Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

AI and automation are changing the role of todays CHRO position within a new hybrid human-bot workforce... We’ll discuss that and touch on where hr tech is headed with today's guest Nancy Hauge, she is the CHRO of Automation Anywhere, one of the global leaders in robotic process automation, where she oversees all "people" functions worldwide. TOPICS Can you Define Robotic process automation...and what are some practical examples of it in use today form an HR standpoint? What are some specific ways in which RPA can assist with the recruitment process? Can bots be used to identify talent, or should it be humans making these hiring decisions? You've written a lot about helping “make HR more Human?” how do you do that today with so much hr tech in place? How have bots helped HR leaders in a largely remote era? Do you have any examples of RPA augmenting HR in the age of COVID?  I saw that you have a background in standup comedy. I’m curious to know how this training has helped you as an HR leader. Any examples you could share?  Went to your career site I see you have Jobvite installed as your ATS...how do you like it? What else is part of your HR tech stack? Employer brand... One tip for other hr leaders when it comes to implementing RPA in their workflow today? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology Headlines GoodJob today announced that it has raised $3M to fuel marketing and sales efforts in major markets across the U.S.  The company launched its web and mobile apps in June of 2020, primarily targeting the Birmingham, Ala. market. “Birmingham has been an ideal jumping-off point for us,” says CEO Stephen D. Johnston. “We’ve gotten great feedback from clients here that we’ve used to improve the product for a national audience.” The two most popular tools for companies have been the vetting feature, which uses GoodJob’s machine-learning AI to quickly sort and filter candidates in a company’s pipeline and spot the best matches, and the PATH Assessment™, which allows companies to “clone” their top performers. GoodJob for Candidates is available now in the App Store and Google Play. GoodJob for Employers is available online at http://goodjob.io/.  https://hrtechfeed.com/goodjob-secures-3m-in-funding/   ResumeSieve, Inc. announced the dates for a public Beta testing period, to evaluate the functionality of its innovative candidate evaluation tool, The Sieve™.  Testing will run from February 8th through the 19th of 2021 and is open to all who are interested in improving recruiting productivity and getting a competitive jump with leading technology in the HR tech space.   Targeting small to mid-size businesses and recruiters, The Sieve™, improves the recruitment process, reducing time to fill and the cost per hire, through a compliant and repeatable scoring and ranking process.  “Many jobs are filled manually, without the benefit of technology, relying on the time commitment of recruiters, HR Generalists, or even the business owners, taking away time that could be used running the business,” says Michael Yinger, CEO of the ResumeSieve.   “The Sieve™ provides a fast and cost-effective way to drive new revenue and improve the recruiting experience for all parties in the process.” The company offers a candidate evaluation tool which eliminates the need for manual resume sorting and evaluation and can complement the capabilities of other tools in a company’s HR technology toolset.    https://hrtechfeed.com/resumesieve-sets-dates-for-beta-testing-of-recruiting-enhancement-tool/   TPG Growth, the private equity firm which recently invested in Greenhouse Software, has announced that it acquired a majority stake in P20 Global Holdings Inc. (“People 2.0”), the leading pure play provider of outsourced global employer of record (“EOR”) and agent of record (“AOR”) services to market makers in talent. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With a presence in more than 40 countries, People 2.0 is the leading, global enabler of workforce mobility, providing market makers in talent with an EOR/AOR platform that supports the deployment of workers anywhere, on demand, for any length of time, using one global master agreement. As the EOR/AOR provider, People 2.0 assumes a wide range of responsibilities including onboarding workers, managing employment risks, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing payroll, and administering worker benefits.  This marks the 2nd major investment by TPG Growth - last they also took a majority stake in Greenhouse software.   