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New Research: 92% of HR Professionals Believe Employees Can Be Reskilled for AI Jobs, Yet External Hiring Outpaces Redeployment - PR Newswire
Careerminds, in partnership with Censuswide, surveyed 1,142 U.S. HR professionals and people managers and found that 92% of HR pros believe current employees can be reskilled for AI-related roles — yet 51% say their organizations are hiring externally for those same positions, versus just 42% redeploying existing staff. The November 2026 white paper, 'The AI Redeployment Gap,' also reveals a sharp ownership dispute: 63% of HR professionals say HR is responsible for AI workforce planning, while only 24% of people managers agree.
Workforce StrategyEXCLUSIVE: Google extends voluntary buyout offers to employees in several countries - Reuters
Google has expanded a voluntary exit programme launched in 2025 to employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland, according to a Reuters exclusive confirmed by a company spokesperson. The move is designed to reshape workforce composition amid surging AI investment costs, even as Alphabet's total headcount rose by roughly 10,000 in six months — reaching 204,757 at end of September 2026 — partly driven by the acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz. Google Cloud and DeepMind are reportedly excluded from the offers. Terms have not been officially disclosed for the latest round, though earlier programmes reportedly offered one month's salary per year of service, capped at 12 months.
New IBM CHRO Study: AI Puts Critical Thinking at the Center of Workforce Priorities - PR Newswire
IBM's latest CHRO study reportedly places critical thinking at the top of workforce priority lists as enterprise AI adoption accelerates, signaling a notable shift in how HR leaders are thinking about human skills in an increasingly automated environment.
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