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Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

Chris Russellwww.rectechmedia.com
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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AI & Recruiting According to RecruitBot CEO Jeremy Schiff

RecruitBot recently raised $8.2 million in additional seed funding to fuel growth of its AI-powered hiring software. RecruitBot is a sourcing tool that lets you find, contact, and hire talent – all in one top-of-funnel solution. They claim a database of more than 600 million candidates. Joining me today is their CEO & Founder Jeremy Schiff Congrats on the funding round, what is the origin story behind RecruitBot Explain the user experience of the tool for the avg recruiter. There are lot of ...

Aug 07, 202327 min

Rippling Launches ATS

Rippling the payroll and benefits software has announced the launch of Rippling Recruiting, a new applicant tracking system. With Rippling Recruiting, clients can approve new headcount, post requisitions to over 25,000 job boards, schedule interviews, and go straight from offer letter to onboarding in 90 seconds, all in a single system. https://hrtechfeed.com/rippling-launches-ats/ Perceptyx , the leading employee listening and manager effectiveness platform, has acquired Humu , a technology com...

Aug 03, 20235 min

How AI & Data Analytics Are Becoming the Newest Member of Your Hiring Team

Data in the middle but you got much bot. 🎶 Yep, we're going there. It's time to talk about all things #AI , #machinelearning , and #dataanalytics . Grace E. Niwa from Vertex Pharmaceuticals is joining us to discuss: 👩‍💻 How to combine new school and old school data to solve in-the-moment problems with practical solutions 🤖 How to slice your hiring data from different angles to reveal insights that may have been overlooked before in your processes 👀 How to see opportunities for step-up impro...

Jul 30, 20231 hr 1 min

Findem, Skillit, Recruitics

Freelancer.com, the world’s largest freelancing marketplace, recently released new figures revealing a surge in freelance creative writing jobs, growth in business marketing activities, and an increase in on-site photography and videography gigs. Creative Writing – up 58% (from 1,868 to 2,961 jobs) User Interface Design – up 52% (from 2,017 to 3,075 jobs) Twitter Marketing – up 41% from (1,650 to 2,334 jobs) Photography – up 40% from (2,101 to 2,945 jobs) Writing (Microsoft Word) – up 38% (from ...

Jul 27, 20237 min

Google for Jobs Discussion

In the 2nd part of my interview on Shawn Days Hire Lead Chill podcast we talk about all things Google for Jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 16, 202325 min

Appcast, Twitter, RecruitBot

San Francisco, CA — RecruitBot, the powerful hiring platform that transforms the entire recruiting experience, has raised $8.2 million in additional seed funding to fuel growth of its AI-powered software. The investment was led by Slow Ventures with participation from other investors https://hrtechfeed.com/recruitbot-lands-additional-8-2-million-investment/ Appcast, the global leader in programmatic recruitment advertising technology and services, announced today its acquisition of recruitment m...

Jul 13, 20236 min

Hire, Lead and Chill - Part 1

I was a gust on Shawn Day's Facebook live show for his group called Hire Lead & Chill where we talked about a variety of topics in online recruiting. Part 2 will be out next week talking more about Google for Jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 09, 202333 min

Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait

Daniel Chait CEO of hiring software Greenhouse.io joins the show to talk about the state of HR Tech, AI, remote work and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 02, 202326 min

Funding and Founders Foolery

Accord to a story on calcallisttech.com Israeli startup Joonko, which has developed an automated sourcing platform focused solely on underrepresented candidates, is on the verge of a closure. An investigation conducted by the company's board of directors and investors revealed that the number of its real customers differed significantly from the number reported by its managers to the investors. In those reports, the company stated that it has 150 customers, when in practice the number was signif...

