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Recorded live from the official HR Tech podcast studio, this limited series drops you straight into the conversations everyone at the conference actually wanted to hear. HR Tech—over 25 years strong and the annual migration point for every HR and TA pro on the planet—handed the WRKdefined Podcast Network the keys to a studio, and we spent three days pulling in our hosts to interview operators, executives, consultants, product leaders, and investors in rapid-fire episodes. No BS. Just sharp perspective, fresh takes, and the best brainpower from the world’s largest gathering of HR and talent leaders. If you want to know what people were thinking between the sessions, this is where you’ll find it. To learn more about HR Tech, visit www.hrtechnologyconference.com
Oracle HCM, AI Recruiting, and the Death of “But We’ve Always Done It This Way” with Cherokee Nation
HR Tech 2025
19 minutes
1 week ago
Oracle HCM, AI Recruiting, and the Death of “But We’ve Always Done It This Way” with Cherokee Nation
This series was recorded live at HR Tech 2025 inside the HR Executive studios on the expo floor in partnership with the WRKdefined Podcast Network. Make sure you’re subscribed to the full series and visit HRExecutive.com for the news, analysis, and insights shaping the future of work.
HR teams are still dragging around the habits they built on old systems. Too much comfort. Too much duct tape. Too much “this is how we’ve always done it.” Moving to something like Oracle HCM forces a reset. You can’t customize your way out of every problem anymore. You have to learn the system, adapt, and build processes that actually scale. That’s the part most organizations avoid, and it’s why so many implementations fall flat. The moment you stop treating HR tech like bespoke software and start treating it like a strategic operating model, the entire company runs cleaner.
In this episode we talk about HR systems, AI in recruitment, candidate experience, vendor partnerships, tribal employment, performance management, generative AI, and what it really takes to drive adoption inside an organization. The conversation hits on where HR leaders get stuck, how to pick the right partner, and why excitement about tech is still the best fuel for engagement.
What We Cover
Navigating change in HR systems
AI’s role in modern recruitment
Vendor partnerships that actually work
Improving candidate experience
Tribal employment preferences
Performance management and process clarity
Tech adoption and the excitement factor
Key Takeaways
We got way too accustomed to old systems
Adaptation matters more than perfection
Modern HR tech is configuration, not custom builds
Ask vendors for real live demos
Your implementation partner matters as much as the product
Fix the candidate experience first
Tribal preference is key in Native American orgs
AI upgrades matching and recruiting speed
Clear HR processes prevent chaos
Energy and excitement drive adoption
Chapters
0:00 Navigating Change in HR Systems
2:54 The Role of AI in Recruitment
6:04 Building Effective Partnerships with Vendors
8:56 Enhancing Candidate Experience
12:11 Understanding Tribal Employment Preferences
15:05 Future Innovations in HR Technology
HR Tech 2025
Recorded live from the official HR Tech podcast studio, this limited series drops you straight into the conversations everyone at the conference actually wanted to hear. HR Tech—over 25 years strong and the annual migration point for every HR and TA pro on the planet—handed the WRKdefined Podcast Network the keys to a studio, and we spent three days pulling in our hosts to interview operators, executives, consultants, product leaders, and investors in rapid-fire episodes. No BS. Just sharp perspective, fresh takes, and the best brainpower from the world’s largest gathering of HR and talent leaders. If you want to know what people were thinking between the sessions, this is where you’ll find it. To learn more about HR Tech, visit www.hrtechnologyconference.com
