Layoffs at Upwork, Paradox Sings Chipotle

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Upwork Stock (NASDAQ:UPWK) jumped after the freelance marketplace announced a workforce reduction to reduce costs and preliminary Q3 results that exceed the top end of guidance.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4195098-upwork-surges-after-workforce-reduction-preliminary-q3-results-announcement

Sapia.ai, the world’s only Smart Interviewer™ platform powered by AI, today introduced Phai™, an AI-driven career coach that fits in your pocket. Phai™ combines cutting-edge conversational AI with Sapia’s proprietary dataset to empower job seekers and employees.

https://hrtechfeed.com/sapia-ai-unveils-ai-career-coach-for-job-seekers-and-employees/

Employ announced the release of the Employ Recruiter Nation Report 2024.

The annual report, this year titled “Empowering People-First Recruiting,” leverages findings from a survey of more than 1,200 talent acquisition decision makers and recruiters in North America and proprietary recruiting data from 22,000+ Employ customers.

https://recruitingheadlines.com/employ-recruiter-nation-report-2024/

iCIMS, a leading provider of talent acquisition technology, announced availability of its fall release today, largely inspired by customer feedback…

CodeSignal, a leading skills intelligence platform, today announces the launch of AI Interviewer for Sales, an AI-powered interview solution designed to help companies hire the best sales talent faster.

https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-from-icims-codesignal/

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced today that it is partnering with Paradox to introduce a new platform that will make hiring employees more efficient for its restaurant teams. Paradox’s conversational hiring system will enable the General Managers in Chipotle’s restaurants to spend less time on administrative tasks, including collecting basic information from candidates and scheduling interviews, and allow them to focus on their day-to-day operations and providing excellent hospitality for guests.

https://recruitingheadlines.com/chipotle-teams-up-with-paradox/