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SmartRecruiters and OpenText via SAP SuccessFactors
An SAP Community HCM blog post reportedly references a connection between SmartRecruiters and OpenText facilitated via SAP SuccessFactors. No details on the scope, nature, or commercial terms of the integration have been disclosed.
Pitch deck: AI recruiting startup Jooba raises $4M seed from a16z speedrun, Scribble Ventures, and Genius Ventures - Tech Funding News
AI recruiting startup Jooba has reportedly closed a $4 million seed round backed by a16z Speedrun, Scribble Ventures, and Genius Ventures, according to Tech Funding News citing the company's pitch deck. Further product and team details have not been disclosed.
Evan White PR Publishes HR Tech Public Relations and Talent Acquisition Marketing Guides - EIN News
Evan White PR, a boutique public relations firm, has reportedly published a pair of guides covering PR strategy for HR technology companies and marketing approaches for talent acquisition — according to a press release distributed via EIN News. No further details about the guides' contents, methodology, or intended audience have been disclosed.
Hunar Raises ₹40 Cr To Scale Agentic AI For Frontline Hiring - Inc42
Indian HR-tech startup Hunar has reportedly raised ₹40 Cr (approximately $4.8M) to scale its agentic AI platform targeting frontline workforce hiring, according to Inc42.
New Workday Candidate Profile lets job seekers save their information once and reuse it on every Workday application
Workday announced Workday Candidate Profile at its Rising 2026 conference, a feature that lets job seekers save their professional information once and reuse it across every application submitted through a Workday-powered career site. The company says the feature is designed to cut application abandonment by pre-filling roughly 80% of standard fields using an email and a one-time code — no new account or password required. Workday claims this will make applying approximately 40% faster. Employers are not required to change their existing recruiting workflows. General availability for Workday Recruiting customers is targeted for early 2027.
Understanding the SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors Standard Product Connectors
SAP Community's HCM blog has published a practical guide to the standard pre-built product connectors that come bundled with the SmartRecruiters–SAP SuccessFactors integration. The post explains how each connector keeps recruitment and core HR data synchronized, with SuccessFactors acting as the authoritative system of record — giving HR tech teams a reference point for deploying or auditing this ATS/HCM combination.
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)
Sales hiring startup Scooter raises Rs 1.5 Cr pre-seed round
Pune-based sales hiring startup Scooter has closed a Rs 1.5 crore (~$180K) pre-seed round led by AJVC, the pre-seed fund of Aviral Bhatnagar. Founded in 2024 by Kartik Mandrekar (ex-Gartner, Shoptimize, Graas) and Saumya Seth (behavioural scientist, University of Pennsylvania), Scooter assesses sales candidates through real sales scenarios and short video clips rather than CVs alone, delivering hiring managers a shortlist of three to five candidates. The company reports 50+ customers, a pool of 10,000+ verified sales professionals, and one documented hire completed in six days.
Talent AcquisitionAI/ML hiring jumps 20% as white-collar job market stays steady in September: Report - The Economic Times
AI and machine learning hiring surged 20% in September even as the broader white-collar job market held flat, according to a report cited by The Economic Times. The divergence underscores intensifying employer competition for AI/ML talent at a time when general recruitment activity has stalled.
Talent AcquisitionTake part in the annual talent acquisition benchmarking survey - Personnel Today
Personnel Today is soliciting participation from HR professionals for its annual talent acquisition benchmarking survey. No findings, vendor context, or technology angle have been disclosed at this stage.
Connecting the Candidate Journey:Career Site Integration with SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors
SAP has detailed a career site integration between SmartRecruiters and SAP SuccessFactors, according to a post on SAP Community. The integration reportedly aims to unify the end-to-end candidate journey across the two platforms, helping enterprise HR teams eliminate handoff friction between their ATS and HCM systems.
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.
LinkedIn Launches Hiring Assistant 2 With Recruiter Memory, Trust Signals and Deeper ATS Integration
LinkedIn's next-generation recruiting agent learns how each recruiter hires, adds verification and candidate-interest signals, and manages talent pools across ATSs including Greenhouse, Lever and SmartRecruiters. Existing English-language customers get the update free from November 2026.
Unlock the Full Power of Career Site Builder and SAP SmartRecruiters with Unified Data Model
SAP is reportedly consolidating its talent acquisition architecture around SmartRecruiters as the core recruiting engine, with Career Site Builder acting as the recruitment marketing layer. The two are connected to the broader SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite through a unified data model, according to SAP Community. The move signals a clear direction for SAP's product investment in recruiting — and a migration path for existing SuccessFactors customers.
HiringCafe Secures $6.8 Million to Tackle the ‘Hidden Job Market’ With AI Talent Agents
HiringCafe has closed a $6.8 million pre-seed round led by Spark Capital to scale its AI-powered job discovery platform and roll out an autonomous 'AI Talent Agent' that hunts for open roles on candidates' behalf — a development that signals rising investor conviction in agentic AI on the candidate side of recruiting.
