Circa is pleased to announce a formal partnership with EngageRocket, a leading employee engagement and performance software based in Asia that empowers companies to enable human connections at scale. Circa is partnering with EngageRocket to provide its U.S. customers and prospects access to their employee experience solutions to improve employee engagement and productivity. The purpose of this partnership is to improve business outcomes across the shared customer base and support federal contractors' retention efforts with their employee experience software. EngageRocket will refer Circa's SaaS-based technology solutions to their customers while Circa offers its customers access to EngageRocket's employee experience and feedback solutions. Circa provides OFCCP compliance management and recruiting technology solutions to deliver qualified candidates on an equitable playing field for organizations to build high-performing, diverse teams.

Human Resources (HR) departments play a critical role in managing an organization's most valuable asset -- its people. From recruiting new talent to managing employee benefits and compensation, HR teams are responsible for ensuring a company's workforce is engaged, productive, and motivated. HR departments can now leverage AI tools like ChatGPT to streamline their processes and achieve greater efficiency. ChatGPT can be a powerful tool for HR professionals in a variety of ways, including automating repetitive tasks, providing real-time support to employees, and enhancing the overall employee experience. Let's dive into some specific use cases for ChatGPT in human resources and talk about the benefits these types of language models can bring to HR departments and organizations as a whole.

Enterprises and service providers are facing a talent crunch that requires them to double down on employee engagement programs to attract and retain people with critical skill sets, says an expert with Information Services Group, a leading global technology research and advisory firm. "When employees are engaged in the corporate culture, have visibility to the executive team and are confident the company values their input, they are significantly less likely to leave. In talent landscape, this is a competitive advantage." Speaking at the All Day DevOps virtual event today, Ola Chowning, partner, ISG Digital Strategy and Solutions, said companies need to engage employees and ensure they are noticed, recognized, heard and valued to improve retention. Chowning made her comments during a 30-minute online presentation, "Skill Shift 2022 – From Deep to Wide, Hard To Soft," her fifth consecutive appearance at the annual event, the largest of its kind in the industry.

For more than a year now, organizations have struggled to hold onto talent. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.2 million people voluntarily quit their jobs in August 2022. At the same time, there were 10.1 million job openings. Between the Great Resignation and more recent trends like "quiet quitting," traditional approaches for winning talented workers haven't always cut it in this fiercely competitive market. An emerging wave of AI tools for talent management have the potential to help organizations find better job candidates faster, provide more impactful employee development, and promote retention through more effective employee engagement. But while AI might enable leaders to address talent management pain points by making processes faster and more efficient, AI implementation comes with a unique set of challenges that warrant significant attention.

Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! There definitely have been easier years than 2022 for trying to start a business. Compared to larger firms, smaller companies have a harder time absorbing shocks like inflation changes, supply chain disruptions, and changing demographics in the workplace. We see evidence that investors are starting to prefer to see proof of profits, rather than growth, an anathema to the startup founders of only a few years ago.

CoachHub is the leading global talent development platform that enables organizations to create a personalized, measurable and scalable coaching program for the entire workforce, regardless of department and seniority level. By doing so, organizations are able to reap a multitude of benefits, including increased employee engagement, higher levels of productivity, improved job performance and increased retention. Our programs are based on advanced R&D from our Coaching Lab, led by Prof. Jonathan Passmore and our Science Council. At CoachHub we are inspired by the idea of everyone experiencing the power of coaching – we want to democratize coaching for all career levels worldwide. Our People team contributes to our mission by bringing in the world's best talent and helping us to shine; our Talent Acquisition team supports our ambitious growth, while our People Experience team work to empower our CoachHubbers to feel engaged and be at their best.

Amidst the rise in hybrid working and the Great Resignation, employers understand that they must provide a competitive employee experience to attract, and crucially, to retain top talent. This should go hand in hand with digital transformation initiatives. Tangible benefits and salary alone are no longer sufficient to differentiate the employer brand and employee experience. Employers need to create a stronger emotional connection with employees to ensure they are engaged and connected with the organisation. As personalisation becomes ubiquitous, businesses must embrace an array of innovative digital tools to make the employee experience seamless.

Artificial intelligence and human resources collaborate to help save money, enhance planning, and, most significantly, transform companies. The collaboration between artificial intelligence and human resources increases employee performance and expertise and lowers costs. AI technology in HR aids organizations in gaining a complete understanding of their staff's behaviors and inclinations. This data may be used to improve employee happiness by enhancing the job experience. AI is also used to assist human resources professionals in various areas of their profession, from early applicant shortlisting through performance evaluation.

The adaption to smart technology and application of artificial intelligence (AI) is witnessed in almost all professions and industries globally. The result of this paradigm shift to technological solutions have certainly opened up new avenues for the employers and even the employees. To have a deeper insight of how AI has helped in streamlining the management system let us first get an overview of what artificial intelligence is. Prior to artificial intelligence, the methodologies adopted to boost employee engagement have not shown desired results. 'On-the-job' surveys, board-room committees, data analysis and half-baked concepts have been criticized for long as they do not elicit proper responses and real solutions.

While many organizations have seen a rise in productivity and a reduction in real estate costs because of going remote, there is still much speculation around returning to the office. What our research has shown is that rather than go entirely remote after the pandemic -- or return to in-house talent models -- is that most organizations will be adopting a new hybrid working model. Combine this new hybrid working model with the rise of cloud computing, and one thing is clear: the mobile workforce is about to grow significantly in the coming decade. According to a Statista report, the number of mobile workers in the United States is projected to increase 20% by 2024. This begs the question, do business leaders have the tools and processes in place to accommodate a rapidly growing mobile workforce?