AI took center stage at Qualtrics’ X4: The Experience Management Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 1-2 2024. Yes, AI has a huge potential to change the world of work for the better – it can drive real productivity, and close some skills gaps for example. However, it is not a silver bullet – it is also causing a lot of concerns for employees. A 2023 Qualtrics survey found that only four in ten... Source ..read more

New York-based Ropes AI was founded in January 2023 and is on a mission to bring a new type of coding assessment, powered by AI, to the HR world. UNLEASH speaks to Ropes AI Founder Ken Schumacher about the startups mission and thoughts ahead of UNLEASH America 2024. Ropes is an async coding test that mimics a live, onsite interview. We let companies evaluate engineering talent as if they were in... Source ..read more

Established in January 2023, Adelaide-based Outhire is on a mission to enable authentic employee video stories for talent acquisition. The startup counts Immutable, Anglicare, and Trellis among its clients. To date, Outhire has raised $330,000 in funding from investors Black Nova VC and Skalata VC, and is advised by Chad Sowash, Joel Cheeseman, and Kris Clelland. UNLEASH speaks to Outhire Co... Source ..read more

With less than 24 hours to go, we can barely hold in our excitement for UNLEASH America 2024; the International Festival of HR is almost here! Jyoti Chopra of MGM Resorts International But to tease our readers a little more with what’s to come, we’re proud to share our final Road to Vegas interview of the year, with MGM Resorts International’s very own Chief People, Inclusion & Source ..read more

Tech giant Qualtrics’ X4: The Experience Management Summit returned to Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 1 2024. In welcoming the 10,000 attendees of the event, CEO Zig Serafin kicked off by declaring that “HR [is] taking a huge seat at the table” on managing experiences at work. The good news is that, as Delta CEO Ed Bastian shared during a keynote panel session, the economy is really strong in the... Source ..read more

Based in London, Sama was founded in 2020, and provides a digital platform and proprietary algorithm that matches people to the right coach, based on their professional development needs and personal profile, to a global client base. UNLEASH speaks to Director of Partnerships, Valerie Burns, about the startup’s mission and thoughts ahead of UNLEASH America 2024. Sama is a tech enabled professional... Source ..read more

Established in March 2023, London-based Stackone is on a mission to bring seamless workflow to HR leaders through its unified Application Programme Interfaces (API) that integrate disparate systems. The startup counts Localyze, Reachdesk, and Phrasee among its clients. Stackone has raised $3.9 million in funding to date, from investors including Episode1 Ventures, Playfair Capital... Source ..read more

Who do you think knows more about AI – business leaders or consumers? Your first thought may be businesses – after all, the new technology has taken the corporate world by storm. A new report from Boston Consulting Group, titled Consumers Know More About AI than Business Leaders Think, suggests that this may not be the case. The report, which surveyed 21,000 respondents across the globe... Source ..read more

Thousands will join the UNLEASH Editorial Team at this year’s International Festival of HR in Las Vegas from May 7-9. We’re excited to be there, and we’re also proud to announce that Oracle Cloud HCM will be one of our Headline Sponsors. We spoke to their leadership team to get a sneak peak for you into what HR leaders, buyers and analysts can expect on site. We know that nothing is more important... Source ..read more

LGBTQ+ rights have seen a lot of progress in recent years – but there have also been setbacks. While it’s fantastic to see same sex marriage legalized and conversion therapy banned in more and more countries in the world, we are living in a world where “LGBTQ+ rights have been weaponized on the battleground of politics”. All of this is really coming to the fore as democracies like the US, the UK... Source ..read more