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Reimagine talent acquisition with AI. Read the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) Suites to learn why Workday is a Leader: https://bit.ly/4ucmekj

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Rebecca Wettemann, CEO and principal analyst at Valoir, shares a clear view of how workforce intelligence is shaping the way organizations make decisions. She highlights UKG's Workforce Intelligence Hub as a major advancement — bringing HR, pay, and WFM data together to forecast staffing needs, identify overtime and labor gaps, monitor wellbeing indicators, and consolidate performance insights in one place. Wettemann also notes how recent leadership updates, AI-driven support enhancements, a growing customer community, and expanded frontline capabilities reinforce UKG’s position as a Workforce Operating Platform. Her recap reflects the broader shift happening across the industry as HR teams balance day-to-day execution with the growing demand for more strategic, data-driven workforce planning. ➡️ Read the full column: https://ukg.inc/4rKt6Ve #HRTech #WorkforceManagement #HCM #FutureofWork

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2026 will be defined by precision, not volume. Workday, ERP, cloud, and AI are driving a new era of transformation—and talent will be the differentiator. The Planet Group just broke down the biggest future-of-work trends employers and job seekers need to watch in 2026. #FutureOfWork #Workday #ERPStaffing

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With Workday's acquisition of Paradox and SAP acquiring SmartRecruiters, we're watching the future of recruiting being defined: conversational, AI-first experience with a new definition of candidate experience. These acquisitions aren’t just about better software - they’re about fundamentally reimagining recruitment as a service industry. The candidate experience is the consumer experience. Companies that don’t adapt to these conversational, mobile-first, AI-powered expectations will increasingly lose top talent to those that do.

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👀 I get asked almost daily: “How can I get experience with Workday if I’ve never used it on the job?” Honestly, I wish this existed when I was learning. ‼️ But now it does ‼️ Kalyani Ghule's Workday course is one of the only options I've seen that gives you access to a real tenant so you can actually practice. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gKe99VNa If you’re trying to land your first Workday role, the best thing you can do is start configuring. This is how you go from “I would be great for this job” to “Here’s what I’ve already done” — with confidence 💪 👠 🙌

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Too many AI platforms fall short of expectations. Learn how Workday uses our keen understanding of how work gets done to build AI agents that help teams make a meaningful difference: https://bit.ly/44GFCLV #TeamWDAY

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With performance reviews happening now, and economic uncertainty shaping year-end decisions, many workers are paying close attention to how their year-end bonus stacks up and other incentives if monetary rewards fall short. In a recent KUNS ARC Seattle interview, Robert Half technology jobs expert Megan Slabinski breaks down what these trends mean for employees and managers. "It's really important to highlight other ways you can incentivize and ultimately retain staff. Employees tell us flexibility is critical, remote day options, additional PTO, or windowed work schedules, especially during the holiday season when so much is on everyone's plate." She also encourages workers to stay aware of their company's overall performance to help them better understand, set realistic expectations, and confidently navigate bonus conversations with employers. #yearendbonus #RobertHalf #workplacetrends

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ICYMI: Tilt’s integration with Workday is changing how HR teams manage leave. Making it faster, easier, and a whole lot less manual. The integration is fully native and built in-house (no third parties here), which means your employee leave data stays accurate, secure, and effortlessly up to date. Daily syncs ensure both systems are aligned, so you can stop second-guessing and start trusting your tools. If you’ve ever wished leave management could just handle itself… this is as close as it gets. 🔗 Catch up on what makes this integration a game-changer: https://hubs.li/Q03qz3pD0

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Looking forward to attending Workday SKO next week in Chicago with Gravity IT Resources COO Stephen Dettor This will be my first time at SKO and I am excited to spend the week connecting with partners, GSIs, and Workday leaders across the ecosystem. The conversations we have been having over the past several months are clear. Financials continues to accelerate. Extend and AI are reshaping what delivery looks like. And the pressure to scale high quality talent while protecting margin is not slowing down. Steve and I will be in Chicago comparing notes and sharing how we are thinking about evolving talent strategy to support partners in this next chapter of the Workday ecosystem. If you are attending and would like to connect, send me a message. Would enjoy grabbing coffee and trading perspective. Looking forward to a great week! #WorkdaySKO #WorkdayEcosystem #GravityIT #TalentStrategy

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Today at Dreamforce 2025, Salesforce announced that leading specialty retailer Williams-Sonoma, Inc., is leveraging Agentforce to build and deploy AI agents to bolster customer service and enhance shopper experiences.

