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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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Corporate Espionage: Rippling Sues Deel

Sponsored by Jobcase.com/hire and Dalia.co/rectech The lawsuit alleges Deel cultivated a Rippling employee to conduct thousands of suspicious searches and funnel stolen confidential business intelligence directly back to Deel. https://hrtechfeed.com/rippling-suing-deel-in-corporate-espionage-shocker/ Workday, announced more than 350 product features and updates across the Workday platform, now available to customers worldwide. As part of its spring release https://hrtechfeed.com/workday-2025-spr...

Mar 20, 20258 min

Jason Putnam, the new CEO at Vetty

Jason Putnam is the newly announced CEO for Vetty, a background and screening company based in New York. The appointment marks a new phase in Vetty’s continued expansion, and according to the press release, Putnam will set the strategic vision and direction for the next chapter of the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 17, 202520 min

Talking Rec Tech on the HR Data Labs Podcast

I was a guest on the HR Data Labs podcast simulcast on LinkedIn Live recently. Host David Truetsky and I covered a whole range of topics from AI to Job Search to the resume black hole. https://hrdatalabs.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 10, 202532 min

Employ Buys Pillar + More Funding News

Cielo, the world’s leading Talent Acquisition Partner, today releases Agentic AI for TA. These agents are proactive teammates that elevate and enable their human counterparts to make the best hiring decisions. https://hrtechfeed.com/cielo-launches-agentic-ai/ TrackerRMS, a global leader in applicant tracking systems (ATS) and customer relationship management (CRM) software for the recruitment and staffing industry, announced its movement toward artificial intelligence: the new Evolution Virtual ...

Mar 07, 20259 min

Upwage CEO Talks A.I. Interview Technology

Diana Tsai is the CEO and co-founder at Upwage.com an agentic AI interview tool. Today we’re going to talk about this next generation of recruitment tech, educate you a bit on AI and learn more about Upwage. COURSE SIGN UP https://www.upwage.com/agentic-ai-crash-course Full disclosure: I am now an advisor to the Upwage team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Mar 03, 202545 min

Earnings from ZIP & WDAY

Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), announced results for the fiscal 2025 fourth quarter and full year ended January 31, 2025. 4th qtr: Total revenues were $2.211 billion, an increase of 15.0% from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. Subscription revenues were $2.040 billion, an increase of 15.9% from the same period last year. Total revenues were $8.446 billion, an increase of 16.4% from fiscal 2024. Subscription revenues were $7.718 billion, an increase of 16.9% from the prior year. https://hrtechfee...

Feb 27, 20259 min

Loxo Lands Big Investment

Vetty , thebackground screening company announced that Jason Putnam has joined the company as CEO, effective immediately. The appointment marks a new phase in Vetty’s continued expansion, with the company accelerating growth at 78 percent year over year while maintaining high customer satisfaction ratings. Putnam succeeds Reddy Karri, who will remain with the organization as an advisor. https://hrtechfeed.com/jason-putnam-named-ceo-of-vetty/ NEW YORK — Fiverr International launched a new Freelan...

Feb 20, 20259 min

Staffing Technology Talk with Kendra Cato

Kendra Cato is Director of Strategic Partnerships at Advance Partners, a funding and strategic services company for the staffing industry…Today we’ll talk about how technology is transforming today’s staffing agencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 17, 202525 min

Virtual Recruiter Platform Lands $16M

Hirezon , a in cloud-based HR technology for higher education, announced the launch of an enhanced version of MyReferred™, a new referral platform. Refined based on customer feedback, MyReferred™ helps employee referral programs by shifting from a reactive process to a proactive, strategic hiring approach. The platform enables higher education institutions to leverage internal networks—including employees, students and alumni —to build a sustainable talent pipeline. https://hrtechfeed.com/hirezo...

Feb 13, 20259 min

Kirby Cole, VP of Talent Acquisition at Eyecare Partners

Kirby Cole is the Vice President, of Talent Acquisition and Doctor Services for St Louis based Eyecare Partners… they operate a national network of eye care locations that provide vision care services. The company employs over 8700 people nation wide. Today on the pod we'll talk all things Rec Tech! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 10, 202522 min

Paradox Acquires, Deel, Squarepeg Get Funding

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Paradox , the conversational AI platform helping global employers like Chipotle, 7-Eleven, General Motors, Nestlè, and nearly 1,000 clients automate recruiting and hiring work, announced today the acquisition of people analytics platform Eqtble . https://hrtechfeed.com/paradox-acquires-people-analytics-platform-eqtble/ CareerArc announced the launch of HireSocial, a reimagined social recruiting platform.HireSocial replaces CareerArc Social Recruiting, offering two tailored su...

