By Annie Musgrove Munich-based Personio, an HR software for small and medium-sized businesses, has secured a $75 million Series C round led by Accel. The round was also supported by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lars Dalgaard, and previous investors such as Index Ventures, Northzone, Global Founders Capital, and Picus Capital. The Bavarian startup has developed a […]

An applicant tracking system helps streamline and speed-up the sourcing process by automating manual aspects of recruitment so you can save time and stay focused on selecting the right fit. A feature-rich applicant tracking system includes: -Automated job postings -A branded careers site that is mobile-responsive -Job board and social media integrations -Smart filter intelligence […]

Many businesses don’t make it past the three-year mark. These companies fail for a variety of reasons; like an inadequately performing product or service, lack of revenue, and poor management. But if you’re a new business owner, there are ways to avoid the common pitfalls of new startups. One of the best ways to ensure […]

By Charles Jones As a small business, the people you hire can have a huge impact on the success of your company. In a large business, it’s easy for people to fly under the radar and be unproductive. A large team means other people may pick up the slack and the bad employee’s actions might […]

BY Geraldine Grones The HR department is the backbone of an organization. If the members of this team are overwhelmed or don’t have the resources they need to perform their jobs, the entire organization will suffer. Fortunately, such a thing as HRIS systems exists. What are the types of HRIS systems? Human resource information system […]

Building a great software development team takes more than finding the best developers. Engineering leaders must also ensure their team’s work aligns with the goals of the business and that they keep one eye on the future so that they’re ready to scale — and tackle the challenges that rapid growth creates. Leading by example […]

In CRAM school-obsessed South Korea, students fork out for classes in everything from K-pop auditions to real estate deals. Now, top Korean firms are rolling out artificial intelligence (AI) in hiring – and job seekers want to learn how to beat the bots. From his basement office in downtown Gangnam, careers consultant Park Seong-jung is […]

By John Wallace Let’s start with the obvious: It’s impossible to empower your organization without empowering your people first. As we enter a new decade, it’s helpful to reflect on the evolution of managing your workforce, acknowledging how much has changed, but also how some core beliefs haven’t. Understanding the dynamics behind what makes a […]

By Katie Keller About a decade ago, Facebook was just an online platform for college students. Fifteen years before that, human resources departments were promoting job postings in the local newspaper or magazine. It’s no secret that recruiting within the Department of Defense has not only changed drastically over the last 5-10 years, but has […]

by Joseph N. DiStefano Phenom People, the Ambler-based software maker that eases the hiring process at companies from Microsoft to Merck, says it has raised another $30 million in its third venture-capital round. The money will help Phenom People expand and market its hiring software platform used by Southwest Airlines, Hershey, NFI Industries, and 300 […]

By Shweta Modgil “It was a good year.” That’s what most of the HR Tech startups we spoke to opined when they looked back at 2019. From the degree of adoption to the amount of funds flowing in, the startup space generally saw an increased awareness around technology in HR. With the talks of AI, […]

The success of an organization depends upon its employees. The organization that has a robust recruitment process has the right direction to move into. Without any doubt, we all know that nowadays, recruitment requires automation. Technology is empowering recruiters with new directions to find quality talent. Traditional methods of recruitment have taken a backseat with […]

By Charlotte Trueman As we welcome the new decade, it’s fair to say that the future of work has been a much-discussed topic over the last ten years, with digital disruptors impacting every aspect of the technology sector, from the tools we use to how we communicate and what constitutes the new normal when it […]

By Adam Beech A new digital recruitment software platform is eyeing further growth in 2020, anticipating “significant” growth in headcount. Belfast-headquartered SeeMeHired.com is an online platform and app, designed to use digital technologies to reduce time and costs associated with hiring new talent. The firm has already employed a team of eight in-house software developers, […]

by Bailey Reiners Interviews are a challenge for even the most seasoned recruiter. Each candidate, hiring manager, role and situation is different, making it difficult to prepare and execute interviews consistently and effectively. For starters, you need to understand the different types of interviews your team can conduct. You also need to prepare ahead of […]

If you’re new to the world of recruitment and are planning to setup a Job Board for the first time, there can be a lot of learning required. In this article, we will inform you of the steps you need to take when setting up a Job Board website. There are several benefits of setting […]

