Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

Today we’ll be talking about hot topics in text recruiting with the CEO of Canvas, based in Indianapolis. The company just launched in June 2017 and is gaining traction. Links: https://gocanvas.io/ and sponsor http://recruitingheadlines.com/ Topics include: -How did you get into the HR tech space, what’s your background? -Tell us briefly what your tool does and how it works? Im curious to hear -What a typical user experience is like... -Why is text interviewing better than a phone screen? -Worried that ATS vendors may start their own version of this? -What types of organizations are turning to text messaging to recruit talent? -What have you learned about the role of machine learning in recruiting today. -Did you go tot HR tech this year? What are you doing to market the tool -What trends will most impact recruiting in 2018? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Sherman is a Director of Talent Acquisition with Sodexo a food service and facilities management company. Topics discussed include: -Whats New in TA at Sodexo -Size of recruiting team, number of hires expected in 2018 -Sodexo has been a very proactive recruitment marketer, started blogging early, etc...Quesocial -Sodexo HR tech stack, can you tell us what you us...avature, icims, entelo, hiring solved, Text Recruit, Seekout -Favorite tool or technology you guys have brought on this year -Is there a tool you wish existed that doesnt -How should HR tech vendors pitch you? Learn more at RecTechMedia.com for show notes and links. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is Graham Pionkowski, who's spent the last decade in the world of corporate recruiting, and helped a number of organizations up level their talent acquisition strategy, operations, and technologies. Most recently, he has served as the head of global talent acquisition at Bizarre Voice, a high tech company based in Austin, Texas. Over the last few years, he's been leading all things recruiting, including the TA strategy and operationalizing the day to day execution to bring top talent into the organization. On today's show we will chat about a variety of recruiting technology challenges, mention some tools and get some great insight from a veteran talent acquisition professional. Learn more at RecTechMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Russell reads a solid example of a job posting that sells the role, and company well. Listen as he reads it word for word and tells you why it works. Find the link tot he job description from Meetup at RecTechMedia.com on the blog page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As their head of research, DavidMallon sets strategy and drives innovation for Bersin's research team. He is the primary force behind their work in continuous learning, learning cultures, and learning management systems. He is also central to the Bersin thought leadership related to HR's operating models, governance, and the evolution of key roles such as the HR business partner. TOPICS DISCUSSED What were your takeaways from the HRtech conference this year…. What do you make of the recent news of Cornerstone on Demand receiving $300 million in new funding? Linkedin was also involved with... Your colleague Josh Bersin said something recently about applicant tracking systems that caught the eye of many recruiters i know….something like ‘the ATS is going away or dying’...wonder if you can comment on that...what does he mean and do you agree...? There has never been more HR technology than exists right now and the money is flowing into the space, are we in a bit of a bubble here? I still see a lot of employers using HR tech wrongly….they buy it thinking it’s going to be some sort of panacea but fail to implement and manage it properly...do you agree and what is your advice to those employers? Any predictions for the 2018? What are you expecting in the next year when it comes to HCM platforms... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Eubanks is the principal analyst for Lighthouse Research and Advisory, a human capital management firm that recently conducted a study on video in the candidate experience. Topics discussed: Go to HR tech this year? What did ya think What’s a typical day like for an HCM analyst? Really interested to talk about video today and when I first saw the news of the study that you did I know it would make for a great podcast, how did the study come about and who did you survey? Quote: the study sheds light on ways companies are wasting money on video production while failing to meet the preferences for candidates. I walked away from this study with an overwhelming sense of “people want to work for people, not companies,”... Walk us through the major findings? I just don’t see major employers every taking this route...there are too many rules and regulations that exist that will prevent them from being transparent with vide...to those employers you say what? What were the Key takeaways? Learn more at https://www.rectechmedia.com/ and for the study go to: http://lhra.io/blog/videos-job-candidates-actually-want-see-not-branding-video-new-research/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny Campbell is the CEO & Co-Founder of SocialTalent a company that helps “Improve and Measure your Recruiter ROI”. He is here to discuss some of the findings of the 2017 Global Recruiting Survey and has some interesting things to highlight from the results. learn more at https://www.rectechmedia.com/ and https://www.socialtalent.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to Chris Russell talk about do's and dont's for your career site. Recorded at RecruitCon Boston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You already know job search engines such as Indeed, Jobs2Careers and Juju but you may not know about Montreal based Neuvoo, a global job search engine now operating in more than 60 countries...there is big change going on in the job search world so today we’ll get some perspective from an upstart player in the space, Neuvoo.com (recorded at the 2017 HR Tech conference in Las Vegas) Lucas Martinez is their cofounder. This is your first HR tech show...first impressions? Walk me through the history of your site...where did you start and where are you now? Traffic, countries, etc Why does the employer world need Neuvoo... what makes you guys different? How are you going to take on Google, they are surely on their way to becoming a top job search destination, how are you going to compete with that? What about Facebook? Will you integrate with their new api? 6. Jobs are becoming a commodity...jobs are everywhere what is your take on that perspective? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ninh Tran is the COO and cofounder of Hiretual, one of the most popular sourcing tools on the planet. We chatted about the company at the recent HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices