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• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  HR automation tops 2019's six big trends

  Software bots and chatbots may see a rapid uptake in adoption thanks to falling prices and improving tech. That's one of six trends HR pros should watch closely in 2019.

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Boomerang employees drive interest in offboarding tools

  Boomerang employees, workers who leave a company and later return, are leading HR departments to seek out offboarding tools that do more than automate manual processes.

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  6 HR vendors make Glassdoor's Best Places to Work

  HR tech vendors make tools designed to improve a company's employee experience. So, it makes sense that a handful should appear on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list, right?

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Drop in Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey responses a lesson for HR

  The U.S. government's annual engagement survey of 1.5 million employees reported an increase in the overall engagement measure, but a sharp decline in survey participation. Here's why HR pros should care.

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  News briefs: Glint acquisition ties into LinkedIn recruiting

  Find out how LinkedIn may use the engagement platform Glint; a fix is developed for the coding problems created by Google for Jobs; and the problems with AI in HR.

• October 17, 2018 17 Oct'18

  At Workday Rising, skills ontology feature for customers unveiled

  Workday is creating a universal skills ontology, a feature made available in its most recent platform version update. Users opt in to share data for a 'skills cloud.'

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  At its Talent Connect, LinkedIn unveils ATS and broad strategy

  LinkedIn has developed an ATS platform and acquired employee engagement vendor, Glint. Its likely goal: Become a full-service talent management provider.

• October 10, 2018 10 Oct'18

  Workday Rising previews AI tech that draws from customer data sets

  Workday is developing algorithms to automate certain tasks, such as anomaly detection. This technology was previewed at Workday Rising, with the tech planned to arrive in 2019.

• October 03, 2018 03 Oct'18

  Users at Workday Rising learn of HR modeling plans

  The Adaptive Insights acquisition gives Workday the ability to combine HR and financial data into one model. The integration may require outside assistance now, but will improve in time.

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Inforum 2018: Focus on human potential and the power of AI, HCM

  At Inforum 2018, the company announced new vertical products, while emphasizing the need to rethink HCM and talent analytics in today's tight labor market.

• September 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  SaaS HCM tilts power to business side of HR-IT partnership

  HR leaders joined Deloitte consultants in describing a shift in responsibilities, ownership and technical challenges of SAP SuccessFactors and Ultimate Software deployments.

• September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

  At HR Technology Conference, Walmart says virtual reality works

  Virtual reality may be on the cusp of mainstream adoption for HR. It provides an engaging learning experience for employees, according to one early adopter: Walmart.

• September 14, 2018 14 Sep'18

  AI, data analytics, recruiting tech among HR priorities, leaders say

  Leaders from Johnson & Johnson, The Walt Disney Co. and other giants weighed in at HR Tech 2018 on top priorities, such as tech to improve candidate and employee experience.

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  New Sierra-Cedar HR Systems Survey uncovers lack of tech adoption data

  At the HR Technology Conference, Sierra-Cedar's survey investigated why tracking HR software adoption is important and how HRIS professionals play a role in ensuring data privacy.

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  Amazon, Intel, NBCUniversal spill buying secrets at HR Tech 2018

  HR leaders at the 2018 HR Technology Conference & Expo advise listening to vendor pitches without falling prey to shiny-object syndrome. Here are the nuances of what that means.