Rectech: The Recruiting Technology Podcast

I talked with Alex Murphy the CEO of Jobsync at Unleash 2022

I chatted up Birch Faber, VP of Marketing at Dalia - live form the show floor at Unleash 2022.

SellX says companies are often bottlenecked by their inability to scale their sales and revenue teams fast enough. With a staggering 35% attrition rate, highest among all other industries, the average tenure of a sales rep is less than 12 months, and turnover can cost upwards of $20,000 per employee. Here to tell us how they address this problem is the CEO Dean Glas What is SellX? What does the platform/technology provide for companies? How does SellX help alleviate some of the challenges with recruiting and retaining when it comes to sales (SDR) positions? So is this like upwork for sales talent?  How do you train people to sell something if they are not employed by that company? How many reps do you have and how do you attract them? Vetting process…. How does an employer engage with the service? Job openings hit a record-high 11.5 million in March, what are some trends you are seeing coming out of the Great Resignation?  (among sales people) Every industry seems like its going to have a freelance

Guild, a Career Opportunity Platform, today announced a $175 million Series F financing round. The round will accelerate Guild’s ability to capitalize on momentum expanding into dynamic, in-demand sectors — furthering its mission of unlocking life-changing opportunities for America’s workforce. https://hrtechfeed.com/upskilling-platform-lands-175-million-in-funding/ SkillPointe, LLC, a three-sided marketplace helping to solve the country’s prevalent skilled worker shortage, today announced the closing of a $2.25 million Series B-3 financing round. The Presidio Group LLC (“Presidio”), the leading investment bank to the automotive retail and consumer mobility sectors, served as exclusive financial advisor to SkillPointe. https://hrtechfeed.com/skillpointe-secures-2-25-million-in-series-b-funding/ Hourly.io — which has built an app that tracks working hours, generates payroll, and then calculates and assigns workers compensation insurance to individuals based on that — has closed in on $27 million in fundi

Audio from the future of HR panel with three CHROs – Rhonda Spencer at Barry-Wehmiller, Rachel McCoy from Zappos, and Tyson Foods’ Johanna Söderström. Recorded live at Unleash America May 2022.

Audio from our recent Demo Day. Apologies for the echo in some of the audio.

Jobsync monthly rec marketing roundtable with featured speaker Carrie Darney to uncover: -How to spark interest in candidates that don’t know the benefits of working for your firm (even if you are small and competing with the big boys). -How to adjust on the fly the way you talk about your business value and perks as you learn more about your candidate. -How to recruit on a budget or with no budget – sometimes, “Just spend more” is just not an option. -How to train your team of recruiters to be as creative and nimble as you are.

Assembled, the leader in workforce management for modern support teams, today announced it has closed $51 million in Series B funding, which reflects a more than 5x valuation increase in just one year.  Assembled’s workforce management platform helps support teams at the world’s fastest-growing companies efficiently respond to customer demand through accurate forecasting, automated scheduling, and robust realtime and historical reporting. Says co-founder and CEO Ryan Wang: “For many of our users, support is the biggest roadblock between mission and reality. Why is support so hard to get right? We believe it’s because operational issues and people issues rhyme, and that’s what we’re out to solve.”  https://hrtechfeed.com/workforce-management-tool-gets-51-million/ RepVue, the world’s largest and fastest-growing sales organization ratings platform, today announced that it has secured $5 million in seed financing led by S3 Ventures with significant participation from TDF Ventures and existing investors, inclu

We teamed up with the folks at Phenom to ring you some great audio from their recent Talent Experience Live show from Linkedin.

Fetcher, a full-service, recruiting automation platform, is happy to announce a $27M Series B investment led by Tola Capital… https://hrtechfeed.com/fetcher-raises-27-million-series-b/ Search engine Google has launched a BETA program to display job training information in its search results.  According to the company, it appears it’s going to work in tandem with Google for Jobs. https://hrtechfeed.com/google-experimenting-with-job-training-info-in-search-results/ WorkRamp, the All-in-One Learning Platform helping businesses and their employees unlock their true growth potential – today has announced it has acquired The Enablement Squad, one of the largest online open communities of enablement professionals whose mission is to engage, educate, and empower enablement leaders across the globe. https://hrtechfeed.com/workramp-acquires-the-enablement-squad/ Crosschq, pioneers of the Talent Intelligence Cloud™ that is powering a revolution in data-driven hiring and people analytics, announced today it ha

GoodTime is used by over 300 leading companies like Spotify, Slack, and Box, to drive better results from their most important meetings. The GoodTime Meeting Optimization Engine automates scheduling, makes sure the right people are in the room, and provides actionable insights to meet smarter……their flagship product, Hire, allows organizations to win top talent faster. GoodTime CEO and Co-Founder, Ahryun Moon joins me now from…San Francisco.

