The Josh Bersin Company, the world’s most trusted human capital advisory firm, has unveiled significant upgrades to its AI-powered HR Assistant, Galileo™. This latest release—called Mercury—introduces advanced functionality, deeper labor market insights, and expanded use cases designed to transform how HR teams operate and solve business challenges.
Building on October’s launch of Galileo Professional, the Mercury release integrates five major enhancements:
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A built-in Reasoning Engine that allows for “chain of thought” logic and multi-step task execution, enabling Galileo to behave more like an autonomous agent.
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Real-time labor market data from Lightcast, giving users access to billions of global job data points for salary benchmarking, sourcing intelligence, and talent strategy optimization.
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A new Meeting Assistant that can record and analyze web-based discussions, offering project summaries, candidate assessments, and productivity enhancements.
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Integration with SHL’s Universal Competency Framework, helping organizations define critical skills, assess leadership potential, and build targeted development plans.
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“Intelligent Benchmarking,” which transforms Galileo into a virtual HR consultant, enabling organizations to benchmark against Josh Bersin Company maturity models and receive tailored action plans.
Josh Bersin, CEO of The Josh Bersin Company, commented, “Galileo’s Mercury release is a monumental upgrade, achieving levels of intelligence and problem-solving that exceeded even our expectations. Now Galileo can turn every HR professional into a Superworker.”
Already adopted by over 200 organizations—including industry leaders like Conagra Brands and Rolls-Royce—Galileo is helping HR professionals achieve more with less by acting as an intelligent, on-demand partner.
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Instant resume analysis, skill gap identification, and ranked applicant scoring
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Market-driven salary insights across geographies and industries
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Smart location-based hiring strategies using real-time labor market data
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Leadership identification and development planning with SHL’s validated models
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Personalized assessments of HR program maturity with guided improvement plans
These tools—powered by 25+ years of proprietary research—enable HR leaders to operate with the same strategic firepower as elite consulting firms, delivered through intuitive AI-driven workflows.
“Even I was surprised,” added Bersin. “After uploading 30 Chief Learning Officer interviews, Galileo returned detailed company-level insights and built custom roadmaps for AI transformation. That’s the power of agentic AI for HR.”
With this release, The Josh Bersin Company has cemented Galileo as the definitive talent intelligence and HR enablement platform for the modern enterprise.
