Recruiting news and trends

Fountain Lands $23M To Grow Job Platform For Gig Workers
Investments // October 30, 2019

Fountain, a recruiting platform for gig and hourly workers, announced that it has closed a $23 million Series B funding round led by DCM. 51job and existing investors Origin Ventures, Uncork Capital and others also participated in the round. Fountain has now raised $34 million...

Carlyle Group Makes Large Investment In AI Hiring Firm HireVue
Investments // September 03, 2019

Large investment and equity firm Carlyle Group has taken a majority stake in an artificial intelligence (AI) hiring firm called HireVue, according to a report by Bloomberg. The move comes as an increasing number of private equity firms are making moves and deals in the...

How Platforms Turn Agents Into Digital Real Estate Quarterbacks
Matchmakers // April 02, 2019

The home-selling season is upon us — and will be for the next several months. Roughly 40 percent of the homes sold in the U.S. sell between March and August each year, and, by early April, the market is beginning its big, annual ramp-up. The year 2019...

Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Mulls XRP Recruiting Bonuses; Facebook Hires Talent From Blockchain Startups
Bitcoin // February 12, 2019

Ripple reportedly offered bonuses via its digital currency during its recruiting process, according to CoinDesk. One unnamed source was said to have provided the outlet with a 2018 email that indicated a package of XRP with a value as high as $3 million. According to...

Interviews & Exclusives
How Platforms Turn Agents Into Digital Real Estate Quarterbacks

April 02, 2019
The home-selling season is upon us — and will be for the next several months. Roughly 40 percent of the homes sold in the U.S. sell between March and August each year, and, by early April, the market is beginning its big, annual ramp-up. The year 2019 has been no exception, Homelight COO Sumant Sridharan told Karen […]

Tilr CEO: Why Algorithms Make The Best Recruiters

April 04, 2018
The art and science of using the internet as a tool to recruit employees hasn’t just fundamentally changed once in the last 15 or so years – it has actually...

Solving The Trust Factor For Resumes…With Blockchain

March 29, 2018
In hiring, here’s the eternal conundrum…how to make sure someone has the experience under their belt that they claim. Blockchain and smart contracts can help companies and employees find one...

Why ReferralMob Wants To Reinvent Recruiting

April 12, 2017
  There’s a reason why companies establish and promote internal referral programs in order to find top talent — it’s a direct pipeline to their employees’ professional and personal networks...

Quick Reads
SEC, US Attorney Charge Joonko Founder Ilit Raz With Fraud

June 11, 2024
The founder of a now-closed artificial intelligence (AI) recruitment startup called Joonko is facing charges from both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Ilit Raz has been charged with fraud, the two agencies said in separate press releases issued Tuesday (June 11). […]

Fountain Lands $23M To Grow Job Platform For Gig Workers

October 30, 2019
Fountain, a recruiting platform for gig and hourly workers, announced that it has closed a $23 million Series B funding round led by DCM. 51job and existing investors Origin Ventures,...

Carlyle Group Makes Large Investment In AI Hiring Firm HireVue

September 03, 2019
Large investment and equity firm Carlyle Group has taken a majority stake in an artificial intelligence (AI) hiring firm called HireVue, according to a report by Bloomberg. The move comes...

Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Mulls XRP Recruiting Bonuses; Facebook Hires Talent From Blockchain Startups

February 12, 2019
Ripple reportedly offered bonuses via its digital currency during its recruiting process, according to CoinDesk. One unnamed source was said to have provided the outlet with a 2018 email that...