Rectech: The Recruiting Technology Podcast

We’ll start in Denver: PAIRIN, a trusted technology partner to today’s leading workforce programs, governments and education systems, today announced the close of $2.1 million, the first tranche of its Series A investment round that will be used to support continued growth of the company and its My Journey platform.    “Everyone should have the opportunity to define their own future, regardless of their background. During this period in our nation’s history, supporting the organizations and professionals helping people along their career journey is more important than ever,” stated Michael Simpson, CEO and co-founder of PAIRIN. “We’ve worked tirelessly alongside our partners in government and education to simplify the processes by which Americans enter and excel in the workforce. This funding will allow us to accelerate rollouts and key features that help connect people to critical resources, education and career assistance in an increasingly volatile job market. The enthusiasm and support we’ve received f

Listen as Chris catches up with Jobvite's Andre Boulais to hear about what the popular recruiting software company is up to. Link to Rapid Response Talent Hub for jobseekers:  https://app.jobvite.com/TalentNetwork/action/campaign/w/NzI3MzE Link to Rapid Response Talent Hub for jobseekers:  https://app.jobvite.com/TalentNetwork/action/campaign/w/NzI3Mjk Blog about program: https://www.jobvite.com/collaborative-hiring/jobvite-joins-indy-chamber-in-rapid-response-prgram/ Link to 2020 Job Seeker Nation Report: https://www.jobvite.com/lp/2020-job-seeker-nation-report/

This Week in Rec Tech is Sponsored by Rejobify.com ClearCompany Adds Texting Feature https://hrtechfeed.com/icims-acquires-opening-io-launches-new-ai-solution-for-building-transformative-workforces-at-scale/   JazzHR Launches White Label Solution https://hrtechfeed.com/mhr-international-introduces-a-new-era-of-remote-work-experience-with-u-s-launch-of-people-first-connect/ Hackerrank Remote Hiring  https://hrtechfeed.com/recruitology-to-launch-virtual-career-fairs/ HireClix Launches their own candidate experience lab https://hrtechfeed.com/hireclix-launches-candidate-experience-lab/ OysterHR acquires Carrom https://hrtechfeed.com/oyster-acquires-carrom-to-accelerate-global-employment-platform/ Finally...Salary.com has released new survey data that shows 66% of employers either reduced their workforce or negatively impacted employee pay in response to COVID-19, though just 10% of survey respondents expect the layoffs to be permanent. The survey revealed that 32% of employers laid off people (tempora

Poach.ai is the newest venture by Serial Entrepreneur and fellow industry podcaster Joel Cheesman. The platform aims to track worker sentiment to help companies identify when it's the right time to recruit employees away from your competitor. I've known Joel, and Joel and I go way back. Have known each other for many years in the industry. I was on his show early this year, so now it's time for me to ask the questions. Learn more: http://poach.ai/

This Week in Rec Tech is Sponsored by Rejobify.com iCIMS Makes Acquisition https://hrtechfeed.com/icims-acquires-opening-io-launches-new-ai-solution-for-building-transformative-workforces-at-scale/ MHR Announces new Remote Collaboration Platform https://hrtechfeed.com/mhr-international-introduces-a-new-era-of-remote-work-experience-with-u-s-launch-of-people-first-connect/ Employee Communication Platform Workvivo Raises $16m https://hrtechfeed.com/recruitology-to-launch-virtual-career-fairs/ Traitify Gets Funding https://hrtechfeed.com/traitify-raises-12m-for-its-visual-based-personality-assessment-platform/ Chief Lands $15 Million https://hrtechfeed.com/private-network-for-women-lands-15-million-in-funding/ Stories Inc Launched Virtual Stories https://hrtechfeed.com/stories-incorporated-launches-virtual-story-sessions/ Finally a couple other news stories that caught my eye: Uber is shuttering its Uber Works project after going through a massive layoff this week. I had high hopes that they were g

Remote, an HR technology startup enabling simplified global employment, recently announced a Seed investment of $11M. The fundraising round was led by Two Sigma Ventures, with participation from several other investors. The financing will be used to expand Remote’s onboarding platform and extend coverage to forty new markets by the end of 2020, including Canada, Germany, the United States, and France. Remote handles payroll, benefits, compliance, and taxes all in one single solution across international markets. With remote work only increasing, hiring a contractor or a full-time employee in another country is simplified with Remote’s platform. Joining me today to discuss the new world of remote hiring is CEO and co-founder Job van der Voort. Questions Great name by the way...are you dutch? @jobvo on twitter by the way for the listeners. Remote work is having a moment…can you give us a quick history of the company and talk about the pain point for what you are trying to solve? Is Remote for companies w

