Curated Intel from the Talent Tech IndustryAugust 12-18, 2024:• Giving birth to a star: TVNewsCheck’s MediaJobCenter.com takes aim at industry hiring crisis;• Getting past the buzz: McKinsey urges employers to move genAI from testing to transformation;• Robbing the labor market: How “talent heists” are redefining the tech M&A landscape;• Brutalizing the recruiter experience: Jobhunters flood...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech IndustryAugust 5-11, 2024:• Offering a new watercooler: ZipRecruiter acquires UK job comparison site Breakroom;• Angering investors can be dicey: Wells Fargo fake job interview class action can go forward;• Feeling the heat: A Federal judge rules Google illegally abused its monopoly in search industry;• Making matches better: Impactpool AI...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech IndustryJuly 29-August 4, 2024:• Announcing a new sheriff in town: The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) is now in force;• Walking a tightrope: Recruitonomics reports U.S. labor market moves from tight to balanced;• Betting on beds and meals: Gigpro lands $16M Series A to transform hospitality labor...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech IndustryJuly 22-28, 2024:• Regenerating job search: JobLeap.ai introduces itself as an AI solution for job seekers;• Looking over their siblings’ shoulder: OpenAI plans to have its AI models police each other;• Riding off into the sunset: JobBoardDoctor sells consulting practice to Chad & Julie Sowash;• Riding off into the...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech IndustryJuly 15-21, 2024:• Creating more compelling copy for candidates: iHire launches job ad writing online course;• Moving out of classifieds: Axel Springer’s CEO, KKR reportedly in talks to break up media empire;• Flooding the market with fakes: North Korean hackers invade crypto job boards stealing $600M;• Getting big without...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech IndustryJuly 8-14, 2024:• Putting job seekers off: Survey finds applicants hate job ads lacking salary or remote work info;• Fueling global expansion: HR Path secures record €500M/$540M in financing from Ardian;• Remaking its workforce: Intuit gambles on AI in mass layoff of 1,800 paired with hiring spree;• Buying into...Read More