Jun 30, 20237 min

Future of AI Job Search

In the coming years, artificial intelligence (AI) will play a major role in the job search process. Much has been written about how AI will affect recruiting but I’d like to explore it from the other side of the table. https://www.rectechmedia.com/blog/ai-job-search Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 26, 20239 min

Vidcruiter, LinkedIn and HR Copilots

The Josh Bersin Company will preview its new AI system, The Josh Bersin Company HR Copilot at their upcoming Global HR Leadership conference, Irresistible. https://hrtechfeed.com/josh-bersin-company-to-unveil-ai-based-hr-copilot/ VidCruiter, Inc.—a leading interviewing platform used by Fortune 500 companies, national governments, and international organizations— has acquired AI-startup Ingage Solutions. The acquisition increases VidCruiter’s interview intelligence technologies by expanding its v...

Jun 23, 20236 min

Job Board ROI

We dive into all of the recent changes on the major job boards and discuss how to navigate them so that you can turn your ROE into ROI (recruiting operational efficiency). Leah Daniels and Alex Murphy will be joined by a mystery guest to help you level up your #recruiting and make the most of the ever-changing job board landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 19, 202359 min

Humanly & Pollen Funding

Comeet, a global leader in collaborative recruitment software, and Spark Hire, a top-rated video interview platform, have announced plans to merge. The combined company will offer the most comprehensive suite of talent acquisition products on the market, including applicant tracking, candidate management, and video interviewing. https://hrtechfeed.com/hr-tech-merger-comeet-and-spark-hire/ NEW YORK — Pollen, a membership powering freelance careers, has raised $4M in funding from ANIMO VC, Founder...

Jun 16, 20236 min

State of Candidate Experience: 2023 Benchmark report

Phenom recently released its State of Candidate Experience: 2023 Benchmarks R eport . The report revealed that since 2020, the Fortune 500 has made significant strides to enhance the candidate experience by implementing AI technology and automation to connect job seekers — both hourly and knowledge workers — with relevant jobs faster, and creating engaging content to convey a strong employer brand in the highly competitive U.S. talent market. Here to help us dive deeper into the numbers is Cliff...

Jun 12, 202325 min

Ferretly, UKG, Fountain

Ferretly, an AI-powered social media screening SaaS startup, announced today that it has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Bull City Venture Partners and prior investors, including a group of industry experts led by Dave Dickerson, founder and chairman of Accurate Background. https://hrtechfeed.com/ferretly-raises-1-5m-for-its-social-media-screening-platform/ HackerRank , the developer skills company, today announced the launch of its advanced plagiarism detection system,...

Jun 08, 20236 min

James Colino talks Recruiting Operations

James Colino is the author of “RecOps: Recruiting is still broken Here’s how to fix it” AND he is also Director of Talent Acquisition for Sheetz the 600+ convenience store chain based in Altoona PA. Landing page: https://www.hireconversion.com/sheetz https://recops.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 04, 202321 min

Ziprecruiter layoffs and healthcare recruiting startups

The major job boards are laying off staff and ZipRecruiter is next on the clock. The news came via an SEC filing this week; The company announced a plan to reduce its global headcount by approximately 270 employees, which represents approximately 20% of the Company’s total number of employees prior to the reduction. This action was taken in response to current market conditions and after reducing other discretionary expenses, with a view toward driving long-term efficiency. https://hrtechfeed.co...

Jun 02, 20236 min

How to Succeed in Recruiting

We're going live with Dan Black and Lindsey Pollak for a one-hour peer-to-peer conversation where you get to ask your questions, share your insights and maybe even tell a few jokes. Let's talk about how to succeed in #recruiting without everyone else getting in your way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 28, 202357 min

Indeed, Instawork, Ceridian, Crosschq

Crosschq, the Hiring Intelligence platform announced the expansion of Crosschq Insights™ and Crosschq Voice™ along with a new brand identity. Combining these expanded solutions provides talent leaders with a single operating platform from which to manage all aspects of Hiring Intelligence. https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-from-crosschq-wolfe-inc/ Ceridian, a prominent player in human capital management (HCM) technology, has unveiled an innovative solution called Dayforce Career Explorer. This ...

