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Canada adding tech jobs, report points to continued growth

October 17, 2018

Tech employment in Canada increased by nearly 45,000 jobs in 2017, to an estimated 1.2 million workers, according to the Cyberprovinces 2018 report released by CompTIA, a nonprofit IT industry association. The report found net tech employment accounted for approximately 8.4% of the overall...


Instacart raises $600 million in funding round, valuation at $7.6 billion

October 17, 2018

Human cloud, online services firm Instacart raised $600 million as part of a financing round led by D1 Capital Partners. The investment increases the company’s valuation to $7.6 billion.

Instacart expects to use the new capital for further expansion in North America; marketing...


Medix acquires behavioral science firm Talentoday

October 17, 2018

Staffing provider Medix acquired Talentoday, a Paris-based provider of talent assessment and people analytics.

Talentoday’s online platform provides psychometric testing and predictive analytics. The company collaborated with Medix to launch MyPrint, a behavioral assessment that provides employers...


Uber IPO could value company at $120 billion (The New York Times)

October 17, 2018

Human cloud/ride-sharing firm Uber could be worth as much as $120 billion in an initial public offering, and it would be the biggest IPO since the Alibaba Group of China started trading in 2014, The New York Times reported. Uber’s IPO could be one of the biggest events next year for Wall Street. Meanwhile,...


Freelancer.com cash receipts up 4% in Q3; notes letter from California

October 16, 2018

Freelancer Ltd., the operator of online staffing firm Freelancer.com, reported cash receipts increased by 4% year over year in the third quarter to approximately AUD 13.0 million (US$9.2 million).

Project fees rose 22% year over year; the Sydney, Australia-based company added that in the last 28 days,...


Job openings hit new high in August, more than 900,000 openings than unemployed workers

October 16, 2018

The number of US job openings reached another new record in August, and the number of openings outpaced the number of unemployed in August by 902,000, according to data released today from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

There were 7.1 million job openings in August — up 18.1% year over year —...


More needed to improve pay gap, working environment for women in tech: Harvey Nash

October 16, 2018

More organizations are pursuing initiatives to increase the number of women working in technology, according to a survey by global staffing firm Harvey Nash. However, more is needed to close the pay gap and improve working environments.

Thirty-one percent of the survey’s respondents said their organizations...


On National Boss Day, 76% of job seekers report having a toxic boss: Monster

October 16, 2018

Today is “National Boss Day,” but most job seekers don’t have the best things to say about their bosses, according to a poll conducted by Monster.

Excluding those who are their own boss, 76% of survey respondents in the US reported they currently have or recently had a toxic boss. Twenty-six percent...


Coding and engineering skills overrated? – Staffing quote of the week

October 16, 2018

The biggest skills gap in the US now is in soft skills such as written and oral communication, team-building, and leadership, Quarts reports LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner as saying. “As powerful as AI will ultimately become and is becoming, we’re still a ways away from computers being able to replicate...


Responding to change and need for retraining and upskilling (Staffing Industry Review)

October 16, 2018

Today, change is happening so rapidly that retraining and upskilling are pressing needs for companies and workers alike, writes Nicola Soares, Kelly Services’ VP and managing director, Education Practice, in the latest issue of Staffing Industry Review magazine. To help adapt their workforces to change,...