Rectech: The Recruiting Technology Podcast

Bayard Advertising – is a full-service advertising agency focused on recruitment marketing. The company has seen a 59% increase in recruitment advertising since the start of the pandemic. Joining me to discuss the trend is Louis Naviasky, their CEO TOPICS What are the major trends you are seeing in the recruitment marketing / HR space? What should companies consider when thinking about ways to combat the Great Resignation? How is equity being used to attract and retain employees? Why are companies doubling down on recruitment advertising? Have job related keywords gotten more expensive What are some of the creative tactics companies are employing to attract candidates? Tell me a recent success story about what Bayard did for one of your clients to help bring inmore applicants?

Blind, the anonymous professional social network, announced the launch of Talent by Blind. Talent by Blind connects some of the hardest-to-reach software engineers with some of the fastest-growing startups and most innovative companies in the U.S., streamlining job offers and placements for developers and other technologists. Blind sources and vets candidates from its community of more than 5 million verified professionals. visit www.talentbyblind.com. https://hrtechfeed.com/blind-launches-talent-by-blind-to-help-employers-recruit-hard-to-reach-engineers/  GR8 People, a leading talent acquisition software innovator, announced a new integration with LinkedIn Recruiter System Connect to streamline the source-to-hire workflow and improve the recruiting process for its users. https://hrtechfeed.com/gr8-people-integrates-with-linkedin-recruiter/ Remote, a leader in building, managing and supporting global, distributed workforces, today announced a $300 million Series C financing round, led by SoftBank Vis

I caught up Talent.com's Sr VP Cindy Klein to see what the global job search platform is up to. They plan on launching new features this year including a resume database.

HourWork, a SaaS recruitment and retention platform for quick-serve restaurant (QSR) franchise owners, today announced the closing of an oversubscribed $10 million Series A funding round. HourWork will use the funds to scale its customer success, sales, and marketing teams to service explosive demand for the company’s recruitment and retention solutions and execute on planned product development initiatives that will revolutionize hourly work and the gig economy for both employers and employees across all industries. https://hrtechfeed.com/restaurant-recruitment-tool-raises-10-million/ Accurate Background, a leading provider of compliant, automated workforce screening solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CareerBuilder Employment Screening (CBES) from CareerBuilder. The combined entity will operate under the Accurate Background brand and creates a uniquely positioned company focused on technology innovation, customer service, candidate experience, and delivery at s

Scott Conley, is vice president of recruitment and staffing solutions for Naylor Association Solutions, a software company that powers many association websites and online career centers…Scott  is responsible for establishing and leading the strategic direction of Naylor’s online recruitment business and is here to talk about how professional associations, can be a valuable tool for recruiters. PROF ASSOC LIST https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Professional_associations_based_in_the_United_States

Ramped, a platform for job skilling and recruitment, has closed a $3.1 million seed round of financing…They’ll use the money to focus on sales and marketing, and an expansion of the product’s capabilities. https://hrtechfeed.com/career-discovery-platform-lands-3m-in-seed-funding/  WorkRamp, the All-in-One Learning Platform helping businesses and their employees unlock their true growth potential – has raised a $40 million Series C funding round co-led by Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund and Susa Ventures.  https://hrtechfeed.com/workramp-raises-40-million/  Wedge, the recruiting platform turning video screening into a competitive advantage, today announced the raise of $2 million in funding, which includes participation from Michigan Capital Network, Michigan Rise and Northgate Holdings amongst others.  https://hrtechfeed.com/video-screening-platform-wedge-secures-additional-2m-in-funding/ HR TECH JOB ALERT Lensa.com one of the biggest recruitment and career platforms on the United States market, with

Candidates and employers think that TA is full of shady people looking to make their money the easiest way possible without actually trying to help anyone. So, in a world chock full of bad actors, how do you build, maintain, and protect your personal brand? How can you amplify that you want to help candidates and companies and not just yourself? Keirsten Greggs is joining us for our next roundtable discussion so we can uncover how she has built her own brand through leaning into her talents and interests:  Your brand is a reflection of your whole self, and what that means in your day-to-day as a Recruiter. Why TA is more than JUST recruiting and filling jobs How recruiters can do their jobs better and help companies and candidates feel better (and say happy things). Why having the newest tech doesn’t matter if your processes don’t support them. As always it’s an open forum discussion. Come with your cameras on and your questions and insights at the ready.

