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

What's New at Recruiter.com

• Recruiter.com launched its on-demand video-screening platform,  allowing recruiters, hiring managers, and employers to rapidly screen, vet, and connect with qualified candidates using video. Check it out for yourself here.
• We're also working on a major hiring push with 10+ clients in the mortgage industry. There are plenty of opportunities for recruiters to make placements, and plenty of opportunities for candidates to connect with leading mortgage lenders for roles in underwriting, processing, and funding. Interested recruiters can email mortgage@recruiter.com. Interested candidates can click here.
• Recruiter.com CEO and Chairman Evan Sohn appeared on The RedChip Money Report to discuss the Company’s unique market position, strong network growth, major account wins, and more. Check out the video below:

Recruiting Industry Investments / M&A Activity:

• Grata raises $3.2 million in seed funding for its search engine for small and middle-market private companies. (source)
• Human capital management company Paycor acquires performance management platform 7Geese. (source)
• Talent experience management company Phenom acquires AI-powered HR tech company My Ally. (source)
• Special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) Churchill Capital is merging with talent management software company Skillsoft; the combined entity will acquire Global Knowledge Training LLC. (source)
• Video interviewing software HireVue buys recruitment AI and automation software AllyO. (source)
• Employee engagement startup Winningtemp raises $17.6 million in Series B funding. (source)
• AI-powered recruiting startup Findem raises $7.3 million in Series A funding. (source)
• Following its acquisition of LaunchPad last month, OutMatch is acquiring talent assessment company FurstPerson. (source)

Must-Read Reports:

• According to an iHire survey, 61.8 percent of workers are thinking about changing careers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (source)
• The Star Conspiracy's Brandscape 2021 finds investments skyrocketing for learning companies but taking a hit for talent companies. (source)
• Universum's list of the World's Most Attractive Employers unsurprisingly includes Google, Apple, and Amazon, among others. (source)
• Criteria Corp's 2020 Hiring Benchmark Report surveys the state of hiring in a year of crisis. (source)
• According to LinkedIn, job seekers are growing increasingly interested in working for small businesses. (source)
• And yet, BambooHR's Employee Experience Report finds small businesses are struggling to prioritize the employee experience at a time when they need to most. (source)
• MIT Sloan Management Review and Glassdoor announce the 2020 Culture Champions, including Trader Joe's, HubSpot, and Accenture. (source)
• We all know that COVID-19 changed the talent acquisition landscape, but Alexander Mann Solutions is taking a deep dive into what, specifically, those transformations are. (source)
• Temporary jobs are on the rise, according to the American Staffing Association. (source)
• Talent Board names winners of the 2020 Global Candidate Experience Awards. (source)

Company News:

• UK-based executive search firm becomes an employee-owned business. (source)
• InFlight partners with RChilli to introduce expanded parsing capabilities to InFlight's candidate experience overlay. (source)
• CURO Compensation introduces new tool to identify pay gaps. (source)
• Peer recognition platform Preciate launches Preciate Social, a virtual socializing platform for businesses. (source)
• Performance management company Reflektive unveils Reflektive Calibration, a new tool aimed at helping organizations ensure rating consistency and data integrity in performance reviews. (source)
• Former ManpowerGroup executive Jeffry Joerres is inducted into the American Staffing Association's Leadership Hall of Fame. (source)
• High-volume hiring platform Fountain introduces video interviews, chatbots, geolocation, and other new features to its offering. (source)
• Executive recruitment firm True Search launches AboveBoard, an executive hiring platform meant to surface more inclusive candidate pools. (source)
• Savings and investing app Acorns gets into the recruiting market with a new Job Finder feature. (source)
• Syndio's pay analysis software now integrates with Workday. (source)

Upcoming Events:

• iCIMS Inspire 2020 (Nov. 17-18, 2020). Details: https://www4.icims.com/inspire

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