Opinion pieces and thought leadership from across the employer branding community. External voices, bold takes, and new ideas worth debating.
A class-action lawsuit claims Workday’s hiring software filtered out older applicants before a human ever looked. Millions may be affected, and employers using AI blindly could face legal and reputational fallout. This one could hurt.
With DEI programs under political and public scrutiny, employer brands are navigating uncertain territory. We explore the implications, the risks, and the long-term opportunity to lead with clarity and credibility.
AI is swallowing entry-level work, erasing internships and graduate roles while employers cheer on the tech revolution. But with no first rung on the career ladder, how exactly are we expecting future talent to climb?
Most EB teams are still experimenting with AI while leading employers are already operationalizing it. This piece explores the four phases of AI adoption, exposes why most firms are stuck, and shows what to do now before your competitors pull too far ahead.
Welcome to the War ON Talent - where the smiles have faded, the perks have dried up, and today’s “top employers” are swapping empathy for ultimatums. Why are we living through mass layoffs, rigid mandates, and an increasingly hostile tone from the top?
Many workplace diversity efforts focus on optics rather than real change. Genuine inclusion requires more than surface-level commitments - it demands structural shifts, accountability, and actions that truly support equity for all employees.
The Employer Value Proposition (EVP) is dead, or at least, the way you’ve been sold it is. Companies spend millions crafting shiny recruitment promises, only for employees to call their bluff. If your EVP doesn’t match reality, it’s not branding, it’s fiction.
In the hallowed halls of corporate power, whispers abound of a new strategy inspired by the U.S. government’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). And if the murmurs are to be believed, we are standing on the precipice of DOGE’s corporate cousin – DOCE, the Department of Corporate Efficiency.