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Anchoring Degrees, Accelerating Skills: Policies Towards A Stackable, SkillsFirst Ecosystem | World Governments Summit 2026 with PwC

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If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  With more organizations seeking to evolve talent practices around skills, this new paper from the World Governments Summit, produced with PwC, offers ideas for moving beyond degree-only talent signals toward a more skills-focused approach where people build and prove skills over …

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Navigating the AI-Enabled Workforce Shift: From Managing Exits to Orchestrating Ecosystems | Deloitte Insights

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If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  This past week, Challenger, Gray & Christmas published its January 2026 layoff report, noting that US-based employers announced 108,435 job cuts in January, an increase of 118% from the 49,795 cuts announced in the same month last year. That context is why …

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New Research on AI and Fairness in Hiring | Harvard Business Review

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If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  In August 2025, the article “Is There Fairness in AI?” was published in the Journal of Management Studies to examine how AI-based hiring practices might lead to fairer hiring practices. The authors have now released a shorter, practitioner-focused version of that …

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Voice AI in Firms: A Natural Field Experiment on Automated Job Interviews | Brian Jabarian and Luca Henkel

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If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  This new 89-page research paper examined what happens when AI voice agents replace human recruiters in job interviews. Partnering with a recruitment firm, the researchers conducted a large-scale field experiment with 70,000 applicants who were randomly assigned to be interviewed by …

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Rehiring Former Employees as a Talent Strategy | Brian Heger

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If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  Rehiring former employees can be a powerful talent strategy that gives organizations a distinct advantage. A study in the Academy of Management Journal found that rehires often outperform new hires in roles requiring collaboration and strong internal networks, as their organizational …

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How AI Assessment Tools Affect Job Candidates’ Behavior | Harvard Business Review

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If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  The use of AI across various talent practices continues to present powerful opportunities. I recently shared my infographic featuring 12 AI-in-HR use cases, each paired with a benefit, potential risk, and mitigation tactic. The goal: help HR teams explore how AI can solve business …

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Beyond Hiring: Freeing Up Workforce Capacity Through More Effective Ways of Working | Brian Heger

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If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  Although hiring talent is a crucial part of any talent strategy, managers often default to talent acquisition—hiring more people—as a reactive response to meet work demand. As I’ve tracked thousands of layoffs over the past few years through my layoff tracker, a …

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Siemens Empowers Future Workforce with New Industry Credential | Siemens

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If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  Many organizations continue to prioritize skills-based hiring, where candidates’ skills are emphasized beyond traditional credentials, such as academic degrees. However, as I previously shared from a Harvard Business School and Burning Glass Institute study of 11,300 roles, even after removing degree requirements from select …

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Hidden Talent: Examples of Untapped Talent Segments | Brian Heger

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If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  Talent acquisition teams are constantly seeking ways to identify new sources of talent. One underutilized strategy is tapping into ‘hidden workers’—individuals with valuable skills who are often overlooked due to gaps in hiring practices, policies, or technology. Coined by researchers from …

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Want AI-Driven Productivity? Redesign Work | MIT Sloan Management Review

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If you find value in content like this, sign up for my Talent Edge Weekly newsletter.  As organizations seek to unlock productivity gains through AI, it will take more than simply layering new technologies onto existing work models. Instead, it requires an intentional evaluation of the work tasks that need to be performed, redeploying those tasks …

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