Rectech: The Recruiting Technology Podcast

Recruitics acquires KRT Marketing https://recruitingheadlines.com/krt-marketing-acquired-by-recruitics/ Harver Lands $15 million https://recruitingheadlines.com/harver-raises-15m-in-series-b-financing/ Monday.com gets $150 million https://recruitingheadlines.com/work-management-platform-raises-150-million/ TalentGuard gets $4 million to stop turnover https://recruitingheadlines.com/talentguard-raises-4m-to-accelerate-employee-retention/ Jobble gets $11 million for gig economy marketplace https://recruitingheadlines.com/on-demand-marketplace-jobble-raises-11-million/ Beamery launches new career site features https://recruitingheadlines.com/beamery-launches-new-career-site-tools/ Talroo and Brazen https://recruitingheadlines.com/talroo-and-brazen-join-forces-to-help-reduce-hiring-friction/ Fuel50 Gets $14 million https://recruitingheadlines.com/fuel50-raises-14-million-series-b-to-transform-the-future-of-work/ Lever ads enhancements https://recruitingheadlines.com/lever-debuts-new-enha

Special thanks to my sponsors: Workhere.com and Emissary.ai Your Mobile Apply is killing your candidate experience. Learn about those implications and how to fix it.  To read about it go here; https://www.rectechmedia.com/blog/2019/7/23/whats-wrong-with-mobile-apply-and-how-to-fix-it

Special thanks to our sponsor, Hiretual.com Jobsoid released a new job description library  https://recruitingheadlines.com/jobsoid-releases-a-free-job-description-builder/ Jobsoid, an award-winning applicant tracking software, focused on simplifying recruitment, recently released a Job Description Builder with an online library of customizable job description templates, available for free on their website at https://resources.jobsoid.com/job-descriptions. With the Free Job Description Builder, hiring managers will now be able to quickly draft that perfect job description with minimal effort. They can choose a template from the online library of over 500 ready to use job descriptions, customize it and kick start their recruitment in a matter of minutes. The library is meticulously crafted by HR experts from the industry and contains templates which are clear, concise and cover the precise points necessary to attract the right talent for the job. The Free Job Description Builder by Jobsoid will help hir

In this bonus audio recorded at Unleash Las Vegas you will from from Kevin Blair of IBM. They are reshaping the way they recruit and the technology they use to do it.  The RecTech Podcast is sponsored in part by WorkHere.com and Emissary.ai

Special thanks to Hiretual.com our sponsor! TMP acquires Perengo https://recruitingheadlines.com/tmp-worldwide-acquires-programmatic-platform-perengo/ BuiltIn gets $22 million https://recruitingheadlines.com/tech-network-built-in-gets-22-million-in-funding/ AlloyO teams up with ICIMS https://recruitingheadlines.com/allyo-partners-with-icims/ HiringSolved releases Prophet II and Prophet Pro https://recruitingheadlines.com/hiringsolved-modernizes-candidate-sourcing-with-prophet-ii-prophet-pro/ LoopFlow’s private text messaging app https://recruitingheadlines.com/loop-flow-is-new-private-text-messaging-platform-for-the-recruitment-process/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin  

Today my guest is Dan Caporale he is the founder of the veteran job site Hire Our Heroes dot com and the founder and chairman of the non-profit by the same name. HireOurHeroes is a volunteer organization that leads efforts for today's transitioning Veterans and their Spouses. It was founded by Veterans for Veterans. The mission of Hire Our Heroes (HOH) is to empower veterans and employers with the knowledge, skills, and innovative tools necessary to optimize a strategic workforce by providing free training and education. TOPICS  Let’s start with July 25th because that day is fast approaching with special significance for veterans...tell the audience what day that is and why it’s so important to you? Where did the idea come from? You were in the Marines, what was transitioning like for yourself when you left the service? Is that typical for what veterans face when they enter civillian life? What else does your non profit do for veterans? How can employers get involved wit the non profit Success story

