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456 articles of analyst commentary since 2016, across HR technology, talent acquisition, learning, performance, and the frontline workforce. New every week.
Talent Acquisition
More Tech, More Headcount, More Budget: Early Findings from our New Talent Acquisition Research
Hiring isn’t just about talent, jobs, and skills. It’s about finding the right person to solve a business need. And when enough of those jobs are…
April 13, 2022HR Strategy
9 out of 10 Workers Would Stay at Your Company if They Had this Benefit [Report]
For a long time, employers have offered paid time off (PTO) as a way to provide flexibility to the workforce to meet their personal needs. However, new…
March 31, 2022Learning & Development
Cornerstone to Acquire EdCast, Reshaping the LXP and Learning Tech Markets
As reported by Yahoo Finance, Cornerstone plans to acquire learning experience platform (LXP) EdCast. In our analysis of the learning technology…
March 17, 2022HR Strategy
Do People Really Want to Quit Their Jobs? What the Research Indicates
“What do you mean he’s leaving?” I was in a bit of a panic. We were on the verge of delivering a large project to the customer, and I’d just gotten…
March 14, 2022Talent Acquisition
Conversational Recruiting: Finding Value in Conversions, Consistency, and Cost Reduction
Chatbots, also known as conversational recruiting tools, have become an essential component for the hiring technology stack at many organization. Used…
February 28, 2022HR Strategy
Tech Brief: Compensation Tool
Squirrel is a real-time wage and salary data solution offered by Compensation Tool, an industry-leading benchmarking and salary survey management tool…
February 23, 2022HR Strategy
Can You Really Save 200,000 Minutes of Onboarding Time? [Webinar]
What’s your take on onboarding? Back in the day, I really enjoyed the opportunity to help new hires set up benefits, meet our team, and get their gear…
February 7, 2022HR Strategy
New Research: Employees Score Companies with a Failing Grade on Mental Health Support
Employers are trying. They really are. In the new report published this week based on responses from 1,000 employers and 1,000 workers, we saw…
February 2, 2022HR Strategy
The Remote Work Gap: How to Add Flexibility in a Non-Flexible Industry or Job
This is one of the hottest conversations in the workplace, today, and no, I’m not talking about the most challenging hiring environment we’ve ever seen…
January 30, 2022HR Strategy
Do You Want to Retain the Largest Age Group in Your Workforce?
Data from Pew shows that Millennials make up one in three employees, and based on new data we have from our Great Reprioritization study, we see that…
January 28, 2022HR Strategy
Tech Brief: Gloat
Gloat is an Internal Talent Marketplace used by the world’s leading enterprises. The platform helps enterprises democratize career development, unlock…
January 28, 2022Talent Acquisition
Tech Brief: iCIMS
The iCIMS Talent Cloud is a single recruiting platform that delivers transformative solutions across every stage of the talent journey, empowering…
January 28, 2022