By Saajan Sharma Employers, managers and HRs, aren’t all of you quite aware of the fact that all your employees do waste time intentionally & unintentionally? Certainly, you do. 60% of the time or less at work is spent productively. Imagine the impact it has on your business productivity. Nevertheless, instead of discussing how they […]

by Madeline Hester “Hiring the wrong person is a very costly mistake,” said Francis Sullivan, CTO of ScaleFactor. He’s not wrong. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, a bad hire costs a company about 30 percent of the employee’s first year earnings. As a software engineering manager, this means it’s important to understand what […]

By Nusrat Sayeeda Chowdhury As Bangladesh develops, it requires to adequately develop its working systems. With the increasing number of graduates, a huge pool of talent is being created in the market. In order to attract and retain these talents the HR (human resource) department of an organisation plays a big role. For they are […]

By Adrian Rubin When businesses are hiring applicants at a high volume, the process of recruitment and onboarding needs to be efficient, effective, and seamless. Using system integrations and Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions helps speed up the hiring process, increase the new-hire quality, and enhance the candidate experience, while reducing the manual repetitive work and […]

There are so many changes technologically that are changing the way our workplaces are set up. In every section of the workplace from recruitment expectations to artificial intelligence, the way we’re recruiting for workplaces is changing. Here are the top ten trends in workplace recruitment that you should be aware of going into 2020. Read […]

By Rada Abdo What exactly does it mean to have a great hiring process? We reached out to recruiting experts to get recruiting tips on the best hiring practices that are getting popular in the HR space now. Recruiting tips A lot of the tips we acquired were new tips that go against our traditional […]

By Mark Minevich, Principal founder of Going Global Ventures Recently, Dr. France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, gave a presentation at the U.S. Council on Competitiveness meeting in Washington, D.C. She holds an extraordinary record of accomplishment and has made a tremendous impact on academia and the U.S.’s scientific community. Córdova is […]

By Caroline Gleeson, Occupop IN RECENT YEARS, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a buzzword in recruitment, but there is a serious lack of clarity on how AI can actually support hiring. It’s a commonplace fear that AI is dehumanising the recruitment process, but AI should be an extra resource to the hiring team, supporting them […]

By Ashleigh Webber The use of algorithms in “life-changing” decisions, such as recruitment, should be stopped immediately as they are often “infected with biases”, according to an expert on artificial intelligence. Noel Sharkey, a professor of AI and robotics at the University of Sheffield, suggested that AI decision-making should be tested in the same way […]

Technology has always played a role in the recruitment process, but more recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have catapulted it to the lead item in the agenda of every chief human resource officer. From talent engagement to employer branding and candidate assessment, a recent JazzHR study revealed that six in ten […]

By Kunal Gupta For years, the biggest challenge in the recruiting industry was manually testing applicants. Now, thankfully, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a reality and its use for recruitment is rapidly evolving. Soon, the days of reading endless resumes and covering letters, then holding interviews, will give way to AI-led candidate assessment. Job seekers will […]

By Amy Arenz As the software industry has exploded, recruiting firms have sprung up to fill the specialised needs of software companies. However, not all recruiters are made equal and finding the right recruitment partner can be the difference between success and failure. An added complication to the search for a great partner is the […]

By Georgios Chiotis But despite the urgent need for recruiters to change their approach in order to move with the times and keep up with an ever-evolving society and economy, too many still look to hire graduates based on a traditional recruitment process, which tends to focus solely on work experience as a marker of […]

By Yogita Tulsiani MD & Co-founder, iXceed Solutions (Global Tech-Recruiter Provider) There was a time when recruiters placed a job description and anticipated that the vacant position will be filled spontaneously. However, in this time of talent confrontation, it has become tough to find the right candidate for the job. Also, there are numerous challenges […]

PageUp today confirmed its acquisition of Dublin-based recruitment marketing Software as a Service (SaaS) provider, Clinch. The acquisition of Clinch expands PageUp’s recruitment software offering to include sophisticated proactive sourcing and other recruitment tools including: content management, automated recruitment marketing and enhanced candidate relationship management. Founded in 2014, Clinch has built an innovative suite of […]

As Artificial Intelligence, technical automation and Bots are transforming the nature of work and workplace culture, there is a need for educational institutes and skills-building programme initiatives to pace with the changing industry demands. The Bots, however, are yet to master the Emotional Quotient and this is where soft skills like comprehension and empathy of […]

By Nina Vaca It’s hard to believe that we are about to enter the third decade of the 21st century. And although there has never been a better time to be part of the tech industry, the ongoing IT revolution comes with its own challenges. On one hand, advances in machine learning (ML) and artificial […]

