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Independent reviews of HR, talent, and learning technology providers from Lighthouse analyst briefings. 110 articles.

August 28, 2026

If AI Freed Up an Hour, What Would Your Compensation Team Do With It?

AI can automate calculations, analyze pay gaps, and even predict who might quit. What it cannot do is sit across from a manager and explain the story…

August 10, 2026

A look inside the 2026 RPO Buyer Trends Report

Research by Lighthouse Research & Advisory, in partnership with the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association The Recruitment Process Outsourcing…

August 7, 2026

EOR Provider Wants to Build the Infrastructure for Global Talent Markets

EoR solutions are in a hurry to build and buy their way to “all-in-one” HR platform status. One provider is consciously taking a different path. Will…

June 25, 2026

The Frontline Engagement Gap: What 50,000+ Workers Tell Us About Who Stays and Who Walks

For years, frontline employers have accepted high turnover as part of the job. The logic is familiar: the work is demanding, people cycle through it…

June 23, 2026

How do you screen candidates when every resume looks the same?

Application volume is at an all-time high, and AI has made resumes nearly impossible to tell apart. Here’s what leaders are doing about it. Talent…

March 25, 2026

The 2026 Lighthouse Tech Awards: Recognizing Technology That Delivers Real Result

In our daily work with talent leaders, HR executives, and solution providers, we see extraordinary innovation happening across the market. The…

March 24, 2026

The 2026 Lighthouse Tech Awards: Best in Class Winners

Every year, the HR technology market gets louder. New tools. New features. More AI. Bigger promises. But for HR leaders trying to make real decisions…

January 30, 2026

2025 HR Tech M&A Activity: Mega-Deals, Agentic AI, and the Learning Shakeup

2025 was a year of big swings in HR technology M&A. Private equity wrote checks measured in billions. Platform vendors went on acquisition sprees. And…

January 14, 2026

Your Workforce Knows Disruption Is Coming. Are You Helping Them Prepare?

Companies don’t serve customers, solve problems, or innovate. People do. So when we talk about whether organizations are ready for disruption, we’re…

November 11, 2025

Looking vs. Seeking: Why Intentionality Matters in Today’s HR Landscape

We’ve all been there. You’re looking for something: your keys, your wallet, maybe your favorite pen. It’s sitting right in front of you, but somehow…

October 15, 2025

New Research Highlights Core Elements of Employee Experience

Any HR leader, if prompted, could tell you that employee experience (EX) is simply what an employee encounters at work. But what does that really mean…

September 30, 2025

AI in Hiring: The Candidate Isn’t the Only One Using It

I recently sat in on a conversation with a hiring leader who shared a surprising story. They’d interviewed a candidate whose responses felt a little…

September 24, 2025

Where Authenticity Meets Efficiency: 2025 Trends in High-Impact Talent Acquisition

In today’s hiring market, it may seem like employers hold the advantage. With large applicant pools across many industries, companies often feel they…

April 24, 2025

UNLEASH Op Ed: Four HR tech innovators CHROs need to know about

Approximately 300. That’s the number of HR technology products I personally see in a given year across the briefings and events I attend and the HR…

April 18, 2025

HR Tech Awards 2025 Winners Announced

In our daily work with talent leaders and solution providers, we run into some incredible technology. These tools available to organizations right now…

February 7, 2025

Solution Provider Review: HiBob

Bob, the modern Human Capital Management (HCM) platform from HiBob, is designed to streamline HR processes, enhance employee engagement, and support…

January 14, 2025

2024 HR Tech M&A Activity: A Year of Resilience and Growth

The HR technology market in 2024 was a story of resilience and growth amidst a rapidly changing global landscape. With the U.S. election dominating…

December 28, 2024

Maximizing ROI in the Modern Workplace: How Employee Experience Technology Drives Business Performance

Understanding Employee Experience Technology Employee experience technology encompasses tools designed to improve various aspects of an employee’s…

December 27, 2024

Driving Retention and Skills Transformation with Phenom’s Employee-First Solutions

Phenom: Redefining Talent Acquisition and Development with AI Phenom is transforming talent management by creating AI-driven solutions that connect…

December 27, 2024

ERIN: Transforming Employee Referrals into a Strategic Hiring Advantage

ERIN: Empowering Employee-Driven Hiring Solutions ERIN, the Employee Referral Invitation Network, is revolutionizing the way companies approach…

