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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. KeyAnna Schmiedl, chief human experience officer, Workhuman “By 2025, transparency will be a cornerstone of building trust.

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Hot dog chain Portillo’s staffs its restaurants with corporate employees during the holiday season

HR Brew

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. And this strategy isn’t groundbreaking, at least not to Illinois-based restaurant chain Portillo’s. Employee experiences. Quick-to-read HR news & insights.

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

HR Brew

She also remembers her peers in HR business partner roles being regarded as paper pushers, unimportant to business strategy. HR pros didnt have a way to describe the candidate experience and employee experience, she said, and what they involved varied from company to company. LinkedIn is our Rolodex, Bronson said.

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How recruiters can navigate a split labor market in 2025

HR Brew

Were having two different experiences on the labor market that are quite night and day, Rachel Sederberg, senior economist at research firm Lightcast, told HR Brew. Whether youre a recruiter struggling to find talent, or concerned about your future, Sederberg and Mazzullo shared advice for navigating this dynamic labor market.

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Why Equity-Driven Talent Strategies Are The Competitive Advantage You Need

Speaker: Anise Wiley-Little

Drawing on real-world examples and emerging trends, this session provides a forward-looking blueprint for HR teams ready to embrace a new era of talent acquisition, where cultivating belonging is not only ethical but economically essential. 📆 August 26, 2025 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm BST

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Navigating Talent Acquisition in Niche Industries: Why Specialization in Recruitment Matters

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In today’s rapidly evolving job market, talent acquisition is no longer a one-size-fits-all endeavor. As industries grow more complex and specialized, so too must the strategies used to attract and retain top-tier talent. Traditional recruitment channels often fail to identify or attract such candidates.

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How 3 seasoned talent acquisition pros balance tech and human interaction

HRExecutive

As HR leaders face challenges in adapting to the evolving world of work, integrating AI and other advanced technologies into talent acquisition processes has become a critical focus. It’s critical to have the recruiters come with you,” said Joanna Clark, head of talent acquisition strategy and transformation at Wells Fargo.

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Getting Employee Experience Right Is Hard – But It Doesn’t Have To Be

Employee experience has expanded from a basic focus on well-being to a more comprehensive approach that covers all aspects of an employee's journey. But as important as it is to develop and retain top talent by giving employees positive experiences, tension can exist between balancing experience desires and achieving business outcomes.

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Future of HR: Navigating Transformation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Jeremy York

Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of the rapidly evolving HR landscape as we examine how technological innovation, regulatory changes, talent strategies, and evolving diversity approaches are reshaping the profession.

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Using the Candidate Experience to Gain a Competitive Advantage

Speaker: Kevin W. Grossman, TAS, HCS | Talent Board and the Candidate Experience (CandE) Awards President

Recruiters are stressed as a result of the numerous strategies for recruiting, hiring, and retaining employees. Whatever the world looks like, Talent Board's candidate experience research shows that maintaining a quality candidate experience is difficult for companies large and small across industries year after year.

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How the Candidate Experience Is Your Competitive Advantage

Speaker: Kevin W. Grossman, TAS, HCS | Talent Board and the Candidate Experience (CandE) Awards President

Recruiters are getting stressed out since recruiting, hiring, and retention strategies are all over the place. Talent Board Candidate Experience research shows that sustaining a quality candidate experience is difficult for companies big or small. This shows that the candidate experience is your competitive advantage.

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Enriching the Employee Experience

Speaker: Isaac Mallory, Director of Sales & Business Development at HR Performance Solutions, and Jennifer Dickey, HR Consultant and speaker for HR Performance Solutions

In today’s employment market, the power has shifted from employer to employee as the competition for top talent grows. It’s time to turn the tables around and explore what can be done in creating ‘The Sticky Employee’ in this highly competitive talent market. The top talent differentiator – you can do more with less.

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Onboarding, Data, Experience: Critical Components in the Modern Hiring Environment

Read the full results of the study conducted by Lighthouse Research & Advisory in partnership with HiBob to discover how to transform your talent acquisition strategy by harnessing the power of data and integration.

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People Strategies for an Uncertain Future

Through interviews with HR and Future of Work thought leaders, third-party research, insights gained from Visier’s experts, and benchmarking data, we have uncovered three critical areas where leaders must rethink their talent approaches. What you’ll learn: How to quickly respond to ever-evolving talent needs.

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Living Your Brand Promise in Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Kathy Steele, CEO, Red Caffeine

Unemployment is low, competition for talent is high and losing a good employee is very costly. How to create an effective internal brand communication strategy. Tips on creating an employer brand that is fair, transparent, consistent with your business values and a part of your retention strategy. So what makes employees stay?