
Naïlé Titah
Recruiting, hiring, layoffs, culture, the future of work: HR (human resources) is one of the most crowded conversations on LinkedIn. We count 13,452 HR posts in the last 12 months in our dataset alone. Almost all of them disappear. The typical HR post earns 30 likes.
So who actually moves the needle when they talk about people and work? At MagicPost, we took the 208 creators in our dataset who post about HR consistently (at least 10 HR posts in the last 12 months, minimum 5,000 followers) and ranked them by median likes on their HR posts alone. Not their overall fame: what happens, today, when they hit publish on this specific topic. Number twenty earns 15 times the typical HR post. Number one earns 104 times it.
Two numbers you will not find anywhere else sit in each profile below: the share of feed (is HR their whole identity or a guest appearance?) and the vs-overall figure: whether their HR posts earn more or less than their own usual median. Spoiler: for 17 of these 20, HR out-earns everything else they write.
The full board first, then the countdown:

TL;DR: We ranked the top 20 LinkedIn creators on HR by one number nobody else publishes: median likes on their hr posts alone, over 12 months and 208 creators. Melissa Grabiner leads with 3,130 median likes per hr post, 104x what the typical hr post earns (30 likes).
#20 · Daniela Luque Díaz, 455 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
553k | 455 | 15 | 2% | +138% | 0.08% |
Daniela Luque Díaz is a LinkedIn growth and personal-branding founder, and the purest "tourist" of this ranking: HR is just 2% of her feed, the lowest share of the top 20, yet those rare HR posts earn 138% more than her overall median. When she steps onto the topic, she does it with a stance on how to lay people off with dignity.
"Si van a despedir a alguien, Háganlo con DIGNIDAD." 2,966 likes. Read it
#19 · Carlos Aravena, 471 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
118k | 471 | 33 | 14% | +0% | 0.40% |
Carlos Aravena is the co-founder and CEO of Poliglota, a language-learning company in Latin America. His HR posts land almost exactly on his overall median, and his yearly card shows a rise from a 331 median in 2025. His best post of the year is a hiring story about a candidate with a gap in their résumé.
"Contraté a una persona con varios años de “hueco” laboral. Tenía talento. Pasó todas las entrevistas." His most liked HR post of the year: 4,877 likes. Read it
#18 · Tom Hunt, 496 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
221k | 496 | 10 | 5% | +136% | 0.22% |
Tom Hunt is a software founder and CEO, and another tourist of this list: HR is 5% of his feed, on the smallest posting volume here (10 posts), yet those posts more than double his overall median. His card shows a steep decline from a 1,493 median in 2024 to 518 in 2025. His best HR post of the year is a hiring near-miss.
"We rejected a candidate twice. Our mistake? I only looked at their CV." 1,564 likes. Read it
#17 · Bryan Creely, 497 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
152k | 497 | 42 | 19% | +58% | 0.33% |
Bryan Creely spent two decades on the hiring side and now coaches job seekers, with a 440K-subscriber YouTube channel behind him. HR is a fifth of his feed and earns a 58% premium over his overall median. His best post of the year is a blunt correction on what "entry level" actually means.
"I'm not sure who needs to hear this, but... Entry level means NO EXPERIENCE is required." His most liked HR post of the year: 6,050 likes. Read it
#16 · Steven Claes, 508 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
153k | 508 | 16 | 4% | +5% | 0.33% |
Steven Claes is a CHRO and HR leadership coach from Belgium who writes for ambitious introverts. HR is only 4% of his feed and the HR posts perform just above his overall median. His best post of the year is not a recruiting take at all but a reframe of a question introverts hear constantly.
"“Why are you so quiet?” That question says more about them than it does about me." His most liked HR post of the year: 4,388 likes. Read it
#15 · Adeline Perez, 517 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
104k | 517 | 36 | 27% | +4% | 0.50% |
Adeline Perez is a comedian, content creator and author from France who brings humor to the workplace beat. More than a quarter of her feed is HR, and those posts sit just above her overall median. Her best post of the year is a one-line interview joke.
"Quand tu fais passer un entretien à un candidat qui parle mieux anglais que toi" 1,848 likes. Read it
#14 · Dave Ulrich, 520 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
375k | 520 | 20 | 34% | +9% | 0.14% |
Dave Ulrich is the closest thing the field has to a founding theorist: a speaker, author and professor on human capability. A third of his feed is HR, the most dedicated share in the bottom half of this top 20, and his HR posts earn a 9% premium. His best post of the year reports back from his own workshops with senior HR leaders.
