Kaizen HR Update: What Employers Need to Know About the DOL’s AI & Worker Protection Guidance
Artificial Intelligence is advancing rapidly, and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is working to ensure that workers are protected throughout this process. Over the past year, DOL has gone from broad principles to more detailed best practices for employers and developers. Here’s what’s new, what hasn’t changed, and what you should be paying attention […]
Why Hundreds of Resumes Don’t Equal the Right Executive Hire
When an organization posts a senior role — whether it’s a VP of Finance, Director of Operations, or Senior HR Leader — it’s not unusual to receive 100 or more resumes. At first, the volume can feel encouraging. More applicants should mean more choice, right? But the reality looks different. The Numbers Behind the Pile […]
3 Trends to Watch Through the End of 2025
2025 has been an unpredictable year so far. With global political and economic shifts, plus the constant stream of new technological developments, it requires serious agility from manufacturing leadership to ensure their teams continue to thrive. What’s the outlook for the rest of the year? Kaizen HR has been keeping a close eye on today’s […]
Department of Labor Announces New Principles for AI and Worker Protection
As AI grows a bigger and more significant presence in the workplace, our Kaizen team is having more conversations about its impact with clients and candidates alike. We understand that it’s more important than ever for companies to have robust guidelines, best practices, and guardrails in place when it comes to adopting new technologies. Because […]
10 Hiring Stats You Should Know Right Now
At Kaizen HR, we often find ourselves sifting through a lot of information about the state of hiring and HR, both from our own expert sources and from conversations with clients and candidates. When we cut through the noise, though, we’re able to find the nuggets of information that are most useful to hiring teams […]