Feb 05, 20258 min

1.1 Million Employee Referrals

A new white paper from ERIN showcases how employees across industries engage with referral programs through mobile, email, and social platforms. The data provides actionable insights to enhance enterprise recruitment strategies, emphasizing mobile optimization, recognition programs, and tailored engagement tools. Source: erinapp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Feb 03, 202523 min

Interview Copilot Lands $6 Million in Funding

Deloitte announced that it has acquired all of the assets of SimplrOps, a boutique enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company known for streamlining and automating Workday, SAP and Oracle operations and implementations. https://hrtechfeed.com/deloitte-acquires-hcm-tech-play/ SAN FRANCISCO — Final Round AI , an AI-powered platform transforming how people find jobs, today announced the successful close of a $6.88 million oversubscribed seed funding round. With backing from Uncork C...

Jan 31, 20257 min

The State of WorkTech 2024/5

Venero Capital Advisors' 2024 Q4 WorkTech Market Update report analyzes the WorkTech industry's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity and investment trends. The report highlights a growing market, driven by technological innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) and AI agents. M&A activity is robust, with high valuations for high-performing companies, and private equity involvement is significant. Investment activity, while lower than previous years, remains focused on A...

Jan 27, 20251 hr 13 min

Funding for Teal, Paylocity Adds Recruiting Features

1848 Ventures, a venture studio developing AI-powered solutions that drive growth for small and medium businesses, announced the launch of Propel People. Propel People is an AI-powered recruiting platform purpose-built for the construction industry, designed to help HR teams hire skilled tradespeople faster and more efficiently. https://hrtechfeed.com/construction-focused-ats-platform-launches/ Paylocity announces new enhancements to its Recruiting platform that enable hiring teams to not only s...

Jan 23, 20259 min

Twill is a new tech Referral Marketplace

Twill, a next-generation talent platform that connects companies with vetted tech professionals through peer recommendations, has raised $1.4M in pre-seed funding we’ll talk to their CEO Michelle Volberg about what’s next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 20, 202522 min

The Muse Makes Moves, Holly's Gov Hiring Software

Holly, an AI-powered platform modernizing government hiring, announced today the close of its $2.2 million oversubscribed pre-seed round, led by J2 Ventures …. The funding will support Holly’s platform as it works to solve the million-job government workforce vacancy crisis. https://hrtechfeed.com/government-hiring-platform-lands-2-2m/ Job seekers looking for specialized positions can now find a comprehensive directory of niche job boards at JobBoardHive.com . This one-stop resource makes it eas...

Jan 16, 20259 min

HiringBranch CEO discusses new funding round

HiringBranch offers an AI voice and chat soft skills assessment platform. Co-Founder and CEO Stephane Rivard confidently predicts AI will soon replace interviews and they just landed 5 million canadian dollars to prove it. This latest funding will help the company expand globally into Latin America, Asia, and the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 13, 202519 min

4 Big HR Tech Acquisitions

New formed EOR company Employer.com has acquired small business accounting platform Bench. https://hrtechfeed.com/employer-com-acquires-bench-accounting/ Humareso, a global leader in human resources consulting and talent development solutions, is thrilled to announce its acquisition of Rhabit Analytics, a cutting-edge provider of employee performance and engagement analytics. This strategic acquisition underscores Humareso’s commitment to delivering data-driven, innovative solutions that empower...

Jan 09, 20258 min

Jon Stross from Greenhouse Talks State of Job Hunting

The 2024 State of Job Hunting report, recently released by Greenhouse, a leading hiring platform, paints a challenging picture of the current job market. Despite nearly half of US workers actively seeking new opportunities, a significant portion experiences heightened anxiety due to a broken hiring system – we’ll talk about it next with co-founder Jon Stross. https://www.greenhouse.com/blog/greenhouse-2024-state-of-job-hunting-report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 06, 202527 min

The Current State of Job Hunting (as told by A.I.)