December 27, 2024

GoCo: Simplifying HR for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses

GoCo: A Game-Changer for HR Efficiency and Employee Experience At GoCo, our mission is clear: to help small and mid-sized businesses reduce the time…

December 27, 2024

How 15Five Transformed Employee Engagement and Retention at Kreg Tool

15Five: Empowering HR Leaders to Drive Impact Through Strategic Performance Management 15Five is a strategic performance management platform designed…

December 27, 2024

How a Leading University Transformed Talent Management and Achieved 96% Performance Review Completion with Cornerstone TXP

Cornerstone: Empowering Organizations with a Future-Ready Talent Experience Platform Cornerstone is a global leader in talent experience technology…

December 27, 2024

How AbsenceSoft Helped WaFd Bank Streamline Leave Management and Elevate Employee Experience

AbsenceSoft: Simplifying Leave and Accommodations Management AbsenceSoft is a leading SaaS solution that automates and streamlines leave and…

December 27, 2024

How Alight Helped a Leading Automobile Manufacturer Increase HSA Participation and Save Over $750K in Taxes

Alight: Transforming the Employee Experience with AI-Driven Solutions Alight is a global human capital technology and services provider, empowering 36…

December 27, 2024

How Betterworks Helped Crakmedia Boost Retention and Build a Thriving Culture Amid Rapid Growth

Betterworks: Enabling Performance Through Alignment and Connection Betterworks empowers HR leaders to address the complexities of modern workforce…

December 27, 2024

How Bonusly Helped Marmon Foodservice Technologies Increase Retention by Over 50%

Bonusly: Building High-Performing Cultures with Recognition Bonusly is an employee recognition and feedback platform designed to amplify wins, connect…

December 27, 2024

How DailyPay Helped a Leading Retailer Double Employee Retention Rates for New Hires

DailyPay: Redefining the Pay Experience for Financial Wellness DailyPay is transforming the way people get paid by offering a first-of-its-kind…

December 27, 2024

How Delta Air Lines Partnered with Mercer to Build a Skills-First Talent Strategy

Mercer: Redefining the Future of Work Through Human-Centered Transformation Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan, is a global leader in talent, health…

December 27, 2024

How Dolphin Hotel Management Transformed Hiring with Paycor’s Recruiting Solution

Paycor: Empowering Leaders to Build Winning Teams Paycor is a leader in Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, designed to empower leaders with the…

December 27, 2024

How DuraServ Used isolved to Transform HR Insights and Gain Actionable Workforce Analytics

isolved: Transforming Employee Experience and People Analytics For nearly 40 years, isolved has been at the forefront of transforming employee…

December 27, 2024

How HiringBranch Helped a Fortune 50 Company Reduce Bad Hires by 400% and Save Millions

HiringBranch: Revolutionizing High-Volume Hiring with AI-Powered Soft Skills Assessments HiringBranch transforms high-volume hiring by enabling…

December 27, 2024

How HR Hero by BLR Helped General Revenue Corporation Streamline Compliance and Save Time

HR Hero by BLR: Simplifying HR with Compliance and Training Solutions BLR, a trusted provider of management software and corporate training for nearly…

December 27, 2024

How iCIMS Helped SiteOne Boost Completed Applications by 55% and Revolutionize Recruitment Strategies

iCIMS: Building Winning Workforces with Talent Acquisition Technology iCIMS is a global leader in talent acquisition technology, empowering…

December 27, 2024

How Kudos Helped a Leading Organization Boost Retention to 95.6% Through Employee Recognition

Kudos: Transforming Workplace Culture Through Recognition Kudos is a comprehensive employee recognition platform designed to empower organizations to…

December 27, 2024

How Longchamp USA Boosted Retention and Streamlined Compliance with Mineral’s HR Solutions

Mineral: The HR and Compliance Partner for Growing Businesses Mineral, a Mitratech company, is the trusted HR and compliance leader for…

December 27, 2024

How Mercer Helped Moët Hennessy Drive Pay Equity and Build a More Inclusive Workforce

Mercer: Redefining the Future of Work Through Pay Equity Mercer is a global leader in talent management, committed to building brighter futures through…

December 27, 2024

How Oviva Healthcare Achieved a 301% ROI and Reduced Employee Turnover by 10.5% with HiBob

HiBob: Redefining HCM for a Global, People-First World HiBob’s modern HCM platform, Bob, empowers companies to navigate today’s global and hybrid…

December 27, 2024

How Papaya Global Helped SentinelOne Streamline Global Payroll and Enable Seamless Expansion

