Human Resources
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Victura Technologies names Pankaj Sharma Group CHRO
Pankaj Sharma has been appointed Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Victura Technologies, a move indicating a strategic shift for the company in 2026.

What Is Neurodiversity in the Workplace and Why Do Inclusive Environments Matter?
EY's neurodiversity models have generated over $1 billion in global value, demonstrating a powerful business case for inclusive hiring.

What Truly Boosts Employee Well-being and Culture
At Advanced Window Systems, LLC, employees do not just sell products; they feel a profound connection to their community.

Companies Mistake Employee Anxiety for High Performance, Fueling Burnout
Many companies in 2026 actively seek 'resilient' employees.

What is an effective employee onboarding program's impact on retention?
Approximately 30% of new hires leave within the first 90 days, a costly exodus that often proves preventable by a well-designed onboarding experience, according to Eddy .

Award-Winning Workplace Qualities for Employee Engagement
Mancal Corporation achieved an 87% employee satisfaction rating, demonstrating that specific, actionable strategies, not just general goodwill, drive top-tier workplace engagement in Canada.

How to Conduct Skills-Based Interviews for Equitable Hiring
While 87% of organizations claim to use skills-based interviewing, only 58% create competency-based rubrics, revealing a significant gap in true implementation, according to AIHR .

What is Skills-Based Hiring and Why Does it Matter for Talent Acquisition?
By 2025, 85% of US companies will be using skills-based hiring, a dramatic shift in how organizations evaluate potential employees, according to TestGorilla .

Leaders Address Global Employee Engagement Decline with New Model
SFA Saniflo Canada achieved 100% employee engagement, with every employee affirming it as a great place to work, according to Human Resources Director .

What is ethical AI in HR, and why does it matter for fair hiring?
Amazon's AI software systematically discriminated against women in the hiring process in 2018.

What is skills-based hiring and why are 70% of employers using it?
In a significant shift, 40% of companies have already removed degree requirements from their job listings, fundamentally changing how talent is valued, according to Eklavvya .

How Companies Build and Leverage Talent Pools
Organizations are increasingly bypassing traditional recruitment agencies, directly sourcing top talent from pre-vetted pools.

U.S. Employee Well-being Plummets to Five-Year Low
U.S. employee well-being has plummeted to a five-year low, according to Great Place To Work . This sharp decline affects young workers and individual contributors most acutely, raising concerns about

Top 8 HR Challenges for 2026 and the Tools to Solve Them
By 2026, HR leaders worldwide will confront a complex 'triple threat' involving talent shortages, the imperative for responsible AI adoption, and relentlessly rising workforce costs.

What is Skills-Based Hiring and Why Does It Matter?
By 2025, 85% of companies globally will be using skills-based hiring, fundamentally reshaping how talent is identified and recruited.

What is Quiet Firing and How Does it Hurt Employee Engagement?
Quiet firing, a subtle but destructive management practice, legally constitutes a form of constructive discharge, compelling employees to resign without direct termination.

How to Implement Skills-Based Hiring Practices
Only 8% of organizations have reliable data on the skills their workforce currently possesses, even as 32% of skills in the average job change in just three years, according to Muchskills .

What Are Skills-Based Organizations and Why Do They Matter?
Only 42% of employers now use Grade Point Average (GPA) to screen job candidates, a dramatic drop from 73% just four years ago, according to NACEweb .

HR leaders face AI integration confidence challenges
Half of the 102 Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) surveyed by Gallup lack confidence in their managers' ability to guide employees in using artificial intelligence at work, according to HR Dive .

Top 9 Employee Retention Strategies Businesses Need in 2026
The share of highly engaged employees fell from 23% in 2024 to 19% in 2026, according to WebMD Health Services .

What is Skills-Based Hiring and Why Does it Matter?
Nearly half of all new hires are terminated or quit within their first 18 months on the job.

Why Skills-Based Hiring Beats Resume Screening for Talent
Companies that removed degree requirements saw their eligible candidate pool expand by 10 times in some technical roles, with no decline in quality of hire, according to thehirehub .

Why Professional Development is Key for Employee Retention
Replacing a single employee can cost a company approximately one-third of that employee's annual salary, a significant financial burden that directly impacts profitability.

5 Interview Questions to Identify Top Talent
Despite decades of reliance on objective measures like class rank or exam scores, these metrics often fail to correlate with actual job performance, leaving many organizations struggling to identify t

AscentHR names Shivaprasad Mundakana as future CHRO
AscentHR has announced Shivaprasad Mundakana as its new Chief Human Resources Officer, but his tenure won't begin until July 1, 2026 — nearly two years from now.

Future-focused HR strategies drive competitive advantage for 2026
Despite widespread fears of AI-driven job losses, AI-mature organizations are quietly increasing their hiring plans, signaling a strategic pivot towards growth rather than mere cost-cutting.

Compassionate leadership: The paradox of alleviating suffering
In a surprising twist, the very act of a leader showing compassion can inadvertently create new, complex paradoxes for both themselves and their teams, often intensifying the very workplace suffering

What is the role of HR business partners in strategic workforce management?
Organizations with a strategic HR function are 1.

How to Implement Skills-Based Hiring Beyond Interviews
In just one year, the percentage of employers screening candidates by GPA plummeted from 73% to 42%, signaling a rapid, quiet revolution in how companies find talent.

How to Design Effective New Hire Onboarding Programs That Last a Year
Many onboarding programs fail because they focus on information transfer rather than performance change, expecting coverage to equal capability, according to Echo360 .