This Week in RecTech: Monster, CB, Phenom, SmartHR

Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

Randstad NV, the world’s leading talent company, has reached an agreement to form a joint venture combining its job board business, Monster, with CareerBuilder, a portfolio company of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo.

https://recruitingheadlines.com/monster-careerbuilder-joining-forces/

PHILADELPHIA —- Phenom today announced its acquisition of Tydy, a human resources technology company focused on delivering phenomenal preboarding and onboarding experiences for employees – from hire to retire. The fifth acquisition and addition to the Intelligent Talent Experience platform portfolio fortifies Phenom’s vision to shorten time to productivity for employees, while creating efficient experiences for HR practitioners, all from one platform.

https://hrtechfeed.com/phenom-acquires-onboarding-platform/

Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, announced it has been recognized as a leader in 66 of the 2024 G2 Summer reports and has ranked #1 in 29 of them, including Best Applicant Tracking System, Best Enterprise Applicant Tracking Systems, Best Mid-Market Applicant Tracking System and Europe Regional Grid Report for Applicant Tracking Systems.

https://hrtechfeed.com/g2-says-greenhouse-is-the-best-ats/

KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR and other investors will jointly lead a US$140 million Series E fundraise of SmartHR, a leading cloud-native human resources management platform in Japan, with participation from existing shareholders.

https://hrtechfeed.com/japan-based-smarthr-gets-140m-series-e/