"After listening to over one hundred senior HR leaders in recent workshops, one message came through crystal clear" His most liked HR post of the year: 980 likes. Read it
#13 · Loubna Tigroussine, 545 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
114k | 545 | 120 | 33% | +8% | 0.48% |
Loubna Tigroussine is a French labor-law specialist who turns employment law into plain language. She is the volume record of this top 20: 120 HR posts in 12 months, and the steepest climb on any card here, from a 90 median in 2022 to 673 in 2025. Her best post of the year breaks down a new HR law.
"Nouvelle loi côté RH Vous êtes au courant ? Samedi une nouvelle loi a été publiée Voici ce qu’il faut retenir" His most liked HR post of the year: 3,755 likes. Read it
#12 · Nicole Ramirez, 564 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
44k | 564 | 12 | 3% | +297% | 1.28% |
Nicole Ramirez is a personal-brand strategist with the smallest audience of this top 20, and the highest engagement rate of the bottom half. HR is 3% of her feed, yet those rare posts earn almost four times her overall median, the second-biggest premium of the list. Her best post of the year is about being laid off.
"Being laid off is personal. I hate when people say, “It’s just business, it's not personal.”" 7,571 likes. Read it
#11 · Shulin Lee, 670 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
268k | 670 | 16 | 4% | +51% | 0.25% |
Shulin Lee is a lawyer turned recruiter from Singapore who writes on careers and work culture (we profiled her in her data biography). HR is just 4% of her feed, yet those posts earn a 51% premium over her overall median. Her card shows a decline from a 1,008 median in 2024 to 710 in 2025. Her best post of the year is a list on healthy workplaces.
"I don’t believe in dream jobs. I believe in stress-free Sundays." 5,613 likes. Read it
#10 · Leila Hormozi, 677 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
334k | 677 | 13 | 3% | -35% | 0.20% |
Leila Hormozi is the founder and CEO of Acquisition.com, and one of only two creators in this top 20 whose HR posts under-earn their own median (35% below). Her audience came for company-building, not people ops; HR rides along. Her best HR post of the year is, fittingly, about her own hiring spree.
"Want to hear something crazy? We've grown from 13 to 89 employees in 1.5 years, and we are still hiring." His most liked HR post of the year: 2,697 likes. Read it
#9 · Jordi Alemany, 677 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
384k | 677 | 23 | 11% | +79% | 0.18% |
Jordi Alemany is a Spanish author and speaker on humanistic leadership and talent development. HR is 11% of his feed and earns a 79% premium over his overall median. His best post of the year argues that a company's culture shows in how it says goodbye, not just hello.
"La cultura de una empresa se refleja tanto en las… bienvenidas, como en las despedidas." His most liked HR post of the year: 4,073 likes. Read it
#8 · Sander van 't Noordende, 721 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
325k | 721 | 10 | 12% | +120% | 0.22% |
Sander van 't Noordende is the CEO of Randstad, the world's largest staffing company, which makes him the rare executive whose day job is HR. On just 10 HR posts, the lowest volume here, his HR median runs 120% above his overall median. His best post of the year is a team celebration.
"Celebrating 65 years of Randstad with the Best Team in the industry!" His most liked HR post of the year: 1,984 likes. Read it
#7 · Michel Khoury, 824 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
464k | 824 | 32 | 8% | +99% | 0.18% |
Michel Khoury is a French LinkedIn Top Voice on personal branding and human relations. HR is 8% of his feed yet earns nearly double his overall median. His card shows a dip from a 1,131 median in 2024 to 659 in 2025, then a recovery to 929 in 2026. His best post of the year reframes recruiting as retention.
"On parle souvent de recrutement comme d’un défi. Mais le vrai défi, ce n’est pas de trouver des gens." His most liked HR post of the year: 3,486 likes. Read it
#6 · Anna Chernyshova, 1,141 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
238k | 1,141 | 51 | 16% | +69% | 0.48% |
Anna Chernyshova is a job-search coach who helps candidates land offers. HR is 16% of her feed and earns a 69% premium over her overall median, on a heavy 51-post year. Her card shows a sharp drop from an 1,845 median in 2025 to 447 in 2026. Her best post of the year leans on a Gallup statistic about managers.
