HCM Talent Technology Roundup May 12, 2023

Salesforce announced Slack GPT, a new conversational AI experience natively integrated into Slack. According to the company, the offering will include the ability to use generative AI app integrations and different language models. In addition, it will work with Einstein GPT to help organizations “tap into” employee knowledge and secure customer data insights in order to increase productivity.

Dice announced Dice AutoPen, a tool powered by ChatGPT that auto-generates cover letters for technology professionals to use when applying for jobs through the company’s mobile app. The product creates cover letters that are personalized not only to the user, but also to the job and the company they’re applying to. As part of the process, candidates can review and edit cover letters and submit them with their application.

Lever released Candidate Texting, an SMS tool designed to streamline candidate communication and improve engagement for talent teams. The tool is designed to help recruiting teams better manage their pipelines and overcome common communication challenges in talent acquisition, such as improving response rates and overall time-to-hire.

Harver is implementing TruEra’s AI quality management solutions to help optimize the performance of its behavioral assessment solutions and ensure compliance with coming City of New York AI regulations. In late 2021, New York adopted regulations requiring all employers who use automated hiring tools to undergo a “bias audit” beginning in July 2023.

Gigs, a job platform that connects companies to job seekers looking for hourly jobs, launched its employer portal to help companies with their full-time and part-time hiring needs. In addition, the company announced that it has raised $2.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Slauson & Co., with additional investment from Wonder Ventures and several angel investors.

Sixty-five percent of chief human resource officers expect AI to have a positive impact on the HR function over the next two years, according to the Conference Board’s CHRO Confidence Index. The survey also found CHROs are increasingly confident about hiring, with just over half saying they expect hiring to increase in the next six months.

HR software provider Ciphr relaunched its digital learning platform, Ciphr Academy, with the goal of helping more users become “HR system experts.” The offering makes training available online at any time of day with new “bitesize” classes, allowing for greater flexibility.

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Mark Feffer

Mark Feffer is executive editor of RecruitingDaily and the HCM Technology Report. He’s written for TechTarget, HR Magazine, SHRM, Dice Insights, TLNT.com and TalentCulture, as well as Dow Jones, Bloomberg and Staffing Industry Analysts. He likes schnauzers, sailing and Kentucky-distilled beverages.