New features from Upwork, Phenom, Hackajob

Upwork just released new research from The Upwork Research Institute revealing the ongoing growth of freelancing among Gen Z professionals along with their shifting priorities, expectations, and motivations for work. https://recruitingheadlines.com/upwork-says-gen-z-is-abandoning-conventional-9-to-5-corporate-jobs-for-freelancing-gigs/ Word just broke that Indeed is laying off 1,000 workers mainly in its U. S. operations. https://hrtechfeed.com/another-massive-layoff-indeed/ Eightfold AI, the leader in AI-powered talent intelligence, today announced the availability of Eightfold Talent Tracking. This innovative applicant tracking system is the first AI-native, end-to-end talent acquisition experience. https://hrtechfeed.com/eightfold-launches-new-ats/ San Francisco (US) and Lugano (Switzerland) – Talent shortage and skills development are among the top two priorities businesses are struggling to get to grips with today, according to Gartner. Helping them take control of the situation, startup Anthropos has raised $2.7M to create a new way for companies to help employees evolve their skill sets in accordance with business needs while improving retention.  https://hrtechfeed.com/upskilling-platform-anthropos-raises-2-7m/ Sense just unveiled Sense Conversational Voice AI. TThe product integrates Voice AI technology into the Sense platform to automate tasks including candidate outreach, screening, and scheduling. https://hrtechfeed.com/sense-announces-conversational-voice-ai-for-recruiting/  

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IAMPHENOM coverage from Philly: How are DHL Group and Thales leveraging AI and automation technology to meet critical needs, enhance candidate engagement, and streamline the hiring process to stay competitive in 2024? Gain insights into best practices for attracting skilled, adaptable workers in a competitive market and learn how to foster a culture that supports innovation, skills, and retention.

IAMPHENOM Coverage from Philly: Leave the lag behind and meet the new way to fast forward candidate screening with the power of One-Way Interviews. Learn how United Airlines is crafting the right questions and leveraging technology to qualify candidates faster, empower hiring teams to reliably assess talent at scale, save significant time in the screening process, and keep candidate quality high.

Employ Inc., the parent company of JazzHR, Lever, Jobvite and NXTThing RPO, announced the appointment of Dara Brenner as Chief Product Officer (CPO)  https://hrtechfeed.com/employ-announces-new-chief-product-officer/ During its IAMPHENOM 2024 Product Innovation Keynote, Phenom announced a several new innovations — including Talent Experience Engine, X+ Agents, Talent Marketer Experience and Talent Leader Experience. https://hrtechfeed.com/new-phenom-release-talent-experience-engine-next-genai-agents-new-platform-experiences-and-updates-for-talent-acquisition-and-talent-management/ Upwork the freelance marketplace, unveiled a collection of products, features and partnerships to transform how businesses and professionals hire and work, as part of Upwork’s new semi-annual product showcase. https://hrtechfeed.com/upwork-announces-updates-for-ai-innovations-and-other-solutions/ NEW YORK, N.Y. — Leading U.S., U.K., and India tech talent marketplace hackajob has announced a new hiring option to support changing dynamics within the tech industry — a fast, flexible, and compliant solution for contract-based tech hiring. Aptly named hackajob on-demand, this new service provides tech employers across sectors with a seamless way to hire top-tier freelancers and contract talent for business-critical projects. https://hrtechfeed.com/leading-tech-talent-marketplace-hackajob-reacts-to-changing-tech-landscape-with-contract-based-hiring-solution/  

Join the Jobsync team for their Recruitment Roundtable featuring Bill Musman of AmeriHealth Caritas where we will be discussing how to align a mission-driven recruitment strategy with business goals.