Mathison, a solution that provides employers with an end-to-end Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) hiring and retention platform, has announced the close of its $25 million Series A led by F-Prime Capital. https://hrtechfeed.com/mathison-raises-25-million-to-launch-the-first-dei-operating-system/ Indeed, the leading hiring platform, is proud to announce the Indeed Small Business Hiring Fund, delivering $50 million to aid hiring efforts and hasten the speed of small business recovery..  https://hrtechfeed.com/indeed-to-offer-up-to-500-in-sponsored-job-credits-for-small-businesses/ Certn, leader in background screening solutions, today announced that it has secured USD $50 million in Series B funding, led by B Capital. This comes on the heels of last year’s $34.1 million funding raise. With this latest round, Certn will further advance its mission of building trust in people – and invest in new markets worldwide.  https://hrtechfeed.com/certn-raises-50-million-for-background-checks/ HOUSTON — WizeH

In this Jobsync open forum webinar with Hayley Denker, CEO of Hayley Denker Marketing, an expert in hiring practices where hires directly equate to revenue, we are diving into the world of recruitment marketing through the lens of selling opportunities, at scale and efficiently.  Gone are the days where candidates had limited choices when it comes to choosing a company to work for. We need to adjust our practices to reach candidates at scale and convert them into hires quickly to expectations and understand that providing a best in class experience during the hiring process is what will help us to build great teams.  What you’ll learn: Why a sales mentality in your recruiting strategy is a game changer Why recruitment marketing MUST be a part of your strategy Why revenue is directly tied to serving your clients What you’ll be able to action: How to measure your successes at making hiring choices  How to measure if you are increasing engagement with your recruiting efforts  How to change hiring man

According to the Talent Board’s North America CandE Research Report — candidate resentment is again on the rise.   The research found that, in North America, candidate resentment rose from 8% in 2020 to 14% in 2021—a 75% spike. That's the largest increase since Talent Board began its research a decade ago.   Why does it matter? Well Candidates reporting high levels of resentment are less likely to apply with a company again or refer others. They are also more likely to sever their relationship with that company altogether. 

Wisq, the first platform designed for the social connection needs of employees, announced that it closed $20 million in Series A funding led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from True Ventures and Shasta Ventures. Following a seed round that closed in May 2021, Wisq has raised more than $40 million to fuel its growth and expand its platform and team. https://hrtechfeed.com/employee-connections-platform-raises-40-million-to-combat-social-isolation-at-work/ Assessment platform GoodJob® announced that it has raised $5.75M to fuel its next stage of growth initiatives. GoodJob uses its proprietary tool called the PATH Assessment® to identify a person’s work traits and behaviors and then match those to people who are most successful in the job.  https://hrtechfeed.com/goodjob-secures-5-75m-in-funding/ Moveworks, an AI platform that powers the best places to work, has introduced Moveworks for HR: a sophisticated artificial intelligence solution built for human resources. The platform now automat

Audio from the latest Jobsync Recruitment Marketing Roundtable.

Getting Hired, Inc., an Allegis Group company, announces the expansion of its talent engagement platform to engage and serve additional underrepresented groups in the workforce, and the launch of Diversity Talent Sourcing, a new direct sourcing offering. Both initiatives align with Getting Hired's mission of breaking down barriers within talent acquisition for job seekers and employers. https://www.diversitygator.com/pages/36057-getting-hired-expands-diversity-and-inclusion-talent-platform SellX, a smart sales platform and talent marketplace connecting companies with an elite remote sales force to drive revenue, launched today. Built for companies looking to scale faster and more efficiently, SellX provides access to premium, on-demand sales talent who are empowered to work with anyone, anywhere. https://hrtechfeed.com/sellx-is-a-new-sales-talent-marketplace/ Aspecta.ai, a Yale Student founded startup with an ambition to build the next-generation talent engine, incubated at (Tsai Center for Innovative

Mike Hudy the Chief Science Officer for screening tool Modern Hire is here to talk about AI in recruiting as well as their new AIC (automated interview creator) feature. New Rec Tech!

Checkr, a leading HR technology company powering the future of work, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Inflection, whose flagship brand GoodHire is a leader in background checks for small businesses. This is Checkr’s largest acquisition to date, enhancing its leadership in the background check industry. The transaction closed in April 2022. https://hrtechfeed.com/checkr-acquires-goodhire/ Oracle has announced Oracle ME, a complete employee experience platform to help organizations increase employee engagement and ensure employee success. Part of Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM), Oracle ME enables HR and business leaders to streamline communications across the organization, increase productivity by guiding employees through complex tasks, and improve talent retention by developing a more supportive and trusted environment at work. https://hrtechfeed.com/oracle-enters-the-employee-experience/  Handshake, the largest early talent network, announced it has a

Last week I ran into a situation which reminded me that even the smallest details need to paid attention to when it comes to talent attraction. After sharing a new HR job on the Evil HR Facebook jobs group that a client had just posted, one of the members asked me a question about the role. You see, one of the requirements stated that a certain state license was required. But that one little requirement seemed to throw off interested applicants. It was a license that no HR person usually has. Therefore the candidate didn't think she could apply for the job. Continue reading: https://www.rectechmedia.com/blog/2022/3/12/in-talent-attraction-the-little-details-matter