Rolebot, Inc. raised $4.5 million for its AI-powered job board for top-tier, passive talent —investors include Jason Calacanis, and the LAUNCH fund. https://hrtechfeed.com/rolebot-raises-4-5-million-for-its-ai-powered-job-board/ WorkHound, a platform for the employee feedback management space, announced today that it has completed a $12 million Series A fundraising round. The capital, will be used by WorkHound to add to its employee headcount, expand product offerings, and grow its presence in trucking and additional supply chain verticals. https://hrtechfeed.com/employee-feedback-tool-raises-12-million/ Bambee, the company that lets small to medium-sized businesses outsource the human respources, announced a $30 million dollar Series C round, bringing its total funding to $65 million. The investments will be deployed across four areas: Bambee Guided Payroll and HR Autopilot products, adding new customer benefits, expanding customer and HR manager teams to deliver world class service, and growing engine

On this panel: Joey Price (Jumpstart HR), Chris Russell (RecTech Media), Jessica Miller-Merrell (Workology), Steve Browne  (Chief People Officer @ Larosa's) TOPICS: IBM age discrimination story - LINK Jobfished agency story (fake hiring) - LINK 4-day workweek to the restaurant industry? - LINK Dont use cute language in your rejection email - LINK Bank of America’s CEO gets real about the labor shortage - LINK Take two weeks off before you start that new job - LINK Recruiting on TV working for some - LINK

Modern Hire, the hiring platform for video interviewing and pre-hire assessments, today announced the release of Automated Interview Creator (AIC). ….AIC provides hiring and recruiting teams with the recommendations for optimal interview questions based on job requirements to identify best-fit candidates quickly and confidently. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/modern-hire-launches-ai-powered-automated-interview-creator-next-gen-structured-interviews-elevate-hiring-through-more-efficient-and-ethical-selection-301497764.html Creatively, a jobs platform that allows creatives to showcase their portfolios digitally and offers collaboration tools, has raised $8 million in new funding, the company announced on Wednesday. https://hrtechfeed.com/creative-job-platform-raises-8-million/ Instant Teams, the remote talent marketplace platform that builds and manages remote teams from 26,000+ database of military-connected, remote-certified workers, has today announced it raised a Series A funding round led

Darrian Mikkell is the CEO and co-founder of Qualifi…. an on-demand screening platform that recently launched. According to Darrian…“Phone interviews are one of the biggest bottlenecks in the recruiting process. Back and forth scheduling and lengthy phone screens with hundreds of candidates quickly add up and can be costly — especially amidst a talent shortage where every minute and candidate interaction matters”

Jobcase, a social platform for hourly workers, announced the acquisition of recruitment marketing platform Recruitology to bolster the company’s ability to proactively match workers to the jobs best suited for them. https://hrtechfeed.com/jobcase-acquires-recruitology/ In their quest to become a digital only staffing company, Job.com has acquired another provider….they announced the acquisition of QCI Healthcare, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based recruitment company. This achievement marks the fourth successful staffing agency acquisition by Job.com, which is strategically continuing to build its position leading the digital transformation of the industry. https://hrtechfeed.com/job-com-acquires-healthcare-recruitment-firm/  ZipRecruiter®, a leading online employment marketplace, today announced financial results for the quarter and 2021 Quarterly revenue increased to $220 million, up 93% y/y Full year revenue increased to $741 million, up 77% y/y https://hrtechfeed.com/ziprecruiter-made-741-million

The CEO of Talroo stops by to talk about recruiting IS marketing and also gives us a peak into some cool new recruitment technology coming soon to their job advertising platform.

