Recruiting process shortfalls highlighted in new report from Allegis Group

Less than one-tenth of organizations are highly satisfied with the recruiting process, according to Allegis Group’s state of recruiting report, released today. The report, “Staying in Front: An Inside Look at the Changing Dynamics of Talent Acquisition,” gauges the satisfaction of companies across...

SoftBank says it could walk away from an Uber deal (Recode)

In a likely attempt to increase its negotiating leverage ahead a $10 billion deal, SoftBank said it could easily jettison the Uber transaction that in principle was struck on Sunday, Recode reported. If the price offered by SoftBank per share is too low — and not enough sellers are willing to sell...

AI bots add ‘whole new world’ to recruiting — Staffing quote of the week

“This has opened up a whole new world, which is not just limited to hiring but also to the extent where the whole employee life cycle can be planned in an intelligent manner,” said James Agrawal, managing director of executive search and recruitment consulting firm BTI Consultants India, in a Quartz...

Private equity firm acquires Vaco

Private equity firm Olympus Partners acquired Staffing provider Vaco from Quad-C Management Inc., a middle market private equity firm. Quad-C reported Vaco management was also an acquirer.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal closed Nov. 9.

Quad-C invested in Vaco in 2014 in partnership...

Equity firm invests in crowd-sourced healthcare recruiting platform

Relode, an online healthcare recruitment platform providing peer-sourced clinical recruitment, secured strategic capital financing. Nashville-based Heritage Group, a healthcare-focused growth equity firm, led the financing round, which also included Nashville-based Frist Cressey Ventures.

Terms of the...

Healthcare Staffing Summit: Conference gets rolling today in Texas

The 15^th-annual Healthcare Staffing Summit is getting underway in Dallas today.

Networking begins this afternoon, and Tuesday starts with a keynote session on the “Outlook for Healthcare Staffing,” presented by Tony Gregoire, director of research for the Americas at Staffing Industry Analysts. The...

Uber approves multi-billion-dollar investment by Softbank

Human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber Technologies Inc. reached agreements that will allow Japan-based internet and telecommunications giant SoftBank Group Corp. and other firms to invest up to $1 billion in the firm and proceed with a tender offer in coming weeks to buy up to $9 billion in shares from...

New York to require predictable schedules for retail employees (Lexology)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced new regulations designed to prevent retail employers from scheduling or canceling workers’ shifts hours before or after they start. The regulations will require employers to let employees know their schedules two weeks in advance and provide two hours’...

Lyft’s new board member says gig economy can benefit women (Council on Foreign Relations)

A Council on Foreign Relations blog post reviews a discussion held with Valerie Jarrett, a new member of the board of directors for the human cloud ride-sharing app Lyft. Jarrett shared her perspective on how the gig economy can benefit women as both employees and passengers of the company.

Staffing providers talk benefits of hiring veterans

The US tomorrow honors the contributions and sacrifices of the country’s military veterans, and several staffing providers recognize the qualities and characteristics that make veterans quality employees.

Harley Lippman, CEO founder of professional technology services firm Genesis10, called for a “surge”...