Tagged: jobs

UK Jobs Report: Economic Uncertainty, Rising Costs Affected Hiring Decisions in Sept 2023

Uncertainty over the economic outlook and rising costs continued to weigh on hiring decisions in September, according to the KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global. Permanent placements fell again as companies “were often reluctant to commit to permanent hires,… Read More

Improvement in Jobs Growth Across UK Small Businesses Offset by Increasing Late Payments, Slowdown in Wages Growth: Report

An improvement in jobs and sales growth across UK small businesses in June “has been largely offset by increasing late payments and a slowdown in wages growth,” according to the latest data from global small business platform Xero. Xero’s Small Business Index, based “on anonymized… Read More

Financial Services Firm BBVA to Work with An Additional 2,600+ Tech Professionals in 2023

The financial institution is launching a new job portal “to attract people with technological backgrounds in the different countries where it has a presence.” The Group expects to end 2023 “with over 2,600 new hires of this type of professionals, 1,000 of which will be… Read More

Jobs Report: 25% of Roles May Change in Next 5 Years, with AI, Machine Learning, Digital Tech Transforming Role of Workers

The Future of Jobs Report 2023 suggests that “almost a quarter of jobs (23%) are expected to change in the next five years through growth of 10.2% and decline of 12.3%.” According to the estimates of the 803 companies surveyed for the report, employers “anticipate… Read More

Gemini Cuts Workforce: Report

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Gemini, a crypto firm regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), is cutting its employee headcount once again, according to a report. Like many other crypto trading platforms, the drop in digital asset valuations, along with crypto contagion, has impacted Gemini’s… Read More

CBA Establishes Melbourne Tech Hub with University Partnerships

Commonwealth Bank has unveiled its latest technology hub designed “to support more than 400 software developers, cloud engineers and cyber specialists in the Melbourne CBD and help create new opportunities for Victoria’s expanding digital economy workforce.” The hub, based in the heart of Melbourne’s central… Read More

Proptech Firms Redfin, Compass Cut Employees as Housing Market Cools

Compass (NYSE: COMP), a digital real estate listing platform, and Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) a similar platform have both slashed employee headcount as the economy teeters on the brink of recession. Redfin is cutting employees by 8% while Compass is reducing jobs by 10%. The two… Read More

BlockFi to Let Go 20% of Staff as Dim Economy Hits Well Funded Digital Asset Platform

BlockFi, a leading digital asset firm providing various services to both retail and institutional customers, has announced that it will cut 20% of its workforce due to the challenging economic environment. The company is now refocusing its energy on profitability as opposed to just rapid… Read More

AICPA, CPA.com, and Biz2Credit: Small Businesses and CPA Firms Should Be Readying for New Round of PPP Relief Funds

Biz2Credit has teamed up with the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and its business and technology arm, CPA.com to recommend that small businesses and CPA firms should be readying for a new round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) relief funds. Biz2Credit reported that during the initial… Read More

Barclays US Makes Plans to Create More Than 300 New Customer Service Jobs in Delaware

Banking group Barclays US announced on Monday plans to create more than 300 new customer service jobs in its Wilmington, Delaware headquarters. According to Barclays US, The  Council on Development Finance (CDF) approved Barclays for Delaware Strategic Fund monies totaling nearly $2.5 million, including a… Read More

Expertise in Blockchain or DLT Now the Number-One “Hard Skill” that Firms are Seeking on LinkedIn

Expertise or prior experience working with blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) has quickly become the number-one “hard skill” that firms are now looking for on LinkedIn. According to a recently published job trends report, LinkedIn researchers examined user profiles who were “getting hired at… Read More

Overfunding: Talent Matching Platform TalentPool Surpasses £350,000 on Seedrs

TalentPool, a talent matching platform that connects UK SMEs with recent graduates, has surpassed its initial £350,000 funding target from nearly 100 investors on equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. As previously reported, TalentPool was founded in 2013 and stated it is on a mission to change the way that… Read More

Talent Matching Platform TalentPool Now Seeking £350,000 Through Seedrs Funding Round

TalentPool, a talent matching platform that connects UK SMEs with recent graduates, is now seeking 350,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2013, TalentPool stated its on a mission to change the way that companies find talent. “We’ve created a platform that identifies suitable… Read More

Kochava Labs Introduces New XCHNG Advisors: David Weild IV, William Mougayar, Paran Johar & John Maffei

Kochava Labs SEZC, a research and development subsidiary of Kochava Inc., is proud to announce four new advisors to XCHNG, the open source blockchain framework for the digital advertising ecosystem: David Weild IV, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Weild & Co., Inc. and former Vice… Read More

Overfunding: Netherlands Jobs Platform Agility Scales Quickly Secures €300,000 Funding Target Through Equity Crowdfunding Platform Seedrs

Agility Scales, a Netherlands-based platform for guides making jobs better and easier, has successfully secured its initial €300,000 funding target through its Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign from more than 150 investors. The company launched the funding round a couple weeks ago and is offering 6.61%… Read More

Overfunding: Mobile Job App Snapp CV Secures £200,000 Funding Target on Seedrs

Snapp CV, a mobile job app that allows users to apply on-the-go through video and text, has successfully secured its initial £200,000 equity crowdfunding campaign target on Seedrs. The company launched the campaign earlier this year, seeking the funds as it prepares to expand. Snapp… Read More

Crowdcube #FundedClub Member Adzuna Launches Best British Workplace of 2016 Competition

This week, UK-based job search engine, Adzuna announced it has launched its Best British Workplace of 2016 competition. The company previously secured over £2 during its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. It has already attracts six million visitors a month, but wanted to increase that as part of… Read More

Update: UK’s Job Search Engines Adzuna Gains £1M on Crowdcube; Announces Top Investors

Last month, Adzuna, the UK-based job search engine today launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise  £1.5 million for its mission to “get Britain working.” Within just a few hours, the campaign has raised over £659,330 of its £1,500,000 targeted goal for 5.89% equity offered. Now, with only a little over three weeks until its… Read More

FundersClub’s First Exit: Crowdfunded TalentBin Acquired By Monster Worldwide

FundersClub is celebrating an exit this evening, the first exit for a company funded on the equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors. TalentBin has been acquired by Monster Worldwide (MWW). Gozaik was also acquired by MWW today. Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. TalentBin and Gozaik… Read More

Crowdfunding 2014: Making A Million, Making A Difference

Crowdfunding exploded in 2013, and so revealed its massive potential in a way that’s impossible to ignore. Not least December’s ‘The Rise of Future Finance” and the World Bank Report which preceded it. These together left no doubt that crowdfunding has become an established part of the… Read More