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The modern workplace is undergoing a fundamental transformation as organizations increasingly recognize that workforce capabilities are more valuable than traditional job titles. For decades, companies have structured their workforce around fixed roles, defined responsibilities, and hierarchical reporting lines. Employees were hired predominantly for specific positions, and career progression was based on standardized job descriptions. But today, rapid technological change, changing customer expectations, and digital transformation are shifting the emphasis away from positions and toward capabilities. Organizations now understand that employee skills are strategic resources that have a direct impact on innovation, productivity, adaptability, and long-term business success. Simultaneously, global skill shortages have been one of the biggest barriers to organizational growth. Across all sectors, companies are finding it hard to find the expertise they need in artificial intelligence, c...

Jessica Smith, a distinguished HR innovation leader with 13+ years of experience, is pleased to announce a new live masterclass Jessica Smith, a distinguished HR innovation leader with 13+ years of experience, is pleased to announce HR Reframed — The HR Leader Edition, a six-week, live cohort masterclass for senior HR leaders closest to the business. The program is designed for senior HR leaders who advise the business on talent and people strategy and who are most at risk of being left behind in the AI transition, while also being positioned to lead it. Participants will learn what AI is already automating across HR functions, build with AI as part of their own role, and leave with a personal 90-day plan ready to execute—specifying what to automate, what skills to build, and how to show up as a strategic leader. The masterclass is intended for Senior HR Business Partners with 10+ years of experience, HR Directors and VPs, and Directors and VPs of Talent Management, Organizational E...

New offering, built with IBM watsonx Orchestrate , expands the Experis EXCELERATE AI portfolio and helps organizations integrate AI agents into enterprise workflows while maintaining governance, oversight, and human control. Experis , a global leader in technology talent and services, announced the launch of ExcelerateWorkflow, a new offering built with IBM® watsonx Orchestrate that helps organizations deploy AI-powered workflows to transform how work gets done and deliver measurable business outcomes. The launch expands the Experis EXCELERATE AI portfolio, strengthening its ability to support organizations as they move from AI experimentation to practical execution. By combining Experis’ expertise in AI strategy, implementation, talent, and governance, with IBM watsonx Orchestrate, ExcelerateWorkflow helps organizations automate high-value work, equip employees to work more effectively alongside AI agents, and deploy governed solutions that deliver real-world results. Unlike ...

Investment to support Corestream’s next phase of product innovation, platform expansion, and ecosystem growth Lightyear Capital LLC (“Lightyear”) announced a strategic investment in Corestream (the “Company”), a leading voluntary benefits and employee savings technology platform, to support Corestream’s continued growth and mission to build the most trusted voluntary benefits experience for employers, employees, brokers, carriers and partners. Catch more HRTech Insights:  HRTech Interview With Hari Kolam, CEO and Co-founder of Findem: Featuring Findem’s GliderAI Founded in 2006, Corestream automates the full voluntary benefits lifecycle, from selection and enrollment through billing, reconciliation and ongoing administration, through a single platform integrating with HRIS, payroll and carrier systems. The Company serves over 6 million employees and reconciled more than $500 million in payroll premiums in 2025. Lightyear’s investment will fuel continued innovation in pro...

Everyone is talking about being locked in a brutal AI hiring war. Headlines reinforce the idea that success depends on winning a narrow race for elite machine learning engineers or data scientists. In reality, many organizations are solving the wrong problem. The real issue isn’t a lack of access to external AI talent; it’s a lack of visibility into the skills they already have. This misconception is quietly derailing enterprise AI strategies. Leaders assume that hiring a handful of “AI experts” will unlock transformation. But without a wider workforce that understands how to apply, integrate, and scale AI across functions, even the most talented hires struggle to create meaningful impact. The myth of the AI “silver bullet” There’s a persistent belief that one or two high-profile AI hires can catalyze change across an organization. But AI transformation (or any transformation, for that matter) doesn’t work that way. It’s not a standalone function. It’s a capability that must be embe...

New career site solution increases visibility, improves candidate conversion, and gives recruitment leaders control over performance. Appcast , the global leader in recruitment media and technology, announced Appcast Career Sites, a performance-driven solution that transforms the career site into a measurable, high-impact engine for hiring. As candidate acquisition becomes more fragmented, costly, and shaped by AI-driven search behaviors, traditional career sites have become a bottleneck to hiring performance. “Most career sites don’t convert, or they’re converting the wrong talent. In fact, we’ve found that 95% of job seekers who click on a job don’t apply,” said Brianna Huynh, VP of Brand and Creative at Appcast. “We recognize the market is shifting, and candidate acquisition costs continue to rise. To drive the best hiring outcomes, organic and paid need to work together. Appcast Career Sites are built to provide flexibility and scale by de...