HR Executive

New data from Monster: 54% of workers would take a pay cut for job security, and 61% would give up something else entirely, from bonuses to flexibility. A separate Resume Now survey suggests AI anxiety may be driving this way of thinking. https://lnkd.in/en6PjRfh #JobSecurity

These three Top 100 HR Tech Influencers aren't just thinking about where HR is headed—they're helping build what comes next. Kris Dunn, chief human resources officer, U.S. & Canada, at Marriott International, is a TA leader who has led talent practices at Fortune 500 companies and venture capital-backed startups. Christopher J. Fernandez, the founder of Agentic Connect, is currently driving workforce AI implementation for organizations at enterprise scale. JESS VON BANK is founder and CEO of Now to Next, where she advises organizations on AI transformation, leadership and the future of work with a human-centered approach. For more on our Top 100: https://lnkd.in/eiJbJuKH Also, a lot of our influencers are heading to HR Tech 2026, Oct. 20-22 in Las Vegas. Are you? For more information: https://lnkd.in/eKsM4nH

According to LinkedIn leaders, the new "AI slop" button helps identify posts that seem to be generated by AI and lack a clear perspective, which makes them less likely to be widely distributed beyond a person’s immediate network. Here are the triggers. https://lnkd.in/dB9dMd3R #AISlop

Some of your heaviest AI users may also be the people most anxious about it. Researchers from Mays Business School - Texas A&M University say workers don't just adopt AI at different rates—they have very different relationships with it. Understanding your workers' individual comfort levels with AI may be just as important as measuring how often they're using it. https://lnkd.in/ewyhus3z #HRuse

When Google's own AI experts are telling candidates how to circumvent an AI hiring filter, that seems like a red flag. A Bloomberg report found that Google DeepMind employees offered internal candidates a second form to ensure their applications got in front of humans on the team. It raises the question: If your own team is advising candidates to work around your AI screener, what does that say about your process? https://lnkd.in/df84f4TW #AIscreeners

JLL's Peter Miscovich on why slower hiring numbers hide a bigger story: talent constraints have overtaken budget as AI adoption's top barrier, and job titles can't keep pace with how fast roles are changing. https://lnkd.in/eaT6PWbn #HiringNumbers #talent

Imperial Brands PLC is cutting thousands of jobs across the US and Europe, according to Bloomberg. The twist: HR is reportedly in the first wave. Here's what that sequencing tells HR leaders about how restructuring gets designed from the inside. https://lnkd.in/dZKBB6Kb #ImperialBrands #JobCuts

Oracle is reportedly planning another round of layoffs before its next fiscal quarter starts Sept. 1, following 21,000 cuts in fiscal 2026. The pattern raises fresh questions for HR leaders on severance benchmarks and how companies communicate cuts as AI spending keeps climbing. https://lnkd.in/eDdCYyCC

Fortitude Re’s chief people officer, Denise Nichols, shares how an AI-first talent acquisition overhaul sped some hiring cycles from more than 100 days to as little as 20, while making human recruiter judgment, trust and final decision-making more important than ever. https://lnkd.in/geRmBa9w #AIhiring

Before deciding which jobs AI can replace, there's a more basic question: Do you actually know what those people do? Sarah Altemus of ActivTrak discusses how work teams should be built in the face of AI's seismic transformation of business. Before making difficult decisions, HR leaders may want to look beyond the org chart and examine how work is actually getting done. https://lnkd.in/gWG8ktei #AIandWork