

Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast
Chris Russell
Hosted by Chris Russell, online recruiting's mad scientist, the RecTech podcast covers all aspects of recruiting technology and recruitment marketing including interesting new tools & vendors. You'll also hear how recruiters leverage technology to find talent. A great listen for HR tech vendors, HR professionals and recruiters everywhere. CONTACT: chris@rectechmedia.com
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Apr 8, 2024 • 58min
Bringing Rigor to TA Operations
JOBSYNC ROUNDTABLE: “I’ve got a feeling” can no longer be the deciding factor of Talent Acquisition decision-making. TA Operations provides structure and rigor to a classically EQ area of the business. But where do you start, what makes the cut, and how do you define success? This insightful panel webinar featuring Talent Operations experts discussing the intricacies of building a TA Operations function. Scope: Understand the objectives of integrating a TA Operations function and managing scope creep Impact: Assess the outcomes (both positive and negative) such as efficiency, candidate experience, change management, and compliance Budget: Consider expenses and trade-offs such as technology, training, and resources (and how to get buy-in from leadership) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 5, 2024 • 7min
Indeed Gets Smart, Modal Raises
Remote, the leader in building, managing, and supporting globally distributed workforces, has completed the acquisition of Easop, a compliance solution for businesses with international talent to grant and manage equity to their teams across 70+ countries. https://hrtechfeed.com/remote-com-acquires-equity-compensation-tool/ ClearanceJobs, the leading online community for security-cleared professionals, has launched the ability to stream live videos to its platform with the introduction of ClearanceJobs Live. https://hrtechfeed.com/clearancejobs-adds-live-streaming-for-employers/ Employ Inc., the parent company of JazzHR, Lever, Jobvite and NXTThing RPO, announced the appointment of Steve Cox as CEO, effective April 1, 2024. Cox succeeds former CEO, Pete Lamson.- who decided to step down, the company told me. https://hrtechfeed.com/employ-inc-has-new-ceo/ SAN MATEO, Calif.,— Modal, a leading skills development platform for data and analytics professionals, today announced a $25 million Series A. The round is led by Left Lane Capital and Ensemble VC with participation from leading investment firms Signalfire and Learn Capital. https://hrtechfeed.com/modal-announces-25-million-series-a-to-upskill-employees-in-ai/ Indeed, the world’s #1 job site1 and a global job matching and hiring platform, today introduces Smart Sourcing, a new AI-powered suite of products to make the hiring process faster, simpler and more efficient for both employers and job seekers. https://hrtechfeed.com/indeed-launches-ai-powered-smart-sourcing/ https://youtu.be/pduqHwS_J58?si=V9GzlMv16YHjjf4A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 1, 2024 • 31min
Hiring Software Sitdown with Cnect's Andre Boulais
Andre Boulais is a veteran of the HR Tech space with past stints at vendors like Jobvite, Entelo and Silk Road, today he is the new chief revenue officer at Cnect a new hiring software platform How did you end up a Cnect? Whats the platform all about? Target customer? Coolest part of the platform? Free offer for candidates cnected.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 29, 2024 • 6min
New Networking App & Some Acquisitions
DENVER— Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, today announced its newest product capability, Career Pathways, a career planning solution that empowers employees to pursue learning programs tied to in-demand career tracks at their employer, while also empowering employers to curate their education benefits to activate their frontline workforce and support business strategy. https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-from-guild-career-pathways/ SAN JOSE, Calif. — Job Mobz, a leading provider of innovative recruitment solutions, is excited to announce the acquisition of Before You Apply (http://beforeyouapply.com), a pioneering platform in the passive candidate sourcing, corporate transparency and employment branding sectors. https://hrtechfeed.com/job-mobz-acquires-before-you-apply/ BALTIMORE — Workforce solutions company CareerCircle LLC, an Allegis Group brand, announced today that it has completed the transition of the Getting Hired platform. With this realignment, both companies will operate under the CareerCircle identity, share a leadership team and expand their service offerings. https://hrtechfeed.com/diversity-job-site-acquired/ LOS ANGELES — Professional storytelling evolves today with the launch of McCoy, , iOS app and career platform set to “disrupt the networking and hiring landscape”. A video-first format, McCoy gives professionals the power to visually speak to their unique career paths and more effectively showcase their passions and personality. https://hrtechfeed.com/professional-networking-app-launches/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 25, 2024 • 26min
Handshake CEO Garrett Lord
Handshake is the leading network for early career talent. Their mission is to democratize access to opportunity by enabling students and alumni to establish meaningful relationships--no connections, experience, or luck required. Joining me now is their CEO/founder Garret Lord - Give us a quick history of Handshake what drove you to build it? -App first experience? - The company is hitting a decade this spring and you've made some recent product updates, can you tell us about those? - What's an example of a success story with a student or employer using the platform? -What products and services do you sell to employers? -What can job seekers do on the platform? - How do you see the recruiting landscape changing over the coming years with new technologies fueled by AI? - Day in the life? Are you guys hiring? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 21, 2024 • 7min
Glassdoor Breaks, WorkLLama Adds ATS