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Our Director of Skills-Based Organization, Josh Tarr, discusses how Workday transformed into a skills-based organization, citing four core elements: a mindset shift, high-quality data, cross-functional leadership, and AI as both catalyst and engine. 🚀 Read more here: https://bit.ly/4juMdgw Grads of Life, Forbes #TeamWDAY

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Announcing Workday Government—a new wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to supporting the U.S. Government. The mission is clear: to improve the employee experience for millions of government workers while ensuring unique requirements of compliance and security. https://bit.ly/46DqMan #TeamWDAY

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After nine incredible years at Workday, Alexandra has learned one thing above all: the most successful deals are the ones built on empathy, genuine partnership, and really listening to every stakeholder – from the C-suite to the employees living the change every day. 🤝 Want to see what that looks like day to day? In her latest blog, she shares five key lessons that guide how she leads her team and manages transformative deals. → https://bit.ly/4bcz4a4 #WDAYLife

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Big news for SMBs: UKG is set to acquire Inova Payroll, uniting our technology with Inova’s service expertise to support stronger frontline experiences. Learn more: https://ukg.inc/4iRrTHv.

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I’ve been wondering what the future of Talent Acquisition might look like over the next year with AI advancing faster than ever in some spaces. With middle management roles vanishing across industries as AI automates core tasks, how do TA leaders avoid irrelevance? While this isn’t a doomsday post, we aren't at AGI yet, even if Elon is hinting Grok5 might get us there before the end of 2025. AI agents are already capable of handling sourcing, screening, and interview scheduling with minimal human oversight, so stepping back from hands-on work risks isolating you from key shifts and resulting in “solutions” that appear sophisticated but deliver little real value. Here’s what I see holding TA middle managers back: 1. They step away from the craft: Staying hands-on, experimenting with new tools for sourcing or refining pipelines, keeps you attuned to trends like autonomous candidate matching. Over-delegating widens the gap, leaving strategies outdated and ineffective. 2. They prioritize management over adaptation: Focusing solely on team oversight, rather than exploring AI-driven solutions that empower the team, means clinging to old metrics while the talent landscape transforms overnight. 3. They focus on optics over outcomes: Prioritizing polished presentations or reports for higher-ups, without driving tangible results like implementing new tools or understanding of real world problems, leads to initiatives that look impressive on paper but fail to move the needle in a rapidly evolving market 4. They isolate from cross-functional insights: Skipping collaboration on emerging TA trends blinds you to shifts, building silos instead of integrated, resilient approaches that blend human intuition with AI efficiency. To stay ahead, or at least matching course, I’ll continue reading and learning about the ever changing landscape and listening to thought leaders in this space. AI hasn’t replaced us yet, but it gives us the chance to redefine what strategic advisors truly look like. At least if we keep our skills sharp and curiosity alive. #TalentAcquisition #AIHiring #Leadership #HiringTrends

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Big news! 📣 Lyra Health is now the Preferred Mental Health partner for Workday Wellness. We’ve teamed up with Workday to make life-changing care easier to find. Lyra will be integrated into the Workday Wellness AI-powered ecosystem, making it faster and easier for people to get the care they need, when they need it. Why this matters: 🗝️ Turnkey Implementation: For employers, this partnership solves the traditional "heavy lift" associated with deploying new Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) or mental health benefits. ⏩ Seamless Access: Through real-time eligibility data and AI-personalized recommendations, members are connected seamlessly to evidence-based care in one day. 🫂 Life-Changing Care: We offer top-quality, proven-effective care that gets people better, faster. Together, we are transforming access to life-changing mental health care. https://bit.ly/4stFWXi

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What defined hiring in 2025? HireRight’s 18th Annual Global Benchmark Report, informed by insights from 1,100+ HR, risk, and TA professionals, explores how organizations navigated AI adoption, evolving screening practices, identity fraud, and ongoing workforce uncertainty, across North America, EMEA, and APAC. Download the report: https://lnkd.in/g6nxGr69

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