Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

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...

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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://hrt...

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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-he...

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”, “...

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...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 A...

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: h...

A number of vendors including Gr8 People, Lever, PandoLogic, Bayard, and Engagedly are stepping up to offer free tools during the virus outbreak. See the list: https://hrtechfeed.com/tag/free/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A number of reports and studies regarding the freelance world, AKA the ‘gig economy’ have been published lately so I wanted to summarize the key statistics found in the data. 50%: of the workforce will be comprised of gig workers by 2028. Source: PYMNTS.com The 57 million Americans who freelanced this year represent 35% of the U.S. workforce and an increase of 4 million freelancers since 2014. SOU...

Sponsored by Rejobify.com Mya Systems Gets $18 million in funding https://hrtechfeed.com/mya-systems-secures-18-75m-series-c-funding/ Engagedly to Provide Remote Work Toolkit for Free https://hrtechfeed.com/engagedly-to-provide-remote-work-toolkit-for-free/   Outmatch Offering Free Video Interviewing Platform https://hrtechfeed.com/outmatch-offering-free-video-interviewing-platform/ Dice Launches...

Listen to what recruiters are saying about whats happening with the hiring market in the Coronavirus crisis.   @StacyZapar....Recruiters, how has your job changed in the last week (since the quarantine)? Still sourcing or holding off for now? What will the hiring market look like in upcoming months? Will people even be open to changing jobs or likely hunker down till the storm has passed?  Learn m...

Remote work is having its day in the sun due to the coronavirus outbreak...seminal moment... and my guest today just wrote an article on his new remote experience managing a team of people remotely.  We ‘ll talk with him in a minute but i posed this question on my facebook group, RecTechies and wanted to read you some of the replies. Working remotely is more popular than ever before. One Gallup su...

Sponsored by Rejobify.com 3 Ways to Use Google for Recruitment Marketing https://www.crowdcast.io/e/3-ways-to-use-google-for WorkN closes on Funding Round https://hrtechfeed.com/workn-closes-series-a-funding/ Emissary Adds ATS Partners for Text Recruiting https://hrtechfeed.com/text-recruiting-platform-emissary-adds-ats-partners/ WorkLlama Launches Chatbot https://hrtechfeed.com/workllama-launches...

Today you will hear 3 pieces of audio recorded at I AM PHENOM in Philadelphia...first up will be HR tech analyst John Bersin I record a small portion of his keynote where he talks about how “out of control” the HR tech market is right now and what the big vendors are doing, then you will get an update from Zapinfo the super utility recruiter tool followed by a conversation with two executives from...

Fresh off the IAMPHENOM conference I had the opportunity to hang out with and interview Phenom's Keca Ward, Sr Director of Talent Experience. She runs the team that keeps the hires coming at the HR tech vendor now simply known as Phenom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sponsored by Textrecruit alternatives Outmatch takes on Private equity. https://hrtechfeed.com/outmatch-announces-private-equity-investment/ Phenoms Chatbot Case Study https://hrtechfeed.com/phenom-study-recruitment-chatbots-double-candidate-leads/ Phenom New Products https://hrtechfeed.com/phenom-launches-four-new-product-innovations/ NAS Acquired https://hrtechfeed.com/nas-recruitment-acquired/...

In todays audio you will Aaron Kraljev, head of Talent & Employer Brand for Fisher Investments discuss how he measures the effectiveness of their recruiting efforts. Recorded live at TA Week in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to her Linkedin profile Rachel Duran creates unique and industry leading strategies for social media, events, print, email and web to support talent acquisition efforts at top brands. As a passionate learner, she is never shy to pick up any new skills and techniques needed to build newer and better user experiences and interfaces with each new campaign effort. She’s held TA roles at Alle...

Sponsored by Rejobify.com THE ORG GETS FUNDED https://medium.com/the-org/the-org-raises-8-5-million-in-series-a-funding-from-founders-fund-sequoia-and-balderton-4d1f2766fc9b WORKGENIUS https://hrtechfeed.com/freelance-platform-workgenius-raises-another-7-million/ CORNERSTONE TO ACQUIRE SABA https://hrtechfeed.com/breaking-cornerstone-to-acquire-saba/ JOB DIVA ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE https://hrtechfee...

This audio, recorded at TA Week in San Francisco was my favorite of the event. It features Tracy Parsons from Parsons Strategic Consulting on how you can fix your candidate experience with some simple hacks. Special thanks to PhenomPeople for their travel sponsorship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are going to talk about the 2020 Recruitment Benchmarking Report just released by the folks at Appcast and joining me today is their SVP of Strategy, Leah Daniels LINK: https://info.appcast.io/whitepaper/2020-recruitment-marketing-benchmark-report-website Give us a quick description of Appcast for those that dont know the company Hows life under Stepstone? In the grand scheme of ‘recruito...

Sponsored by Textrecruit alternatives KRONOS AND ULTIMATE SOFTWARE MERGER https://hrtechfeed.com/kronos-and-ultimate-software-enter-definitive-merger-agreement-creating-company-valued-at-22-billion/ RECRUITERS ON DEMAND FROM RECRUITER.COM https://hrtechfeed.com/recruiter-com-launches-recruiters-on-demand-solution-for-employers/ CAREERBUILDER LAUNCHES SOCIAL REFERRAL https://hrtechfeed.com/careerbu...