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He built and led the HR division of Google for 10 years, during which time Google was named the best companies to work for more than 30 times and was recognized as an employer of choice more than 100 times. This includes stints at Tiburon (VP of human resources), Netflix (VP of talent), GitLab (chief culture officer) and most recently Marqeta, where she is chief people officer. As AI plays a bigger role in HR and the work of IBM as a whole, Gherson has torn up the company’s learning system and replaced it with a “Netflix-like experience” that is focused on getting employees ready for the future. Colleen McCreary is the chief people officer at Credit Karma, where she leads a team of more than 50 people and is responsible for global people operations.

This 30% is the combination of job stretch (a bigger job), a job with more impact, a mix of more satisfying work, faster and more continuous growth and an opportunity to work with equally talented people. Another way to make it easier for your top talent to stay is to treat them as trusted partners, says Patty McCord, chief talent officer at Netflix, a company with an above-average retention rate for star talent. Creating a strong talent management plan maximizes a company’s opportunities to retain its best talent. One LinkedIn study found that 70 percent of candidates would turn down a job at a leading company if they had to tolerate a bad workplace culture, and 71 percent would accept a pay cut if it meant working for an organization that shared their values, says Nina McQueen, VP of global benefits and employee experience at LinkedIn.

RPA Talent Connect seamlessly integrates any existing ATS or HR system with Eightfold’s Talent Intelligence Platform using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) methods. Eightfold’s AI parses all of the synchronized information that runs through Eightfold RPA Talent Connect, using AI and machine learning to uncover the skills and career trajectories that lead to successful matches across millions of candidate and employee records. Companies that integrate existing systems with the Eightfold Talent Intelligence Platform give their talent professionals the ability to work entirely in Eightfold, removing the constant back-and-forth between systems created by the use of point solutions. Eightfold RPA Talent Connect also makes it possible to bring in more sources of information so that companies can offer detailed career planning recommendations, skills mentoring, succession planning, and other services to their employees.

Folding those tools and capabilities into a hiring process requires a two-pronged approach: First, companies will need to apply these tools consistently throughout the recruitment process. These tools can also help eliminate hiring biases by focusing on the traits and data points that actually predict success. When integrated with applicant tracking systems, AI tools can seek out certain character traits by looking at past data, such as the candidate’s alma mater or years of experience. While AI tools can do a great deal to help eliminate unconscious hiring biases in repetitive tasks like screening resumes or social media profiles, it’s the human connection between candidate and hiring manager that will help both parties determine whether the fit is right.