzullo, owner of recruiting firm East Side Staffing. “We have realized, in the hiring community, how often candidates were eliminated for reasons that had nothing to do with core competencies.

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HR Brew

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The effective date of a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule that would make it easier for organizations to qualify as a “joint employer” was pushed back, once again. The rule, which had been set to take effect Feb. 26, was pushed back two weeks, to March 11. A Texas federal judge delayed the start date after holding a hearing for a lawsuit challenging the rule, which was filed by business groups including the US Chamber of Commerce.

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HR Brew

JUNE 14, 2024

Remember that J.G. Wentworth commercial from the early 2000s where people shout, “It’s my money, and I need it now!” Well, nowadays, some workers may want to shout, “It’s my four-day workweek, and I need it now!” Some 54% of employees say they’d work longer days if they could have a three-day weekend, while 37% would switch companies or industries to do the same, according to an August Bankrate survey.

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HR Brew

AUGUST 6, 2024

Dreaming about starting your own business or becoming an entrepreneur? So are 59% of working adults in the US, according to a Justworks report. As a people pro, you might have your sights set on joining the nation’s nearly 50,000 HR consultancies or 12,000 employment and recruiting agencies. Both of these sectors experienced growth in recent years, with the number of businesses rising 0.2% and 1.3% respectively YOY between 2018 and 2023, according to IBISWorld.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This past year was rough. People pros navigated a cooling labor market , more return-to-office debacles, and record employee burnout. And as if all that juggling wasn’t enough, 45% took on more duties without a promotion or pay raise, according to a HR Brew survey. Some 46% said they took on new responsibilities for career growth, but 35% said they did because their team didn’t grow with the growing demand of their organization, and 24% said they did because their team was downsized.

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HR Brew

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Jamie Gildersleeve, like most other HR professionals she knows, didn’t dream of pursuing a career in the people function when she was young. “If you ask[ed] me as a high school senior, I was joining the Coast Guard after school. I was going to jump out of helicopters; you would have found me in Cuba somewhere,” Gildersleeve, who now is director of HR at Pittsburgh-based Mascaro Construction, told HR Brew.

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HR Brew

JUNE 11, 2024

Here’s this week’s edition of our Coworking series. Each week, we chat 1:1 with an HR Brew reader. Want to be featured in an upcoming edition? Click here to introduce yourself. Jill Waite has worked in the restaurant and retail industries her entire career, beginning with a stint at Chuck E. Cheese when she was 16 years old. She also worked in operations and development at companies including Sephora and Circuit City before taking the HR reins at Chicago-based hot dog chain Portillo’s as CPO in

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Sometimes, the grass is greener on the other side. But, in this labor market, recruiters are wishing for greener pastures everywhere. The white-collar job market has been cooling , just as the blue-collar market has been heating up. In fact, hiring rates are highest for workers making less than $55,000 a year, and lowest for those making more than $96,000, according to data from investment company Vanguard.

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Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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HR Brew

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Marty McFly’s preview of 2015 may not have been true to our reality, but the changes the recruiting profession has undergone in the last 30 years resemble something out of Back to the Future. 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.

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HR Brew

AUGUST 1, 2024

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. Where in the world? Roughly one-third (34%) of organizations are struggling to find the right talent and retain workers, according to the 2024 Talent Trends report from Michael Page staffing, which surveyed 3,087 people in India.

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HR Brew

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

If I’ve learned anything from watching The Bear , it’s that working in a restaurant is hard—maybe even as hard as it is for talent pros to staff service roles. Quit and turnover rates in the service sector remain higher than those in all other industries, according to data from the US Chamber of Commerce. To help fill the gaps, some companies are tapping their corporate workers.

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HR Brew

JUNE 5, 2024

Corporate employees are quitting less. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released on June 4 , showed that the total number of quits in April was 3.5 million, hardly changed from 3.4 million in March, and the quit rate for all industries remained at 2.2% for the sixth consecutive month. The professional and business services industry, in particular, saw the biggest monthly decline, down 131,000, or 19%, to 560,000 in April.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Roughly 16% of the global population has a disability, and that percentage is growing as people age and develop more health conditions. Yet workplaces frequently aren’t set up for disabled workers to thrive. A new survey finds that while most disabled workers share their diagnosis with at least one person at work, they often face microaggressions and are denied accommodations.