https://hrtechfeed.com/tpg-makes-majority-investment-in-people-2-0/   WorkStep, the company helping large supply chain employers, source, screen, engage, and retain their frontline workforce, today announced $17 million in funding led by FirstMark Capital, with additional participation from previous investor and strategic partner, Prologis Ventures. The infusion of capital, a combination of Seed ($6.7 million) and Series A ($10.5 million) funding, will be used to grow the team and continue to improve and expand its technology. Founded in 2017, WorkStep supports supply chain companies by helping them find and retain their frontline workforce. From the industrial revolution through the COVID-19 pandemic, the supply chain workforce has been the backbone of the U.S. economy and has become increasingly critical to Americans’ daily lives – from food on a table to packages delivered on time. The pandemic made it clear supply chain labor demand will only continue to increase with the boom of ecommerce, and turnover will remain an ever-present challenge even during periods of higher unemployment. Since its inception, WorkStep has deployed their technology to serve the needs of hundreds of large employers, including 16 of the Fortune 500, and reaching over 500,000 supply chain workers in the process.   https://hrtechfeed.com/workstep-raises-17-million-to-assist-supply-chain-employers/   Recruiter.com Group, Inc. the world’s largest network of recruiters, announced that it acquired Scouted.io, a venture capital-backed tech startup focused on unlocking human potential by developing deep insights into candidates using video screening and AI-based scoring algorithms. Recruiter.com’s purchase of Scouted was successfully closed on 1/31/21 through an asset purchase agreement. Recruiter.com paid for the acquisition primarily in restricted common stock. Scouted.io and its innovative predictive-matching algorithm are critical components of Recruiter.com’s growth plan. The acquisition unlocks a prestigious client roster — spanning top global hedge funds, venture capital firms, and tech giants — to accelerate revenue opportunities. Further, Scouted pairs an engaged user base of early- and mid-career professionals with a powerful data set of proprietary metrics and analytics. Scouted’s specialized database contains hundreds of thousands of talented professionals….These candidates rely on Scouted’s virtual interview platform to go beyond their resumes and present their stories’ full breadth. Scouted’s CEO and Cofounder, Jacqueline Loeb, will join Recruiter.com as Senior Vice President. https://hrtechfeed.com/recruiter-com-acquires-scouted-io-a-video-based-candidate-insight-platform/ Jobvite has launched its new Job Description Grader, a complimentary, online analytic tool used to review job descriptions and highlight areas that can be improved to create more inclusive job postings. Jobvite’s new Job Description Grader helps TA professionals target the areas where bias appears in job postings, allowing them to adjust and present more inclusive descriptions. The powerful tool uses AI, data analytics, and benchmarks combined with current D&I best practices to analyze job descriptions and identify requirements, experiences, and language that may restrict an applicant pool during screening and evaluation. Unlike other tools, Jobvite does not stop at gender bias, but also considers racial bias, insensitive word use, readability, and sentiment. Job Description Grader by Jobvite leverages multiple deep learning models to detect if and where a job description may favor, or bias against, a gender or race. As a result, organizations are able to improve the effectiveness and inclusiveness of the job descriptions to help increase applicant volume, increase diversity, and reduce time-to-hire. https://hrtechfeed.com/job-description-grader-is-a-new-optimization-tool-from-jobvite/   RigUp, a workforce management solution for the skilled trades, is rebranding under a new name — Workrise — and corporate identity as part of the company’s rebranding efforts.  The term ‘Workrise‘ reflects the company’s evolution and growth both geographically and across industries, and more closely aligns with its core mission: to empower the people who get hard work done. Xuan Yong, co-founder, and CEO said of the move. “Today, Workrise reflects our aim to bridge the skilled labor gap across industries, to leverage technology and data to empower skilled workers — and, in turn, the economy at large — so  the U.S. can prepare for an infrastructure renaissance.” Rigup got a ton of funding something like $450 million --- this move signals a change to broaden its scope in terms of the job market it service...no longer can they rely on the oil and gas economy to grow.   https://hrtechfeed.com/rigid-rebrand-workrise/    Indeed, the world’s number one job site, announced today that it will be airing its first-ever Super Bowl ad, which will highlight the emotional journey of job seekers at a time when many people are facing economic distress. As millions of Americans have lost jobs, this spot looks to provide hope by showcasing real people looking for a job and their challenges and triumphs along the way. The ad will air during the first quarter of Super Bowl LV.  “After nearly a year of uncertainty and high unemployment, Indeed wants to use this opportunity to remind Americans that there is hope in the job search process,” said Indeed CEO Chris Hyams. “While the pandemic continues to impact jobs and the economy, there are still companies hiring. Indeed is here to help all job seekers, no matter their background or experience, get jobs that align with their skills, passions and strength of character.”  This ad marks the launch of the company’s new brand campaign that will reflect its mission of helping people get jobs in today’s challenging job market. It will also demonstrate how Indeed is a full service online platform that can help all people through the process of finding a job, from resume creation, applying for jobs and interviewing, until they get hired. During and beyond the game, Indeed will take to social media with #NowHiring to point out industries, regions and companies with open roles, and will invite people to join the conversation.   https://hrtechfeed.com/indeed-offers-hope-to-job-seekers-with-companys-first-super-bowl-spot/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jodi Brandstetter, SPHR, SHRM SCP is passionate about talent acquisition and uses design thinking in creating selection and hiring processes focused on people and business. She has 20 years of talent acquisition experience and is certified through IDEO U in design thinking. Jodi is the CEO and founder of Lean Effective Talent Strategies which includes The Hiring Blueprint, talent acquisition consulting firm and Talent Acquisition Evolution, a community for recruiting professionals to connect, learn, and work together. Her first book Hire By Design, launched September 2020 and hit best seller in 7 Amazon Categories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! https://www.cronofy.com/rectech   Recruiting Technology Headlines TMP Worldwide, the global talent technology leader, announced that it has changed its name to Radancy. The new brand “amplifies their growing commitment to intelligently solving the most critical challenges for many of the world's largest employers and delivering results that strengthen their organizations. The name and look being introduced convey the energy, optimism and impact the company brings to every client through their innovative platform.”   The company wanted to Unifying the company's global presence and advanced capabilities under one new brand... which includes past acquisitions such as the social capabilities from Carve, creative and customer service approach from CKR, technology from Maximum and programmatic AdTech from Perengo.   https://hrtechfeed.com/tmp-rebrands-as-radancy/   Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, today announced that it has acquired Bayard Advertising, an established leader in the recruitment marketing industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.   Bayard serves as a trusted recruitment marketing partner for clients, offering a full suite of services including employer branding and creative, digital media strategy and campaign execution, programmatic buying, social media engagement and content management, metrics and analytics capabilities, and technology and recruitment platform consultation. Bayard works with leading enterprise clients across a diverse group of end markets, including healthcare, transportation, retail, real estate, food service, and technology.   “For nearly 100 years Bayard has operated as a family-owned business,” said Louis Naviasky, Bayard CEO. “We’ve excelled by focusing on our core strengths in employer branding and talent recruitment, while at the same time continuing to innovate as the market evolves. To capitalize on the numerous opportunities ahead of us, we felt it was time to bring in an experienced investor. We are thrilled to be partnering with Shamrock Capital, given their deep expertise in media as well as their partnership and growth-oriented approach.”   https://hrtechfeed.com/bayard-advertising-acquired/   C-Sweet, a women’s group focused on fostering and accelerating relationships for women in executive and leadership positions, today announced a new job board to provide women professionals with a platform to search and apply for executive jobs at institutions that value their experience and credentials.   The new C-Sweet job board allows Fortune 1000 and fast growth companies across industries to post executive level and board positions, as well as search nationally for candidates in a growing proprietary database. Job board users can upload resumes and create job alerts with regular updates sent to a user’s email inbox.   “It’s critical for women to build their personal network,” said Beth Hilbing, Sr. Program Manager and Principal IT Business Partner at Boeing, as well as Co-CEO of C-Sweet. “The network offers two core benefits – a reservoir of talent to bring on board to your organization and a resource during the job search if you find the only way up the corporate ladder is out of the current employer. Imagine a network of women to call on for job leads, to work with, or to find that right talent to grow your empire at your current employer.”   