By Jason Mudd Finding talent is a key component in running a successful company. In many industries, especially technology, health care, and construction, the shortage of qualified workers makes recruiting difficult for employers. Larger companies have budgets to hire recruiters, whereas most smaller companies post on job boards and hope for the best. Every company […]

By Jennifer Liu With the demand for workers with advanced tech skills skyrocketing, many companies are putting more resources into recruiting, hiring and nurturing the right talent to remain in the global competition. That means employees willing to put time into developing tech skills may have the upper-hand in landing some of the most in-demand […]

By Komal Dangi It is important to spend time refining your hiring process to ensure you are bringing aboard the best candidates, Recruiting is time-consuming and expensive, so it’s no surprise that staffing managers and talent management professionals are on the lookout for tips and tricks to ease the process while maintaining effectiveness. Read More: […]

by Danni White Employee engagement is a critical aspect and an important dynamic in the recruitment sub-sector. Today top-notch organizations gather data to see how the information can be used to make changes in human resource management. Data collected allows personnel in charge of employee recruitment and engagement better understand how to improve the process. […]

By Narinder Kapur Global recruiter exchange platform CBREX Technologies Pvt. Ltd has raised $1.1 million (approximately Rs 7.89 crore at current exchange rates) in a funding round, according to reports. The company raised the capital from a group of undisclosed high net-worth individual investors, YourStory reported. VCCircle has reached out to the company on the […]

By Chris, As companies turn to artificial intelligence for help making hiring and promotion decisions, contract negotiations between employers and vendors selling algorithms are being dominated by an untested legal question: Who’s liable when a robot discriminates? The predictive strength of any algorithm is based at least in part on the information it is fed […]

By Stuart Thomas, Recruitment Industry Specialist If you’ve been in recruitment long enough, you will inevitably have heard some tired recruiter groan about how much they hate doing business development. You might even have been that tired recruiter who hates touting for new business. Getting on the phone and trying to convince an absolute stranger […]

This report focuses on the global AI Recruitment status, future forecast, growth opportunity, key market and key players. The study objectives are to present the AI Recruitment development in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India and Central & South America. To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their development plan and […]

The Indian railways has successfully conducted one of the “world’s largest recruitment exercises” wherein 2.4 crore application were received for 1.27 lakh vacancies on critical safety and operational posts, the national transporter said Thursday. Two recruitment notifications — one for Assistant Loco Pilots and technician and the other for Level-I (erstwhile group D) posts — […]

By Jennifer Liu There are nearly 1 million open tech jobs in the U.S., and they’re lucrative. A 2019 report from iCIMS, a recruitment software provider, says app software developers are the most sought-after tech workers, making up nearly one-third of all tech openings. Workers in this role earn a mean annual salary of $108,080, […]

By Prarthana Ghosh Recruitment is the end-to-end process of effectively and efficiently sourcing, screening, selecting, and appointing the best-suited candidate to the right role. This entails not only filling in vacancies but also predicting talent requirements and proactively managing talent. For example, with succession planning becoming an effective practice across sectors, especially for senior executives, […]

New research into job-seeker attitudes to digitization, automation and AI in the recruitment process has revealed how job-seekers are cheating recruitment technology platforms, to better their chances of landing a job. Seven in ten (67%) job seekers admitted to deliberately using optimization strategies to improve their chances of getting a job. The study, Hiring Humans […]

By Pallavi Jha, During the last couple of years, venture capitalists and private equity players have invested more than $1.87 billion in companies that make HR and workforce-related software. From cloud-based software to building entirely new infrastructure, companies are investing heavily in HR technology. The massive disruption that machine learning and automation has caused has […]

By Seth Colaner Fountain occupies a large niche. The company, which just announced a $23 million funding round, provides a job recruiting and onboarding platform for gig, part-time, and hourly workers. Hiring these kinds of workers presents a different set of challenges from those faced by other job platforms, and Fountain is tapping into automation […]

by Marianne Chrisos Technology can be an incredible tool for your recruitment team. In fact, most people are connected to their job search or employer they currently work for through an app or an internet job board. Using technology to spread your job listing is not only a popular way to get relevant applicants but […]

The AI system being used by the London-based business has replaced human recruiters with the AI system. The company has also saved 100,000 hours of human recruitment time in 2018 by using AI to analyse video interviews, the Guardian reported. The technology scans graduate candidates’ body language, word choice, facial expressions, and checks them against […]

The Centre is likely to soon finalise and announce a single National Recruitment Agency for recruitment to all Group C and D posts in the government, bring all government training institute under one overarching Training department and usher in a unified single foundation course for entrants to All India services. ET has gathered that the […]