Papaya Global: Transforming Global Payroll and Workforce Management Papaya Global is a trailblazer in global payroll, payments, and workforce…

December 27, 2024

How Paycor Empowered All City Management Services (ACMS)

Paycor: Empowering Leaders with Comprehensive HCM Solutions Paycor revolutionizes human capital management (HCM) by delivering a unified platform that…

December 27, 2024

How Paycor Helped Dolphin Hotel Management Win the War for Talent

Paycor: Empowering Leaders with Comprehensive HCM Solutions Paycor revolutionizes human capital management (HCM) by providing a unified platform…

December 27, 2024

How Paycor Transformed Workforce Management for All City Management Services (ACMS)

Paycor: Empowering Leaders to Build Winning Teams Paycor is a leader in Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, delivering a unified experience for…

December 27, 2024

How Quantum Workplace Helped Seacoast Bank Build a Culture of Listening and Engagement

Quantum Workplace: Empowering Employee Success Through Engagement and Performance Quantum Workplace is redefining how organizations drive employee…

December 27, 2024

How Rippling Empowered Morning Consult to Scale with Seamless Automation

Rippling: Unified Global Workforce Management Across HR, IT, and Finance Rippling is transforming how businesses manage their HR, IT, and Finance…

December 27, 2024

How Sensiba San Filippo Enhanced Inclusive Hiring with Mitratech’s DEI Solutions

Mitratech: Empowering Businesses with Comprehensive Workforce Solutions Mitratech, with a 35-year history, is a trusted leader in providing technology…

December 27, 2024

How Smartsheet Built an Equitable Employee Experience with Fuel50

Fuel50: Driving Workforce Agility and Talent Mobility Fuel50 is a global leader in talent mobility, delivering an AI-powered Talent Marketplace that…

December 27, 2024

How Sterling Enhanced BioReference Health’s Background Screening Efficiency and Candidate Experience

Sterling: Empowering Safer Workplaces and Smarter Hiring Decisions Sterling is a global leader in background screening and identity verification…

June 26, 2024

How Findem Helped RingCentral Achieve a 3x Candidate Response Rate and Build a Diverse Global Workforce

Findem: Redefining Talent Acquisition with AI and 3D Data Findem is the only AI-powered talent acquisition solution driven by unique 3D data, providing…

May 1, 2024

HR Tech Awards 2024: Winners Announced

In our daily work with talent leaders and solution providers, we run into some incredible technology. Some of the tools available to organizations…

January 3, 2024

2023 Recap: A Turbulent Year with Significant M&A Changes in the HR Technology Market

Our annual reporting on M&A in the HR technology space is one of our most popular pieces of content year after year (see our 2022 version here). We…

November 26, 2023

Trusaic 2023 HR Tech Awards Case Study

About the Company Trusaic is a workplace equity technology company committed to advancing social good by helping organizations achieve pay equity…

November 2, 2023

SmartRank 2023 HR Tech Awards Case Study

About the Company SmartRank is a Non-Traditional Productivity-ATS that completely automates the job applicant screening process, stack-ranks and…

October 19, 2023

isolved HCM Connect Conference: Serious Growth, Aggressive Roadmap, and a Critical AI Strategy

This week I spent time in beautiful Palm Springs at the isolved Connect user conference. If you’re not familiar with the name, isolved HCM’s hot pink…

October 4, 2023

Ceridian Rebrands to Dayforce, Launches Range of New Features and Strategic Efforts

Fall for analysts like us in the HR technology space equates to travel season, with industry conferences and technology user conferences happening on a…

October 1, 2023

2023 Compensation Data and Technology Buyer’s Guide and Landscape Report [New Research]

Every other year our team takes a deep dive into the world of compensation. We look at all of the top technology providers. We gather data from a wide…

August 26, 2023

Schoox 2023 HR Tech Awards Case Study

About the Company Schoox is workplace learning software with a people-first twist. For organizations with frontline, remote, and corporate learners who…

August 26, 2023

SkyHive 2023 HR Tech Awards Case Study

About the Company SkyHive is a Certified B Corporation and software provider of global workforce intelligence technology, optimizing labor market…

July 26, 2023

HiBob 2023 HR Tech Awards Case Study

About the Company HiBob is on a mission to enable companies to thrive through change using people-first strategies. The HCM platform, Bob, simplifies…

July 26, 2023

Jobvite 2023 HR Tech Awards Case Study

About the Company Jobvite, an Employ Inc. brand, is a purpose-built proven talent acquisition (TA) solution built to innovate, scale, and solve the…

