Recruiting Industry News Roundup from Recruiter.com: October November 2021

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 its third-quarter results, including 43 percent sequential revenue growth. See the full results here. 
• The company was the subject of a recent report from Zacks Small Cap Research, RCRT: A Pure Play in Hiring and "The Great Resignation." Download the report here.
• We announced the results of the October 2021 Recruiter Index^®. CEO Evan Sohn appeared on both Yahoo! Finance and CNBC to discuss the results in depth.
• Speaking of Sohn: November was another busy media month for the company's chief executive. Highlights include:
  • Sohn joined the Investor Summit to discuss Recruiter.com's Q3 accomplishments and current talent acquisition industry trends. Watch his presentation here.
  • He talked about Recruiter.com's Q3 earnings with Proactive, NY.

• • He appeared on the Action and Ambition podcast for a conversation on how Recruiter.com helps companies find specialized talent.
  • He spoke with the Wall Street Journal regarding current talent shortages and high turnover.
  • He was a guest on the Mission Matters Podcast, where he talked about how to get people back to work.

Recruiting Industry Investments / M&A Activity

• Talent marketplace Fiverr acquires freelancer management platform Stoke Talent. (source)
• Talent acquisition software suite Lever raises $50 million in Series D funding. (source)
• Hiring software company Greenhouse acquires sourcing automation solution Interseller. (source)
• Staffing software provider Bullhorn acquires business intelligence platform cube19. (source)
• Payroll and HR provider Gusto acquires Remote Team, an HR platform for distributed workforces. (source)
• Healthcare workforce management platform ShiftMed raises $45 million. (source)
• Seafair, a recruiting platform focused on seafarers and shipping operators, raises $5.7 million. (source) 
• Executive search firm Focus Search Partners acquires Southerland Group. (source)
• SaaS HR services provider Moka raises $100 million in Series C funding. (source)
• Workforce intelligence platform Bridgit raises $19.4 million in Series B funding. (source)
• Bite Ninja, a remote workforce tool for restaurants, raises $4 million in seed funding. (source)
• Recruitment firm Vaco acquires talent acquisition and outsourcing firm Bay State Search. (source)
• Assessment provider PSI Talent Management acquires assessment and development consultancy Propel International. (source)
• High-volume applicant tracking system Fountain raises $85 million in Series C funding. (source)
• Rowan Executive Search receives strategic investment from private equity firm LCap Group. (source)
• Recruitment firm Hudson Global Inc. acquires recruiting services provider Karani. (source)
• Workforce solutions provider EmployBridge completes acquisition of Hire Dynamics. (source)
• Talent acquisition solutions firm Hirewell receives $21 million investment from Prytek Holdings Pte. Ltd. (source)
• Talent management platform PageUp acquires both talent acquisition suite eArcu and SaaS platform PathMotion. (source 1, source 2)
• QuickHire, a career discovery platform for service workers, raises $1.41 million. (source)
• Data-driven hiring platform Crosschq receives strategic investment from Okta Ventures and leading HR talent executives as part of its Series A extension. (source)
• Workforce management provider Papaya Global acquires remote work connectivity platform NickNack. (source)
• Executive search firm Blue Rock Search acquires ReCreation's HR executive search practice. (source)
• Seasoned, an app-based hiring tool for restaurants, raises $18.7 million in Series A funding. (source)
• Healthcare recruitment platform Trusted raises $149 million in combined Series B and Series C funding. (source)
• Talent solutions provider Caldwell acquires psychometrics consultancy Applied Behavioral Academy. (source)

Must-Read Reports

We're not out of the woods just yet, but a couple of new reports offer some beacons of hope amid the post-COVID talent crunch.

• The U.S. Department of Labor reports that weekly jobless claims have fallen to their lowest level since 1969. (source)
• CompTIA finds hiring activity for tech workers hit a two-year high in the U.S. (source)

Company News

• Crelate launches new mobile app experience allowing smartphone access to key features of the Crelate Omni platform. (source)
• RPO provider Pierpoint International launches sister company Parasolve, dedicated to outsourced software development. (source)
• France's Peoplespheres partners with Canopy Workforce Solutions to bring the Peoplespheres platform to the U.S. (source)
• Recruitment marketing software provider Clinch partners with Hiretual for integrated hiring solution. (source)
• ADP WorkMarket announces new analytics dashboard feature offering improved visibility into the freelance workforce. (source)
• Jump Recruits releases new, enhanced diversity recruitment talent hub. (source)
• HR software provider Paycor HCM, Inc., releases new predictive resignation feature. (source)
• Dice launches Unbiased Sourcing Mode to support blind hiring. (source)
• Scribe's new Smart Embed feature aims to simplify onboarding with automated workflow documentation. (source)
• After acquiring Harver earlier this year, Outmatch transitions to the Harver name and branding. (source)
• SmartSearch launches SmartSearch University to help users better leverage its platform. (source) 

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