I asked Notebook LM to do a deep dive on the recent Greenhouse Software state of job hunting report. It did an excellent job at breaking down the key points of what currently happening out there. https://recruitingheadlines.com/the-current-state-of-job-hunting/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 202420 min

Talroo, Remote and HiringBranch

Andela ® Inc., one of the world’s largest private marketplaces for technical talent, announced the addition of an embedded dashboard with a complete view of key metrics, including time to hire, existing positions, active talent, total spend, and hiring progress; helping decision-makers better manage and optimize talent pipelines and performance in real-time. Wonolo , an always-on staffing solution connecting businesses with millions of workers across the United States, today unveiled its AI-powe...

Dec 12, 202410 min

Lumina, Phenom, Visier in the News

This episode is sponsored by Dalia.co and FastTalent.com Lumina , the leading supplier of Visual Job Postings to the recruitment industry,announced a strategic partnership with Indeed. https://hrtechfeed.com/lumina-video-tool-partners-with-indeed/ Don’t miss Skills Day on December 11 at 10am ET as industry experts from leading organizations including Deloitte, EPAM, Truist, and PwC Germany share real-world examples and guidance for using skills data to enhance hiring and retention. Save your sea...

Dec 05, 20248 min

Employer.com Sells for $450k - Recruiter.com CEO Speaks

Jesse Tinsley is the CEO of Recriter.com, an OnDemand recruiting platform. But he also now leads BountyJobs, Before You Apply and the newly acquired Employer.com which he acquired for a whopping $450K. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 01, 202420 min

3 Big Acquisitions

ZipRecruiter® and conversational recruiting company Paradox have teamed up to help enterprise companies simplify hiring. Recruiting teams using the Paradox Conversational Applicant Tracking System (ATS) can now use a new integration to access ZipRecruiter’s millions of job seekers and easy application experience for their open roles. https://hrtechfeed.com/ziprecruiter-partners-with-paradox/ Adzuna , the global job search engine, today announced the acquisition of Seiza , a market leader in soci...

Nov 21, 20249 min

UKG Goes AI, More Job Board Earnings

UKG made two big announcements this week in conjunction with their customer event UKG Aspire. First they announced the launch of the UKG Pro® Talent Marketplace solution, an AI-powered talent management application designed to fill critical labor gaps for the business while opening doors to new career opportunities for frontline employees and knowledge workers alike. https://hrtechfeed.com/ukg-launches-ai-powered-talent-marketplace/ UKG also announced several enhancements to make the all-in-one ...

Nov 15, 20249 min

The Rise of AI Jobs with Alex Fourlis from Veritone Hire

Veritone recently released its analysis of Q3 aggregated U.S. Jobs Report,... the research is in conjunction with Aspen Tech Labs…one of the findings was a continued increase in AI jobs….here to talk about that is the GM of Veritone Hire Alex Fourlis. TOPICS 1. New research has come out indicating a growing demand for AI-related jobs. Can you share some of the findings? In Q3, there were 31,610 vacancies in artificial intelligence jobs, a 6.6% increase from Q2 2024 and a 37.5% increase over the ...

Nov 10, 202419 min

Earnings from Zip, Fiverr and Upwork

This episode is sponsored in part by Dalia.co and FastTalent.com Alright rec techies …..here’s whats happening this week.Lets start with earnings… Ziprecruiter Quarterly revenue of $117.1 million Quarterly net loss of ($2.6) million, or net loss margin of (2)% https://hrtechfeed.com/ziprecruiter-posts-quarterly-revenue-of-117-1-million/ At Upwork Revenue grew 10% year-over-year to $193.8 million in the third quarter of 2024 Active clients grew 2% year-over-year to 855,000 https://hrtechfeed.com/...

Nov 08, 20248 min

Q3 Job Market Pulse report from Aspen Tech Labs

We are excited to share our Q3 U.S. Jobs Report, offering key insights about the U.S. labor market in the third quarter of 2024. The data in this report comes from Aspen Technology Lab’s JobsIndex , which aggregates daily vacancy information from more than 200,000 company career sites, ensuring you receive the most accurate and up-to-date information. Overall, this quarter, vacancies continued their upward trend from Q2. Total job listings ticked up 0.5 percent QoQ, or by roughly 30,000, but are...

Nov 04, 202427 min
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