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Veteran B2B executive joins SeekOut to scale agentic AI recruiting of AI-forward talent. Founder Anoop Gupta transitions to Executive Chairman. SeekOut, the agentic AI recruiting platform helping companies hire AI-forward talent, announced that Sean Thompson will join the company as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 4, 2026. Co-founder Anoop Gupta, who has led SeekOut since its founding in 2017, will transition to Executive Chairman of the Board. Catch more HRTech Insights:  HRTech Interview with Bernard Barbour, Chief Technology and Product Officer at Skillsoft “SeekOut is one of the most consequential companies being built in AI recruiting today. Talent acquisition is being rewritten by agentic AI, and SeekOut is uniquely positioned to lead that shift.” Thompson is a Seattle-based enterprise software veteran who most recently served as President and CEO of NAVEX, a global SaaS leader in governance, risk, and compliance. He previously held senior leadership roles ...

For decades, productivity at work has been defined in a fairly limited way, mostly by output, hours worked, and how well the business runs. Companies used to think that employees were successful if they got a lot of work done in a short amount of time, and they often thought that longer hours meant more work. This way of thinking, which comes from the industrial era, worked well for tasks that were repetitive and manual and where performance could be easily measured. But as work has changed, especially in industries that rely on knowledge, these old ways of measuring work have become less useful. In today’s fast-paced business world, HRtech is very important for questioning and changing these old definitions. It’s becoming clearer that measuring productivity only by time and volume has its limits. Creativity, teamwork, strategic thinking, and problem-solving are all important parts of modern work that simple output metrics can’t capture accurately. Employees may spend less time on a ...

The specialized sales recruitment firm has earned one of the most competitive recognitions in the North American talent industry, capping a growth journey built on a model that traditional recruitment firms have struggled to replicate. Quota Crushers Agency has been awarded the title of Most Innovative Sales Recruitment Talent Agency of 2026 across the United States and Canada by Business Minds Media, a globally respected international business publication known for recognizing organizations that are reshaping their industries. The recognition puts Quota Crushers in rare company. Business Minds Media’s awards are granted based on demonstrated innovation, market impact, and a track record of results that can be measured, not just marketed. For a sales recruitment firm to earn this distinction across two of the largest economies in the world speaks to how seriously the agency has been taken by the companies and candidates it serves. Quota Crushers Agency did not start as a tradi...

HCM leader’s fifth annual “Voice of the Workforce” study reveals that 86% of new workers with less than 12 months in their current roles have already applied to new jobs. isolved , a provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions that help organizations recruit, retain and elevate their workforce,  released its fifth annual 2026-2027 Voice of the Workforce report: “Loyal but Looking: Today’s Workforce is Keeping its Options Open.” Based on a survey of more than 1,300 full-time U.S. employees of isolved customers, the report uncovers a paradox at the center of  labor market: while employees report high levels of satisfaction, most are still actively exploring new opportunities. isolved’s research finds that, though 90% of employees say they are happy in their current roles, and 73% report manageable workloads, 58% plan to apply for new jobs in the next year, and more than half (56%) have already done so in the past 12 months. This disconnect is even more pronounced acro...

Organizations are investing heavily in AI tools to drive productivity, but without aligning learning, skills development, and performance support across a multigenerational workforce, companies risk low adoption, fragmented usage, and diminished ROI. New research underscores the severity of these challenges: Generational gaps in AI usage are costing companies $56 billion annually. But the buzzy headline obscures the real story. Age isn’t the problem. Organizational readiness is. The problem is that organizations are rolling out AI tools without first building a shared learning and skills framework to support adoption. Without developing that infrastructure, businesses are building on a shaky foundation. The true gap here isn’t generational; it’s between the speed of technology deployment and the pace of human readiness. Catch more HRTech Insights:  HRTech Interview with Bernard Barbour, Chief Technology and Product Officer at Skillsoft The Core Challenge Most organizations in...