Swedish recruitment vertical business NetJobs Group seems to have been saved, for now. The company’s newest shareholder Rugosa Invest has invested SEK 3 million ($322,000 U.S.), valuing the group at SEK 15 million ($1.6 million U.S.).
During periods of growth in your organisation, maintaining your corporate culture and values can be one of the most challenging, yet rewarding, obstacles you could hurdle. Watching a business take off in front you can be an awe-inspiring. As companies grow, lots of things start happening. If you’re building or reinforcing a water-tight corporate culture, […]
If you didn’t see it, Jack Ma, the co-founder, and billionaire behind Alibaba, was out promoting his own work schedule that’s been dubbed “996”! Basically, Jack works 9 am to 9 pm, six days per week, and sees absolutely nothing wrong with it. The internet lost its mind. And by ‘internet’ I mean mostly soft, […]
LinkedIn’s Job Search app will no longer function as a standalone application. Beginning in May, the freestanding app’s features will become part of the main LinkedIn app.
The talent shortage is in HR, where a troubling brand of clueless disdain for job applicants destroys companies’ ability to recruit the workers they need. BUSTED: A job applicant exposes HR for what it is — The Spam Department.
Ultimate Software’s Kathleen Pai discusses how prioritizing culture and effective management helps leverage remote workers without sacrificing engagement.
So, I’ve written about this in the past, but LRP just announced last week that they will be bringing back The Pitchfest to the 2019 HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas, October 1 – 4. The Pitchfest was my single favorite event at any conference last year! What’s the Pitchfest? “30 HR technology startups will […]
AI is the latest trend in the recruitment industry. AI tools such as parsing software, ATS, chatbots help in reducing manual process & saves time.
It’s not a secret that continued development is a defining factor of lasting success. There’s truth in the saying, “what got you here won’t get you there.” Too often, I find that we forget about developing ourselves and being honest with the growth opportunities that we face as leaders. This is why I focus on […]
Japanese bilingual crowdsourcing site WorkShift-Sol.com has launched work management support service to help companies benefit from its more than 100,000 registered freelancers from…
Skills-sharing site Coconala.com has completed more than three million matches since its launch. Coconala.com is owned and managed by Tokyo-based Coconala Inc. that also runs a marketplace for…
Tokyo-based recruiting firm Grooves received undisclosed funding from the All Japan Tourism National Fund to accelerate support for hiring domestic and overseas personnel in the hospitality industry. It was the company’s second funding round in two months.
Doumi, the mobile temp work platform created by classifieds giant 58.com (NYSE: WUBA), has launched a new ad campaign fronted by comedy star Guo Degang. He’s also inked a deal to be the company’s first ever celebrity spokesperson. Guo is a star of the “crosstalk” style of comedy, which involves quickfire comedic banter. He has 68 million followers on […]
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