Why HR

Glassdoor | June 25, 2020

High unemployment has recent college graduates applying to tech positions that require experience, a Glassdoor Economic Research study released June 22 revealed.As of May, the number of available positions with "entry level" or "new grad" in the job title had decreased 68% from last year, Glassdoor said. "But new grads are still aspiring to work in tech," the company said in a statement. They applied most frequently for software engineering roles, which have a...

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION

Paradox | August 24, 2021

Paradox, the conversational recruiting software helping global brands like Unilever and McDonald's simplify hiring through automation with a human touch, announced today the acquisition of Traitify — the world's fastest, mobile-first assessment platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition marks the latest milestone for Paradox, which was founded in 2016 and has experienced rapid growth since recently being ranked in the top 5% of the prestigious In...

TALENT ACQUISITION

LTG | February 16, 2021

The acquisition of ‘Bridge’ will expand LTG’s competencies in the medium-enterprise market. Learning Technologies Group plc (LTG), a market leader in the fast-growing digital learning and talent management market, has agreed to acquire Bridge from Instructure Inc. Bridge is a Learning Management System (LMS) that helps employees and managers transform their organizations. It specializes in employee-centric experiences, the offerings include perform...

Businessolver | August 11, 2020

Businessolver®, the leader in SaaS-based benefits technology and services, today announced the introduction of the Businessolver Benefits Pulse™, an interactive dashboard providing insight into the latest workplace benefits trends as impacted by COVID-19. This dashboard is populated weekly from data derived from Businessolver’s proprietary benefits technology, Benefitsolver®. This information provides employers, brokers, advisors and many more, with a snapshot of the workplac...