Episodes tagged: Hiring

The AI Layoff Trap: Are Companies Cutting Too Far, Too Fast?

Steve examines the emerging evidence of AI’s impact on employment, particularly for younger workers, and explores the risks of cutting too deeply before organizations understand the consequences. From disappearing entry-level opportunities to employee burnout and lost institutional knowledge, this episode challenges HR leaders to take a more measured approach to AI-driven workforce transformation.

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Holiday Hiring 2026: Fewer Open Doors for Workers

The holiday hiring season is taking shape, and employers are showing caution. In this episode, Steve breaks down what current seasonal staffing trends reveal about the labor market.

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AI and the Entry-Level Hiring Freeze Hiding in Plain Sight

Is AI already quietly altering the job market? New research reveals early-career hiring has dropped in AI-exposed industries. Steve Boese breaks down the data and what a shrinking first rung on the career ladder means for the future of work.

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Ghosting the Ghost Jobs: Navigating Today’s Hiring Nightmare

In this episode of The Play by Play, Jack and Nick dig into the increasingly complicated world of modern job hunting, beginning with the rise of ghost jobs – job postings that remain online even when an organization may not actually be hiring for the position.

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The New Reality of Hiring: AI Is Now Part of the Process

Discover why 91% of HR leaders use AI to manage surging application volumes and how organizations can maintain a fair, humane hiring process in the evolving AI hiring arms race.

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Your Next Co-worker May Be an AI Agent

AI agents are transitioning from digital assistants to full-fledged AI teammates taking autonomous action. In this episode of the Workplace Minute, Steve Bose explores how agentic AI is redefining entry-level roles, shifting traditional hiring dynamics, and forcing HR leaders to rethink workforce design.

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When AI Decides Who Gets Ahead at Work

AI now influences who gets seen, hired, and promoted. In part one of our series on AI ethics in HR, Steve explores the core pillars of responsible AI hiring—including fairness, transparency, and human oversight.

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Responsible AI in Hiring: Efficiency, Fairness & Ethics

Artificial intelligence now influences who sees a job, whose application gets reviewed, and which candidates advance. However, as organizations rapidly adopt automated talent solutions, establishing responsible AI in hiring has become essential.

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When AI Learns to Discriminate: The Growing Risk of Bias in Hiring Technology

Is your hiring tech breaking the law? Explore the hidden risks of AI bias in recruitment, the evolving legal landscape, and steps to ensure compliance.

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Skills-Based Hiring: Has the Labor Market Really Changed?

Is the skills-based hiring revolution actually happening? In this episode of The Workplace Minute, Steve Boese looks past the headlines to examine the real-world progress of dropping degree requirements, the massive $1.7T student debt paradox, and why learning agility in an AI-driven market matters more than any single credential.

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