SmartRecruiters, announced its latest product release, packed with new features designed to streamline the recruitment process and empower hiring teams. This April, users can explore new functionalities within the SmartRecruiters’ platform, including advanced AI capabilities, improved integration options, and significant user interface enhancements. The highlights include: https://hrtechfeed.com/smartrecruiters-announces-new-release/ ShiftMed, a leader in On-Demand workforce technology, announced today its acquisition of CareerStaff Unlimited from Genesis HealthCare (Genesis), a national post-acute care provider. CareerStaff is one of the healthcare industry’s leading per diem and contract managed service providers (MSP). ShiftMed, in combination with CareerStaff, will provide services to Genesis at over 200 skilled nursing and 1,200 Powerback Rehabilitation locations, under a seven-year exclusive agreement. https://hrtechfeed.com/shiftmed-acquires-msp-to-expand-its-on-demand-nursing-platform/  Daxtra, the resume parsing software platform, has acquired PivotCX, a technology-based talent acquisition and HR communications hub. Based in Indianapolis, PivotCX has become part of the Daxtra Group, and its products will be rolled into the Daxtra suite of solutions. The combined solution will deliver a powerful platform for talent acquisition teams, providing customers the opportunity to direct high-conversion candidate engagement more easily. https://hrtechfeed.com/daxtra-acquires-pivotcx/ Crosschq, the world’s first Hiring Intelligence platform purpose-built to increase Quality of Hire, today announced the availability of Crosschq Insights, a first-of-its-kind recruiting analytics and Quality of Hire engine. Insights empowers recruiting teams by allowing them to pull data from multiple sources into a single dashboard, offering a more comprehensive and controlled look at the hiring process. https://hrtechfeed.com/crosschq-launches-recruiting-analytics-and-quality-of-hire-engine/ HCM platform Rippling has raised $200mm in new financing, and signed agreements with investors to repurchase up to $590mm of equity from current employees, former employees, and early investors. The financing was led by Coatue with participation from Founders Fund, Greenoaks, and other existing investors. Dragoneer is joining the round as a new investor. https://hrtechfeed.com/rippling-raises-200-million-series-f/

Al Smith, is the chief technology officer for new jersey based ICIMS….iCIMS is a leading provider of talent acquisition technology that enables organizations everywhere to build winning workforces.  TOPICS Whas a day in the life like for the CTO of a hiring software company? Whats the biggest challenge in your job? Icims is 20 years old now…you've been here about 10….what is the biggest thing you have learned about fostering this kind of software? Winter release, lets talk about it. How many releases do you have each year?  

This Week in RecTech; LinkUp, the provider of global job market data, announced the release of Compass—an intuitive digital toolset for analyzing labor demand in real time and living color. https://hrtechfeed.com/linkup-launches-compass-a-visual-job-market-insight-tool/ XpertHR today announced it has rebranded to Brightmine™, marking a strategic change for the company to further support HR leaders through today’s increasingly complex workforce conditions and global economic uncertainty.  https://hrtechfeed.com/xperthr-cnages-name-to-brightmine/ Upwork announced Upwork Partners, a new program for companies to establish partnerships with Upwork that highlight skilled independent professionals on Upwork to serve their customers’ most pressing business needs, as well as connect freelancers with industry-leading tools that supercharge productivity and improve work quality. Initially, Upwork Partners encompasses three main partnership models: https://hrtechfeed.com/upwork-premieres-new-partner-program-to-expand-ecosystem-of-companies-transforming-how-we-work/ Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, today announced its strategic partnership with Atlanta-based Grayscale, a leading enterprise-focused texting and automation platform that supports frictionless high-volume hiring. Greenhouse customers can now add Grayscale’s texting and automation solutions directly through the product offering: Texting, powered by Grayscale. https://hrtechfeed.com/greenhouse-launches-texting-powered-by-grayscale/ HiBob has announced Bob Hiring, a fully integrated Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that connects candidate, employee, and business data for better decision-making. Bob Hiring links Bob Workforce Planning with the recruitment process, aligning hiring plans to dynamic business goals for an optimized process using a powerful, all-in-one HCM platform. https://hrtechfeed.com/hibob-launches-applicant-tracking-system/  

Matt Plummer is the Senior Vice President, Product Strategy & Enterprise Solutions for Ziprecruiter one of the worlds largest job marketplaces. Founded in 2010, the Santa Monica-based company has over 1000 employees in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Israel.  TOPICS 1. What's new at the company? (icims partnership) 2. Numbers: what are the latest traffic numbers for Ziprecruiter.com? How many seekers do you have in your resume database? 3. It's been a tough 12-18 months for the job board world with ad spend down, how are you viewing 2024? 4. Hows Phil….talk about that user experience….pre-screening new visitors… 5. I heard you raised prices recently (or are about to) why the increase? 6. Will Zip ever look at acquiring other job boards? 7. Podcast advertising….must be working for you guys can you talk about that strategy a bit 8. How is Zip leveraging AI in the job search?