June 26, 2023

15Five 2023 HR Tech Awards Case Study

About the Company 15Five is the holistic performance management company. 15Five equips HR teams with a complete, single-platform solution to improve…

June 26, 2023

Cornerstone 2023 HR Tech Awards Case Study

About the Company Cornerstone powers the future-ready workforce with a next-generation talent experience platform designed to unite technology, data…

June 26, 2023

Harri 2023 HR Tech Awards Case Study

About the Company Harri is the revolutionary global leader in Frontline Employee Experience. The Harri platform is built for companies that have…

June 26, 2023

Phenom 2023 HR Tech Awards Case Study

About the Company Phenom has a purpose of helping a billion people find the right job. Through AI-powered talent experiences, employers are using…

May 5, 2023

6 Technology Providers Supporting Culture, Engagement, and Employee Experience: Lighthouse Listens 2023

As part of our ongoing research efforts, our team meets with technology providers across the HR, talent, and learning space on a regular basis. Last…

April 20, 2023

Lighthouse Listens: 6 Innovative Talent Acquisition Technologies

As part of our ongoing research efforts, our team meets with technology providers across the HR, talent, and learning space on a regular basis. Last…

December 21, 2022

Eightfold.ai 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company With a deep-learning AI platform and massive datasets (on more than a billion careers, representing much of the working world)…

November 8, 2022

Talroo 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company Talroo is helping organizations like Uber, McDonald’s, UPS, The Home Depot, Target and more, find and hire their essential…

October 21, 2022

Lever 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company For a long time, hiring was a transactional process: moving from resume to interview, interview to offer, offer to first day in the…

October 17, 2022

The State of Voice of the Employee and Enterprise Employee Feedback Survey Platforms

In the last few years, the workplace has transitioned from a focus just on employee surveys to a more continuous listening approach. This transition…

September 28, 2022

BrightHire 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company BrightHire is the world’s leading Interview Intelligence platform. We transform the quality of hiring for high-growth companies like…

September 21, 2022

Seekout 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company SeekOut is an AI-powered Talent 360 platform for Enterprise Talent Optimization that enables companies to quickly hire, grow, and…

September 16, 2022

Sparrow 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company Sparrow makes it simple for employers to care for their people with the first true end-to-end leave management solution where…

September 11, 2022

isolved Connect 2022: A Case Study in Customer Engagement

Nearly 40% bigger than last year, the isolved Connect 2022 user conference was held in Nashville and demonstrated that in many ways, client events are…

August 21, 2022

Enboarder 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company Enboarder, the world’s only People Activation Platform specifically designed to inspire action and truly engage employees, was…

August 21, 2022

HireEZ 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company HireEZ’s mission is to make outbound recruiting easy. We’re dedicated to helping recruiters proactively bring jobs to people and give…

August 16, 2022

Socrates 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company Socrates.ai is a leading employee experience platform that builds on humanity in the best way possible – via real conversations in…

July 22, 2022

Reejig 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company Reejig is a leading workforce intelligence platform that enables large-scale organizations to find, retain, and upskill talent at…

July 21, 2022

Fuel50 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company From its humble beginnings in New Zealand in 2013, Fuel50 is one of the leading HCM SaaS solutions in the US and is seeing rapid…

July 21, 2022

Guild Education 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company Guild Education is a social impact company that empowers American workers to unlock life-changing opportunities for personal and…

July 16, 2022

Sense 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company Sense is a leading AI-powered talent engagement and communication platform that helps recruiting and talent teams to personalize…

July 11, 2022

Schoox 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company Schoox transforms learning into business growth. Our learning platform and course marketplace help companies accelerate business…

June 21, 2022

isolved 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company isolved is a people-first human capital management company whose sole vision is to enable customers to exceed their goals through…

June 21, 2022

PandoLogic 2022 Awards Case Study

About the Company PandoLogic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI), a leader in enterprise artificial intelligence, is the…

May 18, 2022

HR Tech Awards 2022: Winners Announced

In our daily work with talent leaders and solution providers, we run into some incredible technology. Some of the tools available to organizations…

February 23, 2022

Tech Brief: Compensation Tool

Squirrel is a real-time wage and salary data solution offered by Compensation Tool, an industry-leading benchmarking and salary survey management tool…

January 28, 2022

Tech Brief: Gloat

Gloat is an Internal Talent Marketplace used by the world’s leading enterprises. The platform helps enterprises democratize career development, unlock…

