Welcome to today’s edition of the HR Tech Weekly Roundup, where we bring you the most important news, trends, and innovations in the world of human resources technology. As HR tech continues to evolve, staying informed is essential for professionals striving to optimize their workforce strategies and drive meaningful change. In this roundup, we highlight key updates, cutting-edge solutions, and expert insights that are shaping the future of HR. Let’s take a look at top news!
Pluralsight Named Leader in Tech Skills Platforms
Pluralsight, the technology workforce development company, announced it has been recognized as a leader in “The Forrester Wave: Technology Skills Development Platforms, Q2 2025.” The independent analyst report evaluated eight of the most significant providers in the technology skills development space across strategy, capabilities, and customer feedback. Pluralsight emerged as a “Leader,” which is the highest category for vendors. Pluralsight also received the highest strategy score among all vendors evaluated and the highest score possible in the vision, innovation, partner ecosystem, and adoption criteria. “In a world where AI is changing every aspect of operations, technology skills are an essential element to future-proofing careers and businesses,” said Erin Gajdalo, CEO of Pluralsight. “We believe being named a leader by Forrester is not only a recognition that we’re delivering an excellent upskilling experience, it’s a signal to organizations that investing in Pluralsight means investing in their workforce’s agility and innovation.”
UKG Acquires Shiftboard to Strengthen Scheduling Tools
UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions, announced the acquisition of Shiftboard, a leading employee scheduling software platform for mission critical operations in the oil and gas, energy, and manufacturing industries. Trusted by BASF, Bridgestone, Daisy Brand, and Shell, Shiftboard helps organizations solve their complex workforce scheduling challenges, such as aligning their labor strategy with production demand, supporting compliance with union regulations, and ensuring 24/7 operational continuity, while also enhancing frontline employee engagement and job satisfaction.
Couchbase Awards RSUs to New Employees
Couchbase, the cloud database platform company, announced it has granted equity awards under its 2023 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan to new employees who joined Couchbase. On May 28, 2025, Couchbase granted 20 non-executive employees equity awards in the form of service-based restricted stock units (“RSU Awards”), representing the right to receive up to 52,003 shares of Couchbase, Inc. common stock in the aggregate, with fifty percent (50%) of the shares subject to such RSU Awards vesting on the one (1) year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the shares subject to such RSU Awards vesting on each quarterly vesting date thereafter conditioned upon each employee’s continued employment on the vesting date(s).
Greenhouse Launches ‘Dream Job’ to Improve Hiring Outcomes
Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, has launched Dream Job to fix job hunting in the age of AI and mass applications, in which candidates face a soul-crushing job hunting experience. To help candidates stand out to recruiters, the feature allows them to designate one application each month as their “Dream Job.” Over 323,000 candidates and hundreds of companies, including NPR, Everlane, Flexport, Guild and Huntress have already signed up for access to Dream Job. With black-hole applications, dead-end hiring processes, ghosting, and a general lack of transparency, Greenhouse’s 2025 Workforce and Hiring report found that two-thirds (66%) of job candidates say today’s job market is either extremely or very competitive. At the same time, recruiters are overwhelmed with the number of applications per job, which has increased 102% since ChatGPT’s release according to data from Greenhouse (average number of applications per job Q3 2022 compared to Q4 2024). Dream Job provides employers with a valuable signal to identify candidates who are genuinely interested, enabling them to focus on the most promising applications among the mass of applications received.
CyberSeek Expands Workforce Data and Improves UX
Against a backdrop of uncertainty, employers across the economy continue to build their cybersecurity capacity through talent acquisition and skills development, according to new data from CyberSeek, the most comprehensive source of information on the U.S. cybersecurity workforce. Employers in the private and public sectors deployed 514,359 job listings over the past 12 months in recruiting for dedicated cybersecurity jobs and adjacent technical positions with a heavy cybersecurity skills requirement. This represents an increase of nearly 57,000 listings, or 12% over the lull in hiring activity during the prior 12-month reporting period. The new CyberSeek data release and website refresh coincides with the 2025 NICE Conference & Expo, taking place in Denver. This year’s conference theme “Climbing Higher: Educating & Sustaining a Resilient Cybersecurity Workforce” reinforces the need for robust data and insights to inform strategic planning across private and public sector organizations.
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