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💸 HR Trend Spotlight: HelloSky Secures $5.5M

HelloSky, a San Diego-based talent intelligence platform built for the executive search industry, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding. Investors include Caldwell Partners, Karmel Capital, True Capital Partners, Hunt Scanlon Ventures, and angels from Google and Cisco Systems. The funding will go toward expanding HelloSky’s engineering capabilities and go-to-market efforts. Led by CEO Alex Bates, HelloSky uses AI, data science, and proprietary talent graphs to help organizations identify and connect with the right leaders. Read more.

🎧 HR Insights

In this episode of “Digital HR Leaders,” David Green spoke with Ashish Parulekar, Amazon’s Director of Data Science and Global Head of Talent Acquisition Analytics. Their conversation explored how Amazon manages hiring at scale using smarter systems and deep analytics instead of just adding more recruiters. Parulekar explained how the company balances cost, speed, quality, and fairness while assessing top talent without bias. He also shared insights on how people analytics is helping Amazon unlock productivity and avoid the trap of surface-level metrics.

💡 HR Tips & Tricks

Tip of the Day: Create a digital parking lot during all-hands meetings to capture off-topic but valuable employee ideas or concerns. This ensures good feedback isn’t lost and helps teams stay on track.

Trick of the Day: Use anonymous pulse surveys once a month to gather honest employee sentiment. It’s a quick way to spot morale issues before they become problems.

🧾 HR Case Files - Revamping HR Functions

The Cara Group helped a large financial services firm revamp its HR function during a time of organizational transition. The company needed to align HR processes with new leadership goals, improve efficiency, and better support a distributed workforce. Cara Group started by assessing the gaps in the current HR setup, then implemented changes focused on structure, leadership capability, and process optimization. They redefined the role of HR from transactional to strategic and helped the team adopt a future-focused approach to talent and culture. With better alignment and more strategic focus, HR became a proactive partner in the company’s growth.

Key Takeaways

• HR transformation begins with leadership clarity and operational alignment.

• Moving from transactional to strategic HR requires cultural change and process upgrades.

• Expert-led assessments help uncover gaps and opportunities others might overlook.

🧰 HR Toolbox

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Resource of the Day

SAP's insights into the future of employee experience stress the role of AI in delivering personalized support to workers. HR professionals are now expected to embrace AI tools not just for automation but for enabling better human outcomes. From tailored learning paths to real-time support systems, AI is helping HR teams improve satisfaction, retention, and performance. However, HR leaders must still focus on empathy and context to ensure that the human side of HR remains intact as technology takes on a bigger role.

Event of the Day

The HR World Summit is set to take place on May 20-21 at Lisbon, bringing together top global HR leaders to share practical strategies, tools, and trends. Topics will range from talent intelligence and digital transformation to employee experience and regulatory shifts. This event offers a rare opportunity for HR professionals to gain real-world insights from peers across industries and regions.

For event details and registration, visit the website. 

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