Reporting on AI in hiring: screening bias, hiring fraud, resume trust, and skills-based recruiting for HR and talent acquisition leaders.https://www.talentsignalnews.com/en-usThu, 15 Oct 2026 18:04:53 GMT https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/recruiting-trends-2027https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/recruiting-trends-2027The 8 recruiting trends for 2027, from AI interviews and candidate fraud to the decline of the resume, with data from Criteria, Greenhouse and Gartner.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:04:53 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/in-person-interviews-hiring-fraudhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/in-person-interviews-hiring-fraudIn-person interviews stop deepfake and proxy candidates, but most AI hiring fraud comes from real people faking skills. Here’s when the extra round is worth it.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:46:39 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-performance-calibration-human-oversight-hr-angie-ng-zapierhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-performance-calibration-human-oversight-hr-angie-ng-zapierAngie Ng, Global Director, HRBP and Employee Relations at Zapier, says the cost of an error should decide how much human review each HR AI tool gets.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:27:58 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/hr-trends-2027https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/hr-trends-2027The 8 HR trends for 2027: leaner teams, AI accountability, overwhelmed managers and more, drawing on Gartner’s new CHRO priorities and Criteria research.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:26:34 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-cheating-hiringhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-cheating-hiringAI cheating in hiring is easy on resumes and much harder on timed, proctored assessments. Here’s why, and how employers should reorder their hiring process.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:41:07 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-entry-level-jobs-hiring-datahttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-entry-level-jobs-hiring-dataIs AI replacing entry-level jobs? 37% of hiring professionals say AI is reducing their need for junior hires. Here's what Criteria's data and new research show.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:30:32 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/how-to-evaluate-ai-hiring-toolshttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/how-to-evaluate-ai-hiring-toolsHow to evaluate AI hiring tools, with the eight questions to ask vendors about accuracy, bias audits, explainability and compliance before you buy.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:52:38 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/structured-vs-unstructured-interviewshttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/structured-vs-unstructured-interviewsStructured interviews predict job performance about twice as well as unstructured ones, and here's how to build one.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 22:49:02 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/pre-employment-assessmentshttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/pre-employment-assessmentsWhat are pre-employment assessments? A guide to the main types of hiring tests, what research says about their accuracy, and how to use them fairly.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:04:54 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/shifting-from-talent-surplus-to-scarcity-mindset-michael-peterson-edwards-lifescienceshttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/shifting-from-talent-surplus-to-scarcity-mindset-michael-peterson-edwards-lifesciencesMichael Peterson, Sr. Director of Global Talent Acquisition at Edwards Lifesciences, on why the pipeline problem is a mindset problem before it's a sourcing one.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:06:16 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-candidate-fraud-hiringhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-candidate-fraud-hiringAbout 4 in 10 hiring professionals struggle with candidates using AI to misrepresent themselves. Here's what AI candidate fraud looks like and how employers are responding.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:20:43 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/hiring-trends-2027https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/hiring-trends-2027Hiring trends for 2027 from Criteria's survey of 1,027 hiring professionals: harder hiring, AI candidate fraud, entry-level shifts and Gen Z readiness.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:58:46 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-redefines-managerial-value-and-learninghttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-redefines-managerial-value-and-learningAs AI gives employees access to more knowledge and takes over more routine work, Nico Orie of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners argues managers need a different mix of people leadership, business judgment, and technical understanding.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:40:55 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/net-hires-hospital-recruiting-backfilling-corrian-nwankwo-crownehttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/net-hires-hospital-recruiting-backfilling-corrian-nwankwo-crowneCorrian Nwankwo, Founder of CROWNE, draws on two decades in hospital HR to show how hiring and turnover data reveal where workforce losses begin.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:07:43 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/nina-barden-checkmate-candidates-gaming-atshttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/nina-barden-checkmate-candidates-gaming-atsCheckmate's Nina Barden on candidates who go around the ATS and the interview process her team built to find the person behind the AI.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:33:03 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/contingent-workforce-programs-need-executive-backing-eric-osterhout-huntsmanhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/contingent-workforce-programs-need-executive-backing-eric-osterhout-huntsmanContingent workforce leader Eric Osterhout says the software is rarely the problem with a broken program. Executive sponsorship and patience are what actually drive success.