Rectech: The Recruiting Technology Podcast

TrackFive is a recruitment marketing agency based in Central Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007, their vision is To fill every open job with a qualified candidate. https://trackfive.com/  

LinkedIn is laying off more than 660 workers across its engineering, product, talent and finance teams, the employment-focused social media site announced Monday. https://www.wtnh.com/news/national/linkedin-laying-off-more-than-660-workers/ micro1, an AI-driven platform for sourcing top engineering talent has announced an oversubscribed $1.3 million investment. This funding, coupled with the initial $2 million pre-seed investment, has propelled the company’s valuation to an impressive $30 million.  https://hrtechfeed.com/engineering-talent-recruitment-tool-lands-3-3m/ The Mom Project, a leading digital talent marketplace and community platform serving more than 1.5 million moms and 3,000+ companies, today announced the launch of SelfMade, a professional platform focused on helping moms create their personal brand and start their business. https://hrtechfeed.com/the-mom-project-launches-program-to-help-moms-start-businesses/ MINNEAPOLIS — Yardstik, a Trust & Safety Platform built to help high-volume

In the latest episode from HR Tech Las Vegas you'll hear from Greenhouse, Hopward and Lumina. Sponsored by Plum.io

HR tech interviews from the expo floor at the 2023 event.  COLLABWORK, CROSSCHQ, FIRST30 Sponsored by Plum https://www.plum.io/

At the recent RecFest event in Nashville I caught some of the panel on high volume hiring.

A panel of job seekers talk about what they hate about applying for jobs online. 

Cangrade, an AI-based predictor of job candidate success and retention,has announced its new patent 11734566 which predicts a job candidate’s fit for multiple positions using one assessment. This innovative technology redefines the way organizations source talent, allowing companies to leverage Cangrade’s Pre-Hire Assessment to effortlessly boost recruiting and sourcing efficiency, enhance the candidate’s experience, and build talent pools and internal mobility. https://hrtechfeed.com/cangrade-gets-patent-that-predicts-a-job-candidates-fit/ Succeedsmart has a new job description tool… https://hrtechfeed.com/succeedsmart-unveils-generative-ai-tool-for-crafting-unbiased-accomplishment-based-job-descriptions-within-minutes/ Montreal, QC, Canada – HiringBranch announced that it has secured $2.5 million in non-dilutive funds from BDC Capital’s Growth & Transition Capital division. BDC, Canada’s bank for entrepreneurs, is investing in HiringBranch’s mission to modernize legacy hiring processes with soft skill

Celinda Appleby who manages talent attraction at Visa gave a presentation at RecFest Nashville on her recruitment marketing tips and tricks.

Oyster: https://hrtechfeed.com/oyster-launches-talent-network/ Erudit: https://hrtechfeed.com/erudit-raises-10m-series-a-to-transform-the-employee-experience/

My guest today is MaryAnn Pelland, Head of TA for Citizens Bank….Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with more than 17,000 colleagues nationwide. You can check out their career site at jobs.citizensbank.com TOPICS 1. Give the audience a sense for How many people do you hire every year? Whats the size of the TA team at citizens…? 2. How does Citizens use hr technology to facilitate hiring…(walk us thru your HR tech stack) 3. Any cool recruiting tech you are thinking about installing in 2024? 4. What are the biggest hiring challenges for Citizens right now? Job ghosting? 5. How are you trying to make the candidate experience better? Are you guys very active on social media…can you tell us how you leverage channels for recruiting? 6. Talk to me about your DEI recruiting strategy  

SparcStart, a leader in recruitment marketing innovation, has unveiled its latest product, Empower, the recruitment marketing portal that transforms how companies manage, measure, and share their employer brand and recruitment marketing assets.  https://hrtechfeed.com/sparcstart-empower-revolutionizing-recruitment-marketing-asset-management/ HireClix, a leading recruitment marketing services company, today launched the Employer Brand Network (EBN) to help enterprise-level organizations activate, scale, and optimize employer branding campaigns and provide them with a competitive advantage in a quickly evolving recruiting landscape.  https://hrtechfeed.com/hireclix-launches-employer-brand-network/ Lattice, the people management software company , today announced Lattice HRIS, a human resources information system that will manage the employee record and integrate directly with Lattice’s existing talent suite of products — allowing customers to report on metrics, uncover critical insights about their employe

Just a quick episode with my thoughts on RecFest held in Nashville last week with a couple of interviews with IQtalent and Plum.

