The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast Brainfood Live On Air - Ep346 - REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2025 - TALENT TECHNOLOGY
Nov 28, 2025
Joined by Kevin Ryan, Greenhouse's marketing lead, who shares insights on candidate verification and trust initiatives, and Alexander Tchaikovsky, an HR tech consultant discussing job board trends and AI impacts, the conversation dives into the critical evolution in talent technology. George LaRocque, founder of WorkTech, unveils investment trends for 2025, while Kyle Lagunas explores emerging innovations like AI interviewers. The panel discusses the chaos of top-of-funnel hiring, the rise of verification tools, and the ever-changing landscape of job boards.
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Core Platforms Adding Verification And Profiles
- Greenhouse's Real Talent and MyGreenhouse target two pain points: trust and candidate experience.
- Combining verification and a single candidate profile reduces noise and improves recruiter signals.
Indeed Moved Fast On LLM-Powered Matching
- Indeed heavily adopted OpenAI to power role-specific matching and taxonomies, positioning itself as an AI leader in job search.
- That AI-driven matching creates richer in-app experiences that other job boards must emulate.
Investors Favored HCM And AI Workflows
- Worktech investments in 2025 concentrated on human-capital systems like core HR and payroll rather than traditional TA platforms.
- Investors favor data-rich, AI-driven solutions that own a workflow component over classic ATS plays.
