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Top Funding News in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016

Advos

The recruitment marketing platform Smashfly started off 2016 raising $22 million. Lever Secures $20 Million in Series B Funding to Help Companies Reinvent the Way They Recruit and Hire. Glassbreakers raises further funding for diversity and inclusion platform. HighGround Closes $7.6M January 2016. Million in Seed Funding.

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5 Questions with HighGround CEO Andee Harris

Kazoo

Things have been in full swing over here at HighGround since CEO Andee Harris took the helm, so much so that we haven’t had time to stop and introduce her on the blog. While Andee is new to the role, she’s not new to the company or even the acronym. What are you really proud of at HighGround? I think the solution is two-fold.

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Adding “Value” to Your Interview Process

Kazoo

Once only mentioned in passing during new hire orientation (and never spoken of again), organizational values are now front and center, acting as guiding principles that employees now expect as part of the company milieu. A way to incorporate organizational values into the interview process is to ask value-based questions.

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News You Might Have Missed – November 22

Kazoo

How Technology Empowers Your Talent Management Strategy. Our own CEO was interviewed for this Forbes article on the role of technology in evolving HR today. 7 Ways to Shape the Culture of Your Company. 7 Ways to Shape the Culture of Your Company. How to Preserve Company Culture Amid M&A, IPO.

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The “How” Behind Performance Management Transformation [Webinar Recap]

Kazoo

And second, to share how one company was able to take modern processes and tools and implement them in a non-disruptive, culturally-aligned way. Companies are using digital tools to operate in a much more agile way. We are inundated by technology, effectively overwhelmed by data tools, communication channels and more.

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You Can Run but You Can’t Hide from Your Company Culture

Kazoo

From the moment candidates enter your office, they are getting a front row seat to your company’s culture – whether you can see it or not. When people talk about culture, the often discuss the tangible things like casual dress, free lunches, company-wide happy hours, etc. But there is much more to a culture than the physical.

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Quick Shots for #HR and Business Pros – #HRTechConf Edition

HR Bartender

This year’s HR Technology Conference in Chicago hosted the inaugural “Women in HR Tech” event. It was a half-day of discussion about being a woman in today’s technology driven business world. This year, they had a “ Next Great HR Technology Company ” competition similar in format to the show “The Voice.” Very exciting!