The Trump administration might be subjecting H-1B applicants from India to greater scrutiny than applicants from other nations, according to a report from the National Foundation for American Policy. US Citizenship and Immigration Services demanded supplementary documentation from 72% of Indian applicants from July to September 2017, compared with an average of 61% of those from other countries, the report says.

Many jobs now require specific technical skills, making it more difficult for individual managers to make smart hiring decisions. A solution to this problem may come in the form of strategic hiring committees, which bring together employees who can assess candidates and who understand the business' future talent needs.

Guild Education has raised $40 million in Series C financing to help companies, including Walmart and Taco Bell, provide educational opportunities for employees. Guild Education encourages companies to offer degrees in myriad fields and sponsors professional-development programs through institutions including Harvard and Georgia Tech.

Companies using artificial intelligence for recruitment have to be wary of bias that could be built into the technology, executives say. "[I]t's the responsibility of the company itself to audit the algorithms as an ongoing, day-to-day process," says Loren Larson, HireVue's chief technology officer.

HR leaders will need to know how to choose the right technology, think creatively and apply business strategies, writes Lars Schmidt, founder of Amplify. "As human resources becomes an ever more public-facing function, HR leaders will need to be able to articulate an organization's value propositions as an employer, not just as a company that sells a product or service," Schmidt writes.