2022 was record-breaking in a new way 2022 in HR Tech Funding With over $10B raised, 2022 was another great year for the global HR Tech market, with companies in the space raising millions of dollars to develop and expand their products and services. While the total HR Tech funding amount in 2022 was lower…
(Not yet! But…) Yes, I am on my winter break, but something interesting came along that I wanted to share with you. I am talking about ChatGPT, a new generation of intelligent AI chatbots, powered by the latest advancements in natural language processing and machine learning. I managed to get an account and have been…
In a recent article I wrote about LinkedIn’s Talent Conference, and shared that while only 14% of LinkedIn vacancies are remote, they receive 51% of all applications. A reader looked at the chart and noticed that the total number of remote vacancies was lower than a few months ago. Is remote working on its way…
Hiring and firing are hot! Since the start of the pandemic, the state of the labor market has been a topic of constant attention: where can we find enough people? How can we offer a great candidate experience? Where can we find people with the right skills sets and certifications? Why are people quitting and…
Before Unleash even started… Unleash asked me to be a judge and evaluate the 30 submissions for the HR Tech startup competition. All participants shared a short video and a link to their website. Some of them I knew, most of them I didn’t. I was asked to judge them on several aspects, like technology,…
HR Tech Funding fell off a cliff this summer I already gave you some hints about the direction of funding rounds, when I noticed that the outlook wasn’t pretty. After two years of sheer unlimited funding rounds, investors tightened their purse strings, and the money dried up. That was most evident in July, when company…
Back in 2018, I wrote a blockchain series and looked at several HR use cases: payroll, personal data and hiring. The first article includes a blockchain primer, so if you need an update, read that first. I finished the series with a look ahead, where I discussed reality vs the hype, and potential adoption problems…
I just came home from my vacation: I took my nephew on a graduation trip, – although two years later because of the pandemic – and he chose New York. This was his first time in North America. I’ve been to New York many times, and didn’t expect it to be a new experience. But…
What do supermarkets workers in Ireland, health care workers in California and Canada and retail employees in England have in common? Unfortunately, they all experienced errors in their payslips this year because their companies switched to a new payroll. And it wasn’t pretty: many employees were unable to pay their bills. And that leads to…
How it Started With over $12B in funding, 2021 was the best year for HR Tech ever. And at the beginning of the year, overall Global Funding was still strong. But then the war in Ukraine started and that signaled the end of the global funding spree, as you can see below. How it’s going…
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of keynoting the Landing.Jobs conference in Lisbon. As I was preparing my slides for the Tech Hiring Community, the news broke that the Dutch labor market now has 133 vacancies for every 100 unemployed people. In other words, even if we perfectly matched everyone, we would still…
It’s summer! Well, not officially but the weather here has been wonderful, and I’ve spent a lot of time outside. I work from home most days, and I schedule a longer lunch break so I can take a walk. I usually listen to podcasts during my walk: about technology, HR, pay and the metaverse. Also…
