Products

New product announcements, coverage of trends, strategies and customer demand and experiences from around the industry.

Searchlight announced the general availability of its platform TRACY’s version 2.0. The upgraded TRACY – which stands for Talent Recommendation Agent Customized to You – embeds AI into recruiter workflows to analyze candidate data and surface candidates, and provides recommendations and explanations to “streamline manual work.” The company said its...
Frontline technology solutions providers anticipate significant growth over the next year, with 69% projecting more than 31% growth in 2024, according to a study from RedThread Research. In addition, 46% of all vendors have received some kind of investment since June 2022. That’s during a time when venture capital...
Accenture and Workday expanded their partnership to help organizations make better use of the skills present within their workforce, identify the skills needed for future growth and uncover reskilling opportunities. The collaboration includes new offerings that leverage Workday’s Skills Cloud and Accenture’s skill proficiency calculator to consolidate skills analysis, insights...
Nearly three-quarters of HR professionals, 72%, say people challenges and talent gaps are the biggest obstacles they currently face. Just 35% believe their people-management functions use relevant digital technologies, and only 30% agree that HR is using data and analytics to anticipate people challenges. The findings were included in a...
Some of the softer elements of HR may be scaled down next year, continuing downward trends seen in 2023 as employers faced a variety of technology and workforce issues, from the tsunami of AI-related challenges to business conditions that seem less-than-steady. One result of this is a weakened commitment to...
Upskilling and retention may be among the biggest concerns of HR and business leaders, but 65% of them say they don’t have the time to develop relevant courses for their employees. A study by CYPHER Learning also found that 76% struggle to develop training courses with their current resources. That’s...
Transcript Mark: Today an encore presentation. I’m talking with Steve Rothberg, the founder and chief visionary officer of CollegeRecruiter.com. They help employers of all stripes hire students and recent graduates for part-time, seasonal, entry-level jobs and internships. We’ll talk about how recruiting’s changed in recent years, and we’ll also look at...
TalentGuard enhanced its WorkGPT platform with two new tools, Skill Builder and Skill-Based Learning Link Builder. WorkforceGPT Skill Builder generates technical, leadership and soft skills from scratch, including definitions and behavioral indicators across four proficiency levels. The tool allows organizations to customize and expand their skill libraries and encourage a...
Paylocity acquired TraceHQ.com, a platform that facilitates oversight of both workforce-management and financial functions in one place. Trace helps enable back-office activities related to managing headcount and procurement, minimizing the “back-office drag” that affects general and administrative costs. Trace’s headcount-planning capabilities will add the integrations and workflow tools that enable...
Paycor added workforce management tools that allow businesses to oversee independent contractors, seasonal workers and volunteers, along with their full-time employees. The idea is to simplify management by consolidating the entire workforce within in a single platform. The launch is a step toward addressing the back-end requirements of non-traditional work...