--- title: "Recruiting Industry News Roundup from Recruiter.com: September 2020" description: Learn about the latest exciting recruiting industry news from Recruiter.com image: https://blog.recruiter.com/hubfs/recruiting%20industry.jpg --- [![** NEWSFLASH ** Recruiters - Save time with Candidate Pitch, our new AI-powered platform](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5885929/9646b7df-e53b-476f-892a-278c74bccfca.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5885929/9646b7df-e53b-476f-892a-278c74bccfca) [![recruiter-logo](https://blog.recruiter.com/hubfs/recruiter-logo.svg)](https://www.recruiter.com) - ONDEMAND SOLUTIONS - [Sourcing OnDemand](https://www.recruiter.com/on-demand-sourcing.html) - [Technical Recruiters OnDemand](https://www.recruiter.com/technical-recruiters-ondemand.html) - [Professional Recruiters OnDemand](https://www.recruiter.com/on-demand-recruiting.html) - [Manufacturing Recruiters OnDemand](https://www.recruiter.com/manufacturing-recruiters-on-demand.html) - [Healthcare Recruiters OnDemand](https://www.recruiter.com/healthcare-recruiters-on-demand.html) - HOW WE HELP - [Enterprises](https://www.recruiter.com/recruiting-solutions-enterprises.html) - [Startups](https://www.recruiter.com/recruiting-solutions-startups.html) - [RPOs & Staffing Agencies](https://www.recruiter.com/recruiting-solutions-rpo-recruiting-agencies.html) - [HOW WE VET](https://www.recruiter.com/how-we-vet-recruiters.html) - RESOURCES - [Resource Library](https://go.recruiter.com/resources) - [Recruiter Today](https://www.recruiter.com/recruitertoday/) - [LinkedIn Group](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/42370/) - [Recruiter Index](https://go.recruiter.com/recruiter-index-job-market) - [Partner Marketplace](https://www.recruiter.com/partner-marketplace.html) - [Resume Distribution](https://www.recruiter.com/resume-distribution.html) - [Company Updates](https://blog.recruiter.com/tag/company-news) - [For Investors](https://investors.recruiter.com/) [FIND JOBS](https://jobs.recruiter.com) [EMPLOYER SOLUTIONS](https://www.recruiter.com/hire-a-recruiter.html?loc=top_nav_button) ## RECRUITER UPDATES # Recruiting Industry News Roundup from Recruiter.com: September 2020 # Company Updates - [All](https://blog.recruiter.com/) - [Company News](https://blog.recruiter.com/tag/company-news) - [Thought Leadership](https://blog.recruiter.com/tag/thought-leadership) - [artificial intelligence](https://blog.recruiter.com/tag/artificial-intelligence) - [events](https://blog.recruiter.com/tag/events) - [hr technology](https://blog.recruiter.com/tag/hr-technology) - [matt charney](https://blog.recruiter.com/tag/matt-charney) - [recruiting](https://blog.recruiter.com/tag/recruiting) - [transform](https://blog.recruiter.com/tag/transform) - [recruiting technology](https://blog.recruiter.com/tag/recruiting-technology) - [unleash](https://blog.recruiter.com/tag/unleash) # Recruiting Industry News Roundup from Recruiter.com: September 2020 Sep 23, 2020 / by  [Matthew Kosinski](https://blog.recruiter.com/author/matthew-kosinski) ![Matthew Kosinski](https://blog.recruiter.com/hubfs/matt.jpg) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.recruiter.com/recruiting-industry-news-september2020) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.recruiter.com/recruiting-industry-news-september2020&title=&summary=&source=) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.recruiter.com/recruiting-industry-news-september2020&text=) ![recruiting news](https://blog.recruiter.com/hs-fs/hubfs/recruiting%20industry.jpg?width=670&name=recruiting%20industry.jpg) Welcome to Recruiter Roundup, where we at Recruiter.com take a monthly look at the most exciting recruiting and HR industry news. We'll highlight some of our own news as well, such as our new [AI-matching candidate sourcing platform](https://blog.recruiter.com/find-ai-matched-candidates-on-recruiter.com), and our recent [Recruiter Index report](https://blog.recruiter.com/recruiter.com-reports-on-recruiter-index-data-on-cnbc) on CNBC. ## **Recruiting Industry Investments / M&A Activity:** - Digital recruitment platform Job.com acquires IT-focused recruiting firm HireVergence. ([source](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jobcom-completes-first-acquisition-with-tampa-it-firm-hirevergence-301119195.html)) - Jobvite acquires talent analytics platform Talentegy. ([source](https://huntscanlon.com/jobvite-acquires-talent-analytics-platform-talentegy/)) - Learning platform Kahoot! acquires employee engagement platform Actimo. ([source](https://kahoot.com/press/2020/09/16/kahoot-actimo-join-forces-strengthen-corporate-learning-culture-engagement/)) - Talent intelligence platform OutMatch acquires recruitment automation platform LaunchPad. ([source](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/outmatch-acquires-recruitment-automation-platform-launchpad-to-provide-new-candidate-driven-digital-hiring-experience-301135066.html)) - Swyg, which