Users of Glassdoor, the site that touted anonymous employee reviews of companies, are reporting that their names and job titles are being added to their accounts without their consent. https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/glassdoor-requires-users-to-add-real-names Culture Amp, the world’s leading employee experience platform, announced today that it intends to acquire people analytics company, Orgnostic. https://hrtechfeed.com/culture-amp-is-acquiring-people-analytics-platform-orgnostic/ WorkLLama, technology provider of an AI-driven, talent marketing, relationship management, and direct sourcing platform, announced the launch of its latest innovation: an integrated Applicant Tracking System that promises to transform the recruitment landscape. This cutting-edge enhancement is designed to provide WorkLLama customers with a fully integrated technology solution, ensuring best-in-class customer and candidate experiences. https://hrtechfeed.com/workllama-unveils-its-own-ats/ After a two year hiatus, HR Lancers has been reborn as a simple, easy to use directory for HR freelancers across North America. The original site launched by my company RecTech Media had been a full blown marketplace but the pandemic stunted its growth. This time the site lives on as directory where freelancers can promote themselves. HR Lancers has 12+ categories covering all the top aspects of HR consulting. Add your listing for free or feature it for $49 per year.; https://hrtechfeed.com/new-directory-for-hr-freelancers-launches/ Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., announced the acquisition of the extended reality capabilities Talespin, a spatial learning company focused on workforce skills development. Talespin’s extended reality (XR) learning technology adds to Cornerstone’s content subscriptions, curation, creation, and insights technology to create an end-to-end learning content solution powering the future of work. https://hrtechfeed.com/cornerstone-acquires-extended-reality-xr-learning-technology-platform/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 18, 2024 • 52min
How to Tie Your Recruiting Strategy to Revenue
Talent acquisition directly impacts revenue. Full stop. But making the case isn’t always easy. Join us with Brigitte Orrick, Director of Talent Development, as she walks through how she built a recruiting engine that solved a sales and delivery problem. Watch our one-hour peer-to-peer discussion where we will dive into the significance of recruiting beyond just a function – but as a core driver of business outcomes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 15, 2024 • 8min
Paradox, Bullhorn, iCIMS
Bullhorn, the staffing software platform, announced the launch of its new AI solution, Bullhorn Copilot. Bullhorn Copilot will span the entire Bullhorn platform, beginning with Copilot Starter, a set of generative AI capabilities embedded directly in recruiters’ ATS/CRM. Copilot Starter debuted at the Bullhorn Engage event in Sydney ahead of an April product release. https://hrtechfeed.com/bullhorn-copilot-launches-with-ai-tools-tailored-to-the-staffing-industry/ Led by a new generative AI recruiting copilot, iCIMS’ latest winter release delivers improved decision-making abilities and better hiring efficiency to millions of users globally. “iCIMS Copilot gives talent acquisition teams a competitive hiring advantage and unparalleled productivity across the talent lifecycle,” said Al Smith, chief technology officer at iCIMS. “We’re harnessing the power of generative AI and delivering new capabilities and experiences in our latest product release to help companies transform how they find, hire and mobilize the best talent.” https://hrtechfeed.com/icims-launches-new-genai-powered-recruiting-assistant/ ChartHop, the dynamic People Operations Platform, announced the launch of its HRIS, a human resources information system that seamlessly works in concert with ChartHop’s People Operations Platform, empowering HR teams and employees with a unified source of truth for people data, enhancing decision making with powerful AI insights, and streamlining how companies manage their workforces. https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-first-advantage-charthop/ Coming off the strongest quarter in company history and 1,000%+ growth since 2020, the builders of award-winning Conversational AI technology for HR and recruiting (Paradox) announced that founder Aaron Matos is promoting Adam Godson to Chief Executive Officer, with Matos now serving as Executive Chairman https://hrtechfeed.com/paradox-names-adam-godson-as-ceo/ Jobiqo GmbH, announced the relaunch of TheJobNetwork™ that campaigns jobs over a vast network of job sites as the largest recruitment ad network in North America. Effective April 1, 2024, TheJobNetwork job board, will be hosted by Jobiqo and supported by Veritone’s AI-enabled programmatic technology, to help media brands connect their audience and tap into hidden advertising revenue potential. https://www.jobboardsecrets.com/2024/03/11/job-board-news-afterthebadge-seojobs-jobiqo/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 2024 • 28min
Talent Acquisition Excellence with Bas Van Der Haterd
Bas van de Haterd is a professional speaker, consultant and trainer with a particular focus on using technology to improve recruitment. Based in Soest, The Netherlands, he has more than 20 years' experience and his consulting clients include Dutch Rail, Dutch Post and Twente University. His new book, co-authored with Kevin Wheeler is out. Entitled Talent Acquisition Excellence - Using Digital Capabilities and Analytics to Improve Recruitment. https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/talent-acquisition-technologies-9781398614161 Use code koganpage20 to get 20% off Also available on Amazon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 4, 2024 • 24min
How Headhuntable Helps Tech Pros Get Hired
A new tech job platform offering tech professionals a complete, autonomous solution to finding their next career move has launched. Called Headhuntable, the site leverages virtual assistants to aid job seekers in their search. Headhuntable.io provides a lifeline for skilled individuals seeking stable employment. The platform combines three crucial elements: an intimate knowledge of the technical marketplace and its hiring practices, Virtual Assistants (VAs) who serve as agents to market your talent to prospective employers, and Mentors/Coaches to help you develop your professional skills and navigate the hiring process in the best light possible. The highly trained VAs are dedicated job search experts who take the burden off job searchers’ shoulders by actively finding and applying to relevant positions, handling communication with recruiters, and providing interview preparation and career development support. The VAs are “tireless advocates, ensuring clients are seen and heard amidst the noise of hundreds of other applicants.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


