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There’s a quiet shift happening in how we connect as a professional community. Starting in February, our new standard for all video meetings will require cameras on - no exceptions. If you’re not on camera, you won’t be in the meeting. That’s a firm line, and it’s worth sharing why we’re drawing it. What’s Driving This Change We ran almost 200 video calls last year. Along the way, we tracked what really works when it comes to engagement and relationship-building. The signal was clear: meetings where everyone is visible are more productive, collaborative, and personal. It’s not about policing - it’s about unlocking the kind of peer interaction that actually ...

Pay disclosure is reshaping how recruiters attract talent , and the rules are changing faster than most teams can keep up. Here’s where things stand—and why it matters for your hiring strategy. A hiring manager in Denver posts a senior analyst role with a salary range of $75,000 to $140,000. On paper, the range checks all the boxes for Colorado’s pay transparency rules. In practice, it creates a ripple of problems. Some candidates look at a range like that and assume they’ll end up closer to the bottom than the top, which makes the role feel less attractive. Candidates with strong salary expectations might bail out early too; they read a wide salary ...

Hi everyone! If we haven’t met yet, my name is Hannah Vanderpool, and I officially joined CareerXroads as your Community Manager on December 1, 2025. I wanted to take a moment to properly introduce myself, share why I’m here, and talk a bit about what you can expect from me. Why this role — and why community I am genuinely excited to be in this role because I believe deeply in community. As humans, we aren’t created to do life alone — so why should our work be any different? Great communities do something powerful: They alleviate the load when work feels heavy They support us in the hard moments And they celebrate the wins, big and ...

HR tech is consolidating, the AI arms race is overheating, and job boards are feeling the strain. A top WorkTech analyst shares what’s coming in 2026. If there’s one thing we know about the HR tech market, it’s that it doesn’t care for anyone’s five-year plan. It’s consolidating faster than most TA leaders expected, and AI is crashing into every part of the hiring process . The platforms you’ve relied on for years are suddenly having to prove they still deserve a place in your stack .​​ George LaRocque , founder of WorkTech, doesn’t pull his punches on this topic. When we brought him into our December roundtable on WorkTech predictions ...

by Bill Boorman LinkedIn is accelerating its push into identity authentication as fraud in hiring continues to rise, reshaping how trust is established across the online employment market. What began as a voluntary profile feature is now evolving into a broader system of digital identity signals that reach well beyond LinkedIn itself. At the center of this shift is verification. LinkedIn Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer Blake Lawit recently confirmed that more than 100 million members have completed at least one form of authentication, a milestone that reflects both user uptake and growing concern about impersonation, scams and misrepresentation ...

To attract and convert top talent, your career site must be more than just a place to search jobs. It needs to be a rich, authentic destination that clearly answers the candidate’s core question: “What will my life be like if I work here?” On top of that, candidates are now using AI to ask those questions so its imperative for employers to provide answers for the search engines to crawl which now includes sites like ChatGPT and Perplexity. With that in mind we came up with five content pieces that are essential for building a compelling and effective employer brand story. 1. Culture & Values Defined Candidates want to know what ...

by Bill Boorman Boston-based Aptitude Research has released a report on AI adoption in talent acquisition that concludes that “Most organizations use AI in only a small portion of their hiring process, trust remains moderate, governance is lagging and both recruiters and candidates want more clarity, not more automation.” The report, entitled “ AI Adoption in Talent Acquisition: Why 62% of Companies Use AI — But True Adoption Still Lags ,” was written by Aptitude Research founder and chief analyst Madeline Laurano and sponsored by U.K.-based ATS provider Oleeo . The report argues that while AI adoption is rising, it remains concentrated in narrow, ...

A Common Question: What’s next with Indeed? Over the past several weeks, conversations inside the CXR Community have been heating up around Indeed’s newest model, data expectations, and shifting product requirements. In response, we convened our first Community call dedicated entirely to Indeed. It drew more than forty leaders from across industries, along with several of the community’s trusted solution partners who joined to share what they’re seeing with their own customers. Leaders across the CXR Community are wrestling with the same core question: “With all the changes Indeed is proposing, what should we do next?” Recent posts in the forum capture ...

By Gina Alioto, VP and Head of Brand & Marketing, Shaker Recruitment Marketing We believe great branding and marketing doesn’t speak first. It’s felt. It moves through a space (digital or physical) before a single word is said. It’s the laugh shared between peers who’ve lived through change, the spark of an idea that leads to collaboration, and the silent understanding when we’re all part of an evolving story. And, in this case, it’s the story of recruitment marketing. An experience we’ll all remember That belief shaped everything about our recent experiential brand activation, which marked the beginning of Shaker’s 75th anniversary celebration. We ...