#86 - Is Your Hiring Process Rewarding the Wrong People? - Presented by CalendarPA.com

About This Episode

This episode of The HR Morning Show tackles the high-stakes intersection of corporate strategy and legal compliance, starting with a deep dive into Microsoft’s recent workforce pivot. As the tech giant ramps up capital expenditure on AI, CFO Amy Hood is prioritizing "high-performing teams" and technical agility over traditional headcount growth, signaling a lean, AI-augmented future for talent acquisition. We also break down the aggressive investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton into H-1B visa fraud, specifically targeting "ghost offices" used to bypass local hiring regulations. Later in the program, we are joined by Lucero Tagle from PitchNinjas to discuss the human side of high-performance cultures. Drawing on her 16-year career at Google, Tagle explores the "communication gap"—the disconnect where highly qualified candidates are overlooked because they lack the coaching to articulate their value under pressure. The episode concludes with a "Weather Report" from Serge on the necessity of resolving gig work issues to achieve true workforce agility, providing HR leaders with a roadmap for evolving their selection processes. Be sure to visit our show's sponsors, CalendarPA.com and Talent Tech PR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices