Twelve days into 2016 and it’s feeling a little like … 2015, the conclusion of which brought us new funding to RallyPoint, ProSky, and … Read more
Evolve or Die: A Former Skype Executive on Hiring Challenges in a Smaller World
I was lucky to get an interview with Sten Tamkivi from Teleport, a tech entrepreneur, most recently residing at Andreessen Horowitz. After starting a few … Read more
Candidate Profiles, Relocation, Videos, and Other News
OK, from the recruiting technology world, first I’ve got a few items that are probably new to you, and then I’ve culled through some recent … Read more
3 Tips for Optimizing Diversity at a Startup
It is an unfortunate fact of professional life that the corporate world remains a stronghold of white, well-educated, and reasonably affluent males. In a … Read more
Peer Hustle Targeting Freelance Work
Employers looking for people who want to do freelance work can use a new iPhone app launching today, an app that shares some characteristics with other … Read more
Recruiting-tech Startup Lensa Measuring How Candidates Play a Game
Expanding into the U.S. from Europe is a startup taking complex measurements of how people play a game, and matching those people to employers based on the … Read more
This Startup’s Eyeing a ‘Super, Super Niche’
Among many recent startups (SkillGigs, Blendoor, to name a couple) coming across my desk of late is Motavera, out of the Midwestern U.S., for … Read more
How to Hire a Software Engineer at a Startup
There’s a reason software engineers are the most in-demand employees in the technology industry and, arguably, anywhere in the working world: There are … Read more
This Is What You Get When You Combine Synergy and Zen
The whole matchmaking-tool thing — startups developing algorithms to better match job candidates and employers — kicked into high gear a few … Read more
Apparently This Is the Week to Change Your Name
At least three recruiting-technology companies I’ve heard from this week are changing their names, reflecting in many cases a change of direction for … Read more