Hello, HR Pros!

This week’s insights are a masterclass in how AI is rewriting the rules of hiring, retaining, and redefining HR itself. From stealthy interview cheating tactics to the collapse of entry-level hiring and the rise of cyborg-style HR teams, it’s clear: we’re not in HR Kansas anymore.

Whether you’re steering strategy or scouting engineers, these stories are your cheat code to staying ahead in 2025. Let’s dive in! ✨

📰 Upcoming in This Issue

• 🤝 How We Quietly Fixed Our Whole Hiring Process

• 🤖 AI Cheating in Job Interviews: How to Spot It

• 🧬 The Future of Human Resources: Organizational Engineering

• 📝 The SignalFire State of Talent Report - 2025

📣 Trending HR News

• More than half of U.S. workers say job insecurity is ‘significant’ stressor (Fast Company)

• Lawsuit alleges Workday’s hiring tech discriminated against applicants over age 40 (MSN)

• Denmark to raise retirement age to 70 (The Telegraph)

• Volvo Cars to slash 3,000 jobs in white-collar cutback (Reuters)

🤝 How We Quietly Fixed Our Whole Hiring Process—with Greenhouse

We didn’t expect to fall in love with an ATS, either.

But after a fellow HR lead told us, “You have to try Greenhouse—it changed everything for us,” we figured it was worth a look.

They weren’t exaggerating.

Before Greenhouse, hiring felt like a scramble: inconsistent interviews, late feedback, and way too many gut decisions. After? The process just clicked.

Here’s what shifted:

• Interviewers were prepped and aligned, not winging it

• Automations took care of the follow-ups and admin

• DEI goals became visible and trackable

• Recruitment costs down by 39%

Greenhouse didn’t just make hiring smoother. It made it smarter!

And yeah… now we’re the ones recommending it.

👉 Cut recruitment costs by 39% with Greenhouse

🤖 AI Cheating in Job Interviews: How to Spot It

We’re no longer just battling nerves in job interviews—now we’re up against AI-powered teleprompters, voice modulators, and cheatware.

This article dives into the growing trend of AI-assisted interview fraud and what recruiters can do to catch it.

From real-time coding hacks to voice camouflage, it’s a whole new HR battlefield out there. If you thought AI was just for streamlining workflows, think again.

Key Takeaways:

• 🧠 Teleprompter AIs feed real-time answers: One tool reads the interviewer's question and pops up tailored answers instantly for the candidate to repeat.

• 🔍 Eye movement can be a red flag: Recruiters are trained to spot side glances and unnatural delays that hint at AI assistance.

• 💻 Coding interviews are under siege: Tools trained on LeetCode solve problems live; Amazon now bans caught cheaters for years.

• 💬 No personal touch? Red flag: Generic or overly polished answers often lack the nuance of real experiences and personal storytelling.

Read the full 1,847-word article here — originally published by Jan Tegze.

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🧬 The Future of Human Resources: Organizational Engineering

HR is heading for a dramatic reinvention—and it's not just a tech upgrade, it's a full-on identity shift.

Will HR blend with AI like a cyborg, merge into IT like Moderna's daring android model, or morph into something entirely new?

This article explores the boldest bets and sharpest insights redefining what HR means in the age of AI.

Key Takeaways:

• 🧠 Predictive AI hits 87% turnover accuracy: But human context remains key for turning that into actual retention strategies at scale.

• 🛠️ Moderna built 3,000+ internal GPTs: They fused HR with IT to automate tasks once handled by junior analysts—true android-level efficiency.

• 🔄 The “4B + Bind” model reshapes workforce design: Build, Buy, Borrow, Bot, and now Bind are the new talent strategy must-haves.

• 🔍 Systems thinking becomes HR’s superpower: Visualizing feedback loops and mapping org complexity trumps old-school HR problem-solving.

Read the full 2,212-word article here — originally published by Talent Intelligence Collective.

📝 The SignalFire State of Talent Report - 2025

The tech industry is in hiring whiplash—entry-level opportunities are vanishing, while elite AI labs like Anthropic are hoarding top talent.

SignalFire’s 2025 report exposes a job market transformed by AI, leaner startups, and shifting talent geographies.

It’s not just about fewer roles—it’s a full-blown hiring reset.

Key Takeaways:

• 🚫 New grad hiring has plummeted by 50%: Big Tech hires just 7% new grads now; startups are down to 6%, citing budget cuts and AI efficiencies.

• 💼 Anthropic keeps 80% of hires after 2 years: Their culture of autonomy and intellectual freedom crushes rivals in retention and recruiting poaching.

• 🌆 Texas tech cities are cooling fast: Austin saw a 6% headcount drop in startups; SF and NYC still dominate despite rising costs.

• 🧠 2025 demands generalists, not specialists: Tools like Copilot make adaptable, fast-learning engineers more valuable than deep-dive PhDs.

Read the full 2,160-word article here — originally published by SignalFire.

The bottomline

The talent game isn’t just evolving—it’s being reengineered.

HR leaders who spot AI-powered risks, champion culture over compensation, and build with system-thinking, not just spreadsheets, will lead the next decade.

Forget playing catch-up—it's time to architect the future of work. See you in the next edition ✨