Our weekly roundup of deals,
product announcements and other HR technology news.
Workday will acquire Scout RFP, a cloud-based sourcing
and supplier engagement platform, in an all-cash transaction of about $540
million. Workday said Scout RFP will allow it to provide customers a comprehensive
source-to-pay solution that reduces...
Cornerstone OnDemand is spending a lot of time talking about
content and taking steps to help employers better communicate with their
younger employees.
During this week’s third-quarter earnings call, company executives
said a continued emphasis on content and data will set the company apart from
its competitors and...
Symphony Talent acquired SmashFly Technologies, melding its
employer-branding and creative services with its new unit’s recruitment
marketing and CRM tools.
The company said the resulting package will offer talent
acquisition teams with “the most strategic and comprehensive suite of solutions
on the market.”
In...
Our weekly roundup of deals,
product announcements and other HR technology news.
EBI and Sterling unveiled integrations with LinkedIn’s
Talent Hub ATS. With the integrations, customers will be able to sign on
through LinkedIn to request background checks, track their status and receive completed
final reports.
Workforce management platform provider Workforce Logiq has
acquired ENGAGE Talent, which delivers predictive analytics and AI software. Through
the acquisition, Workforce Logiq customers will gain access to proprietary
benchmarks and real-time intelligence to use in their recruiting efforts.
Workforce Logiq CEO Jim Burke said ENGAGE’s products will
give...
Our weekly roundup of deals,
product announcements and other HR technology news.
SilkRoad Technology announced CHRO Essentials, a consulting
program to help HR leaders define their organization’s vision and build a
transformative talent strategy and roadmap to achieve it. CHRO Essentials also
baselines current HR domains, compares those...
Our weekly roundup of deals,
product announcements and other HR technology news.
SMBs are making more use of recruiting
software, according to a survey from JazzHR and Verified First. However,
vendors have a ways to go if they want to satisfy the market. While 60 percent of
SMBs...
For all the talk we hear about the importance of culture and
balance, a new report’s found the majority of employees will remain in place
under less-than-ideal circumstances.
iHire’s 2019 Talent Retention Report says that while candidates and employees highly value culture and engagement, money carries...
Performance management platform Lattice closed a Series C round
of $25 million, just after wrapping up what the company said was its
strongest-ever quarter. It’s the second multi-million round for Lattice, which
received $15 million in Series B dollars in April.
The latest round was led by...
While the idea of engagement has permeated HR discussions—and a wave of HCM tech products—for the last several years, many employers approach their efforts with a tactical mindset rather than a strategic one, often limiting the positive impact engagement can have on business results.
