What I witnessed at HR Tech 2026 convinced me that the growing disconnect between technological innovation and HR leadership could become a defining career risk.
AI is the first to bridge hard and soft skills. Employees need to understand what the technology can do, and they need the communication and judgment to steer it. That overlap is giving rise to a third category—"semi-firm" skills.
About 60,000 employees are eligible for the "Voluntary Exit Offer," which includes financial support and career resources, leadership said in a memo Monday.
Candidates are competing against thousands of others and largely sending resumes off into a "black hole," while recruiters are "overwhelmed" by the high volume of candidates, many of whom look alike, thanks to AI, agreed panelists during an HR Tech session Wednesday.
