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Monday, October 26, 2026
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SeekOut has appointed co-founder John Tippett as President to guide the company's strategic pivot from recruiting applications toward AI coworkers. New ZipRecruiter research adds a positive data point to the AI-at-work narrative, with 53% of workers reporting that AI has made their jobs more enjoyable. On the product side, position management is seeing movement, with two notable updates slated for H2 2026.
agentic AIBusiness Wire· 7:00 AM PDT
SeekOut, the agentic AI recruiting platform, has elevated co-founder John Tippett from Chief Client Officer to President, effective immediately, to oversee day-to-day operations alongside CEO Aravind Bala as the company shifts its strategic focus from standalone recruiting apps to AI coworkers.
Read the full storyZipRecruiterBusiness Wire· 6:00 AM PDT
ZipRecruiter has published its 2026 AI Worker Report, based on a survey of 1,500 employed U.S. workers, finding that 53% say AI has made their work more enjoyable while 42% worry AI will make their job or skills obsolete.
Read the full storyHCM platformSAP Community· 5:59 AM PDT
SAP SuccessFactors' H2 2026 release introduces two updates to Position Management: a new setting that lets admins default the "Move Currently Assigned Position Below New Manager's Position" option to Yes, and the ability to trigger automatic reclassification when positions move as part of a manager change, according to the SAP Community HCM blog.