Kathryn Moody

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Editor at HR Dive

Senior editor of @hrdive, @IUMediaSchool alumna. Currently writing on #HR + recruiting. Bad at video games. Loyal subject of Miss L, daughter mine.

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Tech CEOs: Show why AI can’t do the job or we won’t hire more people

1 week ago | hrdive.com | Kathryn Moody

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A pair of tech CEOs separately told their workers last week to use artificial intelligence tools before asking for more people for their teams — potentially signaling the state of hiring and management in the sector amid 2025’s uncertainty. Tobi Lutke, CEO of Shopify, posted a memo to X that he sent to employees, in which he outlined a number of shifts to how the company will approach both AI and people management.
Pay transparency may come with unintended consequences, study says

1 week ago | hrdive.com | Kathryn Moody

Sharing employee pay can unexpectedly influence workplace dynamics and feelings of entitlement among co-workers, according to a study published April 3 in the Journal of Business Ethics. When workers learn where their pay ranks against their peers, their feelings of entitlement can rise or fall based on whether they’re near the top of performance ranking lists, the researchers found.
Majority of workers say Trump policy changes will affect them personally

2 weeks ago | hrdive.com | Kathryn Moody

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Three-fifths of working Americans believe federal policy changes will have a direct impact on them during the next year, even more than the 40% who say the same about advancements in artificial intelligence, according to an April 2 report from Justworks and The Harris Poll. The perception applies across industries, roles and company sizes, the report found.
Worker bargaining power has fallen since Q4 2024, ZipRecruiter says

2 weeks ago | hrdive.com | Kathryn Moody

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Based on data from new hires, the elevated worker optimism and leverage reported at the end of 2024 has faded so far in 2025, according to a survey by ZipRecruiter. During the first quarter of 2025, fewer workers received signing bonuses, negotiated their offers or got recruited, the report found. New hires were also less likely to increase their pay or receive a counter-offer from their former employer.
California to launch ‘career passports’ to encourage job access

2 weeks ago | highereddive.com | Kathryn Moody

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In an effort to expand access to jobs and reduce employer reliance on degrees for hiring, California will launch “career passports,” a tool that will combine academic records and “verified experience from work, military service, training programs, and more,” Gov. Gavin Newsom announced April 2.
California to launch ‘career passports’ to encourage job access

2 weeks ago | hrdive.com | Kathryn Moody

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback• None In an effort to expand access to jobs and reduce employer reliance on degrees for hiring, a tool that will combine academic records and “verified experience from work, military service, training programs, and more,” Gov. Gavin Newsom announced April 2. • None California will also invest in expanding the Credit for Prior Learning program that allows workers to turn their experience into college credit.
Most tech workers exaggerate their AI-related knowledge, survey shows

2 weeks ago | hrdive.com | Kathryn Moody

The vast majority of executives and workers in the technology industry claim to know more about generative artificial intelligence tools than they actually do, according to an April 2 report from Pluralsight, a technology workforce development company. Paradoxes around workplace AI abound as well, the report found. Although 95% of tech executives said having AI skills is crucial for job security, 61% of tech workers said using AI tools at work is seen as “lazy” at their company.
CHROs to play a ‘critical role’ in creating a human-driven future of AI

2 weeks ago | hrdive.com | Kathryn Moody

In two years, generative AI has gone from a novelty to a catalyst that is fast transforming a growing number of organizations. U.S. companies alone plan to spend more than $300 billion on AI in 2025, and 78% of respondents to Deloitte’s recent “State of Generative AI in the Enterprise” report said they expect to increase their overall AI spending in the next fiscal year. While the investments are substantial, organizations’ results are mixed to date.
Strong jobs report doesn’t yet reflect tariff uncertainty, economists say

2 weeks ago | manufacturingdive.com | Kathryn Moody

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Total nonfarm payroll rose by 228,000 in March and unemployment inched up to 4.2%, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released April 4 — one that economists are largely calling the calm before the storm. “The upside surprise in job growth is already out of date,” Mischa Fisher, economist at Udemy, said in a statement.
Strong jobs report doesn’t yet reflect tariff uncertainty, economists say

2 weeks ago | hrdive.com | Kathryn Moody

Total nonfarm payroll rose by 228,000 in March and unemployment inched up to 4.2%, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released April 4 — one that economists are largely calling the calm before the storm. “The upside surprise in job growth is already out of date,” Mischa Fisher, economist at Udemy, said in a statement. A number of industries saw flat growth in March, including information, finance, manufacturing and professional and business services.