Oslo-based learning startup Kahoot will go private under an all-cash deal led by Goldman Sachs. The transaction values Kahoot at about $1.7 billion, according to media reports.
Also participating in the deal are growth equity fund General Atlantic, KIRKBI Invest, founders, management and other shareholders. Once approved by shareholders, the...
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Mark:
Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. Today I'm joined by Samantha Friedman, the Senior Vice President of People Strategy at Hired. She spends a lot of time thinking about what's going on in the world of tech employment. Hired does...
Implementing HR software in your organization can be a complex task. To help you navigate this process, we've gathered tips from professionals ranging from marketing executives to HR managers. From recognizing the broad impact and fostering collaboration to emphasizing training and a soft launch, these experts share their best...
A slowly increasing number of corporations are pressuring technology vendors to base their pricing on performance as opposed to set subscription or per-user fees. That, and an increasing concern about technology budgets, is forcing vendors to endure conversations about being more flexible in their pricing, said The Wall Street...
Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news.
Workday introduced the next generation of its Elastic Hypercube Technology, the modeling engine that powers the Workday Adaptive Planning solution. EHT will now have embedded AI and performance improvements that calculate complex models. The company said the solution...
Even though tech companies are racing to develop better AI mouse traps, their employees are under growing pressure when it comes to keeping their jobs.
According to CNN, AI has already led a small but growing number of the sector’s employers to lay off workers and take a fresh look...
Discover how professionals have used succession planning software to identify and develop their future leaders. In this article, industry experts share their personal experiences ranging from enabling leadership growth with Qooper to using comprehensive talent management systems.
Enabling Leadership Growth With Qooper
Qooper is a platform for employee learning that enables...
Appcast acquired Bayard Advertising, combining a programmatic advertising leader with a recruitment marketing firm that works with clients across industries. The acquisition will package Appcast’s programmatic technology with Bayard's recruitment marketing capabilities and also, Appcast said, expand its offerings to cover the entire recruitment marketing process.
Together, the companies will...
Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news.
Some 58% of employed workers are actively trying to make a career change, according to the FlexJobs 2023 Spring Work Insights Survey. An additional 25% said they’ve already either attempted or successfully made a career change. Behind the...
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Mark:
Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. In its seven years, the startup Joonko developed a hiring platform focused on DEI, employed dozens of people and raised a total of $38 million and now it's gone. A couple of weeks ago,...
