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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Coursera Launches Leadership Academy For World Class Management Training
Coursera aims to build the next generation leaders and high-performance teams with its ‘Leadership Academy’ on its Coursera for Business platform. Amidst the swiftly transforming workplace with remote work and back-to-office transitions, this academy will offer content taught by some of the top instructors from the leading universities and companies. Coursera’s portfolio of Academies already includes a variety from the Cloud and IT Academy, Marketing Academy, Finance Academy, Data and Analytics Academy, to the Software Engineering Academy. Added to these will be the Leadership Academy which will feature 42 SkillSets (an innovation that helps build specific skills as needed for specific job roles) ranging from Interpersonal Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Development and Change Management.
Workrise Makes Significant Investment In Northern Ireland To Continue Growing Tech Operations
Workrise, the leading workforce management platform for the skilled trades, announces new initiatives in Northern Ireland that will create 153 jobs locally and support the company’s continued growth. Workrise is establishing a technology engineering center in Belfast. The jobs will be added over the next four years with an initial focus on establishing the engineering team.
Xuan Yong, Workrise co-founder and CEO, said, “We are pleased with this meaningful expansion into Northern Ireland and the opportunity to tap into the impressive talent pool there.”
LEAPROS Workforce Solutions, Announces Spin-Off Launch Of Insight HR Consulting LLC
LEAPROS Workforce Solutions, a national provider of specialized talent acquisition, innovative technology and consulting solutions, announced the spin-off of the Company’s human resources consulting division. “The spin-off company, Insight HR Consulting LLC, is well positioned to create long-term value for organizations seeking outsourced HR services and support,” said Dr. Joseph Ruiz, Chief Executive Officer. “We remain committed to providing our current and future customers with superior HR solutions. Insight HR Consulting will be a strategic partner to LEAPROS and laser its focus on providing outsourced HR, payroll, and PEO solutions to organizations of all sizes. This momentous decision comes as a strategic response to the ever-increasing demand for our HR services and represents a logical next step aimed at creating lasting value for our customers, employees and stakeholders.”
EAB Acquires Seramount The Leading Workplace Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Firm From Bonnier Corp.
EAB, the leading provider of education research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions, announced its acquisition of Seramount from Bonnier Corp. Seramount is one of the largest and most comprehensive providers of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) services today, partnering with more than 450 of the world’s biggest and most well-known corporate brands, including half of the Fortune 100. Seramount sets the standard for best practices around inclusive corporate policies and encourages the implementation of programs that improve company culture. Subha V. Barry will continue to lead the Seramount team as its president.
Interviewer.AI And AppSumo Partner To Launch AI-Based Video Recruiting Software In The US
Interviewer.AI, an AI-powered video recruitment software, announces its partnership with AppSumo, the leading digital marketplace for entrepreneurs, with the aim of introducing new hiring opportunities through AI-powered innovative technology to the US market.
Starting today, AppSumo’s community of Sumo-lings can access an exclusive campaign for Interviewer.AI’s smart hiring tool. This collaboration will bring a special time-limited offer extending the accessibility of the Interviewer.AI platform to over 1,500 startups, SMBs, and up to 1.25 million AppSumo devoted followers worldwide.