Happy Friday, HR Pros!

This month’s pulse check on the talent world is one part chaos, one part clarity.

We’re navigating a world where bots submit resumes, employees embrace AI with cautious hope, and one CEO flat-out warns that half of entry-level jobs may soon vanish.

This isn’t future-of-work fluff—it’s the now.

📰 Upcoming in This Issue

• ⚙️ 3 Reasons HR Should Adopt Resource Management Strategy

• 🛡️ How to Spot and Stop AI Spam in Job Applications

• 🤝 US Employees 'Optimistic' About AI's Potential at Work

• ⚠️ Anthropic CEO: “AI Will Wipe Out Half of Entry-Level Office Jobs”

📣 Trending HR News

• US labor market stable in May; slowdown is looming due to tariffs (Reuters)

• QuickBooks offers 90% off on memorial day sale (QuickBooks)

• IBM’s AI ‘AskHR’ automates 94% of HR tasks (HR Grapevine)

• Why McKinsey layoffs signal trouble in 2025 (The HR Digest)

• Tesla investors demand Musk work 40 hours per week amid crisis (CNBC)

⚙️ 3 Reasons HR Should Adopt Resource Management Strategy

In today's fast-paced workplace, juggling employee resources manually can quickly spiral into chaos. Overwhelmed employees, unclear workflows, and missed deadlines become all too common. But what if there were a simpler, smarter way? Introducing resource management software—your key to transforming HR from reactive to proactive.

Here's why your HR team should make the leap, featuring insights from Monday.com's industry-leading resource management solution.

Key Insights:

1. Say Goodbye to Burnout, Hello to Balanced Workloads

Employee burnout isn’t just costly—it’s preventable. Intuitive Workload View makes overloaded calendars a thing of the past. By visualizing each team member's capacity in real-time, you can effortlessly balance tasks, keep your employees engaged, and dramatically boost productivity. The result? Happier employees, lower turnover, and projects delivered on time.

2. Crystal Clear Visibility for Smarter Decisions

Gone are the days of spreadsheets and guesswork. Resource management tools offers a bird's-eye view of your entire organization’s resources at a glance. With interactive dashboards, HR and managers can forecast needs, spot potential bottlenecks, and strategically allocate resources before challenges even arise. This transparency isn't just convenient—it's transformative.

3. Supercharge Your Team's Collaboration

Collaboration thrives on clarity, and clarity thrives on effective communication. Resource management software ensures everyone stays in sync with shared timelines, task statuses, and instant notifications. No more miscommunications, lost emails, or overlooked tasks. Instead, expect enhanced teamwork, aligned goals, and collective success.

Ready to revolutionize your resource management approach? Explore Monday’s powerful capabilities and see the difference for yourself.

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🛡️ How to Spot and Stop AI Spam in Job Applications

When nearly half of job seekers are outsourcing their resumes to AI, recruiters aren’t screening applicants—they’re sorting through clones.

This article reveals how AI automation is flooding hiring pipelines with indistinguishable applications, and what HR teams can do to fight back without turning hiring into a game of digital “gotcha.”

Spoiler: It’s less about tricking bots and more about rethinking our process.

Key Takeaways:

• 🤖 46% of job seekers now use AI to apply: Among Gen Z, it jumps to 60%, leading to a tidal wave of near-identical resumes.

• 🧩 Bot traps work better than trick questions: Hidden form fields, not “say pineapple” gimmicks, are smarter ways to detect non-human submissions.

• 💬 Conversational recruiting agents offer an edge: Replacing clunky forms with AI-powered chat delivers personalized candidate journeys—and better signal.

• 🎥 Video self-screening reveals real intent: Including optional video questions helps surface genuine applicants without relying on unreliable AI detectors.

Read the full 1,086-word article here — originally published by Three Ears Media.

🤝 US Employees 'Optimistic' About AI's Potential at Work

In a rare twist, employees aren’t dreading AI—they’re welcoming it with cautious optimism and a call for real support.

D2L and Morning Consult’s survey shows that workers want AI, not to replace them, but to amplify what they do best—if only their employers would guide the way.

Spoiler: Most have the tools but not the training.

Key Takeaways:

• 😊 69% of workers say AI will improve their jobs: Most see AI freeing them from mundane tasks so they can focus on meaningful work.

• 🧠 Only 25% say their company has a clear AI vision: Even with tools in hand, a lack of strategic clarity leaves many unsure how to proceed.

• 📊 AI is great at grunt work, not great ideas: Employees trust AI to summarize reports (52%) and crunch data (46%)—not to replace human creativity.

• 🎯 Training gap is the biggest hurdle: 58% feel unprepared despite access to tools; structured, role-specific AI education is the missing link.

Read the full 1,015-word article here — published by D2L and Morning Consult.

⚠️ Anthropic CEO: “AI Will Wipe Out Half of Entry-Level Office Jobs”

When the CEO of one of the top AI labs says you should be worried, it’s time to listen.

Dario Amodei of Anthropic just dropped a blunt forecast: AI could eliminate 50% of entry-level white-collar roles within five years.

He’s not trying to scare you—he’s trying to prepare you.

Key Takeaways:

• 🧑‍💼 Entry-level roles are already shrinking fast: In Big Tech, new grads now make up just 7% of hires—down 50% from pre-pandemic highs.

• 📉 Interns and juniors replaced by AI: One senior hire with AI tools can now do the work of multiple entry-level employees, minus the overhead.

• ⚠️ 10–20% unemployment spike predicted: Amodei warns most people—and the government—are underestimating how fast this disruption is coming.

• 🔄 “AI absorbs low-skill tasks, not whole jobs”: Experts urge early-career talent to treat AI as a collaborator and upskill aggressively to stay relevant.

Read the full 835-word article here — published by Business Insider.

The bottomline

Whether you’re hiring, job hunting, or building tech, the AI wave isn’t something to wait on—it’s something to ride.

Those who evolve their strategy and skillset will find solid ground. The rest may be busy wondering when the floor disappeared.