Chatbot solution Wade and Wendy wasn’t the only one raising money this month. Phoenix-based Paradox, maybe better known for its voice assistant … Read more
Executive Shake-Up Going Down at Crowded.com
Changes are coming to the executive suite at New York-based startup, Crowded. Co-founded by Howie Schwartz and Joe Rubin in 2015, the software … Read more
Real-Life Recruiting Robots Are as Creepy as You’d Expect
Text messaging with a bot is one thing. Asking Alexa and Siri what today’s weather looks like is another. But a robot you can actually touch and feel … Read more
5 Reasons to Be Thankful This Thanksgiving Holiday
Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. Good food, cold beverages, and professional football wrapped in a single day of indulgence. Plus, no gifts to … Read more
UK-Based Hackajob Raises $6.7 Million, Eyes Global Expansion
Hackajob, a job platform for techies, has recently received ￡5 million ($6.7 million) in Series A funding from investors to fast track the company’s … Read more
Employee Referral Platform Teamable Raises $5 Million, Acquires Simppler
San Francisco-based Teamable, which uses social networks to facilitate employee referrals, has raised $5 million in additional funds and acquired Simppler, … Read more
HireVisor Dives Into the Deadpool
HireVisor, the company that let employers share the candidates that weren’t good enough to be hired with others, is calling it quits. Here’s an … Read more
ConnectJob.io Is Looking a Lot Like a Crypto-Scam
If you’re investing gambling on making crypto riches, hopefully none of your capital went into Gibraltar-based ConnectJob.io. I wrote about the … Read more
Just In Time to Be Commoditized, Automated Scheduling Solution GoodTime Raises $5 Million
Automated scheduling is hot. Google is in. Lever is in. TextRecruit is in. And San Francisco-based GoodTime, launched in 2016 and raising $2 million last … Read more
Freelance Platform Moonlighting Goes International With Canadian Expansion
Canada is the new black. Indeed is making acquisitions there, programmatic is happening there, and Google for Jobs is expanding there. Even our president … Read more
PerkSpot Raises $50 Million, Proving Workers Like, Um, Perks
If you haven’t experienced ghosting, the trend of candidates and employees disappearing without warning, you’ve most certainly heard of it. … Read more
Text Recruiting Stays Hot with Launch of Jobvite Text, Powered by Canvas
Sometimes a competitor being acquired is the best thing for a startup. Back in January, popular ATS platform iCIMS bought TextRecruit, a text messaging and … Read more
Pared Lands $10 Million to Connect On-demand Workers With Restaurants
Shiftgig and Snag have a newly funded competitor to worry about. Pared, an Uber-like, on-demand platform connects workers with restaurants, has just raised … Read more
Talent Relationship Marketing Platform Phenom People Raises $22 Million
The artist formerly known as iMomentous, provider of mobile-friendly career sites, has done quite an evolution the past couple of years. Moving past an … Read more
Interview Platform Vervoe Raises $3.5 Million, Led By SEEK
I first wrote about Australian-based Vervoe about a year ago when the startup raised $1 million. The focus of the infusion of cash was to bring its act to … Read more
Textio, Uncommon.co Launch New Features Promising to Help Your Recruiting Suck Less
Posting jobs online has traditionally gone something like this: Need a sales rep? Google “sales representative job description,” copy and … Read more
3 Companies Helping Full-Time Employees Side Hustle on Company Time
Freelancing after being laid off? Sure. Moonlighting after a full day of work to make a few extra bucks? Sure. But how about freelancing during work hours? … Read more
Randrr Acquires Anonymous Career-Matching Solution Anthology
Career insights platform randrr announced the acquisition of career-matchmaking site Anthology last week. Anthology is dubbed by some as a mix between … Read more
Woah! Scout Just Raised How Much?
It’s not everyday a solutions provider in our space gets $100 million bucks in funding. But it just happened. Earlier this week, John Chuang, the CEO … Read more
WorkHere Pivots From High-Tech to High-Touch in Turnaround Attempt
“Oh yeah, they’re definitely out of money.” There are fewer red flags quite as red as “no more money” if you’re a … Read more