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TestGorilla Survey: Recruiters are Faster with AI, but Not More Confident They’re Finding the Right Candidates
A TestGorilla-commissioned survey of US recruiters reveals a telling paradox: AI is making the search for candidates faster — 72% of respondents said so — but it isn't making recruiters more certain they're choosing the right people. Roughly one-third saw no gain in hiring confidence, and 18% said their confidence actually fell.
Phenom and Opportunity@Work Help States Hire for Skills, Creating New Career Pathways for Public Sector Talent
HR-tech platform Phenom has partnered with nonprofit Opportunity@Work to bring skills-based hiring to state government employers, according to a Business Wire announcement. The collaboration aims to extend Phenom's talent-intelligence and ATS capabilities into public-sector hiring workflows, creating career pathways for workers without four-year degrees — a segment Opportunity@Work refers to as STARs (Skilled Through Alternative Routes). Financial terms, participating states, and a launch timeline have not been disclosed.
Venture CapitalHirevue Acquires Hireguide Technology to Accelerate Agentic AI Hiring
Hirevue has acquired the technology behind Hireguide to accelerate its agentic AI hiring strategy. The first product milestone will be a voice-based AI Interviewer designed to assess candidate capability earlier in the hiring process, helpi
Venture CapitalPhiladelphia-based Phenom Acquires Be Applied to Scale Skills-First Hiring with Cognitive AI
Phenom acquires Be Applied to embed adaptive cognitive assessments into its AI hiring platform. Enterprises can now validate skills at scale, reduce mis-hires (costing 30%+ of salary), and support skills-first hiring as 63% of employers cit
Company NewsDHI Group Cuts 25% of Workforce at Dice Amid Strategic Restructuring
DHI Group (NYSE: DHX), the parent of tech-focused job boards Dice and ClearanceJobs, announced a 25% workforce reduction as part of a strategic restructuring. This decision follows an earlier 8% layoff in January and will result in $4.2 mil
Venture CapitalNYC Startup Ropes Secures $3.1M to Expand Role-Specific Skill Evaluations
Ropes , a New York-based AI hiring startup, has raised $3.1 million in seed funding led by GSV Ventures to expand its innovative platform that assesses technical candidates based on real-world simulations. Unlike traditional tests or biased
Company NewsDeloitte's '2025 Global Human Capital Trends' Aims to Help Leaders Navigate Complex Workplace Tensions
Deloitte's 2025 Global Human Capital Trends report explores the growing tensions between business needs and human workforce development. Based on insights from nearly 13,000 business and HR leaders across 93 countries, the report highlights
Company NewsCangrade Launches Innovative Candidate Matching and Internal Talent Marketplace for Enhanced Recruitment and Employee Engagement
Cangrade has unveiled two groundbreaking products, Candidate Matching and Internal Talent Marketplace, designed to revolutionize recruitment efficiency and employee engagement. These AI-driven tools optimize talent acquisition and interna
ColumnNews Brief: Workday and SpringHill Debut Trailer of “UNTAPPED” Documentary, Streaming on Netflix This Fall
Workday, Inc., in partnership with The SpringHill Company, has unveiled the trailer for "UNTAPPED: Closing America’s Opportunity Gap." This documentary, produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter and directed by Josh Kahn, follows six you
Venture CapitalOpportunity@Work Receives $20 Million from MacKenzie Scott
Opportunity@Work , a national nonprofit dedicated to economic mobility, received a transformative $20 million grant from MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving. This funding supports Opportunity@Work's mission to boost annual earnings by $20 billio
Venture CapitalTake2 AI Raises $3M Seed Round Led by Reach Capital & SemperVirens to Transform Sales Recruiting Using AI-Powered Job Simulations
Take2 AI, a New York-based company specializing in AI-powered job simulations for sales recruiting, has secured $3 million in seed funding from Reach Capital and SemperVirens, with contributions from other notable investors. The platform ai
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