Jobvite, the company that was once an early mover in leveraging social networks to help source job opportunities and find interesting candidates for openings, is today announcing two big moves to double down on its ambition to build a bigger platform for recruitment and applicant tracking. The company has picked up an investment of over […]
View More Jobvite raises $200M+ and acquires three recruitment startups to expand its platform playCategory: Job Hunting
Handshake, a LinkedIn for university students and diversity, raises $40M on a $275M valuation
LinkedIn has created and — with 562 million users — leads the market in social platforms for people who want to network with others in their professions, and look for jobs. Now a startup that hopes to take it on in a specific niche — university students and recent grads, with a focus on diversity […]
View More Handshake, a LinkedIn for university students and diversity, raises $40M on a $275M valuationJob Today gets a $16M top up as it preps for Brexit bump
Accel-backed mobile-first jobs app Job Today has pulled in another $16M — an expansion to its November 2016 $20M Series B round. It raised a $10M Series A in January of the same year. The 2015 founded startup offers a mobile app for job seekers that does away with the need for a CV. Instead job seekers […]
View More Job Today gets a $16M top up as it preps for Brexit bumpMeetFrank nets $1.1M for its passive job matching chatbot
MeetFrank, aka a ‘secret’ recruitment app that uses machine learning plus a chatbot wrapper to take the strain out of passive job hunting and talent-to-vacancy matching, has closed a €1 million (~$1.1M) seed funding round to fuel market expansion in Europe. Hummingbird VC, Karma VC, and Change Ventures are the investors. The Estonian startup was only founded […]
View More MeetFrank nets $1.1M for its passive job matching chatbotLinkedIn now lets job seekers ask for referrals with a click of a button
LinkedIn this morning is rolling out a new feature for job searchers that allows them to better leverage their network of connections when looking for a new job. The company is introducing “Ask for a Referral,” which places a button next to the jobs where you know people who work at the company advertising open […]
View More LinkedIn now lets job seekers ask for referrals with a click of a buttonLinkedin launches the perfect feature for lazy job seekers
Ever seen your dream job posted on LinkedIn, but been too lazy to ask for a referral? You’re in luck: LinkedIn now does that for you.
LinkedIn has rolled out “Ask for a Referral,” a feature that will allow you to ask LinkedIn connections for a …