Human Resources is one of the fastest moving industries and it seems like we’re always right in the middle of a new shift. This year, a lot of our focus has been honing in on the candidate-driven market, and how managers can shift their candidate experience and employer branding strategies to attract hard to find A Players. During constant change, it’s valuable to have some influencers in our lives to follow, to act as a source for trends that will help us work on the smartest talent attracting strategies. Below we’ve listed some of our favorite influencers in HR, followed by quotes about their thoughts on the latest trends in HR technology and talent success.

While clearly important, writing your professional self-assessment can be a struggle. Before you start copying from a template, you might want to consider the value of writing a genuine self-assessment response that reflects on your real contributions to your organization. Your annual self-assessment gives you a chance to think back on your biggest successes and failures of the year and discuss your career and professional future with your manager. If you are in HR, you likely spend so much time working on the annual performance appraisal process for others that you haven’t taken a moment to think about your own self-assessment.

The world of HR is constantly changing. So much so, that it can seem impossible to keep up with the latest best practices, tech and innovations. While outlets like SHRM and HRCI are clearly very helpful, there is also an entire world of HR bloggers whose work you can benefit from. By subscribing and following their words, you can easily know the who, what, when, where and why of the latest HR news.