The StepStone group acquired 85 percent of the US-American company Appcast for about EUR 70 million. Appcast is the leading technology provider for programmatic job advertising in the US. With the acquisition, Axel Springer continues its growth strategy and further expands the StepStone group’s portfolio of intelligent recruiting and matching tools. Appcast specializes in displaying job ads online precisely where suitable candidates find them. Appcast’s clients include well-known US brands as well as hundreds of other companies from all industries. Appcast was founded by CEO Chris Forman in 2014. He will continue to lead the company after the takeover of the majority stake by the StepStone Group. Today, the company headquartered in Lebanon, New Hampshire, already employs about 100 people. https://recruitingheadlines.com/appcast-acquired-by-stepstone/   PITTSBURGH, July 10, 2019 — JazzHR, the leading recruiting software provider for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced an integrated partnershi

Max Rocha is the Executive Director for Global Talent Attraction and Employment Branding at CSG, where he leads global recruiting initiatives for the company. With over 15 years of experience, Max brings a wealth of knowledge in human resources principles, policies, and best in class practices to his recruiting function. On today’s show we’ll get a sense of how Max and his team recruit and talk about his recent case study in conjunction with Phenom People on how they used the Phenom Talent Experience Management (TXM) platform to convert more candidates.

Sponsors: Workhere.com and Emissary.ai Zach Linder has led analytics and automation initiatives at several high-growth companies, most recently including his role as vice president and head of US operations at Virtusa, Currently he oversees machine learning and analytics functions at Canvas the text interview company that was recently acquired by Jobvite… Your background and what you do at Canvas...VP of Machine Learning & Analytics, Talk a little bit about the recent acquisition with Jobvite...how’s that going? ...reaction? What new features have rolled out in the last six months?...whats next ? What do the analytics say about texting and recruiting? Give us some insights...Do you have any stats you can share? How can companies use Canvas to better their recruiting processes? (use cases) AI/ML/ natural language-based analytics are popular right now. How should the average recruiter approach technologies like these when it comes to understanding how to leverage them?  Why are they such a great thing in

Special thanks to our sponsor Hiretual.com   CodeVue Offers New Anti-Cheating Capability in Coding Assessment Tests https://recruitingheadlines.com/codevue-offers-new-anti-cheating-capability-in-coding-assessment-tests/ Digi-Me Releases New Self-Recording Video Feature with Teleprompter https://recruitingheadlines.com/digi-me-releases-new-self-recording-video-feature-with-teleprompter/ ExecThread Unveils Executive-level Candidate Sourcing Platform https://recruitingheadlines.com/execthread-unveils-executive-level-candidate-sourcing-platform/ Eightfold’s New API Connect to Any Existing Talent Management System https://recruitingheadlines.com/eightfolds-new-api-connect-to-any-existing-talent-management-system/ Alexander Mann Solutions Acquires AI Innovator Karen HR https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alexander-mann-solutions-acquires-ai-innovator-to-accelerate-the-launch-of-exciting-new-digital-products-300876099.html Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Faceb

Sponsored by Workhere.com and Emissary.ai I attened the Greenhouse user conference in NYC last week and was able to record a few sessions. Today you will hear my favorite session from that event a conversation about employer branding between the Claude Silver from Vayner Media and Maria Katsis CEO of BuiltIn the recruiting site. Its a frank discussion about being transparent and authentic and one of the better talks on EB i have witnessed...also at the end of the talk there was time for one audience question so be sure to listen to the end to hear what he has to ask.

Special thanks to our sponsor Hiretual.com The big news of the week, ATS platform ICIMS acquires crm/career site provider Jibe https://recruitingheadlines.com/hrtech-acquisition-icims-buys-jibe/ Workhound Raises $1. 5 Million https://recruitingheadlines.com/workhound-secures-seed-round-of-funding/ Enboarder Raises $8 million https://recruitingheadlines.com/enboarder-raises-8-million-series-a-to-fuel-the-shift-to-experience-driven-employee-onboarding/ PredictiveHR gets $1million in Funding https://recruitingheadlines.com/predictivehr-raises-1-million-to-provide-workforce-analytics-to-human-resource-c-suite/ The Workies Awards https://recruitingheadlines.com/disrupthr-nyc-launches-awards-program-called-the-workies/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin

I met today’s guest while attending the Phenom People user conference in Philadelphia recently. She runs HR for Kansas based, Garmin International. You probably know Garmin as the company that produces activity trackers and sports watches, and GPS devices. In this interview we'll discuss her HR tech stack, recruiting channels and more. What have you been up to you since you got back from the conference? Can you describe your current hiring needs for 2019? How many open reqs, how many hires will be made in 2019? How big is your recruiting team? Which HR technologies are currently part of your HR tech stack? Taleo, oracle/fusion/kronos/learn.com/handshake/simplicity Any sourcing tools? What tech is on your radar? Sourcing stories? What’s your pitch to potential candidates about coming to work for Garmin? Fav Garmin device?

