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myInterview raises $5 million for its video-based job recruitment platform

TechCrunch

Sydney, Australia-based myInterview wants to turn videos into an integral part of recruitment, with a platform that allows candidates to upload video responses to questions. Recruiters also have the option of using myInterview Intelligence, or machine learning-based tools that create shortlists for competitive openings.

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Keeping Culture Alive: What Recruiters Can Do While Hiring Remotely

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

I disagree, and so does this survey from the Addison group which says that 70% of candidates leave midway during the hiring process because it’s too slow, or the recruiter wasn’t easy to communicate with. and the onus is on us recruiters to be the torchbearers for our brands. Four years; 20,116 conversations, and 2.9 Viva la vibe! .

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Delivering better business outcomes for CIOs

CIO

Business analysts Gartner reports that the time to recruit a new employee has increased by 18%. And according to the most recent Enterprise Cloud Index survey related to the recruitment and retention of cloud talent, 80% of respondents identify IT and cloud talent recruitment and retention a concern for their budgets.

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A brand new (read easier) way to create tests on HackerEarth Recruit

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

We’ve made an important enhancement in HackerEarth Recruit which has made creating tests much simpler. We spoke to a bunch of recruiters who were hiring full-stack developers and below are the two job descriptions that carry the same job title. Yes, you read that right! Why did we do this? Say hello to skill-based test creation.

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Meet SeekOut, a profitable diverse hiring startup that just raised $65M

TechCrunch

Most companies claim they want a diverse staff but at the same time, complain they don’t know how to go about recruiting more diverse candidates. A group of former Microsoft executives and engineers — Anoop Gupta , Aravind Bala , John Tippett , Vikas Manocha — founded SeekOut in 2016.

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Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

TechCrunch

In 2016, we set out to develop a rigorous methodology for tracking progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in venture capital, and to measure and benchmark those data through our biennial VC Human Capital Survey. Encouraging signs in talent recruitment and development. On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point.

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Tech companies: Stop conflating privilege with potential

TechCrunch

The number of low-income students attending college is increasing: According to a 2016 report from the Pew Research Center , the total share of undergraduate college students who come from low-income families increased from 12% in 1996 to 20% in 2016. Level the playing field for low-income recruits.

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