To join C-Sweet and access the Job Board, visit https://www.csweet.org/ or https://jobs.csweet.org   Multiverse, a U.K. startup that works with organizations to develop these apprenticeships, and then helps source promising, diverse candidates to fill those roles, has raised $44 million, funding that it will be using to spearhead a move into the U.S. market after picking up some 300 clients in the U.K. and thousands of apprentices.   “We want to build an outstanding alternative to university and college,” he said. These typically last 1.5 years. The startup sees itself as part tech company and part education enterprise. What is an apprenticeship? A brilliant alternative to a college degree or traditional corporate training An accredited program lasting 12+ months Combines a full-time job with training Delivered in the workplace, focusing on real-world application of skills   The company says it has expanded into the new york city region.   Finally Workday has made a big acquisition.   They have agreed to acquire Peakon ApS, an employee success platform that converts feedback into actionable insights, have signed a definitive agreement under which Workday will acquire Peakon in an all-cash transaction. With Peakon, Workday will provide organizations with a continuous listening platform, including real-time visibility into employee experience, sentiment, and productivity, to help drive employee engagement and improve organizational performance. “Peakon is on the cutting edge of helping organizations turn employee insights into more connected teams and stronger organizations,” said Aneel Bhusri, co-founder and co-CEO, Workday. “Bringing Peakon into the Workday family will be very compelling to our customers – especially following an extraordinary past year that has magnified the importance of having a constant pulse on employee sentiment in order to keep people engaged and productive.”   “By joining forces with Workday, we’re able to accelerate our mission to help every employee drive the change they want to see,” said Phil Chambers, co-founder and CEO, Peakon. “We share Workday’s passion for putting people at the center of technology, and together, we’ll be able to provide customers with the employee insights they need to support rapid change and growth.” The purchase price is a reported $700 million dollars https://hrtechfeed.com/workday-announces-intent-to-acquire-peakon/   Learn more about your ad choices. 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Erin Stevens is a Corporate Recruiter with MasterBrand Cabinets based in Jasper, Indiana ...She Serves as the talent leader for sourcing and building talent pipelines and recruiting leadership positions. She recently headed up their ATS migration and we'll chat about how that went. TOPICS What do you recruit for and where Describe what recruiting was like for you in 2020? How many did MB hire? Technology---you changed your ATS last year, what did you take out and replace it with? Which Other ATS were you looking at and why go with SmartRecruiters? Whats one thing people should know about picking a new ATS? What did you learn about installing a new piece of HR tech like that? Resume import? How many resumes Easy apply Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology headlines Managing your employer brand on Glassdoor has just gotten easier with the new Alerts feature... Alerts appear in your Employer Center dashboard, and are here to help guide you to the most important tasks and updates since your last login. You will see alerts when: New high or low ratings are posted by your employees about your company and its benefits New interview reviews are posted by your candidates It's time to feature a new review Your profile content or benefits information needs updating A competitor you are targeting has joined Glassdoor Your company page gains new followers Alerts will vary by profile, but are available with both Free and Enhanced employer pages. You may also opt to receive these Alerts via Glassdoor's employer email settings.    https://www.glassdoor.com/employers/blog/introducing-alerts/   Personio — the German startup that targets small and medium-sized businesses (10-2,000 employees) with an all-in-one HR platform covering recruiting and onboarding, payroll, absence tracking and other major HR functions — has picked up $125 million in funding at a $1.7 billion post-money valuation.   