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Here’s your HR tech acronym and initialism cheat sheet

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Rather than slyly but frantically searching the term (probably on your phone under the table in the middle of the meeting) to get up-to-speed, HR Brew organized a glossary to keep you conversant in meetings about HR software and technology. HR Brew consulted two pros to help us digest this HR tech alphabet soup.

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A big consulting firm’s AI solution aims to aid both recruiters and candidates

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In August 2023, KPMG launched an internal chatbot system, Kai, short for KPMG AI, in partnership with AI vendor Paradox. The tool, however, isnt used for KPMGs college recruiting nor as part of its senior talent strategy. Kai gives us an opportunity to better track that data. The tool doesnt just benefit candidates.

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This graphic design platform has an apt visual representation for documenting skills—a passport.

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Even if you think that analogy is a bit of a stretch, at graphic design platform Canva, employee skills are viewed and cherished like stamps on a passport. Canva employs its “Skills Passport” framework as part of its skills-based hiring approach. Quick-to-read HR news & insights. Subscribe to HR Brew today.

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The past 25 years have been an uphill journey for the HR function

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If that doesnt make you feel old, just think about how much HR has changed over the span of their lifetimes. When Liz Bronson started her HR career as a recruiter in the early 2000s, her days consisted of a lot more phone callsand paperwork. So much is different, she told HR Brew, and so much isnt. Whats changed?

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Cloud reshaped HR from a paper-pushing function to a data-driven powerhouse critical to business success.

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School children might look at clouds and see cotton candy or popcorn. But when HR and people pros look to cloud, they should see a comprehensive global network of servers storing data and running applications that has empowered the HR function in the new millennium. Cirrus-ly Good for HR.

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ATS company Employ reimagined how its products serve the needs of its customers

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In the grocery store you can buy a pack of 10 hot dogs, but if you want to enjoy them on buns, you’ll need to buy two packs to cover your meaty bases. Sometimes you make choices based on fixed sizes, and sometimes you want a specific product to meet a specific need. Our customers are not small, medium, and large,” he said. “Our

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Deel touts more than half dozen new products and features at virtual event bolstering its position as go-to global payroll and HR solution

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Global payroll and HR platform Deel announced Thursday during its virtual customer event several new products and features aimed at streamlining workforce management across the globe. The company also announced new AI tools in its engagement solution and security features to bolster its IT offerings.