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title: "Recruiting Industry News Roundup from Recruiter.com: April 2021"
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# Recruiting Industry News Roundup from Recruiter.com: April 2021

 May 11, 2021 / by  [Matthew Kosinski](https://blog.recruiter.com/author/matthew-kosinski)

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Welcome to Recruiter Roundup, where we take a monthly look at the most exciting recruiting and HR industry news.

## **What's New at Recruiter.com**

- Recruiter.com [acquired OneWire](https://blog.recruiter.com/recruiter.com-finalizes-acquisition-of-saas-based-financial-services-recruiting-platform-onewire), a leading SaaS-based recruiting and sourcing platform that hosts one of the largest communities of professionals in the financial services industry. The acquisition includes the [OneWire SaaS platform](http://www.onewire.com/) as well as the candidate-matching service [Matchbook.](http://www.matchbook.io/)
- We also announced a [new partnership with WeWork](https://blog.recruiter.com/recruiter.com-and-wework-announce-partnership-to-help-early-and-growth-stage-teams-scale-effectively). Recruiter.com is bringing on-demand hiring services to the WeWork startup ecosystem through the [Recruiter.com Flex membership](https://start.recruiter.com/flex), which offers curated high-quality talent to growth-stage startups at less than $500 a month and no minimum commitment. Recruiter.com's customers will receive access to [WeWork All Access](https://www.wework.com/workspace/on-demand/all-access), a subscription-based product that provides access to hundreds of WeWork locations across the world.
- The [April 2021 Recruiter Index®](https://blog.recruiter.com/recruiter-index-april-2021-in-person-jobs-are-outpacing-remote-work) showed in-person work outpacing remote roles 2:1. Recruiter.com CEO Evan Sohn appeared on CNBC's The Exchange for the 12th month in a row to discuss the Index's results and what they mean for recruiters and employers moving forward. Watch the video below for more details:

## **Recruiting Industry Investments / M&A Activity**

- Jobvite, JazzHR, and NXTThing RPO combined into a single entity, although the organizations will continue operating under their respective brands. The transaction is backed by K1 Investment Management. ([source](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jobvite-jazzhr-nxtthing-rpo-join-141000690.html))
- AI-powered recruiting platform Visage raises $7 million. ([source](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/visage-raises-7m-series-a-led-by-first-analysis-to-streamline-candidate-sourcing-for-large-enterprise-employers-301249499.html))
- Celential.ai, an AI recruiting technology focused on sourcing software engineers, raises $9.5 million. ([source](https://venturebeat.com/2021/03/30/celential-ai-which-matches-software-engineers-with-jobs-raises-9-5m/))
- Heidrick & Struggles acquires high-end talent marketplace Business Talent Group. ([source](https://huntscanlon.com/heidrick-struggles-acquires-business-talent-group/))
- Private investment firm Mill Rock Capital takes investment stake in direct-hire recruitment firm Execu|Search Group. ([source](https://huntscanlon.com/mill-rock-capital-takes-investment-stake-in-the-execusearch-group/))
- Recruitment analytics platform Crosschq raises $13 million in Series A funding. ([source](https://www.finsmes.com/2021/03/crosschq-raises-13m-in-series-a-funding.html))
- Finnish recruiting startup Jobilla raises $2.6 million. ([source](https://www.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/hr-technology/talent-acquisition-startup-jobilla-raises-216-mn-29119))
- Compensation technology firm Salary.com raises $67 million. ([source](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/salary-com-secures-67-million-120000635.html))
- RPO firm Newton Talent becomes the Talent Strategy & Acquisition practice of management and tech consulting firm Aspirant. ([source](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aspirant-expands-capabilities-with-the-integration-of-industry-leading-newton-talent-301278079.html))
- Interview management platform interviewIA raises $2 million in seed funding. ([source](https://interviewia.com/interviewia-secures-2-million-seed-round-to-expand-hr-tech-product-offerings/))
- Early-career recruitment platform RippleMatch raises $23.5 million. ([source](https://www.finsmes.com/2021/04/ripplematch-raises-23-5m-in-funding.html))
- Diversity-focused recruitment platform Mathison raises $4.2 million in seed funding. ([source](https://www.mathison.io/blog/pr-seed-announcement))
- Talent marketplace Fuel50 raises $15.5 million in Series B funding. ([source](https://www.fuel50.com/2021/04/fuel50-raises-15-5m-series-b/))
- European HR tech firm SD Worx acquires Aditro. ([source](https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2021/04/29/sd-worx-powers-into-nordics-with-aditro-acquisition/))