Personio currently counts some 3,000 SMEs in Europe as customers. In an interview, Hanno Renner, the co-founder and CEO of Personio, said that the startup would be using the funding to continue building out the product — which operates a little like Workday, but built for much smaller organizations — as well as expanding its presence in Europe. https://hrtechfeed.com/german-hr-platform-person-raises-125-million/   Learning Technologies Group plc, the provider of services and technologies for digital learning and talent management, has agreed to acquire Reflektive Inc, a leading performance management software provider. Headquartered in San Francisco, Reflektive specialises in engagement and analytics tools. It offers a collaborative goal-setting, continuous feedback, and analytics platform used by teams and individuals to provide measurable results for boosting productivity, engagement, and retention. Reflektive will join LTG’s PeopleFluent business, integrating its solution with the existing PeopleFluent talent management portfolio. Stephen Bruce, Managing Director of PeopleFluent, said: “In today’s complex world of work, it’s more important than ever for organisations to focus on developing, reskilling, and deploying existing talent to meet the changing needs of the business. To do that requires a strong focus and alignment on business goals, performance measures and, at the same time, tracking employee engagement as a vital component of the HR function and in concert with the modern talent journey. ...Reflektive’s solutions enhance performance management in a variety of exciting ways – fostering a sense of employee accountability, encouraging meaningful 1:1 conversations, measuring employee sentiment, and tracking activities in alignment with company goals. https://hrtechfeed.com/performance-management-software-reflektive-has-been-acquired/   Through its recent acquisition on Altru Labs, talent cloud company iCIMS has officially relaunched the feature inside its suite. Aptly named Video Studio, it allows employers to create relevant and engaging content throughout the candidate and employee journey. Features will include; Spotlight employees and mobilize brand ambassadors to share stories and convey company culture.  Easily add employee testimonial videos to career sites, job descriptions, social media, email, text campaigns, and more, to transform traditional content to dynamic, personalized experiences.  Authentically highlight diversity, equity, and inclusion programs through the faces and voices of employees.  Stand out from other employers and amplify candidate reach and conversion by providing relevant, engaging talent experiences across the entire lifecycle.  Embed videos into internal communications to strengthen relationships, inspire confidence, and easily engage a virtual, distributed workforce without costly video production. “Video is how we connect with people in our personal lives, and how companies must engage with talent,” said Alykhan Rehmatullah, vice president of content strategy at iCIMS and previously the co-founder & CEO of Altru Labs. “Creating video content doesn’t have to be hard, time consuming or costly. We are seeing first-hand the value of video in humanizing brands, creating digitally-scalable experiences, and authentically building relationships with talent.” https://hrtechfeed.com/icims-adds-video-storytelling-capabilities/   Seasoned, a hiring platform in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, launched across the region today. After months of testing, and with tens of thousands of users and thousands of local restaurants already on its platform, Seasoned’s low-cost, frictionless hiring tools and user network are now available to any restaurant operator and job seeker in the region. Seasoned provides an easy to use platform for restaurants to find applicants, schedule interviews, and hire people in as little as 24 hours, and at 60-70% lower costs. Seasoned also provides a community for industry employees to review openings, quickly schedule interviews with multiple operators, and connect with their peers for advice and guidance – creating a bespoke social network that brings the connections built during industry nights and events online.  “Our goal at Seasoned is to make life easier for people across the restaurant industry – owners, operators, and employees,” said Ware Sykes, Seasoned’s CEO. “Getting people into jobs quickly, filling open roles fast, and doing it all at a lower cost help is crucial to operating a successful business and supporting robust job growth, and Dallas is going to be a key market for Seasoned as the industry recovers and continues to grow.” Learn more at seasoned.co https://hrtechfeed.com/seasoned-launches-new-restaurant-hiring-tools-for-dallas-region/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! Transform your interview scheduling by offering slots based on real-time availability while staying in control of who can book times in your calendar. https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology headlines TPG Growth and The Rise Fund today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to partner with Greenhouse, the leading hiring software company used by over 4,000 businesses, as a majority investor. TPG Growth, the middle-market and growth equity platform within TPG, and The Rise Fund, the global impact investing platform managed by TPG, will jointly invest in Greenhouse to accelerate product innovation, grow into new markets, and enhance solutions aimed at accelerating diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring.  