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The HRTech Wire →This week's briefing →Submit newsPublish a sponsored article — $300Handling Job Approval Rejection in SAP SmartRecruiters: Re-triggering Approvals via API
A SAP Community post walks recruiting ops and integration teams through a programmatic workaround for one of SmartRecruiters' native approval-flow constraints: the platform only re-triggers job approvals automatically when a protected field changes. By combining the SmartRecruiters Approvals API with webhook events, teams can force a fresh approval cycle after a rejection — extending the platform's out-of-the-box behaviour without waiting for a product update.
Millions Apply, Few Are Hired, Most Hear Nothing, According to New Fountain Report On How Frontline Hiring Really Works
Fountain has released a data report analyzing 12.5 million U.S. frontline job applications processed through its AI-native hiring platform. According to the company, the report surfaces findings on applicant conversion rates, the prevalence of candidate ghosting, and the overall performance of frontline recruiting pipelines at scale.
Second Half 2026 Release: What’s New in SAP SuccessFactors HCM?
SAP SuccessFactors' second-half 2026 release advances its 'Autonomous HCM' strategy with a wave of agentic AI features spanning recruiting, onboarding, and HR operations — including an interview summarization agent, an onboarding assistant, and a payroll-monitoring tool.
What Is Code Value Normalization in Oracle HCM
RChilli's Lovepreet Singh outlines how code value normalization works within Oracle HCM Recruiting Cloud — covering Oracle's native lookups and value sets framework — and explains how RChilli's List of Values (LOV) solution and Data Hygiene tools automate the normalization of both incoming resume data and existing candidate records at scale.
Metaview Expands Workday Integration to Bring Agentic Recruiting to the Fortune 500
Metaview has expanded its two-way integration with Workday, enabling enterprise and Fortune 500 employers to run AI recruiting agents directly inside their existing Workday environment — no system replacement required.
Workday Candidate Profile Lets Job Seekers Reuse One Profile Across Workday Career Sites
Workday announced Workday Candidate Profile, which lets job seekers save their information once and reuse it when applying to any employer that hires through Workday, signing in with an email and a one-time code instead of a new account. Workday says about 80% of standard fields will be pre-filled, making applying about 40% faster. It is expected to be generally available to Workday Recruiting customers in early 2027. (Source: Workday)
Juicebox Agrees to Acquire Fetcher's Assets as Fetcher Winds Down Its Sourcing Platform
Juicebox, the AI recruiting platform, has agreed to acquire intellectual property and other assets from Fetcher, a talent sourcing and recruiting automation platform; terms were not disclosed. Fetcher is winding down its product: the platform shuts down on October 16, and customers can move to Juicebox with an exclusive offer that runs through November 19. Founded in 2016, Fetcher says it served more than 1,500 customers and 5,000 recruiters and raised over $30M. (Source: Business Wire / Fetcher)
Metaview Raises $60M Series C Led by Insight Partners to Scale Agentic Recruiting
Metaview has raised a $60 million Series C led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to $110 million. The company, which says more than 7,000 companies now hire with it, is expanding from interview intelligence into an end-to-end agentic recruiting platform and plans to grow from 80 to 250 employees.
Investors Are Cold on Talent Acquisition Right Now. BoomerangHR Just Raised $12.7M Anyway
BoomerangHR has reportedly closed a $12.7M funding round in talent acquisition technology, according to WorkTech citing WorkTech. The raise stands out against a backdrop of tightening investor appetite in the TA sector, signaling continued conviction from the company's backers even as broader recruiting-tech funding cools. Further round details — including investor names, round type, and intended use of proceeds — have not been disclosed.
Jack & Jill Secures $40M Series A to Replace Job Applications with AI Agents
Jack & Jill, an AI-native hiring marketplace, has closed a $40M Series A led by Air Street Capital, with Creandum and Madrona participating. The company is building AI agents that replace traditional job applications by orchestrating professional introductions between candidates and employers at scale — a direct challenge to incumbent ATS-driven hiring workflows.
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