## **Must-Read Reports**

- Phenom's 2021 State of the Candidate Experience report finds majority of Fortune 500 companies are not using AI and automation in the hiring process. ([source](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/phenom-study-majority-fortune-500-120000418.html))
- IBM research finds half of all candidates would accept a pay cut in exchange for working for an environmentally and socially responsible company. ([source](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-study-covid-19-pandemic-120000957.html))
- Staffing industry employment remained steady in April, according to the ASA Staffing Index. ([source](https://staffingtoday.net/staffing-stats/staffing-employment-steady-in-april/))
- Glassdoor research finds Black and African American employees feel existing workplace D&I efforts are less effective than their white counterparts do. ([source](https://www.glassdoor.com/research/measuring-diversity-inclusion-by-race/#))
- Universum reports that close to half of global employers expect recruitment to increase in 2021. ([source](https://universumglobal.com/library/employer-branding-trends-report-2021/))
- According to a study from Appcast and Boston Consulting Group, 89 percent of US workers are willing to retrain for new jobs — but most don't want in-person jobs. ([source](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pandemic-fallout-89-u-workers-100500326.html))
- The Beamery Talent Index finds 59 percent of American workers are thinking about quitting their jobs before the end of 2021. ([source](https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/business-lifestyle-health-coronavirus-pandemic-37aea44734b5ee8dbcb7c313440c3e8d))
- Tech job postings increased by 28% in Q1 2021, according to Dice. ([source](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dice-q1-tech-job-report-120000548.html))

## **Company News**

- WeWork announces it will be going public via a special purpose acquisition company, or "SPAC." ([source](https://www.fastcompany.com/90619476/wework-is-finally-going-public-via-a-spac-after-abandoning-an-ipo-in-2019))
- TalentQL, a recruiting and outsourcing firm focused on developers in Africa, has been accepted into the Techstars Toronto startup accelerator. ([source](https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/29/african-talent-recruitment-company-talentql-joins-techstars-to-further-global-ambition/))
- Randstad US launches technology solutions designed to help employers bring workers back to the office. ([source](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/randstad-us-launches-technology-solutions-130000892.html))
- Dice launches enhanced Career Marketplace. ([source](https://dhigroupinc.com/press/press-release-details/2021/Dice-Announces-Launch-of-Enhanced-Tech-Focused-Career-Marketplace-Including-Release-of-New-Candidate-Profile/default.aspx))
- Mike Sarraille and George Randle, authors of *The Talent War: How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on Talent*, announce the appropriately named recruiting and leadership consulting firm Talent War Group. ([source](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/authors-talent-war-launch-executive-120000958.html))
- Stoke introduces new freelance talent search portal. ([source](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/finding-the-right-freelancer-can-be-challenging-stoke-talents-new-mytalents-portal-helps-companies-hire-freelancers-faster-and-smarter-301272875.html))
- WillHire and Checkr partner for comprehensive platform integrations. ([source](https://checkr.com/blog/willhire-and-checkr-bring-the-gig-economy-to-enterprise-hiring))
- Lever announces spring features release, including Fast Resume Review and Dynamic Requisition Approver. ([source](https://www.prweb.com/releases/lever_launches_spring_release_with_new_innovations_to_empower_your_talent_teams/prweb17911199.htm))
- Beqom announces compensation automation solution beqom rapide. ([source](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beqom-rapide-fast-tracks-compensation-100000618.html))

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