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HR Brew

JULY 31, 2024

The job market continued to slow down in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) most recent Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report, released Tuesday. Job openings were unchanged between June and May, and total hires and separations fell slightly. Let’s dig in. What the data says. Total hires and separations in June fell to 5.3 million and 5.1 million, respectively.

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HR Brew

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Some companies have taken a step back from DE&I in recent months, but civil rights organizations and advocates say that abandoning these efforts, especially as they relate to LGBTQ+ workers, will undermine progress and harm business. The latest. Several civil rights organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), NAACP, National Women’s Law Center, and American Association of People with Disabilities, wrote a letter to Fortune 500 CEOs in mid-September, in response to anti-DE&I

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HR Brew

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The year is quickly coming to a close, and soon HR teams will hit the ground running in 2025. In observance of the old, yet reliable, cliché “out with the old, in with the new,” we asked HR pros what workplace fads they’d like to leave in 2024—like those old knickknacks and outdated vintage fashions you donate to Goodwill on New Year’s Eve. Read on for what your people business peers want to say goodbye (and hello) to in the new year.

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Is your business ready for the future of document fraud? AI advancements have made forgery easier, increasing risks for employers. With 85% of identity fraud last year linked to impersonation, proactive compliance is essential. Join WorkBright’s webinar on October 8 to equip yourself with crucial insights for protecting your business from fraudulent I-9 documents, including: Understanding Risks: Learn about new fraud tactics impacting your business.

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HR Brew

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Last fall, Amazon launched its Q AI assistant for businesses. The tool, unlike commercial, general audience products like ChatGPT, was designed to work within business applications for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers to impact their workflow and improve productivity. HR leaders are among the many in the workplace enlisting Q to find new ways to leverage generative AI and make it easier for employees to meet business needs.

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HR Brew

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

New Year’s resolutions are often forgotten about until the last minute, making them hastily chosen and less than thoughtful. Lucky for you, some of your HR pros peers have already made some resolutions for the year ahead. We’ve gathered them below to serve as inspiration for your own goal planning. “My professional New Year’s Resolution is to keep mental health front and center for myself and our team.

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HR Brew

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The HR world is small, and it gets smaller as you move up in the industry. Jacqui Canney’s career path is a good illustration of this phenomenon. Before she became CPO at HR software company ServiceNow, Canney spent more than two decades at Accenture, where she connected with Pam Craig, the firm’s former chief financial officer, who helped her land her first C-suite role with Walmart.

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HR Brew

AUGUST 28, 2024

Roughly 49 million US adults have a substance use disorder (SUD), and one in 10 did not seek treatment in 2021 for fear of a negative response from their peers or loved ones. “Negative attitudes and beliefs continue to impact things like people’s willingness to seek help, which can impact job performance and things like absenteeism and workplace injuries,” Paolo del Vecchio, director of the office of recovery at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), told HR Brew

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Advertiser: Paycor

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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HR Brew

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Department of Justice (DOJ) wants your employees to blow the whistle on their workplace, and it’s willing to offer a big payout, depending on the outcome. Under a new pilot program that started August 1, the DOJ is offering compensation to whistleblowers whose tips result in a successful prosecution. The program covers a certain set of corporate crimes, ranging from domestic and foreign corruption to healthcare fraud.

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HR Brew

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

So you’re an ENTJ. Or perhaps a High D, or a Type 7. What does that mean for your coworkers? All of these classifications come from different types of personality tests, and they’re increasingly seeping into the workplace. HR teams might use personality assessments to recruit candidates , or develop current employees in their roles. The latter use case is of interest to Kelly Costanza, chief people officer at CAVA, who told HR Brew her team started using personality assessments this year for tal

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HR Brew

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Following a slew of worrying labor market data published earlier this summer, today’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is like a breath of fresh air. US employers added 254,000 jobs in September, a 95,000 increase from August, marking the largest month-over-month jump since last December when 108,000 more jobs were added. Companies also added more jobs than initially reported in July and August, revising the numbers to 144,000 and 159,000 respectively.

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