Terry Terhark, CEO of NXTThing RPO, an Employ Inc. brand, is here to talk  about opportunities for AI and automation in recruitment. There’s growing demand for recruitment technologies that streamline hiring and make recruiting more scalable …  In fact a recent study indicated that 47% of companies plan to increase spending on automated recruiting and intelligent sourcing technologies this year, so talent acquisition teams need a roadmap to better understand the tech they’ll work with.  

Allyn Bailey is a talent futurist and currently heads up Hiring Success Services at SmartRecruiters the San Francisco based hiring software company. She is here to share some interesting thoughts on AI and the recruiting process. Whats new at SmartRecruiters? You've had a lot of leadership changes in the past year or so… Has Smart released any generative AI features yet? What has been your experience to-date with AI in the talent acquisition and recruitment space?  Have we been using AI for a while in the TA and recruitment industry? If so, how?  Blockchain, will it ever fnd a way into TA…why? What about the candidate experience? Can AI help to reduce bias in recruitment? If so, how?  How should hiring managers be approaching AI? Should they be cautious?  How can hiring managers use generative AI to streamline recruiting?  How will AI change the recruitment industry in the years to come? (What will a future TA team look like in 5 years) Will you be at RecFest next mo

After making pay per resumes live last week CareerBuilder says they are now offering pay for performance job ads… It appears to be an option as regular duration based job ads are still available to buy. https://hrtechfeed.com/careerbuilder-to-add-pay-for-performance-job-ads/ Culinary Agents has enhanced its hospitality industry-leading hiring platform with existing partner Indeed, for more seamless job application submissions.  https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/culinary-agents-provides-more-seamless-job-application-process-through-key-partner-integration-with-indeed-301918764.html PowerToFly, a diversity talent acquisition platform connecting underrepresented talent to great careers, today announced a new feature available within the PowerPro product, Candidate Search. The new feature is set to transform talent acquisition by providing companies with a powerful tool to identify and recruit candidates from underrepresented backgrounds, bringing a new level of inclusivity and effectiveness to the

Confirm, a platform that uses Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) to improve performance reviews, has raised $6.2 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Spero Ventures with participation from SHRMLabs, Elefund, Gaingels, Black Angel Group and several existing customers. https://hrtechfeed.com/performance-reviews-software-lands-6-2m-funding-round/ Oyster®, the employment platform to hire, pay, and care for global teams, today launched Pearl, an AI-powered chatbot that can answer questions about global hiring and remote work regulations. Leveraging Oyster’s wealth of knowledge and ability to help anyone, anywhere hire quickly and compliantly in over 180 countries, Pearl revolutionizes how companies gather information, enabling them to make informed decisions that remove traditional barriers to global employment.  https://hrtechfeed.com/oyster-unveils-pearl-an-ai-powered-chatbot/  Ceipal, the staffing software company has integrated ChatGPT — a form of generative AI technology — into its appli

Stephane Rivard is the CEO at HiringBranch a Montreal based talent assessment software company.  TOPICS What makes a good assessment tool? Could you share with our listeners the inspiration behind developing HiringBranch?  How long does your assessment take and is it taken pre-apply or post apply? Is it targeted toward certain skill sets or…? What impact have you seen on the recruitment process and candidate selection since its implementation? Candidate Experience: Many candidates might find voice assessments a new and potentially intimidating approach. How do you ensure that your technology creates a fair and comfortable experience for all candidates? Customization and Job Fit: you guys use real-life job-specific questions. How does your technology ensure that these questions accurately represent the requirements and ….how do you strike a balance between standardization and customization? Future of HR and Recruitment: Many industry experts speculate about the possibility of a

The U.S. saw 21.74 million new job postings during the first half of 2023, down just 8% from the previous six-month period, according to a new report from staffing giant PeopleReady. https://hrtechfeed.com/job-postings-steady-in-first-half-of-2023/ Phenom is hosting AI Day — setting the HR industry’s direction for AI’s role in empowering organizations to hire faster, develop better and retain longer, while reaching new levels of efficiency. Domain experts will dive deep into the types of AI, including generative AI, the data models that power AI for HR, and its impact on candidates, employees, recruiters, managers, HR and HRIS teams. Go to ai.phenom.com to register https://hrtechfeed.com/phenom-is-hosting-an-ai-day/ Job site CareerBuilder has announced the launch of Pay Per Resume, a new offering to provide an affordable and flexible alternative to traditional recruitment fees. https://hrtechfeed.com/careerbuilder-launches-pay-per-resume/ PHOENIX — Toothio has revealed securing a $4 million seed fund

Recorded from a live LinkedIn event hosted by Qualifi. Listen for a lively discussion about AI in recruiting.