The transaction, which is expected to close during the first half of 2021, is subject to customary closing conditions. Word on the street is that TPG paid $500 million for its majority stake in the company. “Winning businesses are built by talented individuals. Yet every day, organizations around the world base their hiring decisions on hunches and without data, perpetuating biases and limiting human potential. We founded Greenhouse to help companies become great at hiring and reduce bias in the hiring process,” said Daniel Chait, CEO of Greenhouse. “Through this investment from TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, we gain a partner with the resources and vision to support our growth, and who is totally aligned with our mission. The Rise Fund’s unique focus on real, measurable impact is so exciting because it supports our ability to drive positive outcomes for our customers and for society as a whole.” “Greenhouse has established itself as a best-of-breed next-generation talent acquisition software solution,” said Mike Zappert, Partner at TPG Growth. “The consistent feedback we hear in the market is that Greenhouse’s customers simply love the product. It is easy to use, intuitive, and highly configurable. At a time when an increasing number of companies view talent and recruiting as a strategic imperative, Greenhouse stands out as the go-to solution for Talent teams at companies across industries and around the world. We look forward to partnering with Daniel and the team to continue Greenhouse’s leadership in this important and growing part of the software market.” https://hrtechfeed.com/greenhouse-software-accepts-major-investment-from-tpg-growth/ Kanarys, a Black and female-founded DEI technology company that gathers specific, actionable insights to help diagnose, prioritize, and optimize DEI efforts in the workplace, has announced the closing of its historic $3 million seed round. Led by Zeal Capital Partners’ Inclusive Investing™ fund, and several other investors. The funding comes as more companies embrace transparency, prioritize DEI, strengthen workplace culture, and use data-driven approaches. This brings the total amount raised by Kanarys co-founders, Mandy Price and Star Carter, to $4.6 million to date — a positive shift towards more equitable venture capital trends. In 2017, studies showed that 98 percent of venture capital raised in the U.S. went to men. Kanarys will use the funding to further advance product features, make key hires on the technology and business development teams, and accelerate sales and marketing efforts.  “We know that a focus on DEI in business is not just the right thing to do for employees, it also makes good business sense,” said Mandy Price, CEO and co-founder of Kanarys. “Kanarys’ DEI data arms companies, for the first time, to make precise, immediate, and informed decisions using real, intersectional metrics around their diversity goals and inclusion programs that ultimately drive bottom-line business objectives. We are encouraged by the commitment of our investors and customers in our shared vision to help every person Work Where They Belong.” The company is currently measuring DEI insights on nearly 1,000 U.S. companies through verified employee reviews, company policies, and organizational data — making it the largest DEI data-driven platform of its kind in the U.S. Since launching the platform in 2019, the company has grown 2,000 percent in users on its platform, and its customers include Fortune 500 brands. In addition, the company has a job board section that enables job seekers to find employment. https://hrtechfeed.com/dei-platform-kanarys-announces-3-million-seed-round/ GigSmart, a staffing company that connects businesses with gig workers through mobile apps has announced expanded functionality to allow businesses to post and advertise their part-time and full-time positions to a user base of nearly 300,000 active job seekers. Launched in November of 2018, GigSmart’s Get Workers staffing platform has successfully connected a rapidly growing number of job seekers to temporary opportunities at businesses operating in all industries. As more organizations used Get Workers to convert their temporary hires to permanent employees, the need for adding support for permanent hires within the Get Workers platform became evident. Now, in addition to sourcing workers for hourly Shift Gigs, business users can post Full/Part-Time Positions on the GigSmart Job Board. GigSmart launched the Job Board to help businesses combat labor shortages and to aid workers on their paths to connect to local work opportunities. With the Job Board, GigSmart’s ability to connect job seekers with their next role and employers with qualified candidates to power their workforces will grow exponentially as the gig economy continues to grow. https://hrtechfeed.com/gigsmart-adds-more-hiring-options-to-its-platform-for-gig-workers/ ARLINGTON, VA – CareerGig announced the acquisition of Moonlighting, a SaaS platform that empowers individuals to build their own freelancer profiles, and allows businesses to hire talented professionals quickly and affordably.  