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Gloat raises $57M to reinvent the internal job board

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A lot of the focus in recruitment these days has been on better technology to connect people to job opportunities at new organizations, but that also leaves a wide opening to focus on one of the other big funnels for finding work: internal transfers. “Look for new jobs outside the company, or try to look internally.

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Oyster, an HR platform for distributed workforces, snaps up $50M on a $475M valuation

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The future of work is long on long-distance, and today a startup that’s built a platform to help organizations hire global talent and build out those remote workforces is announcing a round of funding on the heels of strong growth. The company now works with 80 large businesses, he said, helping them fill knowledge worker roles.

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As companies search for hourly workers, Fountain brings in $85M to assist them

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The first is that gone are the days of someone applying to a job in person: today, 80% of people apply via a mobile device, making it easier to apply for multiple jobs at the same time. The remote-first company provides an applicant tracking system aimed at the 82 million people considered hourly workers in the U.S.

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BigChange raises $102M for a platform to help manage service fleets

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startup that builds fleet management software to help track and direct jobs to those on the go whose “offices” tend to be vehicles, has closed a round of £75 million ($102 million at today’s rates). One report points to part of that funding being a secondary transaction, with Port pocketing £48 million of that.

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UK’s WhiteHat rebrands as Multiverse, raises $44M to build tech apprenticeships in the US

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But today, a startup that is exploring a different route for those interested in technology and knowledge worker positions — specifically by way of apprenticeships to bring in and train younger people on the job — is announcing a significant round of growth funding to see if it can provide a credible, scalable alternative to that model.

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Nana nabs $6M for an online academy and marketplace dedicated to appliance repair

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A lot of the focus in online education — and, let’s face it, education overall — has been about professional development for knowledge workers, education for K-12 and how best to deliver cost-effective, engaging higher learning to those in college and beyond. Nana has now raised $10.7

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Workiz locks in $13M for productivity tools aimed at home services professionals

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Knowledge workers — those whose professions tend to be anchored to desks or computers — have long been the most obvious and primary focus for a lot of B2B apps and services. Today, one of the startups targeting smaller businesses in the area of field service is announcing a round of funding that underscores that trend.