Cornerstone OnDemand has established an internal center of excellence focused on developing new ways to apply AI to workplace needs.
The Cornerstone Innovation Lab for AI includes data scientists and machine learning specialists who concentrate on approaches that are both practical and ethical, the company said. The lab’s participants were...
Job-matching platform Vettery acquired Hired, a job board focused on technology talent. The companies will be combined to position themselves as a comprehensive talent marketplace for technology, marketing, sales and finance roles.
Hired vets candidates using its platform as a way to ensure their intentions and boost response rates. That...
UKG’s total revenue increased by 9% during fiscal 2020, hitting nearly $3 billion. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 10%, to almost $770 million.
The results were the first announced since Ultimate Software and Kronos merged to form UKG earlier this year. “The story of UKG has...
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We spoke with Amir Liberman, founder and CEO of Nemesysco, a leading provider of voice analysis solutions. The Israeli company’s Layered Voice Analysis (LVA) technology correlates vocal data with human emotions for use in assessments and personality tests.
Usually, assessments rely on self-reporting from the candidate, the same person you’re...
iCIMS has tripled its footprint overseas and expanded its capabilities in video interviews and digital assessments by acquiring EASYRECRUE, a Paris-based company with some 100 EMEA employees and 450 customers.
EASYRECRUE’s platform helps employers improve the user experience for both candidates and employees in support of recruiting and talent mobility...
Recruiting platform OutMatch has acquired Checkster, which provides pre-hire and post-hire evaluations to employers around the world. OutMatch said it will integrate Checkster’s reference-checking and post-hire analysis functionality into its Talent Decision Platform.
OutMatch CEO Greg Moran said that adding Checkster’s capabilities will allow the company to address “a critical...
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Udacity reached profitability and signed a $75 million debt facility. Growth has been driven by business and government need for advanced technology skills, the company said. It also announced third-quarter total...
New Year’s is just seven weeks away, but already HR technology analysts, essayists and pundits are making predictions for 2021. Forecasting may be a particularly dicey proposition this year, given the uncertainty hovering over most every aspect of life, from public health to politics, the job market to the...
Beamery launched a new Talent Data Platform, which it describes as an AI-driven data hub that uses graph technology and deep learning to provide more complete and accurate talent insights.
The platform draws from more than 1 billion data points to create a unique, dynamic first view of talent, the...
Candidates are asking more questions about mental-health benefits, accommodations for working parents and Covid-19 safety protocols, recruiters say. In addition, a third of recruiters report they’re receiving more questions about diversity and inclusion initiatives than they did last year.
According to Jobvite’s 2020 Recruiter Nation Survey, 71% of recruiters said...