CareerGig is a SaaS technology platform that matches freelance and contract workers to top employers while offering a marketplace with independent access to guaranteed issue health, life, and disability insurance, education and training opportunities, and other financial services and benefits. Both companies utilize blockchain and artificial intelligence and this new agreement will create a combined platform with more robust and sophisticated capabilities. The acquisition is effective today, and the companies will combine business operations within the next few months under the name CareerGig, forming one of the world’s largest freelancer platforms. Founded in 2014 by Jeff Tennery, Ritesh Johar, and Roy Slater, Moonlighting brings a powerful network of over 850,000 freelancers and small businesses that will continue to build the CareerGig community. With extensive listings for contract gigs, part-time jobs, and internship positions, freelancers fulfilling those roles will have access to CareerGig’s benefits offerings.  Commenting on the merger, CEO Jeff. Tennery said, “CareerGig is the ideal partner for Moonlighting to take this next step in supporting freelancers around the world. Their team shares our same passion and vision to deliver the best marketplace platform for the gig economy.” https://hrtechfeed.com/freelancer-platform-moonlighting-acquired-by-careergig/ Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (OTCQB: RCRT), a leading AI-powered hiring platform with the world’s largest recruiter network, unveiled a new on-demand virtual training program to help career changers break into the world of virtual recruiting. “Recruiter.com has already helped thousands of people learn to recruit with its self-paced Recruiter Certification Program,” said Evan Sohn, CEO of Recruiter.com. “Given the strong trends towards the on-demand, gig economy and the unprecedented hiring that will be taking place after the pandemic, we launched Recruiter.com Academy to capitalize on this opportunity fully. Furthermore, as Experian cites that 50% of all millennials have a side gig, we look forward to positioning recruiting as an exciting and lucrative part-time opportunity.” The Recruiter.com Academy is suitable for people changing careers and established recruiters looking to further their credentials. Participants will learn how to find jobs, earn, and outperform in the exciting career of professional recruiting. Graduates will receive one-on-one career assistance, including resume and social media profile support, live mock interview training, and may access paid recruiting assignments and earning opportunities through the Recruiter.com On Demand platform. https://hrtechfeed.com/recruiter-com-launches-on-demand-recruiter-academy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If remote work ever needed a spokesman my vote is for my next guest. Chris Herd is the founder and CEO of New York based FirstBase (firstbaseHQ.com)….which helps companies go “office-less instantly”. Their company will supply, finance, and manage all the physical equipment remote workers need to be as safe, comfortable, and productive at home as in an office. We chatted about the future of remote work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! Transform your interview scheduling by offering slots based on real-time availability while staying in control of who can book times in your calendar. https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology headlines High5, has launched a new recruiter marketplace and talent community platform that aims to disrupt traditional staffing methods and transform how companies get work done.   The High5 platform creates a global, digital talent supply chain by bringing together an open marketplace of talent and global networks of independent recruiters and subject matter experts who vet and submit talent to jobs on High5. A major differentiator for High5 is how trust and high-quality outcomes are delivered to all users. Each candidate, recruiter, talent supplier, customer, and job are vetted and verified before entering the supply chain.    When paired with High5’s talent engagement technology and global payrolling capabilities, these talent supply innovations are capable of delivering any candidate, with any skill, on any form of work,  to any employer or managed staffing program, anywhere in the world. This ALL-talent and ALL-work approach is a distinguishing characteristic of High5. From full-time to part-time, contract, contract-to-hire, SOW, on-site or remote, from gig-work to big work — it all gets done with High5.   