Rectech: The Recruiting Technology Podcast

Abby Cheesman from Skill Scout discusses tips and tactics for creating video that attracts the talent you seek. Transcript Chris Russell: Leveraging video to attract talent. That's next, on the RecTech Podcast. Speaker 2: Welcome to RecTech, the podcast where recruiting and technology intersect. Each month you'll hear from vendors shaping the recruiting world along with recruiters who will tell you how they use technology to hire talent. Now here's your host, the mad scientist of online recruiting, Chris Russell. Chris Russell: Hey everyone. Welcome to the only podcast at the intersection of recruiting and technology. I'm your host, Chris Russell. Our show of course is sponsored by our friends at emissary.ai, the text recruiting platform. Head over to emissary.ai. Click on the Book a Demo and self schedule yourself a quick 30 minute demo with the team. Matt, Brendan, and Euan. And learn more about how text recruiting can really speed up and make your recruiting process much more efficient overall. So it's

Zoho Recruit adds Slack Integration Clinch acquired by PageUp Jobcase could be valued at 1 billion Seek invests in JobandTalent Sponsored by Hiretual.com

In today's audio you will hear pitches and Q&A from my two favorite startups that pitched at the recent HR Tech Tank demo day in New York City. Sam Fitzroy's Maia Labs helps companies to reuse those applicants which come to your site but don't apply. While Gal Amog's Talenya chatbot actively sources and engages potential candidate. Sponsored by Emisary.ai (text recruiting) and WorkHere (geofencing job advertising)

Placement wants to be a talent agent and charge seekers 10% of salary https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/21/placement/ https://larocqueinc.com/placement-raises-3-million-for-its-marketplace-job-board-plans-to-disrupt-staffing-firms-by-charging-placed-candidates-for-18-to-36-months/ Indeed Testing a Gig Job Site https://hrtechfeed.com/breaking-indeed-testing-a-gig-job-site/ iCIMS Launches LinkedIn Connector to Streamline Source-to-Hire Workflow https://hrtechfeed.com/icims-launches-linkedin-connector-to-streamline-source-to-hire-workflow/ Diversity & Inclusion Platform Raises $1.5 Million https://hrtechfeed.com/diversity-inclusion-platform-raises-1-5-million/ Five Job Trends to Watch in 2020 https://hrtechfeed.com/five-job-trends-to-watch-in-2020/ Join the RecTech Media Insider Program! https://www.rectechmedia.com/insider Follow HR Tech Feed on social media: @hrtechfeed on Twitter Linkedin

Keith Ryu is quietly fueling the future of work. As CEO of Fountain,a recruiting platform for hourly workers, Under Keith’s leadership, Fountain processes over 1 million applicants each month for companies like Caviar, and Safeway, who make over 130,000 hires/onboards every month The company recently announced the closing of a $23 million Series B funding round which brings the company’s total fundraising efforts to $34 million.  Today we’ll learn more about the platform and talk about ....Empowering Employees Through Technology

Cultivate Raises 8 Million https://hrtechfeed.com/real-time-digital-coaching-platform-raises-8-million/ MainStreet Paying Workers to Leave Bay Area https://hrtechfeed.com/this-startup-is-paying-people-to-leave-the-bay-area-for-remote-work/ Jobbiak Raises $2.3 Million Seed Round https://hrtechfeed.com/jobiak-raises-2-3m-for-its-ai-based-recruitment-optimization-technology/ Hcareers Adds Fit Score Matching Tech https://hrtechfeed.com/hcareers-adds-ai-fit-score-and-matching-features/ Join the RecTech Media Insider Program! https://www.rectechmedia.com/insider Follow HR Tech Feed on social media: @hrtechfeed on Twitter Linkedin  

The organizer of the HR Tech Tank event series where startups, investors and HR pros gather revealed some interesting research he and his team have conducted around the problems certain HR tech startups face when entering the market. Recorded live in New York City.

Special thanks to Workhere.com and Emissary.ai for their continued sponsorship. Listen as Allison Daley describes the basics for getting up to speed as a new technical recruiter. #HIREconf New York City.

Sponsored by Hiretual.com Symphony Talent Acquires SmashFly https://recruitingheadlines.com/symphony-talent-acquires-smashfly/ Professional Network for Women in Tech Raises $1.1. Million https://recruitingheadlines.com/professional-network-for-women-in-tech-raises-1-1-million/ CareerBuilder to sponsor WWE Wrestling https://recruitingheadlines.com/careerbuilder-to-sponsor-wwe-wrestling/ Greenhouse Launches Customer-Preferred Partner Program https://recruitingheadlines.com/greenhouse-launches-customer-preferred-partner-program/ Latest Workplace Happiness Index is Out https://recruitingheadlines.com/latest-workplace-happiness-index-is-out/ Join the RecTech Media Insider Program! https://www.rectechmedia.com/insider Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Coral Zelachowski from Sodexo, Talks About The Challenges of Technology Adoption in HR including negotiating and training. Recorded live at HIREconf NYC 2019. Sponsored by Workhere.com and Emissary.ai

Sponsored by Emissary.ai and Workhere.com Listen as Craig Fisher from Allegis Global unveils a very cool SEO hack for your jobs using Eventbrite, the event search site. Recorded live at HIREconf NYC, an event hosted by HiringSolved.