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:12:41 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/jason-bell-redefines-training-and-workflowhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/jason-bell-redefines-training-and-workflowJason Bell, Business Analyst and Transformation Lead at Providence Health Plan, sat down and did his team's job himself. The number he came back with was hours, where the plan said weeks.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:45:00 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/interview-context-performance-ratings-partho-mukherjeehttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/interview-context-performance-ratings-partho-mukherjeePartho Mukherjee on why companies study candidates in context, then judge employees without recording the conditions around the work.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:16:07 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/andre-amyot-laurentide-strategies-executive-hiringhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/andre-amyot-laurentide-strategies-executive-hiringAndre Amyot, VP of Talent & Culture at Laurentide, explains why in-person meetings reveal what a polished application can hide.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:29:48 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/andrea-smith-salal-credit-union-ai-hiring-governancehttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/andrea-smith-salal-credit-union-ai-hiring-governanceAndrea Smith, People and Culture Business Partner at Salal Credit Union, describes the job titles, flexible requirements, and hiring-manager conversations a match score can't see.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:56:00 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/fractional-talent-flexible-teams-discretionary-budget-amy-spencer-evohttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/fractional-talent-flexible-teams-discretionary-budget-amy-spencer-evoAmy Spencer, founder and Chief Matchmaker at Evo Communications, on blending permanent staff with vetted independents so a team can add depth without hiring year round.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:14:44 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/behavioral-interviews-surface-skill-resumes-miss-susan-newman-school2lifehttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/behavioral-interviews-surface-skill-resumes-miss-susan-newman-school2lifeSusan Newman, Executive Director of school2life, on the upside of a hiring process built to surface what a candidate has actually done.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:39:28 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/systems-scale-workforce-david-jacobshttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/systems-scale-workforce-david-jacobsDavid Jacobs of Industrial Solutions Network explains why hiring, training and retention all depend on making expertise transferable.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:10:32 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/eu-ai-act-high-risk-hiring-software-delayhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/eu-ai-act-high-risk-hiring-software-delayThe EU AI Act's requirements for hiring software were due in August and now apply from December 2027. Discrimination law never paused, and the duties still land on the employer.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:59:45 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/why-criteria-built-a-hiring-newsroomhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/why-criteria-built-a-hiring-newsroomTalent Signal News is Criteria's newsroom, and it does not cover Criteria. Here's what we're building, who pays for it, and what we owe the people reading it.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:31:17 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/hiring-focus-shifts-to-growth-potential-josh-millet-criteriahttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/hiring-focus-shifts-to-growth-potential-josh-millet-criteriaJosh Millet, founder and CEO of Criteria, makes the case for hiring on durable skills and growth trajectory over static credentials and gut-feel rapport.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:37:58 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/eeo-1-requirement-repeal-impact-on-workforce-data-carlyne-ervin-chrysalishttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/eeo-1-requirement-repeal-impact-on-workforce-data-carlyne-ervin-chrysalisAs the EEO-1 mandate faces repeal, Chrysalis VP of Human Resources Carlyne Ervin makes the case that companies should keep measuring workforce data to spot important patterns and ask better questions.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:07:09 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/when-recruiting-kpis-reward-volume-you-get-volumehttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/when-recruiting-kpis-reward-volume-you-get-volumeA Head of Talent Acquisition role demanded a KPI of 250 qualified applicants per opening, every week. A target like that builds a process to manage volume, at the exact moment AI has made volume the emptiest number in hiring.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:21:52 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-made-every-resume-identical-the-signal-is-a-real-humanhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-made-every-resume-identical-the-signal-is-a-real-humanHiring managers keep opening resumes they can't tell apart, each one a flawless machine-made copy of the last. But the lesson isn't to hunt down the AI. It's that the resume has stopped proving anything, and the job now is to make candidates show they're real and can do the work.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:17:17 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/companies-say-skills-first-then-hire-on-the-degreehttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/companies-say-skills-first-then-hire-on-the-degreeJohnny C. Taylor Jr., President and CEO of SHRM, argues the skills-first movement stalled because employers dropped the degree requirement without building a structured way to measure skill, which sends hiring right back to the familiar resume.