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I was made aware recently of the Avatar Zara that was showcased at Davos.

Will this immersive bubble become the future super interviewer?

Recently, the conversation of a head of technology for a large staffing firm went into the topic of Chatbots and their usage for recruiting.  According to him, the Chatbot they use for engaging and screening candidates from their website is better than a human.

The new GDPR Benchmark report brings some interesting points to the surface. The fastest growing concern for executives today is the "enhanced individual rights" and the "restriction on profiling."

ATAP is a new Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals (Checkster supports ATAP) and they presented at ERE a session where they covered innovative practices in TA that they collected during a survey:

The latest article from McKinsey describes what they call an “agenda for the talent-first CEO”.

What we think is innovative is their approach and their recommendation to lead with a group of 3 C levels, or a G-3.

Recently I asked leaders of large F500 organizations debating how to improve their diversity programs: "What were their practical and actionable recommendations to counter biases?”

I just read a study looking at the ATS marketplace, the relative market share, and growth rate. In short, Taleo, with an eroding leadership, is still #1. There are more ATS suppliers than ever -- the study below monitored a grand total of 109!

Few businesses have a more direct feedback loop regarding your decisions than the investment business. If you invest in a company or currency and buy accordingly, you can then see the exact return. So if you see an organization that has been able to be the best at it, do you wonder how are they making their decisions? 

Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize Winner and pioneer of Behavioral Economics, was asked in an interview how his research could help improve quality of hire?