This Week in Rec Tech is Sponsored by Rejobify.com Workstream raises $10 million https://hrtechfeed.com/hourly-hiring-platform-workstream-lands-10-million-funding-round/ Paradox Land $40 million for chatbot tech https://hrtechfeed.com/paradox-raises-40m-in-new-funding/ Recruitology unveils virtual career fairs https://hrtechfeed.com/recruitology-to-launch-virtual-career-fairs/ Lever announces news features in spring release https://hrtechfeed.com/levers-spring-release-new-automation-workflows-advanced-analytics-candidate-surveys-and-more/ PC Recruiter pushes out an update https://hrtechfeed.com/pcrecruiter-9-7-37-presentations-themes-updates/ Got a project that an HR freelancer can handle? From writing an employee handbook to freelance sourcers to HR bloggers you can find the right freelancer to handle your HR or recruiting needs right now on https://hrlancers.com/ - browse more than 500 freelancer profiles today

Chris Russell gives you some tips for how to hold virtual hiring events and you'll hear from Eightfold as they describe how their platform works to hold an online career fair.

This Week in Rec Tech is Sponsored by Rejobify.com TechStars to start workforce accelerator in Denver https://hrtechfeed.com/techstars-to-create-workforce-startup-accelerator/ Emtrain Raises 8 million for workplace culture https://hrtechfeed.com/emtrain-raises-8m-for-workplace-culture-platform/ Appcast Launches Next Generation Programmatic Job Ad Exchange https://hrtechfeed.com/appcast-launches-next-generation-programmatic-job-ad-exchange/ CareerArc launches video assessment tool for seekers https://hrtechfeed.com/careerarc-launches-ai-powered-video-assessment-tool-for-seekers/ Survey: software developers hate meetings https://recruitingheadlines.com/software-developers-hate-meetings/ Got a project that an HR freelancer can handle? From writing an employee handbook to freelance sourcers to HR bloggers you can find the right freelancer to handle your HR or recruiting needs right now on https://hrlancers.com/ - browse more than 500 freelancer profiles today

In this episode Chris Russell shares his thoughts on why the rejection process for applicants is broken and how to fix it.  Why You Should Care About Rejection 5 tactics to implement Companies doing it right Rejobify (better way to reject) https://www.rejobify.com/

This Week in Rec Tech is Sponsored by Rejobify.com HelpOneBillion Lanuches for Covid 19 jobs https://recruitingheadlines.com/phenom-launches-helponebillion-to-give-hope-and-jobs-to-covid-19-unemployed/   Linkedin to launch video intros https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/product-updates/2020/linkedin-video-intro Alexander mann launches Virtual Internship Platform https://hrtechfeed.com/alexander-mann-solutions-launches-virtual-internships-platform/ Powderkeg MAtching Tech Tool https://hrtechfeed.com/powderkeg-provides-early-access-to-job-matching-tool-matches/ Topia Raises $15 million https://hrtechfeed.com/topia-raises-15-million-for-talent-mobility-platform/ Got a project that an HR freelancer can handle? From writing an employee handbook to freelance sourcers to HR bloggers you can find the right freelancer to handle your HR or recruiting needs right now on https://hrlancers.com/ - browse more than 500 freelancer profiles today  

DIY TOOLS Zoom.us Crowdcast.io DEDICATED In my research I found at least eight vendors whose sole purpose is to host online job events. Pricing varies https://www.brazen.com/ https://easyvirtualfair.com/ https://www.hexafair.com/virtual-job-fair/ https://www.vfairs.com/ https://www.careereco.com/ https://www.6connex.com/virtual-job-fair-hosting/ https://info.workcast.com/ https://www.virtualjobfairhosting.com/ OTHER https://www.xor.ai/virtual-career-fairs https://www.paradox.ai/virtual-hiring-events https://eightfold.ai/capabilities/virtual-event-recruiting/

This Week in Rec Tech is Sponsored by Rejobify.com Hourly is a new recruiting platform for hourly workers https://hrtechfeed.com/alexander-mann-solutions-unveils-new-hourly-worker-recruiting-solution/ Glassdoor creates Cov-19 related job searches https://hrtechfeed.com/glassdoor-launches-new-covid-19-related-job-search-tools/ Oyster Gets Millions for its distributed recruiting platform https://hrtechfeed.com/oyster-an-international-hiring-startup-raises-4-2-million/ Remote.com gets $11 million for its remote recruiting platform https://hrtechfeed.com/remote-raises-an-11m-to-help-companies-to-hire-and-onboard-talent-anywhere-in-the-world/ RoiKoi Gets Acquired https://hrtechfeed.com/talent-mapping-vendor-roikoi-acquired-by-terminal/ Got a project that an HR freelancer can handle? From writing an employee handbook to freelance sourcers to HR bloggers you can find the right freelancer to handle your HR or recruiting needs right now on https://hrlancers.com/ - browse more than 500 freelancer profiles to

