Jobvite gets $200 million investment, acquires three companies

K1 Investment Management made a majority investment in Jobvite, a provider of recruitment software, including an applicant tracking system.

An undisclosed portion of K1’s $200 million-plus investment was used by Jobvite to acquire three firms: recruitment marketing company Talemetry; online...

Online staffing platform Fiverr acquires content marketing platform ClearVoice

Online staffing provider Fiverr acquired venture-backed ClearVoice, a subscription-based content marketing platform.

The acquisition brings a portfolio of writers to Fiverr, where content marketing-related services are currently among its most in-demand services. Content creation is also one of the...

Indeed names new CEO

Jobs website Indeed named Chris Hyams as its new CEO, effective April 1. He will replace Hisayuki Idekoba, who has served in that role since October 2013.

Hyams has been president of Indeed since October 2015, and has been responsible for innovation and growth. He had previously served as senior...

Third of Americans to seek new job this year: Monster

One in three Americans, 33%, plan to look for a new job this year, according to data from Monster Worldwide Inc.’s 2019 State of the Candidate report. The survey found the percentage is even higher among 18- to 34-year-olds; 48% in this age category plan to look for a new job this year.

Ninety percent...

Randstad Q4 revenue flat; Europe slows, firm records impairment for Monster

Randstad NV reported fourth-quarter revenue was stable, edging up 0.3% on an organic basis — which excludes the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and currency. The Netherlands-based company noted robust growth in the North America, but cited slowing activity in Europe.

Net income fell 2% in the fourth...

Global Employment Solutions names former Pontoon exec as CFO

Global Employment Solutions and its Fahrenheit IT division today announced Klaus Geiser joined the company as CFO. 

Geiser had been with The Adecco Group since 2005 and joined Pontoon when it launched in January 2013. He was global CFO with Adecco’s Pontoon Solutions business, which provides MSP...

Mastech revenue up 10% in Q4

Mastech Digital Inc. (NYSE MKT: MHH) reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 10.3%. The Pittsburgh-based provider of IT staffing provider also reported its data and analytics services segment contributed $5.4 million to revenue in the quarter, up from $5.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2017; Mastech...

Job openings rise to record high in December

The number of US job openings rose to a series high in December from November, according to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of hires and separations were little changed.

There were 7.3 million job openings in December, up 2.4% from November; however, openings increased...

Google expands recruitment platform to UK and Canada (TechCrunch)

Google is expanding its Google Hire recruitment management platform to the UK and Canada, TechCrunch reported today. The countries represent the first international markets for the product outside the US. The markets don’t represent a language barrier for the company, and the UK represents an opportunity...

Upwork ranks Hadoop as fastest-growing skill on its platform

Hadoop topped online staffing provider Upwork’s fourth-quarter list of the 20 fastest-growing skills. Hadoop — an open source software used to store, process and analyze big data applications — was the fastest-growing skill out of more than 5,000 skills freelancers provide on Upwork.

The Upwork...