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:53:44 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/build-the-foundation-dont-ban-the-hiring-aihttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/build-the-foundation-dont-ban-the-hiring-aiA federal judge just let a bias lawsuit over an AI hiring tool move forward, and the reflex across talent teams is to ask whether to switch the technology off. But that's the wrong question. The real one is whether you've built the foundation that makes any hire, AI-assisted or not, evidence-based and something you can explain.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:29:58 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/europe-deferred-its-ai-hiring-deadline-to-2027https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/europe-deferred-its-ai-hiring-deadline-to-2027Europe's high-risk AI-hiring deadline moved to December 2027. New York's Local Law 144 has been live since 2023. Both want screening that's job-related, bias-tested, and explainable.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:29:50 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-screener-rejected-a-proven-contractor-audit-the-rejectionshttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-screener-rejected-a-proven-contractor-audit-the-rejectionsAn unaudited AI screener doesn't clean your pipeline. It scales the blind spots already in it, and the answer is a human fail-safe plus AI as a co-pilot rather than a captain.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:29:26 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/perfect-on-paper-the-hole-a-bad-hire-leaveshttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/perfect-on-paper-the-hole-a-bad-hire-leavesA résumé-clean, fast-tracked hire can still crater the team it joins. The bill that follows isn't the replacement cost everyone quotes. It's the good people who leave once the wrong hire is inside.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:29:02 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/skills-based-hiring-audit-2026https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/skills-based-hiring-audit-2026The skills-first movement won the press cycle, but funnel data shows most employers replaced the diploma with proxies that select the same people.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:26:57 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-adopters-headcount-growth-studyhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-adopters-headcount-growth-studyA Ramp and Revelio Labs analysis of 21,559 firms finds heavy AI adopters expanding their workforces, with entry-level hiring growing fastest of all.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:25:39 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/fake-candidates-built-70-minuteshttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/fake-candidates-built-70-minutesConsumer face-swap and voice-cloning tools can produce an interview-ready fake in about an hour, and human interviewers catch only a fraction of them.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:25:28 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/hiring-managers-suspect-ai-answershttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/hiring-managers-suspect-ai-answersHiring managers overwhelmingly distrust what they hear in online interviews, yet the funnels producing those interviews remain untouched.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:25:15 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/employers-onboarded-impostor-studyhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/employers-onboarded-impostor-studyNew research shows synthetic candidates clearing interviews, references, and background checks, with legal exposure growing alongside the security risk.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:24:41 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/in-person-interviews-return-hiring-fraudhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/in-person-interviews-return-hiring-fraudEmployers are answering deepfake candidates with conference rooms and airfare, a costly fix that verifies identity but predicts nothing.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:23:22 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/class-of-2026-entry-level-resumeshttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/class-of-2026-entry-level-resumesAI polish has erased what little signal the entry-level resume carried, forcing employers to find new ways to evaluate early-career talent.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:22:49 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/define-good-before-you-post-the-rolehttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/define-good-before-you-post-the-roleBad hires get blamed on moving too fast. Scott Bonacorsi, chief people officer at Rehmann, argues the real failure comes earlier: posting a role no one agreed on how to judge.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:49:22 GMTGrowth & Strategy https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/resume-least-trusted-part-of-the-file-ai-is-whyhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/resume-least-trusted-part-of-the-file-ai-is-whyA 2026 survey of 998 employers finds most no longer trust the resume to tell them who can actually do the job. The tidy explanation is that resumes got worse; the truer one is that AI flooded the volume and broke the trust, pushing hiring toward evidence that's harder to fake.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:41:11 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-resume-screening-loophttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/ai-resume-screening-loopWith software drafting the posting, tailoring the application, and running the screen, the hiring loop now closes without a human learning anything.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:53:57 GMTAI & Technology https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/first-year-turnover-selection-problemhttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/first-year-turnover-selection-problemWhen four in ten departures happen inside twelve months, the failure happened at the offer letter, not in the engagement survey.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:27:27 GMTLeadership https://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/recruiters-stopped-trusting-resumes-hire-on-facts-not-feelingshttps://www.talentsignalnews.com/news/recruiters-stopped-trusting-resumes-hire-on-facts-not-feelingsThe résumé stopped being a signal you can trust, and the reflex recruiters keep reaching for, more rounds and sharper instincts, only makes it worse.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:23:37 GMTLeadership