aims to reduce bias through peer interviews and AI, raises $1.2 million. ([source](https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/09/swyg/)) - AI-powered workforce management solution Legion Technologies raises $22 million in Series B funding. ([source](https://www.finsmes.com/2020/09/legion-technologies-raises-22m-in-series-b-funding.html)) - Fintech-focused HR tech startup Storm2 raises $2.9 million in Series A funding. ([source](https://www.finsmes.com/2020/08/storm2-raises-e2-5m-in-series-a-funding.html)) ## **Must-Read Reports:**   - Perhaps the best news of late comes from ManpowerGroup’s [Q4 2020 Employment Outlook Survey](https://www.manpowergroup.com/workforce-insights/data-driven-workforce-insights/manpowergroup-employment-outlook-survey-results#%20), which found that employers’ hiring intentions are beginning to return to pre-pandemic levels. Coupled with the unemployment rate [sliding down](https://huntscanlon.com/unemployment-rate-falls-to-8-4-percent/) to 8.4 percent — single digits for the first time since the pandemic began! — this news suggests that, slowly but surely, organizations are learning to adapt and thrive in the new normal. - Research from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) finds minority students are underrepresented in paid internships — a particularly bad look at a time when diversity and inclusion are top of mind for many. ([source](https://www.naceweb.org/about-us/press/minority-college-students-underrepresented-in-paid-internships/)) - Upwork’s new Freelance Forward 2020 report traces COVID-19’s impact on the freelance economy. ([source](https://www.upwork.com/i/freelance-forward)) ## **Company News:** - Recruiter.com (that's us, folks) launched a new AI-driven candidate matching tool. Now you can find candidates for open jobs using Recruiter.com. ([source](https://blog.recruiter.com/artificial-intelligence-platform)) - Jobvite launches the AI Innovation Lab to help employers better leverage predictive analytics and data science. ([source](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200827005572/en/Jobvite-Launches-AI-Innovation-Lab-Deliver-Recruitment))  - Checkster sponsors Recruiting.Work, a virtual community of talent acquisition professionals. ([source](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/checkster-joins-forces-recruiting-110000052.html)) - Enterprise talent acquisition and management platform Avature announces integration with WeChat Work. ([source](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avature-announces-integration-with-wechat-work-boosting-its-efforts-in-china-301125717.html)) - Ratings and reviews platform Clutch names the 70+ top recruiting firms according to its data. Winners include Talent Place, Capital Recruiters, and Soshace. ([source](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/clutch-releases-report-highlighting-more-than-70-top-recruiting-firms-301126372.html)) - The American Staffing Association names nurse Linda Cardenas the 2021 National Staffing Employee of the Year. ([source](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/front-line-covid-19-nurse-is-national-staffing-employee-of-the-year-301130226.html)) - Talent acquisition firm IQTalent Partners launches “passive candidate marketplace” IQTalent Xchange. ([source](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/talent-acquisition-firm-announces-launch-of-new-passive-talent-exchange-platform-301131056.html)) - People management platform Lattice introduces career-development product Grow. ([source](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lattice-launches-grow-powering-meaningful-career-conversations-for-employee-development-301131999.html)) - PayScale partners with the University of Southern California’s Race and Equity Center to drive improved pay equity initiatives. ([source](https://www.payscale.com/about/press-releases/payscale-empowers-businesses-to-address-pay-equity-in-partnership-with-the-usc-race-and-equity-center)) - Accenture establishes Black Founders Development Program to help Black business owners access venture capital, mentorship, and strategic business connections. ([source](https://www.finsmes.com/2020/09/accenture-establishes-black-founders-development-program-and-fund.html)) ## **Legal and Regulatory News:** The US Department of Labor (DOL) has been on a tear recently, awarding millions of dollars in [employment service grants](https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20200902) and [dislocated worker grants](https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20200901-0), as well as investing in combating [unemployment insurance fraud](https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20200901) and solving [rural healthcare workforce shortages](https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20200902). 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