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HR tech is consolidating, the AI arms race is overheating, and job boards are feeling the strain. A top WorkTech analyst shares what’s coming in 2026. If there’s one thing we know about the HR tech market, it’s that it doesn’t care for anyone’s five-year plan. It’s consolidating faster than most TA leaders expected, and AI is crashing into every part of the hiring process . The platforms you’ve relied on for years are suddenly having to prove they still deserve a place in your stack .​​ George LaRocque , founder of WorkTech, doesn’t pull his punches on this topic. When we brought him into our December roundtable on WorkTech predictions ...

by Bill Boorman LinkedIn is accelerating its push into identity authentication as fraud in hiring continues to rise, reshaping how trust is established across the online employment market. What began as a voluntary profile feature is now evolving into a broader system of digital identity signals that reach well beyond LinkedIn itself. At the center of this shift is verification. LinkedIn Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer Blake Lawit recently confirmed that more than 100 million members have completed at least one form of authentication, a milestone that reflects both user uptake and growing concern about impersonation, scams and misrepresentation ...

To attract and convert top talent, your career site must be more than just a place to search jobs. It needs to be a rich, authentic destination that clearly answers the candidate’s core question: “What will my life be like if I work here?” On top of that, candidates are now using AI to ask those questions so its imperative for employers to provide answers for the search engines to crawl which now includes sites like ChatGPT and Perplexity. With that in mind we came up with five content pieces that are essential for building a compelling and effective employer brand story. 1. Culture & Values Defined Candidates want to know what ...

by Bill Boorman Boston-based Aptitude Research has released a report on AI adoption in talent acquisition that concludes that “Most organizations use AI in only a small portion of their hiring process, trust remains moderate, governance is lagging and both recruiters and candidates want more clarity, not more automation.” The report, entitled “ AI Adoption in Talent Acquisition: Why 62% of Companies Use AI — But True Adoption Still Lags ,” was written by Aptitude Research founder and chief analyst Madeline Laurano and sponsored by U.K.-based ATS provider Oleeo . The report argues that while AI adoption is rising, it remains concentrated in narrow, ...

A Common Question: What’s next with Indeed? Over the past several weeks, conversations inside the CXR Community have been heating up around Indeed’s newest model, data expectations, and shifting product requirements. In response, we convened our first Community call dedicated entirely to Indeed. It drew more than forty leaders from across industries, along with several of the community’s trusted solution partners who joined to share what they’re seeing with their own customers. Leaders across the CXR Community are wrestling with the same core question: “With all the changes Indeed is proposing, what should we do next?” Recent posts in the forum capture ...

By Gina Alioto, VP and Head of Brand & Marketing, Shaker Recruitment Marketing We believe great branding and marketing doesn’t speak first. It’s felt. It moves through a space (digital or physical) before a single word is said. It’s the laugh shared between peers who’ve lived through change, the spark of an idea that leads to collaboration, and the silent understanding when we’re all part of an evolving story. And, in this case, it’s the story of recruitment marketing. An experience we’ll all remember That belief shaped everything about our recent experiential brand activation, which marked the beginning of Shaker’s 75th anniversary celebration. We ...

Here’s what the Plum Durable Skills Index tells us, and why leaders in the CXR community should care. I’ve spent the last decade arguing that “soft skills” are actually the hard edge of human, and ultimately, business performance. Our new Durable Skills Index backs that up with scale: more than 59,000 people across 82 cities, answering 2.5 million assessment items from every experience level across 27 industries. The result is a city-by-city and regional map of enduring human capabilities such as communication, decision-making, conflict resolution, and adaptability that outlast tech cycles and org charts. What’s new and useful for talent leaders ...

by Bill Boorman DISCLOSURE: The views or comments shared by Bill Boorman within this headline reflect their own experience and opinion. According to Boorman, they have no financial relationship, sponsorship, or partnership with any vendors, services, or affiliates mentioned here. Job search and careers assistant Cassie.AI has launched in the U.K., Germany and the U.S. Positioned as a “career co-pilot” that combines AI with aggregated job listings, it is the brainchild of Rhys Maddocks , the founder and CEO of mobile job search app JobSwipe and job aggregator Apply Gateway . He is also co-CEO of recruitment marketing technology company ...

Every year, the HR Tech Conference in Las Vegas sparks big conversations about the future of HR technology. With the wave of recent acquisitions and mergers in our space, one debate feels especially timely for our CareerXroads community : Should organizations rely on enterprise-wide HR suites, or invest in best-of-breed solutions? It’s not a new question, but the stakes keep getting higher. Here’s how the discussion seems to be playing out The Best-of-Breed Argument: Sharper Tools, Faster Innovation Many of members point out that best-of-breed applications thrive because they do one thing exceptionally well. Recruiting, performance management, ...