By 2028, 1 in 4 candidate profiles will be fake, Gartner predicts

“It’s getting harder for employers to evaluate candidates’ true abilities, and in some cases, their identities,” a senior research director at Gartner said.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 8, 2025

ICE raids worsen construction’s labor shortage. Contractors must respond.

I-9 audits, tapping labor groups and cross-training existing employees can help companies stay on track, a construction accountant writes.

By Chris Coleman • Aug. 8, 2025

Explore the Trendline➔

Top trends in employee engagement

Employee engagement can be a bit of a puzzle. In recent years, employers have realized it’s more about meaningful work, work-life balance and well-being — and less about free snacks.

By HR Dive staff

Nearly a third of workers would rather clean a toilet than ask a co-worker for help — but I wouldn’t.

A hidden workforce crisis — the social muscle atrophy of today’s employees — is alienating teams and hurting business outcomes, a workplace performance expert found.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 8, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: The price tag of employee referral programs

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including figures on women’s mental health.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 7, 2025

Skilled trade excitement lags among younger workers, Harris Poll finds

However, other recent reports have shown that Generation Z workers’ anxiety about AI-related impacts on corporate jobs has driven them to blue-collar jobs.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 7, 2025

How to fix employee referral programs

Companies shouldn’t let referrals fall into “a black hole” by excluding workers from the process, a director of strategic consulting services at HireClix said.

By Jen A. Miller • Aug. 6, 2025

BP to cut 15% of its corporate jobs by the end of 2025

About 6,200 positions will be slashed, adding to the thousands of layoffs this year that have so far come from within BP’s customers and products segment, which includes its global c-store business.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 6, 2025

Employee confusion over AI policies persists, reports show

HR professionals should be actively involved in creating companies’ AI plans, given their experience in shepherding organizational change, McLean and Co. said.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 6, 2025

How to identify and address flight risk, according to McLean & Co.

Employers can consider turnover risk factors and respond with targeted retention strategies, the firm says.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 5, 2025

July layoffs up 140% from last year

Employers have cited federal budget cuts, AI changes and tariff concerns.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 5, 2025

Many employees with side hustles see them as insurance policies, Glassdoor says

Two-thirds of workers cited an income boost as their main motivation for a side hustle, followed by a career pivot, passion project or skill building.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 4, 2025

Employees may feel empowered at work but still not take action, report finds

Empowerment doesn’t need to be “earned” over time — rather, it’s an extension of collaboration and cohesion in the workplace, Wiley researchers said.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 4, 2025

Is the workforce ready to revive US manufacturing?

A retired executive says revitalizing the country’s manufacturing shouldn’t be romanticized but can offer rewarding careers.

By Don Brock • Aug. 1, 2025

Jobs report ‘officially ripped the mask off the market’

“The increasing concentration of jobs in certain sectors and an outright contraction of jobs in many others does not bode well,” according to an Indeed economist.

By Kate Tornone • Aug. 1, 2025

Judge orders Workday to supply an exhaustive list of employers that enabled AI hiring tech

Workday cannot narrow the collective to exclude individuals ranked or sorted using the HiredScore artificial intelligence product, which it did not develop.

By Caroline Colvin • July 31, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: AI is coming for entry-level jobs

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how much income growth formerly incarcerated people saw after participating in a workforce reentry program.

By Ginger Christ • July 31, 2025

Study: Colorado second-chance hiring program shows ‘encouraging’ results for workers

Participants in a reentry program for formerly incarcerated people experienced upward earnings growth six months after enrollment, University of Denver researchers said.

By Ryan Golden • July 31, 2025

Anxiety about AI drives Gen Z career pivot to blue-collar work, survey finds

“I call this shift the ‘AIxiety Pivot’ — a growing movement of professionals who are proactively changing course because of AI-related fears and instability,” a career expert at Zety said.

By Emilie Shumway • July 31, 2025

Fortune 500 companies didn’t live up to DEI pledges, law firm says

Women of color have suffered, getting stuck largely in entry-level roles, according to Shegerian Conniff. Here’s how HR can fill in the gaps.

By Caroline Colvin • July 30, 2025

Employees likely to stay in their roles during next six months, report finds

Worker optimism about the job market dropped sharply, marking the steepest decline since 2023 and hitting a record low.

By Carolyn Crist • July 30, 2025

3 sticky AI situations that will soon crop up at work, per an attorney

Society may be just beginning to open Pandora’s box when it comes to the use of AI at work.

By Emilie Shumway • July 29, 2025

SHRM: Apprenticeships, internships and job rotations can close skill gaps

More than a third of HR professionals said they’re addressing hiring challenges by training existing employees to fill critical roles.

By Carolyn Crist • July 29, 2025

BarkBox maker wants a dog on staff — for $50K a year

At Bark, HR is tasked with fetching canine candidates for a new top dog role on its executive team.

By Ginger Christ • July 29, 2025

Employees brace for AI-driven change: survey

Nearly half of workers are taking steps to safeguard their financial and professional futures as concerns swirl, according to a Gusto survey. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 29, 2025

AI adoption may heighten workplace isolation, survey shows

“AI is transforming the way we work and increasing automation, but it’s connection, creativity and culture that remain at the heart of thriving organizations,” a Moo executive said.

By Carolyn Crist • July 29, 2025