Alcor, a cloud solutions company, announced the new release of their Applicant Tracking System, TalentRun. It is an automated, self-service enterprise applicant tracking system built on the ServiceNow® platform and helps organizations in achieving automated, centralized, and seamless management of their recruitment cycle. https://hrtechfeed.com/talentrun-is-a-new-applicant-tracking-system/ Kevala, a workforce management and engagement solution built specifically for healthcare, announced today that it raised $12.1 million in Series A funding to modernize the healthcare industry through innovative scheduling and compliance software. Kevala spun out of Pioneer Square Labs in April 2020. https://hrtechfeed.com/kevala-raises-12-1-million-series-a-to-modernize-healthcare-staffing/ Fama, the world’s largest social media screening company and a leader in applying AI to background screening services, announced its Series B investment this week. The company allows HR departments to leverage insights from the pub

Recruiters and hiring managers are like snowflakes. No, we don’t mean sensitive or egotistical and thinking they need a trophy just for participating. Snowflakes in the fact that no two are exactly alike.  No two recruiters have the same process and no two hiring managers build their teams with the same aspirations – but there are some base level requirements they should all at least TRY to abide by. Jo Weech is our next roundtable guest and we’re going full throttle on coaching, expectations, how candidates prep for interviews, and more!

Staffing software company Mindscope has been acquired by the Univerus group of businesses. After several months as a Mindscope customer, Univerus identified copious synergies between the two organizations, making it clear that a valuable relationship could be established through acquisition. https://hrtechfeed.com/staffing-software-mindscope-acquired-by-univerus/  Alongside, an HR tech startup that helps create a more human connection between employers and job seekers, raised $8 Million CAD in growth financing. Part of the funding was used to strategically acquire one of Canada’s leading job boards, CareerBeacon. Now, the Alongside team is using the funding to modernize, differentiate, and innovate its product to guide and support job seekers through every step of their career journey. This includes finding their first job, levelling up their career, and creating a career path they are excited about. https://hrtechfeed.com/canadian-job-board-careerbeacon-owner-alongside-gets-infusion-of-funding/  Qual

Karl Wierzbicki the VP of Marketing for InFlight will stop by to discuss his company's recent findings around the state of the job apply flow, a critical component at the heart of the candidate experience. If you are a talent acquisition professional who needs more applies and wants to learn more about optimizing your job applications this is must see web TV!

Leading off the show today is Enboarder, the People Activation Platform enabling companies to transform their people programs into simple, science-based, human-centric journeys, today announced it has raised $32 million in Series B funding, bringing its total investment to $50 million.  https://hrtechfeed.com/enboarder-raises-32-million-in-to-expand-people-activation-platform/ Checkr, a leading technology company powering the future of work, announced today it has acquired ModoHR Technologies Inc., a Canadian-based background check company. https://hrtechfeed.com/checkr-acquires-modohr/ Woven, a tech interview platform for hiring engineers at software companies, announced that it’s launching “Woven Match” amidst a new round of 8 million in funding. The new service pairs hiring managers with experienced developers based on their Woven assessment results, which gives technical talent a leg up on their job search.  https://hrtechfeed.com/tech-interview-platform-woven-lands-8-million/

Alison Kaizer leads Talent at Lunchbox, one of the fastest growing foodtech start-ups in the industry. Lunchbox provides next-gen digital ordering software that helps restaurants drive better guest engagement and stronger sales. https://lunchbox.io/careers

Sourcing platform Hiretual is now HireEZ and they just received a new influx of $26 million in new funding. The company which is based inMountain view California held a relaunch party this week which I attended.  The funding was led by Conductive Ventures, and the new rebrand reflects their new mission: to make outbound recruiting easy.  https://hrtechfeed.com/hiretual-is-now-hireez-raises-26-million/ SmartRecruiters, the Hiring Success company, today announced the acquisition of Attrax, an industry-leading provider of career site software that lets companies build engaging, personalized career sites. The acquisition will result in an integrated offering, SmartRecruiters Attrax, designed to help customers build data-powered, curated career sites that enhance the candidate experience and improve hiring outcomes. SmartRecruiters Attrax is available immediately for SmartRecruiters customers. https://hrtechfeed.com/smartrecruiters-acquires-career-site-company/ LumApps, a leading Employee Experience Plat