Sponsored by Hiretual.com BetterUp receives $103 million for its employee coaching app https://recruitingheadlines.com/betterup-raises-103-million-for-its-employee-coaching-tool/ PhenomPeople and ZapInfo Team Up https://recruitingheadlines.com/phenom-people-and-zapinfo-launch-integration-to-reduce-recruiter-sourcing-time/ Onboarding tool Workramp Gets $8 million https://venturebeat.com/2019/06/06/workramp-raises-8-million-to-simplify-employee-onboarding/ New AI recruitment tool is set to help recruiters save 80% time spent in initial interviews https://recruitingheadlines.com/new-ai-recruitment-tool-is-set-to-help-recruiters-save-80-time-spent-in-initial-interviews/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin

At the recent CITRIX Synergy Conference in Atlanta I sat down with their Chief People Officer, Donna Kimmel. We spoke about the company’s new shift into the employee experience and a range of other topics from employer brand to the remote workforce. This episode sponsored by WorkHere.com and Emissary.ai

Special thanks to our sponsor Hiretual.com THE NEWS   AllyO has raised $45 for their AI based recruiting platform https://recruitingheadlines.com/allyo-raises-45m-series-b-funding-in-largest-ai-recruiting-round-ever/ ZipRecruiter Adds New Matching Feature for Job Seekers https://recruitingheadlines.com/ziprecruiter-adds-new-job-matching-feature-for-seekers/ Rectxt launches affordable text recruiting platform to the SMB market https://recruitingheadlines.com/rectxt-launches-affordable-text-recruiting-platform-to-the-smb-market/ Walmart targeting High Schoolers https://www.hrmorning.com/news/walmart-college-tuition/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin

At the recent Unleash Las Vegas conference I travelled the expo hall conducting interviews with some cool Recruiting Technology vendors. Today you will hear from: Bennet Sung of AllyO Patrick Rooney from Click Boarding Brad Windsor from SplashBI Vin from PocketRecruiter This podcast is sponsored by Emissary.ai and Workhere.com

At the recent Unleash Las Vegas conference I travelled the expo hall conducting interviews with some cool Recruiting Technology vendors. Today you will hear from: David Karandish of Jane.ai Prachi Gore from SmartRecruiters Joel Passen from Beamery Laurent from Wonderkind This podcast is sponsored by Emissary.ai and Workhere.com Follow me on twitter at https://twitter.com/chrisrussell

more funding for Smartians, a new acquisition for Indeed and a CareerBuilder rumor in the news. Special thanks to our sponsor Hiretual.com Recruit Holdings Co., parent company of Indeed.com has announced that its HR Technology SBU (Strategic Business Unit) has signed an agreement to acquire Syft Online Limited (“Syft”) through Indeed Ireland Operations Limited. Syft is a leading recruiting platform for the hospitality, events and industrial industries in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2015, Syft’s proprietary technology provides a simple, effective recruitment solution and shift management tool for part-time and flexible work, connecting and matching qualified and vetted jobseekers with available shifts through its desktop and mobile app. Chris Hyams, CEO at Indeed, commented: “At Indeed our mission is to help people get jobs. Syft’s simple and transparent approach to shift work hiring is an innovative solution to the growing demand for part-time and flexible work. We look forward to supporting the Syft t

Elliott Garms is the co-founder and CEO of humanpredictions.io, a data science company whose recruiting software helps companies find tech talent and who recently received a 1 million dollar investment. Elliott has devoted his entire career to tech recruiting. He ran his own tech recruiting business for many years, led tech recruiting at Groupon, and co-founded Dev Bootcamp Chicago, which was acquired by Kaplan. Growing up in a family of recruiters, he started working in the industry when he was 16 years old. In his work, Elliott is guided by his firm belief that computers can never replace people in a human-centric business, but that they can help when used to solve the right problems. TOPICS   What was it like growing up in a family of recruiters? Congrats on the recent funding round tell the audience what you guys do at HumanPredictions? Quick history... says it has a database of more than 44 million profiles of tech workers around the world. Where did you get those 44 million tech profiles? Types o