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

HR Brew

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. Ensuring that teams stay focused on priorities while cutting through noise will be critical to keeping everyone aligned and engaged.

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How To Craft a Strategic Hiring Plan in 2025

Analytics in HR

A well-executed hiring plan can be the difference between a company that reaches its strategic business goals and one that is outperformed by its rivals. Acquiring the right talent is the most important key to growth,” says Benioff. Hiring was – and still is – the most important thing we do.” Contents What is a hiring plan?

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Getting frank with Portillo’s HR pro

HR Brew

Waite “found [her] heart” in her work with people, recruiting, development, and culture. One common misconception about HR is that it primarily involves administrative tasks and policy enforcement. We strive to create a culture that engages, motivates, and empowers our team members. We serve and support people.

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This HR leader is applying her career lessons to finding and retaining workers in construction

HR Brew

That means HR pros in the industry have had to rethink attracting and retaining talent. Our biggest piece right now in construction [is] staffing and keeping people interested and engaged. When I arrived, the engagement and trust in the department was at an all-time low. And it’s a tough career,” she said.

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What Is the Top HR Priority in 2021? Attracting and Retaining Talent

Flexible workforce policies and practices will remain essential, including a strong focus on emotional wellbeing, because resiliency will continue to rely on agility in adapting to change. How are you positioned to compete for key talent? As employers look to restaff, incorporating employee retention efforts is vital.

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How to Keep Employees Engaged When You’re Short-Staffed

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When that goes on for too long, employees start taking notice and employee engagement suffers. No matter how much work you put into your hiring plan or how closely you watch attrition and turnover , your organization will likely be short-staffed at one point or another. How does being short-staffed affect your business?

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This talent acquisition pro does more than just hire at her startup

HR Brew

So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Jaycee Schwarz’s “talent acquisition specialist” title only covers a fraction of what she does at Prizeout, an advertising and fintech company that partners with banks and credit unions to offer cash-back rewards. The best change I’ve made is enhancing our employee engagement strategies.

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Finding the Diamond in Your Candidate Pool

Speaker: Anise Wiley-Little - Author, Senior Executive, Board Member and Managing Partner at MEGA-K Enterprises LLC

Inclusive hiring minimizes bias and creates an equitable application, interview, selection, and offer process for candidates from all backgrounds. You will leave this session with the tools and guidance necessary to take your diversity and inclusion talent acquisition process to the next level. What’s the difference?

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A Commitment to Transparent HCM Metrics, and What It Takes To Get There

Speaker: George LaRocque, Crystal Andrews Banks, and Chris Powell

Analyst George LaRocque of WorkTech sits down with Crystal Andrews Banks, Director of Diversity & Inclusion for Ulta Beauty and Chair, Diversity Inclusion Leadership Council for Retail Industry Leaders Association and Chris Powell, CEO of Talent Data and Analytics company, Talmetrix, to discuss the journey to transparency.

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Up Your Analytics Game: How to Empower People to Take Action

Speaker: Tom Davenport, President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management, Babson College

This is compounded for the Financial Services sector, which is faced with rapidly changing regulatory and compliance requirements, and the need to attract and retain tech-savvy talent in an industry that is sometimes viewed as more traditional and less tech-savvy. April 30, 2019 11.00 AM PST, 2.00 PM EST, 7.00