Gig and Hourly Recruiting Platform Fountain Raises $23 Million https://recruitingheadlines.com/gig-and-hourly-recruiting-platform-fountain-raises-23-million/ Engage Talent Acquired by Workforce Logiq https://recruitingheadlines.com/engage-talent-acquired-by-workforce-logiq/  Jobility Announces New Gig Worker App https://recruitingheadlines.com/jobility-announces-new-gig-worker-app/ SmashFly and Altru Labs Announce Integration to for Employee-Generated Video Distribution https://recruitingheadlines.com/smashfly-and-altru-labs-announce-integration-to-for-employee-generated-video-distribution/   French Recruitment Startup ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ Raises $22 Million https://recruitingheadlines.com/french-recruitment-startup-welcome-to-the-jungle-raises-22-million/ Join the RecTech Media Insider Program! https://www.rectechmedia.com/insider   Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Miki Johnson is a cofounder of Job Portraits, a San Francisco-based creative studio that works with startups to create compelling content—photos, videos, blog posts, etc.—about their teams to help them market their job opportunities. On today's show….5 things candidates want that companies aren't giving them. Listeners can email miki@jobportraits.com—for a copy of the Candidate Experience Scorecard she mentioned.

Lever Launches Zoom Integration https://recruitingheadlines.com/lever-launches-video-interviewing-capability/ Linkedin launches Events https://recruitingheadlines.com/linkedin-launching-new-events-feature/ Hirevue Launches Game Assessments https://recruitingheadlines.com/hirevue-launches-game-based-assessments/ SHL Acquires Aspiring Minds https://recruitingheadlines.com/shl-agrees-to-acquire-aspiring-minds-assessment-platform/ QJumpers New Onboarding Tool https://recruitingheadlines.com/qjumpers-launches-job-offer-onboarding-tool/ Join the RecTech Media Insider Program! https://www.rectechmedia.com/insider Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin

In our final interviews from HR Tech Las Vegas I chatted with Jonathan Dale and Parker Bettis of Phenom People about their web site accessibility initiatives, got an update from our sponsor WorkHere and met a new blue collar recruiting app called AppyHere. Sponsored by WorkHere and Emissary.ai the text recruitment platform.

In part 3 of my 4 part series this episode features interviews with Paradox/Olivia CEO Aaron Matos and Amit Chauhan of programmatic job player JobAdx. Recorded live at HR Tech Las Vegas. Special thanks to WorkHere.com and Emissary.ai for their generous sponsorship.

RigUp Gets $300 Million https://recruitingheadlines.com/energy-job-market-rigup-raises-300-million-series-c/ Lattice Raises $25m Series C https://recruitingheadlines.com/lattice-raises-25m-series-c/ TMP Worldwide Acquires Social Media Firm https://recruitingheadlines.com/tmp-worldwide-acquires-social-media-firm/ Talroo Launches Talroo Events™ to Drive Attendance to In-Person Hiring Events https://blog.talroo.com/talroo-launches-events Xor raises $8.4 million for AI-powered job candidate recruitment and screening https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/11/xor-raises-8-4-million-for-ai-powered-job-candidate-recruitment-and-screening/ Join the RecTech Media Insider Program! https://www.rectechmedia.com/insider Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin

In our continuing coverage of the 2019 HR tech conference you will hear from Salary.com's CEO Kent Plunkett and the founder and CEO of a startup called PaddleHR. Special thanks to Workhere.com and Emissary.ai for their support of this podcast.

CuriousThing is an AI based digital interview tool that represents the future of HR Tech. I spoke with Zubin Fitter, head of Partnerships for this Australian based company and got his take on the tool and why its cool.  Recorded live at the HR Tech Expo Hall in Las Vegas.

Employee Engagement Tool Emplify Receives Big Investment https://recruitingheadlines.com/employee-engagement-tool-emplify-receives-big-investment/ Utmost, an HR app for Gig Economy Raises $11.2 Million https://recruitingheadlines.com/utmost-an-hr-app-for-gig-econonmy-raises-11-2-million/ Talenya – The AI Technology Recruitment Company, Completes $6.5 Million Funding Round https://recruitingheadlines.com/talenya-the-ai-technology-recruitment-company-completes-6-5-million-funding-round/ Skills Assessment API Platform Interview Mocha Launches LogicBox https://recruitingheadlines.com/skills-assessment-api-platform-interview-mocha-launches-logicbox/ iCiMS: Employers hired only 60% of their required tech talent in the U.S. over the last 3 years https://recruitingheadlines.com/icims-employers-hired-only-60-of-their-required-tech-talent-in-the-u-s-over-the-last-3-years/ Join the RecTech Media Insider Program! https://www.rectechmedia.com/insider Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines