Products

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

Abundantly, developers of a “reimagined” employee recognition platform, released an AI-enabled content creation tool. Called Amplify, the product generates content whenever employers are creating materials for personalized employee recognition. For managers and employees who want to create an effective recognition experience, crafting a meaningful message can be difficult and time-consuming....
Employee experience platform Simpplr secured $70 million in Series D funding. The investment was led by Sapphire Ventures with participation from existing investor Norwest Venture Partners. Simpplr says it’s benefitting from the trend of companies deciding the complexities of work and life require “radically different” ways to connect, engage and...
Transcript to come Our guest is Donald DeSantis, the co-founder and chief product officer of Nava Benefits. Nava’s a company of benefits and technology professionals on a mission, they say, to bring high-quality, affordable healthcare to America. We’re going to talk about the nuts and bolts of that business and...
Technology and professional power skills saw the biggest increase in course consumption during the first quarter of 2023, according to the learning company Udemy. The figures appeared in its Q1 2023 Workplace Learning Index, a quarterly report that highlights skills that are growing in demand among professionals. Analyzing data from...
True, a platform of talent management products and services, will acquire Jopwell, which focuses its hiring tools on Black, Latinx and Native American students, as well as early-to-mid-career professionals. The companies said Jopwell complements the executive-level recruitment focus of True Search and its sister organization, AboveBoard. True says the acquisition...
SmartRecruiters unveiled “Hiring Without Boundaries,” a new message that's designed to help talent acquisition teams “break free from the limitations of legacy technology.” The company believes the concept “is the future of talent acquisition,” said CEO Michael DeSimone. "It's about helping companies meet people where they are and future-proofing their...
CoachHub launched a new tool designed to help HR managers estimate the financial implications of its digital-coaching tools within the organization. The company said the CoachHub ROI Calculator offers a high-level estimate of digital coaching programs’ financial impact of as a way to help L&D leaders make more data-driven...
Beamery launched new chatbot and messaging tools in an effort to help employers personalize their candidate experience. The chatbot automates efforts like screening, interview scheduling and candidate engagement, helping global talent teams reduce time to hire “from weeks to days,” the company said, and deliver a personalized experience for any...
Hiring software company Greenhouse added a package of three features to its product suite with, the company said, the goal of helping organizations improve their hiring processes and results. Greenhouse said the new features will provide more transparency and allow for clearer hiring expectations across an organization. The features promise...
Digital coaching platform TaskHuman announced a new integration with Microsoft Teams that it says will provide a seamless user experience for users seeking both professional and personal coaching. The company said users will be able to book, call and engage with coaches directly from their desktop while in Microsoft Teams....