iHire Joins the Freelance Fray
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iHire Joins the Freelance Fray

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 16, 20268 min

Is your career site delivering the conversion you need? Dalia’s plug-and-play tech turns any employer career site into a high-performance candidate conversion engine — no replatforming required, live in days.Visit dalia.co to learn more. Alright rec techies…..here’s what's happening this week. First up, Frederick, Maryland – July 14, 2026 – iHire announces the launch of its industry-focused freelance marketplace. https://hrtechfeed.com/ihire-launches-industry-focused-freelance-marketplace/ NEW YORK, July 15, 2026 — Today, Leapsome, the HR platform for high-performing teams, unveils an industry first: AI that raises your talent density, built on the deepest people data foundation...

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Welcome to This Week in Rectech, your weekly pulse on the technology and data driving the world of talent acquisition. I'm your host, Chris Russell. I hire once a piece of the freelance market, and Upwork releases new stats. Let's go!

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with no platform required. You can go live in days, visit Dahlia.co to learn more, and reduce your Indeed spend as well. Okay, here's what's in the news this week.

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