Traditional staffing services and talent platforms used to find talent globally are fragmented and limited in the breadth of services they provide,” Robert Merritt, High5’s Chief Revenue Officer, explains. “They are limited in the vetting and curation of talent they deliver employers and managed staffing programs. Traditional methods promote speed over quality at the employer’s and candidate’s expense. These methods result in poor talent quality, wasted time and money, long fill times, and a hiring manager and candidate experience that is less than desirable.”   https://hrtechfeed.com/high5-launches-new-recruiter-marketplace/   Paradox, the leading conversational AI platform helping global talent acquisition teams automate recruiting tasks like screening, interview scheduling, and candidate communications, announced today the acquisition of Spetz.io, an Israeli startup helping clients like EY and Sodastream modernize candidate communications. The acquisition highlights Paradox’s strategic investment in global innovation and world-class client services, said Paradox founder and CEO Aaron Matos. But it wasn’t just about creating another R&D center. Just as important, Matos said the Spetz team’s vision, mission, and values closely aligned with Paradox. “This acquisition is all about aligning with incredibly smart people who share our passion for building products that recruiting teams love,” Matos said. “We were impressed with the Spetz team’s growth, and even more impressed with their vision for what we can build together.” Yam Dvir, Spetz’s co-founder and CEO, said the feeling was mutual. “When we met with the Paradox team we immediately saw a massive opportunity to build something bigger than ourselves,” said Dvir. “Combining our expertise with Paradox’s vision and momentum as a clear category leader is really one of those ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ opportunities. We can’t wait to get started accelerating Paradox’s vision for a future where recruiting is frictionless, elegant, and people-centric.” https://hrtechfeed.com/paradox-acquires-israeli-chatbot-spetz-io/   PAIRIN, the workforce journey company, today announced the official close of its Series A investment round, now totaling $4.36M. This round builds upon the $2.1 million raised in June.   The COVID-19 pandemic has pulled back the curtain on the challenges that come with navigating and delivering services like unemployment, career planning and education, provided by states, education institutions and workforce programs. These services are often difficult to use, inflexible, not personalized for users and costly to replace. PAIRIN helps ensure end users can quickly and easily navigate access to services like career assistance and college planning through its innovative My Journey platform. “Not only are individuals struggling in the workforce because of the pandemic, but many government and workforce agencies are also facing challenges with budget cuts and consolidation,” said Michael Simpson, CEO and founder, PAIRIN. “We are very grateful to our investors for their continued support. These new funds will help ensure that we can bring the most efficient and intuitive technology to workforce and government agencies across the country…   https://hrtechfeed.com/pairin-gets-4-36m-series-a-funding-to-accelerate-delivery-of-solutions-to-aid-americas-workforce/   Paycor, a provider of SaaS Payroll and Human Capital Management (HCM) software, today announced that it has received commitments for $270 million in new investment co-led by Neuberger Berman, on behalf of several other investors. Paycor is partner to more than 40,000 medium and small-sized businesses. Known for delivering modern, intuitive recruiting, HR and payroll solutions, Paycor partners with businesses to optimize the management of their most valuable asset — their people. Jason Wright, Partner at Apax Partners, said, “Cloud HCM / Payroll is a large, growing market with evolving customer needs. Paycor’s next-generation, integrated suite of solutions is at the forefront of this evolution. In the last three years, Paycor has undergone a substantial transformation, investing in its product, go-to-market strategy, and management team, while continuing to scale the business.    https://hrtechfeed.com/paycor-received-commitments-for-270m-in-new-investment-led-by-neuberger-berman-and-qia-and-accompanied-by-other-new-investors/   EVENT ALERT Job board owners and entrepreneurs will gather March 2nd in the first ever “Job Board Con” virtual event. Hosted bymyself, the half day event will feature 6 sessions covering the job board industry and a virtual happy hour.  Anyone who is currently running an online job site or thinking about starting one is who the event was created for. Topics will include job board software, content creation hacks, sales strategies and more. Ticket prices are $59 and you can register by going to JobBoardCon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices