Posted on the Recruitics Blog As more companies and business leaders have begun to recognize the necessity of comprehensive DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging) efforts in the workplace, conversations have arisen around how these efforts could be optimized to include certain marginalized or underrepresented groups of people more effectively. Recently, this has sparked an...Read More
An excerpt from Generalship: HR Leadership in a Time of WarBy Peter Weddle, CEO TAtech Today, Human Resource Management (HR), in general, and the Talent Acquisition field (TA), in particular are noble professions searching for answers. Why isn’t what we do more valued by the enterprise? Why are our programs and staff the last to...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry July 26-August 1, 2021: • SmartRecruiters achieves unicorn status with $110M series E investment; • Industry leader and former WorkinSports.com CEO, John Mellor, passes away; • AI-powered hiring & proctoring system Talview, raises $15M in Series B; and • DiversityJobs acquired by Infosoft Group, LLC, dba Circa; •...Read More
By Peter Weddle, CEO TAtech According to a recent survey by from Lyra Health, Boston University and Future Workplace, HR leaders have shifted their priorities and now cite employee wellbeing and mental health as their primary area of concern. While HR technology companies have a head start in responding to this new customer focus, there...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry July 19-25, 2021: • Veritone will acquire PandoLogic, a US-based programmatic recruitment marketer; • A wide range of technology solutions purport to be driven by artificial intelligence, but not all AI is really AI; • Bullhorn(r) has acquired Sirenum to expand its digital arsenal of tools for staffing...Read More
By Peter Weddle, CEO TAtech Way back in the dark ages of the 1980s, I was a Partner in the Hay Group, a global HR consulting firm. We had a great brand in the HR field, we did important work for our clients, and we made a lot of money for ourselves. Then, the advertising...Read More