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The Alumni Platform Shakeout: Why Professional-Services Firms Are Consolidating on a Single Provider
Something structural is happening in the alumni software category. It is not happening loudly — no splashy press releases, no keynote announcements. It is happening in a sequence of quiet procurement decisions at firms whose alumni networks matter to their business in a way most alumni programs never will. The pattern, documented across a series…
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Q1 2025 Hiring Data: The Great Reassessment
Published: March 20, 2025 | HR Leadership Weekly The first quarter of 2025 has delivered a clear signal: the post-pandemic labor market has entered a phase of structural reassessment. Hiring activity, once defined by frenzied growth and record competition for talent, is…
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Week 43 Briefing: Mar 10-16, 2025
Article 1: Spring HR Tech Launches Continue — Mid-March Product Updates The mid-March 2025 HR technology product cycle continued with a steady run of updates from mid-market and enterprise vendors, extending the spring launch wave that began in early March. A recurring…
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Week 42 Briefing: Mar 3-9, 2025
Article 1: March Workforce Trends — Q1 Hiring Data Shows Cautious Optimism Early March 2025 workforce data paints a picture of cautious optimism among employers as Q1 2025 progresses, with hiring activity showing modest improvement from the seasonal winter lull while remaining…
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Week 41 Briefing: Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2025
Article 1: HR Tech Funding in February 2025 — What the Numbers Reveal February 2025 brought signs of renewed interest in HR technology venture funding, suggesting that investors who pulled back during the 2023-2024 correction are beginning to deploy capital again —…
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Week 38 Briefing: Feb 3-9, 2025
Article 1: AI Chatbots Transforming Employee Onboarding Experiences The employee onboarding landscape is undergoing a quiet revolution as AI-powered chatbots move from pilot programs to core infrastructure at mid-market and enterprise organizations. By early 2025, the major HR suites have been steadily…
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AI Chatbots Are Transforming Employee Onboarding
How the latest wave of AI-powered virtual assistants is reshaping the first days, weeks, and months for new hires Published: February 3, 2025 By: HR Tech Desk The first 90 days of a new employee’s life at a company define whether they…
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When the Architect Leaves: What the Citi Alumni Network Restructure Tells HR Leaders About Institutional Memory
The Citi Alumni Network is larger than many national trade associations. It counts more than 30,000 members across more than 100 countries. And the executive who built it no longer works at the bank that runs it. Andrea Legnani, Citi’s longtime Global…