Products

New product announcements, coverage of trends, strategies and customer demand and experiences from around the industry.

Datapeople launched Datapeople Insights, a recruiting analytics solution that aims to provide data-based insights for talent acquisition teams. The company hopes the product will allow recruiters to better focus their efforts and make more effective hiring decisions by using data. According to the company, the product helps organizations make sense...
Employees Prefer Human Instructors Over AI for Learning and Development
Employees don’t want AI to take over their learning and development (L&D) activities, according to a new survey by Wiley. It found that more than half of respondents – around 59% -- preferred having a human instructor in charge of their workforce development, as opposed to the mere 7%...
ZipRecruiter and UKG partnered with the goal of supporting enterprise hiring. The companies said the partnership will include an integration that will accelerate the time-to-hire and improve the quality of candidates in the pipeline. The integration will give UKG customers access to ZipRecruiter’s marketplace and application process solution. It will...
Skillsoft launched the beta for its AI conversation simulator CAISY, a tool that claims to help build business and leadership conversational skills. The company said the product will provide employees with “a safe space” to practice important business conversations with an AI trainer. “Through experiential, active learning, organizations can prepare...
Salesforce released a redesign for Slack with the aim of making it easier for users to navigate the platform, work across multiple workspaces and stay focused. The company hopes the update will help improve employee productivity for enterprises. Recent research from Salesforce found that business app volumes have increased nearly...
Harver Launches AI Tool To Assist Candidates in the Application Process
Harver launched Harver CHAT, its new conversational AI hiring tool which claims to automate the job application process and streamline the candidate experience. With it, the company hopes to help organizations reduce time-to hire while also boosting their employer brand. Harver CHAT uses AI to ask candidate screening questions in...
SeekOut launched two new features intended to help recruiters improve their results. The first, GPT-powered SeekOut Assist, helps recruiters move quickly from job description to initial contact with matching candidates. (SeekOut Assist was initially unveiled in April and has been undergoing a limited customer test since.) The second, Pipeline Insights, offers analytics...
Workiva introduced generative AI enhancements to its cloud platform. The company hopes the new features will help customers boost productivity and efficiency, as well provide insights for faster data-driven decision-making. Founded in 2008, Workiva delivers a cloud platform centered on regulatory, financial and ESG reporting. The company's goal is to...
Employee listening and people analytics company Perceptyx acquired Humu, which offers a suite of survey analytics, insights and science-backed recommendations to help organizations achieve their goals, and to influence behavior changes in the workplace. Terms weren't disclosed. Co-founded by former Google HR chief Laszlo Bock in 2017, Humu uses behavioral...
In a move designed to improve how employers communicate with their teams, Paycor released Paycor Engage, a one-stop shop to share company news, facilitate communications and recognize employees across the mobile and web environments.  Paycor Engage will also enable social collaboration for cross-functional groups across the organization.  From Paycor's view, engagement...