May 26, 20235 min

Unleash America Interviews, Part 3

Recorded live on the show floor at Unleash America in Las Vegas. Interviews from; ClickBoarding CEO HireEZ's Marketing Leader RecTxt Founders Largely.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 202324 min

Twitter Enters and CareerBuilder Explodes

“Careerbuilder laid off 60 % of their people today. My best friend was included in the count. She was a top performer for 12 years at CB. She is now looking for another gig. As I am sure you would understand , after 12 years of dedication , she is nervous,” wrote recruitment consultant Andrew Bolander in a post today . https://aimgroup.com/2023/05/17/careerbuilder-sells-international-division-lays-off-60-of-staff-names-new-ceo/ Reports surfaced this week that Twitter has acquired Laskie a tech r...

May 18, 20237 min

UNLEASH Interviews Part 2

Recorded live at Unleash 2023 in Las Vegas. Interviews with; SmartRecruiters Snapbrillia HeyHire Divigo.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 202324 min

Modern Hire & Jopwell Acquired

iCIMS unveiled the next-generation of candidate relationship management (CRM) at INSPIRE, its user conference this week. With the new iCIMS Candidate Experience Management (CXM), recruiters will be able to leverage modern marketing technology to efficiently nurture and convert candidates using a unique combination of campaign logic, engagement scoring, and candidate fit analysis – all within a unified solution. https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-technology-from-icims-eightfold/ True , a global platfo...

May 11, 20235 min

Unleash America Interviews Part 1

Recorded live at Unleash America in Las Vegas 2023. Fama, Tatio, Greetr, HR Tech Joe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 07, 202318 min

Hackajob and Gigs

Gigs , the job platform that connects companies to job seekers looking for hourly jobs in their neighborhood, announced today the company’s official launch of its employer portal to help retailers, food and beverage, logistics, and hospitality companies with their full-time and part-time hiring needs. The news comes jointly with the company announcing $2.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Slauson & Co with additional investment from Wonder Ventures and several angel investors. http...

May 05, 20236 min

Jobsync April Roundtable

In our April 2023 roundtable, with William Tincup, President and Editor-at-large of Recruiting Daily, about the four areas of competing expectations that talent leadership should focus on (including your own expectations): What do candidates really expect? Is it easy applications, quick responses, transparency, one-call hiring? When was the last time you asked candidates? What do you recruiters expect from hiring managers, interview teams, technology and leadership? Are you setting them up to me...

Apr 30, 202358 min

Unleash Pod Squad

Chris Russell, Julie Calli, and Serge & Shelly from the Recruitment Flex talk all things Unleash America, live in Vegas, April 28th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 28, 202326 min

Seekout's ChatGPT for Recruiters

Seekout co-founder John Tippet describes how their new ChatGPT integration works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 202325 min

Zoom Enters HR Technology

Zoom is excited to announce the acquisition of Workvivo to extend Zoom’s platform and offer its customers new ways to keep employees informed, engaged, and connected. https://hrtechfeed.com/zoom-to-acquire-workvivo-to-bolster-the-employee-experience-offering/ Apploi, healthcare’s leading workforce management software, is growing its credentialing tools. The company is rolling out expanded credentialing services across ten different roles and multiple states. Oracle CloudWorld Tour – To help HR l...

Apr 20, 20236 min

Internal Mobility Discussion

Talent Management: You Can’t Grow What You Don’t Know with The Cigna Group, ChenMed, & Jackson Health System. What approaches are the most high-performing talent management teams taking to engage, develop, and retain employees? How can skills intelligence be applied to inform where talent needs to grow — and how can it happen in alignment with employee goals and organizational needs through career pathing, gigs, and mentoring? What is automation’s role for managers and employees? What is the...

Apr 19, 202328 min
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