I recently spoke with Suzanne Lucas who has written the Evil HR lady blog online since 2006. In this show you’ll hear me interview her and field questions from the HR lancers community. http://www.evilhrlady.org/ Sponsored by Emissary.ai and HR Lancers

Sponsored by Rejobify.com Job listings decline: STAT OF THE DAY: Compared to April of last year, job postings in the US have dropped by almost 31%, according to Indeed data. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-job-advertisements-crater-during-second-half-of-march-142615914.html Next Step Secures $3.6 Million https://hrtechfeed.com/skills-training-platform-raises-3-6m-to-help-workers-transition-to-health-care-roles/ Loxo Announces Free Contact Info Feature for Sourcers https://hrtechfeed.com/loxo-announces-free-and-unlimited-personal-contact-information/ CareerBliss to go free for 2020 https://www.jobboardsecrets.com/2020/04/16/careerbliss-moves-to-free-job-postings-for-all-of-2020/ Layoffers Launches https://www.jobboardsecrets.com/2020/04/14/new-job-community-that-tracks-layoffs-launches/ Got a project that an HR freelancer can handle? From writing an employee handbook to freelance sourcers to HR bloggers you can find the right freelancer to handle your HR or recruiting needs right now on https://hr

Today’s episode features the audio portion of a recent HR Lancers Live event where a number of freelancers crowd sourced their favorite software tools, apps and sites that help them do their job. Chris Russell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmrussell/ GoDaddy bookkeeping: An invoicing tool used for tracking income, expenses, invoicing, mileage ,Hourly time tracking – “very simple bookkeeping app”, “like it for its simplicity overall” Cost: $110/year Ripl: Marketing Tool that allows you to create branded videos and images in minutes, then instantly post to all your social media accounts at once. - “favorite tool out of all that I am sharing today”, “will make your social media a lot better looking.  Can build it into your brand” Cost: $10/month TinyScannerPro: A little scanner app that turns android device into a portable document scanner and scan everything as images or PDFs. “take a picture with your phone in the app, it creates a pdf and can email right from your phone” Cost: $5 one time fee

Workjam raises $50 Million Series C https://hrtechfeed.com/workjam-raises-50-million-series-c-to-meet-growing-demand-for-digital-workplace-solutions/ Drafted launches Layoff network https://hrtechfeed.com/drafted-launches-layoff-network/ Jobcase virtual Events https://hrtechfeed.com/jobcase-launches-virtual-hiring-events-to-connect-hourly-workers-impacted-by-covid-19/ Hirevue Eliminates App Based Interviews https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hirevue-solutions-remove-barriers-for-video-interviews/ Bluecrew Adds Telemedicine Benefits to Hourly Workers https://gigheadlines.com/bluecrew-offers-free-telemedicine-to-hourly-workers/

Emily Tanner and Kat Guseva from recruitics join Chris to reveal 3 ways employers can use Google for Recruitment Marketing: Adwords, Gmail Ads, Google for Jobs.

Sponsored by Rejobify.com   Paradox Launches Virtual Recruiting Event Platform https://hrtechfeed.com/mya-systems-secures-18-75m-series-c-funding/ HireRight Partners with Social Media Screening form https://hrtechfeed.com/engagedly-to-provide-remote-work-toolkit-for-free/ Eightfold Launches Virtual Recruiting Tool https://hrtechfeed.com/outmatch-offering-free-video-interviewing-platform/ Appcast Ad Grants https://hrtechfeed.com/dice-launches-sourcing-feature/ Free Jobs on Linkedin https://hrtechfeed.com/the-mom-project-acquires-workplace-analytics-tool/ Got a project that an HR freelancer can handle? From writing an employee handbook to freelance sourcers to HR bloggers you can find the right freelancer to handle your HR or recruiting needs right now on https://hrlancers.com/

Lianne Vineberg is the Founder and Director of Talent & recruitment at Toronto based Talent in the 6ix, an HR and recruitment consulting firm that specializes in finding talent for startups. She passed on some words of wisdom about onboarding remote employees and she joined me from her home base in Toronto to discuss. Find her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vineberg/ Article she wrote: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vineberg_remote-onboarding-ugcPost-6645678416429408256-kPiT