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Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news. Listen to a podcast of our roundup. While salary is still a priority for candidates, flexible and remote scheduling options play an outsized role in their decision-making, according to FlexJobs. But, the company found, many job seekers can get...
Talent acquisition platform Findem raised $30 million in a Series B round led Four Rivers and Quarry Capital Management. The investment brings the company’s funding to date to $37.3 million. The investment will accelerate the company’s next stage of growth, said CEO Hari kolam. More specifically, the money will allow...
Nearly two-thirds of HR professionals – some 63% – have revisited their department’s structure in reaction to changes they’ve seen between 2020 and 2021. Meanwhile, HR consultant McLean & Company’s 2022 Trends database suggests that only 37% of non-HR professionals see their HR team as a partner in the planning...
Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news. Learning platform WorkRamp raised $40 million in a Series C round co-led by Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund and Susa Ventures. The round brings WorkRamp's total funding to over $67 million. Since the start of 2021, WorkRamp said it’s...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report, I'm Mark Feffer. Mark: Today, I'm speaking with Nicky Garcea, she's the co-founder and Head of Americas for Cappfinity. They provide assessments in other services designed to help employers develop their talents capability, fit, and potential. We're going to talk about...
Kelly Services acquired RPO provider RocketPower with the idea of expanding its recruitment process outsourcing offering around the world and creating growth opportunities in the high-technology industry. Under the acquisition agreement, RocketPower’s leadership team and staff will become part of KellyOCG, Kelly’s outsourcing and consulting business. However, RocketPower will continue...
Cornerstone OnDemand will acquire EdCast, the learning experience platform software provider. Cornerstone said the combination will align with its strategy of “transforming” the learning software market. Cornerstone is known for its work in offering learning and talent SaaS solutions. With EdCast, it hopes to “reimagine the people growth experience” in...
An increasing number of office workers are willing to find new jobs if their company doesn't offer flexible work arrangements. That widespread feeling is a driving force behind the Great Resignation. In Adapt to Work Everywhere, a study conducted for talent mobility company Topia, 29% of those who changed jobs...
Some 43% of American employees say they’re feeling happier overall since the Covid-19 pandemic began two years ago. At the same time, 43% believe their work and lives are more balanced than they were before. The numbers were included in a survey of 1,050 full-time adult employees in the U.S.,...
Improving diversity seems like a very human exercise. But my guest today brings data and technology to the task. She’s Helen McGuire, the CEO of Diversely. Their platform and framework are designed to take the bias out of sourcing, and help employers understand and apply their diversity data. How?...