Keep Your Team’s Head in the Game: More and more employees are requesting to work remotely—which could be a nice compromise for employees looking to stay at home the day after the Super Bowl. Tools like Microsoft Teams and Cisco WebEx Teams and unified communication platforms allow for virtual group collaboration, making it simple for […]

Candidate journey mapping can help uncover the most enjoyable path through the recruiting and hiring process. Mapping takes a look at important touchpoints in the candidate journey with the goal of improving the recruiting and hiring process. Companies can use it to improve their overall recruitment efforts and, in turn, score more high-quality talent over […]

2018 saw a surge of holiday hiring in the U.S. with more than 700,000 open positions. The Palmer Forecast predicts an even greater demand for seasonal workers this season. Unfortunately, the need for additional talent is clashing with the current unemployment rate, which remains very low at 3.1% in the U.S. Greg Portell, lead partner […]

In his Amsterdam offices, about an hour’s drive from his company’s largest non-American ketchup factory, Pieter Schalkwijk spends his days crunching data about his colleagues. And trying to recruit more: As head of Kraft Heinz’s talent acquisition for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Schalkwijk is responsible for finding the right additions to his region’s 5,600-person team.

This past year was a huge year for artificial intelligence, and there are no signs of this slowing in 2020. In 2016, $26 to $39 billion was invested in AI; in the coming decade, AI-powered applications are estimated to add $13 trillion in value to the global economy.

2018 saw a surge of holiday hiring in the United States, with more than 700,000 positions open. The Palmer Forecast predicts an even greater demand for seasonal workers this season. Unfortunately, the need for additional talent is clashing with the current unemployment rate in the country, which remains very low at 3.1%.

AI is being used to attract applicants and to predict a candidate’s fit for a position. But is it up to the task?

AI cannot replace humans but will enhance the automation of repetitive processes to make them easier for organizations.