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Welcome to HRD Connect's final newsletter of 2024. We wanted to take the chance to thank you for your support and engagement over the last year as we've bought you insight to help guide your HR teams as they navigate industry challenges.
We'll be back in January to bring you all the news and strategic analysis to help continue drive your teams forward in 2025. On behalf of the entire, HRD Connect Team, we wish you a Happy Holidays!
Zihan Lyu Content Coordinator, HRD Connect
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EDITOR’S PICKS
NEWS
Is Your Talent Team Ready for 2025’s Hiring Trends?
AI, remote work and workplace culture. Topics you’ll need to ensure your talent teams are clued up on when it comes to conducting interviews in 2025.
Metaview – an AI scribe tool for recruiting – has released its 2024 Year in Interviews Trends Report, revealing the topics and trends that dominated hiring conversations in 2024.
Built using its Trends tool, which analyzed over one million job interviews across 2,000+ global companies, the findings demonstrate the rise of AI mentions across job departments, continued conversations about workplace flexibility and the changing composition of discussions around company culture.
INSIGHTS
Psychological safety: Why it’s essential for building inclusive, high-performing teams
Psychological safety: what it is, debunking the myths and misconceptions, advice on how to foster it in the workplace, challenges and looking ahead to the future.
INSIGHTS
AI and cybersecurity emerge as fastest growing job skills in 2024, but ‘human’ skills also surge
A new Coursera report reveals AI and cybersecurity as the fastest-growing job skills of 2024. AI enrollments surged 866%, reflecting the increasing demand for AI expertise across industries. Cybersecurity also emerged as a critical area, with six of the top ten fastest-growing tech skills related to risk management. To thrive in the evolving job market, individuals need to cultivate a balanced skillset that combines in-demand technologies with essential human qualities.
WE’RE ALSO READING
UNLEASH
2025 Talent Acquisition Outlook Report
Two front-runners vie for SVB Capital, with a court expected to make decision within weeks.
HR NEWS
What are the key trends for HR in 2025?
EXPERT OPINION
Bobbi Harthorne, Founder, WellWise
2025 should be the Year HR FINALLY Steps Into Its Power! Here's how!
Human Resources (HR) has often been perceived as a support function rather than a strategic one. Over the past decade, this underestimation has taken its toll, with HR professionals grappling with disengagement, disillusionment, and a sense of hopelessness. Perhaps this resonates with you or your colleagues. However, not everyone in HR is struggling. In fact, I've identified a common denominator amongst HR leaders who are currently highly energized and optimistic.
WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO
THE FUTURE OF WORK
Why Green Skills Are The New Job Currency
In this episode of The FUTURE OF WORK® Podcast, we dive deep with Neil Yeo, Founder & CEO of OnePointFive, a Forbes Next 1000-awarded Climate Advisory and Academy with a global network of 700+ sustainability professionals across 45 countries. As a BIPOC climate thought leader with over a decade of experience spanning engineering, consulting, impact investing, and entrepreneurship, Neil shares actionable insights on how sustainability intertwines with every aspect of our lives and careers. From mentoring climate startups at Yale and Plug & Play to writing for Forbes and the World Economic Forum, Neil’s journey illuminates the path toward a greener, more inclusive workforce—and it’s about far more than just solar panels and electric cars. Listen Here
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