January 28, 2022

Tech Brief: iCIMS

The iCIMS Talent Cloud is a single recruiting platform that delivers transformative solutions across every stage of the talent journey, empowering…

January 28, 2022

Tech Brief: Olumo

Olumo helps organizations build a people-focused culture by gathering anonymous people data on a consistent basis, asking questions surrounding over 56…

January 28, 2022

Tech Brief: Utmost

Utmost, the first Extended Workforce System, offers solutions for the enterprise and its extended workforce – from temporary workers to consultants…

January 27, 2022

Tech Brief: Alleo

Alleo enables hybrid and virtual meeting participants to get more work done synchronously during the meeting diminishing after meeting asynchronous…

January 26, 2022

Tech Brief: Sorbet

Sorbet is a fintech company transforming the most broken benefit – Paid Time Off (PTO) – into a win-win for businesses and their employees. Sorbet…

January 17, 2022

How Guardant Health Leverages Procaire by Praisidio for Employee Retention [Case Study]

In a company staffed with technical specialists, losing even one employee can have an extremely high cost. Software professionals, data scientists, and…

January 5, 2022

2021 Was the Biggest Year Yet for HR Tech: See 30+ of the Top M&A Activities

Last year one of our most popular posts on the blog was a recap of some of the 2020 M&A activities across the HR Tech landscape. When you juxtapose…

December 10, 2021

2021 HR Tech Awards Case Study: ChartHop

Read the full case study Problems The Technology Solves Organizational management has traditionally been a broken, manual and time-consuming process…

November 10, 2021

2021 HR Tech Awards Case Study: Fuel50

Read the full case study Problems The Technology Solves Fuel50 is a transparent talent and opportunity marketplace to meet the business needs for…

October 10, 2021

2021 HR Tech Awards Case Study: Schoox

Read the full case study Problems The Technology Solves Learning Engagement. Schoox offers an intuitive, social and mobile interface that learners…

September 10, 2021

2021 HR Tech Awards Case Study: Hibob

Read the full case study Problems The Technology Solves Hybrid work has become the new normal and has thrust HR to the head seat at the board room…

August 10, 2021

2021 HR Tech Awards Case Study: Tivian

Read the full case study Problems The Technology Solves Most organizations express a firm commitment to equality and inclusion, where all employees…

July 10, 2021

2021 HR Tech Awards Case Study: Phenom

Read the full case study Problems The Technology Solves Candidate Experience Phenom solves candidate pain points by equipping employers with the tools…

July 2, 2021

Tech Brief: IntelliHR

intelliHR offers leading edge cloud-based People Management Software-as-a-Service with advanced big data collection and analytics capabilities at its…

June 30, 2021

Solution Provider Review: Immedis

Immedis delivers touchless global payroll that is secure, compliant, accurate and timely. Processing payroll in over 150 countries, the Immedis…

June 29, 2021

Solution Provider Review: Talroo

Talroo is a data-driven job and hiring event advertising platform that helps businesses reach the candidates they need to make hires. Through AI…

May 27, 2021

HR Tech Awards 2021: Winners Announced

Last year, our inaugural HR Tech Awards program was a chance for technology providers to show how they serve their clients. This year, an astounding…

May 21, 2021

Solution Review: dotin

dotin Inc., through its patented intelligent SaaS-based AI platform, helps enterprises in sourcing, screening, upskilling and engaging talent in…

May 21, 2021

Solution review: Engagedly

Engagedly is a tool for talent-focused organizations. It enables talent development through mentoring, coaching, and feedback tools that are highly…

March 29, 2021

Embracing Flexibility in Your Talent System: PeopleFluent on HR Tech Talks

When HR technology first became a “thing,” tools were rigid and structured. Today, some tools are still that way, but others have taken the opposite…

March 15, 2021

Tech Brief: ChartHop

The concept of organizational agility – the ability to anticipate, adapt to, and react swiftly and decisively to change – has been part of the business…

March 15, 2021

Tech Brief: Intrepid Learning

In today’s rapid pace of change, employers are challenged to reskill and upskill their people faster than ever before to meet business demands. Yet…

March 15, 2021

Tech Brief: Visier

Data, in itself, has little value. However, the analysis of the data for improving decision-making is incredibly powerful at an enterprise level…

March 8, 2021

Tech Brief: Cangrade

Our brand-new Global Talent Acquisition Priorities 2021 study about talent acquisition trends shows that virtual hiring is a top priority for the…

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