Attracting talent is the lifeline of any growing startup and while the internet has introduced new ways to attract talent it has also created a bottleneck in qualifying and finding the right talent. Vetted employee referrals have become the preferred way to hire candidates for a multitude of reasons. Not only do employee referrals expedite […]
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Wethos Raises $3M to Help Mission-Driven Brands Access Top-Level Marketing Talent
Non-profits spend ~$150B annually on outsourcing marketing functions because great marketing campaigns can encourage thousands of people to volunteer, donate, and further support the cause and most nonprofits don’t have the resources to support in-house hires. Seeing this vast opportunity, Wethos has built an agile marketplace that allows nonprofits and mission-driven brands to engage creative marketing […]
Tips and Tricks for Spreading Your Employer Brand
Employer brand. You know you should be paying attention to it, and you know it’s somehow related to your role as a recruiter. What you’re wondering is, just what does that mean? It means your job as a recruiter, especially if you’re managing a recruitment marketing campaign, is largely about spreading your employer branding far […]
Brightfox Raises $1.1M for its HR Talent Experience Platform
This talented leader who played formative roles in building modern HR functions for companies that include Amazon, Jet, Hugo Boss, and Oscar is venturing out on her own through the launch of Brightfox, the world’s first talent experience platform. Brightfox was founded by Deena Fox when she recognized that current HR software services were failing to create […]
8 Career Advancement Principles of Ownership Thinking
Leaders practice ownership thinking well before they were actually in an ownership position. Yet I find that most employees I know limit their scope of thinking to the specific role they are assigned, and rarely tune their thinking and results to the following key principles that every business owner can relate to.
6 Changes To Your Hiring Process To Attract The Best
It’s no surprise that most entrepreneurs don’t have a background in hiring teams, and don’t have a budget for training or human resource consultants. But these days with all the resources on the Internet and elsewhere, there is no excuse for not keeping up on the latest insights, best practices, and technology in the area of hiring, motivating, and training.
Fetcher Raises $5.4M to Automate the Recruitment and Hiring Process
As your company grows, there comes the point where you realize you need to build out the team to manage the flourishing business effectively. Yet the thought of managing a convoluted hiring process and putting in the time to recruit the proper team may seem like it’s not worth short term effort and time drain […]
Wade & Wendy Raises Another $7.6M So That You Can Hire Even Faster Using AI
Advances in technology have made applying for a job easier than ever before. Yet the same technology has made the jobs of recruitment professional more difficult given that there has been an influx of candidates that need to be managed. Enter Wade & Wendy. It’s an AI-powered chatbot that offers automation for both employers and […]
This NYC Startup Helps Relocated Employees to Reestablish Their Network in New Cities from Scratch
The number one issue facing relocated employees is rebuilding a social life and connecting among colleagues and communities around the world. Addressing this problem, Pivt has built an intranet for corporations to facilitate the social well-being of relocated and mobile employees, by connecting colleagues around the world based on interests, goals, commonalities, and internal teams. Billions are spent […]
Educating The Workforce Of The Future, In The Age of Accelerations
The new CyberNYC initiative announced last week by the City of New York is just one example of this growing partnership between online platforms and traditional academia in the hope of fostering a new generation of wage earners.
The Lobby Raises $1.2M to be Every Finance Job Seeker’s Secret Weapon
The Lobby is a personalized job recruiting and career coaching platform. Learn why CEO Deepak Chhugani was inspired to create this platform that gives job seekers the tools to find the right job.