"75% of employees leave jobs because of their managers (Gallup). There's no such thing as \"bad\" jobs." 8,860 likes. Read it
#5 · Ghyslain Morvan, 1,189 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
193k | 1,189 | 11 | 7% | +568% | 0.62% |
Ghyslain Morvan runs a French premium-catering company that mainly employs people with disabilities. He holds the biggest theme premium of the entire ranking: HR is 7% of his feed, yet those posts earn nearly seven times his overall median. His card shows a decline from a 1,530 median in 2024. His best post of the year is about hiring a candidate over 55.
"J’ai embauché un candidat qui avait plus de 55 ans. Vous ne pouvez pas imaginer ce qu’on m’a dit" 4,831 likes. Read it
#4 · Jalonni Weaver, 1,623 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
417k | 1,623 | 24 | 8% | -2% | 0.39% |
Jalonni Weaver is a recruiter at AT&T and a TEDx speaker. HR is 8% of her feed, and her HR posts land within two points of her overall median. Her card shows a decline from an 1,824 median in 2025 to 1,422 in 2026. Her best post of the year is a candidate story with a happy ending.
"I called a candidate today to extend an offer and their phone was disconnected. So I sent an email letting them know I had good news" 13,423 likes. Read it
#3 · Juhi Bhatia, 2,452 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
229k | 2,452 | 22 | 12% | +32% | 1.07% |
Juhi Bhatia is a global talent-acquisition expert and human-first recruiter, and the highest-ranked recruiter on this list. HR is 12% of her feed and earns a 32% premium, on the second-best engagement rate of the top 20. Her card shows a rise from a 2,209 median in 2025 to 2,544 in 2026. Her best post of the year calls out lowball salary offers.
"STOP NEGOTIATING SALARIES WITH CANDIDATES WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A BUDGET." 13,990 likes. Read it
#2 · Rob Dance, 2,862 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
373k | 2,862 | 12 | 5% | +2% | 0.77% |
Rob Dance is the CEO and founder of ROCK, and the highest-volume engager of this podium per post: his HR posts draw a 781 median comments, far more than anyone else in the top 20. HR is just 5% of his feed, and those posts sit right on his overall median. His card shows a rise from a 1,979 median in 2025. His best post of the year is about why people really quit.
"I used to think people left jobs for more money (I was wrong)" 6,008 likes. Read it
#1 · Melissa Grabiner, 3,130 median likes per HR post

Followers | Median likes (HR posts) | HR posts (12 mo) | Share of feed | vs overall median | Engagement rate |
496k | 3,130 | 12 | 10% | +128% | 0.63% |
Melissa Grabiner tops this ranking on the strength of job-search advocacy: she is a top-rated resume writer and talent-acquisition consultant who helps job seekers land interviews. Her HR median of 3,130 is 104 times the typical HR post on LinkedIn and 1.1 times the #2, on a feed that is only 10% HR yet earns a 128% premium over her own overall median. Her best post of the year is a list of things she does not care about as a recruiter.
"I'm happy to announce ten things I don't care about as a recruiter:" His most liked HR post of the year: 5,569 likes. Read it
Where do these cards come from? Every figure on this page runs on MagicPost's LinkedIn analytics: median engagement per theme, share of feed, theme premiums, trajectories, across 208 HR creators and 13,452 HR posts. It works on your profile too, including a side-by-side with anyone on this list.
Just missed the cut
Five names land right behind, and they say a lot about how this ranking works. Hayden Swerling (#21, 403 median likes per HR post), Roberta Storey (#22, 400) and Namra Siddiqui (#23, 396) miss the cut by a handful of likes of median. Roberta Storey is the largest audience of the five, with over a million followers, yet HR is 2% of her feed and earns slightly below her overall median: scale does not guarantee a spot. Then come two high-volume French voices, Cécile Derouin (#24, 368, on 99 HR posts) and Thibaut Roudaut (#25, 360, on 126 HR posts): a median is merciless with volume, because every additional post has to beat your typical one. Publish less, hit harder, and any of the five enters the top 20 at the next quarterly refresh.
The efficiency champions (pound for pound)
Raw likes favor big audiences, so here is the other cut: engagement rate on HR posts, median likes divided by followers (minimum 20k followers). The list changes completely:
Creator | Followers | Engagement rate | Median likes (HR) |
44k | 1.28% | 564 | |
24k | 1.19% | 283 | |
229k | 1.07% | 2,452 | |
46k | 0.78% | 358 | |
373k | 0.77% | 2,862 |
The champion is Nicole Ramirez, the personal-brand strategist who ranked #12 above: one follower in 78 likes every HR post she writes, a hair ahead of French recruiter Alexandre Ducros. Nicole Ramirez, Juhi Bhatia and Rob Dance are the three people in both the absolute top 20 and this efficiency top 5.
