Emi’s technology makes hiring frontline workers faster
Applying for a frontline job can be a game of hurry-up-and-wait, and communication is not always the best when a company is trying to fill dozens of positions at the same time. Enter Emi, the latest...
View ArticleHow to hire great engineers when you don’t have any technical expertise
Marcelo Wiermann Contributor Marcelo Wiermann leads the global recommendations engineering division at Delivery Hero, one of the world's leading online food ordering and quick commerce companies....
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Archie aims to remove the complexity of managing freelancers
As more people moved to remote work over the past few years, there was also an uptick in people choosing freelance or contract work, leaving companies to figure out how to manage that worker segment....
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Pursuit closes $10M fund to spin up a self-sustaining job training program
More Americans than ever want to escape the rut of a low-paying job, but quitting to pursue a new profession is a risky proposition. Pursuit has raised $10 million in funding for a promising and...
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Landed tackles hospitality employee turnover with end-to-end recruitment...
If “The Great Resignation” taught us anything, it is that people want to be appreciated, respected and well paid for their work. Staff turnover in restaurants and hospitality has always been an issue,...
View ArticleSWVL plans to lay off 32% of its team two months after going public
Egypt-born and Dubai-headquartered mobility startup SWVL is planning to lay off 32% of its workforce it said in a statement today. The company’s LinkedIn profile shows it has over 1,330 employees....
View ArticleTestGorilla scores $70M for skills tests aiming to replace the recruitment...
Sending in a resume is the main way a person hopes to get noticed for a job. But a startup out of Amsterdam called TestGorilla is today announcing $70 million in funding for a very different kind of...
View ArticleStartup layoffs, the art of reinvention and a MasterClass in change
Just as one company’s success shouldn’t cast a halo on its vertical’s brethren, one company’s layoffs don’t quite mean that its competitors are equally screwed. Instead, I think that changes within a...
View ArticleLawyers seek emergency protection for laid-off Tesla workers
Lawyers representing two former Tesla employees who were terminated in mid-June have filed an emergency motion asking a judge to prohibit the electric vehicle maker from forcing workers to sign...
View Article10 steps for managing layoffs respectfully
Nolan Church Contributor Share on Twitter Nolan Church is the co-founder and CEO of Continuum. He was previously chief people officer at Carta and head of talent at DoorDash. In an economic climate...
View ArticleWayfair to lay off 5% of its workforce, or nearly 900 employees
Wayfair, the online home goods retailer, announced today it was laying off close to 900 employees as a way to reprioritize investment needs and meet the company’s current needs. This comes after the...
View ArticleHow tech giants are responding to the growing green card backlog
In early August, Amazon’s SVP of human resources, Beth Galetti, penned a blog post urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to expedite the processing of employment-based green cards. The plea...
View ArticleIs earned wage access ushering in a new era of payroll management?
Payroll is one area of business that’s been ripe for innovation and disruption for a while now. On the surface, it may not look like something that really requires any major changes. After all, it’s...
View Article3 investors explain why earned wage access startups are set to cash more checks
It always feels good to get paid, so it’s no surprise that a payroll model like earned wage access (EWA), which lets employees withdraw their accrued wages at any time, has exploded in popularity. The...
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Handoff is creating a more equitable workforce through job sharing
Storyblocks is Handoff’s first pilot partner. (Left to right) job-share partner Jodie Reyes, Handoff founder LaToria Pierce, Storyblocks CEO TJ Leonard and job-share partner Redeit Admassie. Image...
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Finch lands $40M to connect disparate HR systems with a single API
Finch, a platform that helps companies connect to various HR apps, services and systems, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round co-led by General Catalyst and Menlo Ventures...
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Amazon tops LinkedIn’s list of best places to work, jobseeker priorities...
There have been more than 171,000 people in the tech industry laid off so far this year, according to data tracked by layoffs.fyi, but those looking for work are not in a “beggars can’t be choosers”...
View ArticleThese robotics companies are hiring
I certainly wouldn’t go so far as to say the robotics industry is recession-proof, but it’s remained remarkably stable through a turbulent few years of economic instability. Automation was accelerated...
View ArticleUK cybersecurity giant NCC Group is making more layoffs
U.K. cybersecurity giant NCC Group has confirmed it’s making more layoffs, just months after it slashed its workforce by 7%. The Manchester, U.K.-based company is undergoing its second round of layoffs...
View ArticleLinkedIn adds free AI tools for job hunters and recruiters
If you’ve ever applied or thought of applying for a job via LinkedIn, you’ll know that the experience can be immediately disheartening: Openings that look interesting typically can see hundreds or...
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