Laurens Waling

A cattle farmer as a mason. A sailor with an aptitude for basic cooking. And a front-end developer who can be deployed on rail infrastructure projects. #AI surprisingly well predicts the (soft) #skills, personalities and ambitions that allow you to switch between occupations. So stop with those assessments, send your recruiter to training and let algorithms do your…

During my vacation, I daydreamed about hybrid employment contracts and a basic income for everyone 😍—allowing you to engage in unlimited forms of commitments to deliver meaningful work. Enabling you to combine a lifetime of working, playing, and learning. To eliminate bullshit jobs and unlock the potential of all workers in society. To combat inequality…

June 14, 2023 – Published on HR Practice A recent article by HR expert Jan Tjerk Boonstra and analyst Laurens Waling from 8vance about the limited mobility of HR professionals has elicited many responses, including from HR professionals who do not recognize themselves in that portrayal. The authors based their argument on results from a…