The volume game (total HR engagement)
One more cut: not the typical post, but the total likes generated on HR posts over 12 months. This is where the high-frequency voices get their due:
Creator | Total likes on HR (12 mo) | HR posts |
83,224 | 120 | |
80,811 | 51 | |
77,698 | 22 | |
71,696 | 126 | |
68,995 | 24 | |
63,129 | 76 | |
44,671 | 99 | |
41,547 | 41 |
Loubna Tigroussine generates the most total engagement, but she needs 120 posts to do it; Juhi Bhatia reaches nearly the same total on 22. This is also the cut where the high-volume French voices who missed the top 20, Thibaut Roudaut and Cécile Derouin, finally show up: consistent output adds up, one post at a time.
The conversation champion
The ratio of comments to likes, the cut nobody publishes. The HR record belongs to Christopher Rainey: 78 median comments against 133 median likes on his HR posts, well over one comment for every two likes when the platform norm is closer to one per ten. He hosts the HR Leaders Podcast, and a third of his feed is HR; whatever else his posts earn, they earn a conversation.
The residents and the tourists
Of the 208 creators who post HR consistently, only 8 dedicate more than half their feed to it. This top 20 leans hard the other way: the most HR-focused members here are Dave Ulrich (34% of his feed) and Loubna Tigroussine (33%), while the rest are tourists whose HR posts are a small slice of their output. The purest are Daniela Luque Díaz (2%), Leila Hormozi and Nicole Ramirez (3% each).
The data behind that tourist premium is consistent: an audience that did not sign up for HR still rewards a clear take on hiring, layoffs or culture, while full-time HR feeds compete with themselves. The biggest premium of the whole list belongs to Ghyslain Morvan, whose HR posts earn nearly seven times his overall median. If you write about people and work occasionally, you are playing the easier game.
Two related studies while you are here: who dominates LinkedIn country by country (United States, France, Singapore, the full series), and the creator pillar behind all of it. And if your plan includes showing up in these creators' comments, an engagement feed makes that a daily five-minute habit.
Study them, then study yourself. With MagicPost you can analyze any HR creator the way we just did (median engagement by theme, share of feed, premiums, trajectory) and benchmark your own profile. The data on this page is the product.
Where this data comes from
Everything in this article is MagicPost's own research, not a copied list. MagicPost analyzed 13,452 HR-themed LinkedIn posts from the last 12 months, kept the 208 creators with at least 10 HR posts and 5,000 followers (deleted posts excluded, company pages excluded), and ranked them by median likes on their HR posts. We also computed each creator's share of feed, their HR premium versus their own overall median, engagement rates and conversation ratios. Rankings refresh as the data does; figures dated June 2026. No one paid to be on this list, and no one can: it is arithmetic.
Preguntas frecuentes
Who is the top HR creator on LinkedIn in 2026?
By real impact (median likes on HR posts over the last 12 months), Melissa Grabiner: 3,130 median likes per HR post, 1.1 times the number two (Rob Dance) and 104 times the typical HR post on LinkedIn.
How is this ranking calculated?
Median likes on each creator's HR-themed posts over the last 12 months, among the 208 creators MagicPost analyzes with at least 10 HR posts and 5,000 followers. Median, not average, so one viral post cannot buy a spot, and only HR posts count, so general fame cannot either.
Does posting about HR boost engagement on LinkedIn?
For most of this top 20, yes: 17 of the 20 earn more on their HR posts than their own overall median, with premiums up to 568% (Ghyslain Morvan). The effect is strongest for "tourists" whose feed is mostly about something else. But the typical HR post still earns just 30 likes: the topic rewards a clear point of view, not participation.
Who are the most efficient HR creators?
By engagement rate on HR posts (median likes / followers, minimum 20k followers): Nicole Ramirez (1.28%), just ahead of Alexandre Ducros (1.19%), Juhi Bhatia (1.07%) and Quentin Chatelier (0.78%).
Are the top HR voices full-time HR creators?
Mostly not. Only 8 of the 208 eligible creators dedicate more than half their feed to HR, and the top 20 is dominated by recruiters, coaches and founders for whom HR is one slice of a broader feed. The most HR-focused members here are Dave Ulrich (34%) and Loubna Tigroussine (33%).
Which countries dominate HR content on LinkedIn?
This top 20 spans the United States (the largest contingent), France (four names), the United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico and Sweden. Country-by-country rankings are in our country series.
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