Welcome to the HR Tech Roundup. We have gathered the top HR trends for 2021 with different HR categories like Employee Engagement, e-Learning, Training and Development, Employee wellness, Career Development and Artificial Intelligence.
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Brio Benefits’ Matthew Compton Named 2022 Retirement Plan Adviser Of The Year By PLANADVISER Magazine
On behalf of Brio Benefits Consulting, we’re excited to announce that Matthew Compton, Managing Director, Retirement Solutions at Brio, has been named the 2022 Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year by PLANADVISER Magazine.
Compton was recognized amongst some of the nation’s foremost retirement plan advisers.
“I am extremely moved by this recognition. I truly appreciate everyone’s support and commitment over the last 2.5 years. The team at Brio has played a vital role in cultivating my role as a retirement advisor and I am forever grateful,” said Matthew Compton.
AssuredPartners Announces Acquisition Of Midwest Group Benefits, Inc.
AssuredPartners, Inc. is proud to announce that Midwest Group Benefits, Inc. (Midwest Group Benefits) of Decorah, Iowa has joined AssuredPartners. The team of 10 will remain under the operational leadership of Sara Hotvedt. The agency currently reports $1.1 million in annualized revenues. Sara Hotvedt said, “We have always been committed to honesty, integrity and personal service while offering the best employee benefits solutions for our clients. I feel that AssuredPartners is the right place for us as a partner who truly shares the same values and is equally as committed to doing the right thing for their clients.”
Asure Launches New Integration Marketplace Automates Routine Tasks For Small And Mid-Sized Clients And Expands Reach Into HCM Ecosystem
Asure Software, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software solutions, announced its new Integrations Marketplace, to provide clients with prebuilt integrations with more than 125 vendors in the Payroll and HR industry. This Integration Marketplace is made possible with recent updates to Asure’s technology and execution of an ‘API-first’ development strategy. “The infrastructure work we did in 2021 around APIs has set us up to take advantage of new sales channels and really capitalize on some large strategic partnerships that will drive high margin revenue,” said Pat Goepel, Chairman, and CEO of Asure. “Most importantly, these integrations save time, eliminate errors, and reduce the cost of ownership for clients who manage multiple vendors in their HCM tech-stack.
HireLogic Raises $4 Million Seed Funding To Modernize Interview Processes And Improve Hiring Decisions With AI Assistance
HireLogic, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered human resources technology software firm that improves interview processes, has raised $4 Million in seed funding. Several prominent individual investors participated in the round, including Edward J. Zander, former chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Motorola, Mike Pehl, partner at Guidepost Growth Equity and former president of Razorfish, and Ann Fandozzi, chief executive officer of Ritchie Bros
TA Associates Joins Vista Equity Partners To Accelerate Value Creation At ICIMS
iCIMS, a leading provider of cloud-based talent acquisition solutions, announced that TA Associates (“TA”), a leading global growth private equity firm, will invest in the Company alongside existing investor Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”). Vista, a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, first invested in iCIMS in 2018 and has since supported the Company’s global growth. Vista and TA will maintain equal economic ownership in iCIMS and will partner together to further accelerate global growth and product development expansion at the Company. Susquehanna Growth Equity, which first invested in iCIMS in 2012 and made an additional investment in 2015, will continue to be a shareholder.iCIMS powers talent transformation for more than 4,000 organizations worldwide, including CVS Health, Target, and IBM. Collectively, iCIMS customers employ more than 34 million people around the globe. Employers leverage the iCIMS Talent Cloud to attract, engage, hire and advance the right talent that builds a diverse, winning workforce. The company’s award-winning product innovation, strong customer satisfaction and talented team members worldwide position iCIMS to continue leading the large and growing HR technology market.Over the course of its partnership with iCIMS, Vista has enabled the company to increase its market share, expand its go-to-market strategy, increase its global customer base and strengthen its product suite through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. iCIMS is leading the market with its flagship applicant tracking system, its award-winning offer management product, and solutions to support organizations’ diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The iCIMS Talent Cloud is further bolstered by iCIMS’ strategic acquisitions, including Jibe (candidate engagement), Opening.IO (AI recruiting solution), EasyRecrue (video interviewing and skills assessments), Altru Labs (employee video content) and Candidate.ID (candidate recruitment marketing automation). These value creation initiatives and transformative expansions have resulted in an approximate 60% ARR growth over this period with a 50% increase in users to over 2.5 million.
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