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 some corners of talent acquisition SmashFly may be the better-known...
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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.
Meanwhile, Facebook said SmartRecruiters and ApplicantPro are implementing...
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 customers “an analytical advantage to make...
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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 metrics to best practices and
identifies work...
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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 use applicant tracking systems, nearly half...
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 more weight when they’re deciding whether...
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 New York hedge fund Tiger Global...
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.
That’s our takeaway from a...
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CareerBuilder is launching updates to enhance user
experience for both employers and job seekers. The company said its bulked up Talent
Discovery Platform will help customers hire 30 percent faster while supporting
job seekers as they determine the next steps in...
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Another indication that CEOs and CHROs are out of sync: A report by Gartner says sourcing and recruiting is the top talent concern of CEOs, but 62 percent of CHROs report their company’s talent attraction strategy isn’t aligned with...