Second Talent Reports 52% Rise in APAC AI Hiring Demand in Updated Salary Index - FinancialContent
Second Talent's updated Salary Index reportedly records a 52% surge in demand for AI-related roles across APAC, according to the company. The finding points to mounting pressure on compensation benchmarks and signals that HR and talent leaders in the region may need to revisit workforce planning assumptions as AI-skilled candidates command growing market premiums.
AI in HRHow AI Agents for Recruiting Transform Talent Acquisition - appinventiv.com
A blog post by software development agency Appinventiv explores how AI agents can theoretically be applied to recruiting workflows. The piece offers no proprietary data, named vendors, product announcements, or concrete news events — making it generic thought-leadership content with limited editorial value for an HR-tech intelligence platform.
HR Technology50skills Raises €5.3M to Scale Its AI-Powered HR Workflow Automation
Reykjavík-based HR tech startup 50skills has raised €5.3 million (~$6M) to accelerate its AI-powered HR workflow automation platform. Backed by Frumtak Ventures, Swiss Post Ventures, Avant, and DRD Investments, the company reportedly processed over 4 million automated actions in the past 12 months. Its client roster includes Icelandair, Blue Lagoon, Domino's, Securitas, and the City of Reykjavík.
Experian Expands Instant Income and Employment Verification Network Through New Integration With Workday
Experian has integrated its Verify income and employment verification platform with Workday's HCM ecosystem, according to the company. The tie-up is designed to give HR and people-ops teams real-time access to employment and income data without leaving Workday, potentially accelerating hiring and onboarding processes.
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.
Phenom Named a 2026 Top HR Product of the Year by HR Executive
Phenom has been named a 2026 Top HR Product of the Year by HR Executive magazine, according to a September 15 announcement. The specific product or feature behind the designation was not disclosed in the announcement.
Phenom Unveils Agenda for AI Day 2026, Its Annual Technical Showcase Behind Applied AI & Agents for HR
Phenom has published the agenda for AI Day 2026, its annual technical showcase centered on applied AI and agentic capabilities for HR. The event underscores the vendor's continued investment in AI-driven hiring and talent tools, though specific product announcements or launch details have not been disclosed.
Effective Strategies for Cleaning Oracle HCM Candidate Data in 2026
A practitioner-oriented guide published by Rchilli outlines data hygiene approaches for Oracle HCM Recruiting, focusing on three common data quality problems: duplicate candidate records, outdated contact information, and inconsistent skills taxonomy mapping — all of which reportedly degrade the accuracy of recruiter search results within the platform.
Cadient's Authenticity Report Finds Up to 71% of Resumes Show AI-Written Content Amid Growing Scrutiny of AI Hiring - HRTech Series
Cadient's Authenticity Report claims that up to 71% of resumes now include AI-generated content, spotlighting a growing challenge for recruiting platforms and ATS vendors to reliably distinguish AI-assisted submissions from authentically human-written ones.
Company NewsTwitter's New Venture: Job Listings for Verified Organizations
Twitter Challenges LinkedIn and Indeed with New Job Listings Feature？ Twitter is reportedly preparing a feature that allows verified organizations on its platform to post job listings on their profiles. The social media giant has also creat
Venture CapitalUnifyWork, a Cleveland, OH-based Workforce Intelligence Platform, Raises Additional $3M in Funding
UnifyWork , the workforce intelligence platform powering equitable regional talent networks, today announces an additional $3 million in funding, bringing its total funding to date to $7.5 million . "We are inspired by the confidence inv
HR TechnologyRecruitics Launches Fusion, the New Quality Applicant Delivery Platform
Recruitics , the leader in programmatic advertising and analytics for recruitment, has unveiled Fusion, an end-to-end talent conversion, engagement, and screening platform. Fusion seamlessly integrates a conversion-optimized candidate exper
TopicsCodeSignal Takes Technical Hiring To New Heights With Enhanced Scoring System And Revolutionary AI Insights
CodeSignal , the leading technical interview and assessment solution, announced Coding Score 2023 and custom AI-generated insights to revolutionize the way companies evaluate skills and approach technical hiring. Coding Score 2023 leverages
TopicsG-P Sets a New Standard with G-P Meridian, the First and Only Comprehensive and Customizable Global Employment SaaS-based Product Suite
REMOTE FIRST COMPANY – April 4, 2023 − G-P (Globalization Partners) , the pioneer and recognized leader of the global employment industry, today announced G-P Meridian , the first customizable SaaS-based global employment product suite t
HR TechnologyChatGPT for Recruiters Has Arrived with SeekOut Assist
The demands on recruiters are immense and growing. And, since the beginning, SeekOut’s goal has been to make life easier for recruiters. When we first encountered ChatGPT, we saw its potential to radically change the way that recruiters w
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