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MyCareer Navigator delivers personalized risk scores, skill insights, transition planning, resume refinement, and interview practice to support clients, students, and job seekers navigating an AI-driven workforce. COLEBROOK, N.H. , May 7,
Venture CapitalNew York-based workforce infrastructure company FutureFit AI secures strategic investment from Achieve Partners
FutureFit AI , announced a strategic investment from Achieve Partners to scale its AI-powered workforce infrastructure across new regions. The company says its platform supports career navigation, skills-based matching, and talent marketpla
Company NewsNew Josh Bersin Company Data Spotlight: CHROs Now Face Complex and Difficult Realities
New data from The Josh Bersin Company shows CHROs are facing rising pressures as AI reshapes work. CHRO tenure has dropped from 6 to 4.8 years, 70% are in their first-ever CHRO role, and only 12% rank among top-five earners. With CEOs deman
Venture CapitalLightcast Acquires Consulting Firm Simply, Extending Its Lead in Skills Intelligence
Lightcast , the global leader in labor market intelligence, has acquired UK-based consulting firm Simply to strengthen its professional services and extend its leadership in skills intelligence. Simply brings expertise in aligning organizat
Company NewsNew Workday Global Research: Stalled Career Growth Is Driving Top Talent to Quit
Workday’s latest Global Workforce Report reveals a silent but accelerating crisis inside organizations: stalled career growth, rising attrition of top performers, and unclear AI strategies are pushing talent out the door. Promotions are dow
Venture CapitalVancouver’s Acorn Secures $12.3M to Advance Performance Learning Systems (PLMS)
Acorn , a Vancouver-based AI-powered performance and learning management platform, has secured $12.3 million in Series A funding led by Level Equity. The funding will accelerate product innovation and global expansion, coinciding with the l
Venture CapitalGuild Announces Acquisition of Nomadic, a Leading Capability Academy; Introduces Guild Talent Advantage
Guild has announced its acquisition of Nomadic Learning , a capability academy company, to launch Guild Academy, a product that integrates education, skilling, and AI-driven insights into a comprehensive platform. The new Guild Talent Adv
Venture CapitalCareerminds Acquires Progression To Enhance AI-Driven Career Development Solutions
Careerminds , a global provider of outplacement and career development services, has acquired Progression , a UK-based SaaS company specializing in AI-powered career framework solutions. Progression's platform helps organizations build scal
Venture CapitalPodium Education Acquires Untapped, The Early Career Talent Platform For Top Companies, To Close The College-to-Career Gap
Podium Education, a leading experiential education company, has acquired Untapped, a comprehensive early career talent platform, marking a significant expansion in their mission to bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world pro
Product NewsUpwork Study Finds 64 Million Americans Freelanced in 2023, Adding $1.27 Trillion to U.S. Economy
The "Freelance Forward: 2023" report by Upwork reveals a significant shift in the U.S. labor market towards freelancing. With 64 million Americans, or 38% of the workforce, now freelancing, the sector contributes $1.27 trillion annually to
Company NewsInternal Hiring Boosts Retention and Saves Money, Yet Has Slumped Post Pandemic, The Josh Bersin Company Finds
Internal mobility initiatives and hiring processes rose in popularity during the pandemic to become a source of innovation , employee retention, a core driver of company culture, and broad savings But the focus on internal recruitment has w
Company NewsAstrumU and SHRM Partner to Transform Skills-Based Hiring for Workforce Development Investments
AstrumU, a leading AI data platform company that specializes in measuring non-traditional workforce skills, and the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) , today announced a partnership aimed at significantly improving how employers,
Venture CapitalWorkera closes $23.5m Series B financing, establishing itself as a leader in Skills Intelligence
PALO ALTO, Calif. , March 23, 2023 / -- Workera , an industry-leading skills intelligence platform, announced today that it has closed a $23.5m Series B financing led by Jump Capital with participation from existing investors NEA , O
NewsUpwork Study Finds 60 Million Americans Freelancing in 2022
Total freelance professionals reaches all-time high as people reevaluate the old ways of work SAN FRANCISCO-- Upwork (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent, today released the results
Venture CapitalUrban Alliance Receives $10 Million Investment to Connect More Young People To Equitable Career Pathways and Workforce Training
WASHINGTON, DC, JULY 12, 2022 – Urban Alliance, a national nonprofit that connects young people to paid internships, workforce training and career pathways, received a $10 million investment from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This is the
Venture CapitalGuild Closes $175 Million in Series F Financing to Accelerate Mission, Expand With New Employer Partners in Dynamic, In-Demand Sectors
Denver, CO, June 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With competition for frontline workers fiercer than ever due to structural shifts in the labor market, Guild , a Career Opportunity Platform, today announced a $175 million Series F financing ro
Venture CapitalServiceNow to Acquire Hitch Works to Help Customers Address Talent Gaps
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Hitch Works, a skills mapping and intelligence company. Hitch will add a new layer of AI-powered skills insights to the indus
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