The push by HR technology vendors to help businesses bring employees back to work faces headwinds as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise and workers regard the idea of spending hours indoors with other people—distanced or not—as risky.
In June, fewer than half of the workers surveyed by...
The HR Technology Conference & Exposition will be held online Oct. 27 – 30, 2020, becoming the latest industry event to, for now, abandon the idea of in-person gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The digital conference, which will be free to attend, will present exhibits of new technology as well...
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Indeed launched a virtual events feature. Called Indeed Hiring Events, it provides the tools create, promote and manage events online, including screening questions to help refine candidate lists. It also manages...
Talent acquisition platform Modern Hire said it acquired Sonru, a provider of automated video interviewing technology. Based in Dublin, Sonru has eight offices in Europe, Asia and North America, and global Fortune 500 customers in a variety of industries.
Modern Hire said the acquisition positions it to offer a comprehensive...
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Pymetrics and Infosys announced a consortium that brings together training partners Merit America, Per Scholas, Revature and Woz Enterprise to leverage their technologies to address the reskilling and employment needs raised...
Businesses will face a stunning challenge at the end of August, when their employees with children are, as they were in the spring, forced to juggle child care and education with their responsibilities on the job. That will significantly change the way work gets done, and HR technology providers...
LinkedIn will lay off some 960 employees, or about 6% of its workforce, because of faltering demand for its recruitment services. The job cuts will be made across the company’s global sales and talent acquisition teams, the company said.
“LinkedIn is not immune to the effects of the global pandemic,”...
SocialChorus and Lattice, which stress the ideas of culture and communication in workforce management, though by addressing distinct areas of the equation, each closed a notable funding round. The developments indicate continued investor interest in HR tech, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing recession.
Technology investment firm...
Jobvite acquired the AI and data science team of Predictive Partner, a business-focused data firm based in Indianapolis. Morgan Llewellyn, Predictive Partner’s CEO, will become Jobvite’s chief data scientist.
Jobvite CEO Aman Brar said adding data-focused talent is all about increasing the sophistication of the company’s Talent Acquisition Suite. “By...
Investment activity in the HR technology space continued at a consistent pace during 2020’s second quarter, despite concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic would act as a brake. According to HRWins’ Q2 2020 HR Tech Global VC Update, venture capital investment in HR tech increased more than 14% from the...
