Jul 12, 2019
The StepStone
group acquired 85 percent of the US-American company Appcast for
about EUR 70 million. Appcast is the leading technology provider
for programmatic job advertising in the US. With the acquisition,
Axel Springer continues its growth strategy and further expands the
StepStone group’s portfolio of intelligent recruiting and matching
tools.
Appcast
specializes in displaying job ads online precisely where suitable
candidates find them. Appcast’s clients include well-known US
brands as well as hundreds of other companies from all industries.
Appcast was founded by CEO Chris Forman in 2014. He will continue
to lead the company after the takeover of the majority stake by the
StepStone Group. Today, the company headquartered in Lebanon, New
Hampshire, already employs about 100 people.
https://recruitingheadlines.com/appcast-acquired-by-stepstone/
PITTSBURGH,
July 10, 2019 — JazzHR, the leading recruiting software provider
for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced an
integrated partnership with candidate-assessment provider Wonderlic
to enable companies make more informed hiring
decisions.
JazzHR users
can now view results from Wonderlic’s scientifically backed
“Wonscore®” tests right from JazzHR – empowering them to compare
candidates, predict engagement and accelerate
time-to-hire.
Wonscore assessments are designed by
industrial-organizational psychologists to evaluate candidates for
cognitive ability, motivation and personality. Seeing how
candidates scored in each of these areas
without leaving JazzHR
saves time and gives hiring teams a
competitive edge in making the right hire,
faster.
“We’re so
excited to combine JazzHR’s easy-to-use recruiting solution with
the power of Wonderlic’s pre-employment testing,” said JazzHR’s VP
of Strategic Alliances, Amanda Friedl. “Users can now move
candidates through their recruiting stages with confidence
reinforced by each candidate’s Wonscore.”
https://recruitingheadlines.com/jazzhr-partners-with-wonderlic-pre-employment-testing-provider/
15Five, the
pioneer in continuous performance management, today announced the
close of a $30.7 million Series B round led by Next47, a global
venture firm created by Siemens, with participation from Matrix
Partners, PointNine Capital, Jason Calacanis’s LAUNCH Fund,
Newground Ventures, Bling Capital, Chaifetz Group, and Chicago and
Salt Lake City-based Origin Ventures, which led the startup’s
Series A funding round.
This latest round of
financing brings 15Five’s total capital raised to $42.6
million.
15Five will
use the Series B funding to further accelerate growth, scale sales
and marketing, and continue to invest heavily in their innovative
product that delivers on the promise of their unique Best-Self
Management methodology. 15Five’s further investment in talent, will
more than double its 2018 headcount by the end of 2019 to a total
of 190 employees.
“This latest
round of funding signifies a paradigm shift in organizations’
people management practices, driven by a new generation of
employees,” said David Hassell, co-founder and CEO of 15Five.
“Millennials perform at their peak when given regular feedback,
flexibility in how they work, and growth opportunities. Now as
managers, directors and even founders, they see the value of
investing in technologies that enable thriving workplaces. We
believe that the market has arrived and demand for talent
management software like 15Five will continue.”
15Five
differentiates itself by basing its product and Best-Self
Management approach on the latest research in organizational
development and positive psychology. This new approach posits that
when leaders build cultures and institute practices that support
people in being and becoming their Best Selves, then high
performance and uncommon loyalty are the result. Best-Self
Management begins with a “Best-Self Discovery” process—setting at
least one Personal Development Objective along with other quarterly
OKRs—and leverages other key 15Five features like the Weekly
Check-in and 1-on-1s.
https://recruitingheadlines.com/15five-raises-over-30-million-for-its-performance-management-software/
Every day, hundreds of our military personnel
leave the service in search of civilian employment. On July 25th,
employers across the country are reminded to consider these
servicemen and women as highly trained, qualified individuals to
fill open positions in their ranks during National
Hire a Veteran Day.
While
legislation is in place protecting separating servicemen and women
as they enter the nonmilitary workforce, the best way a potential
employer can honor a veteran is to hire one!
Around the
world, our military personnel serves to protect our freedom. While
they are doing so, provide their returning brothers and sisters
with the opportunities to pursue a career in the civilian world.
Find qualified candidates for a range of fields from Information
Technology, Engineering, and Cyber Security, to Sales, Marketing,
Management, Finance, Healthcare, Skilled Trades, and so many
more!
HOW TO
OBSERVE
“Hire for
Attitude, Train for Skill” and do it with a Veteran!
Starting in July and throughout Veterans Day
you can post your current job openings to Hire Our Heroes Veteran
Job Board by visiting www.hireourheroes.com for a 50% discount on 1 year of unlimited job
postings by entering the code “Hire a
Vet”.
For year-round partnerships, employers and
veterans can find more assistance and free training resources
at www.hireourheroes.com and search for the latest job
opportunities.
Please take a moment to Honor our men and women
of Armed Forces by offering them your time and consideration in the
civilian workforce and use #HireAVeteranDay
to share on social
media.
https://recruitingheadlines.com/national-hire-a-veteran-day-set-for-july-25th/
Amazon has pledged to
upskill 100,000 of
its employees across the United States, dedicating over $700
million to provide people across its corporate offices, tech hubs,
fulfillment centers, retail stores, and transportation network with
access to training programs that will help them move into more
highly skilled roles within or outside of
Amazon.
Amazon’s
Upskilling 2025 pledge invests in a range of new upskilling
programs to serve employees from all backgrounds and Amazon
locations. Programs include Amazon Technical Academy, which equips
non-technical Amazon employees with the essential skills to
transition into, and thrive in, software engineering
careers;
Associate2Tech,
which trains fulfillment center associates to move into technical
roles regardless of their previous IT experience;
Machine
Learning University, offering employees with technical backgrounds
the opportunity to access machine learning skills via an on-site
training program;
Amazon Career
Choice, a pre-paid tuition program designed to train fulfillment
center associates in high-demand occupations of their
choice;
Amazon
Apprenticeship, a Department of Labor certified program that offers
paid intensive classroom training and on-the-job apprenticeships
with Amazon; and
AWS Training
and Certification,which provide employees with courses to build
practical AWS Cloud knowledge that is essential to operating in a
technical field.
https://recruitingheadlines.com/amazon-launches-initiative-to-upskill-100000-u-s-employees/
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