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 announced a partnership with KarmaCheck, bringing innovative and streamlined candidate screening tools to the growing Recruiter.com Marketplace.
• We announced our Q1 2021 financial results, showing a 39 percent increase in revenue from Q4 of 2020. 
• We launched the First Jobs Initiative to match employers with pre-vetted, motivated applicants who are eager to start their careers. 

Recruiting Industry Investments / M&A Activity

• Programmatic recruitment advertising platform PandoLogic acquires AI recruiting platform Wade & Wendy. (source)
• Online job marketplace StepStone acquires AI chatbot Mya. (source)
• French HR management company HR path raises $138 million and acquires HR tech consulting firm Whitaker-Taylor. (source)
• "LinkedIn for college students" Handshake raises $80 million in Series E funding and hits a $1.5 billion valuation. (source)
• Workforce management software Legion raises $50 million in Series C funding. (source)
• Candidate experience platform Outmatch acquires high-volume hiring software Harver. (source)
• Pseudonymous professional networking app Blind raises $37 million in Series C funding. (source)
• Freelance talent platform Worksome raises $13 million in Series A funding. (source)
• Compensation platform Figure raises $7.5 million in seed funding. (source)
• On-demand tech talent platform Distributed raises $7 million in Series A funding. (source)
• Executive talent management platform True receives equity investment from LLR Partners. (source)
• Tier One Executive Search becomes part of retained search firm TRANSEARCH. (source)
• End-to-end emerging tech hiring platform Filtered.ai raises $7 million. (source)
• Workrise, a workforce management platform for the skilled trades, raises $300 million in Series E funding. (source)
• Professional social network Polywork raises $3.5 million in seed funding. (source)

Must-Read Reports

• Less than a third of HR leaders prioritize removing bias from the hiring process according to a new report from Findem. (source)
• Staffing jobs were up 57.3 percent over May of 2020, according to the American Staffing Association Staffing Index. (source)
• Employees less likely than employers to say their companies "effectively adapted" to the pandemic, according to research from WorkForce Software. (source)
• Glassdoor finds LGBTQ+ employees are less satisfied at work than their non-LGBTQ+ colleagues. (source)
• PeopleReady reports that job openings are surging in the skilled trades. (source)
• Global talent shortage reaches 15-year high, according to ManpowerGroup. (source)

Company News

• TikTok launches jobs platform targeting Gen. Z. (source) 
• Learn In and Degreed partner to bring cohort-based learning experiences to Degreed's users. (source)
• Hibob announces integration with SmartRecruiters. (source) 
• Kettle launches KettleOS, a work experience platform for the age of hybrid work models. (source)
• Trusaic announces PayParity software solution to help companies achieve salary equity. (source)
• Executive search firm Caldwell begins trading on the OTCQX Best Market. (source)
• Diversity recruiting solution Circa partners with talent intelligence software provider ThinkWhy. (source)
• HUDDL3 Group launches executive search firm Range Search Partners. (source)

Legal and Regulatory News

• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rules that employers are allowed to require employees to receive COVID vaccinations. (source)

Upcoming Events

• Jobvite's second annual Summer to Evolve program begins June 8, 2021. (source)

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