Chris Russell

Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

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Hosted by Chris Russell, online recruiting's mad scientist, the RecTech podcast covers all aspects of recruiting technology and recruitment marketing including interesting new tools & vendors. You'll also hear how recruiters leverage technology to find talent. A great listen for HR tech vendors, HR professionals and recruiters everywhere. CONTACT: chris@rectechmedia.com

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Chris Russell

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Jul 9, 2026

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Sourcing Panel - TA Week Coverage 18.02.2020

Exclusively Sponsored by Phenom People - the Talent Experience Management Platform. Recorded live at TA Week in San Fransisco this panel is moderated by Craig Fisher, featuring Sourcing experts David Nicola (DGK Search), Amy Miller (Amazon Labs) and Salifu Abdulai (Github). They'll discuss how to engage passive candidates and personalize your efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Will Naso from Biteline 17.02.2020

Will Naso is the CEO and co-founder of Biteline, a hiring platform that connects dental professionals with open opportunities. After three years of hard work, Biteline officially launched to its Charlotte market in July 2019. In less than two months, the app gained 300+ users that represented 65 unique offices and 195 jobs posted. During the summer of 2016, Will had the opportunity to work on thre...

News from OnShift, EmployStream, SmartRecruiters, Job Boards and More 14.02.2020

Sponsored by Rejobify.com JOB BOARDS CLOSELY WATCHING GOOGLE EU CASE THIS WEEK https://www2.staffingindustry.com/site/Editorial/Daily-News/Job-boards-closely-watching-Google-EU-case-this-week-52780 Death of a Job Board https://hrtechfeed.com/death-of-a-job-board/ OnShift Acquires Avesta https://hrtechfeed.com/onshift-acquires-talent-acquisition-software-provider-avesta-systems/ Onboarding Software...

One Company's Employer Brand Journey 10.02.2020

Special thanks to Phenom People for their travel sponsorship. In this audio you will hear Sarah Erickson from Minnesota based Ecolabs. She details their new employer brand makeover with the help of Symphony Talent. Recorded live at TA Week in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerome Ternynck 08.02.2020

A conversation with Jerome Ternynck, the CEO of applicant tracking tool SmartRecruiters. Sponsored by Emissary.ai and Workhere.com FULL TRANSCRIPT Chris Russell: The RecTech Podcast is sponsored in part by our friends at Emissary.ai, the text recruiting platform. Your next superstar is in demand and on the move. Emissary is the easiest way to connect with them faster and more effectively wherever...

RecTech Headlines Feb 7th 07.02.2020

Sponsored by Rejobify.com Accurate Background to Acquire CareerBuilder Employment Screening https://hrtechfeed.com/accurate-background-to-acquire-careerbuilder-employment-screening/ Hireology Launches Mobile App https://hrtechfeed.com/hireology-launches-mobile-app/ GR8people Launches New Features https://hrtechfeed.com/gr8-people-releases-new-features/ Talkpush Releases Messaging Enabled Career Si...

TA Week Vendor Interviews 03.02.2020

While at TA Week in San Francisco I stopped by a few vendor booths that caught my eye.  Of these 3 I thought PathMotion was the most interesting product which helps employers surface unique content from their employees.  MAIA: https://www.maialabs.com/ PATHMOTION: https://www.pathmotion.co/ ERIN: https://erinapp.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Critical Talent Experiences that HR Must Get Right 03.02.2020

In the first of several recordings from the TA Week event in San Francisco we hear from Jonathan Dale, VP of Marketing at PhenomPeople and colleague talk about the importance of the talent experience.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conversations with Symphony Talent 02.02.2020

While at TA Week in San Francisco I got the chance to speak with Symphony Talent's Head of Marketing, Gina Alioto and Head of Product Sean Quigley from the show floor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Week in RecTech 01.02.2020

Sponsored by Rejobify.com Catalant Raises $35 Million for Consulting Marketplace https://hrtechfeed.com/consultant-marketplace-catalant-technologies-raises-35-million/ 1huddle Gets $5 Million https://hrtechfeed.com/hr-tech-gamification-company-gets-5-million/ LaborChart Raises Series A https://hrtechfeed.com/construction-workforce-management-platform-gets-series-a-funding/ Codility Raises Big Roun...

Serge Boudreau, Manager of Talent Acquisition at BURNCO 27.01.2020

Serge Boudreau is the Manager of Talent Acquisition at Calgary based BURNCO Rock Products. With his job board background he is revamping their recruitment process from a marketer's perspective. LI: post mentioned: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6620785258625409024 Serge Boudreau: This is Serge Boudreau, manager of talent acquisition at BURNCO Rock Products, and I'm next on th...

This Week in RecTech 24.01.2020

Sponsored by Rejobify.com Apploi Gets $5.2 Million https://hrtechfeed.com/nyc-based-apploi-gets-5-2m-to-simplify-service-industry-hiring/ Indeed Launches its own Job Market https://hrtechfeed.com/indeed-launches-new-experience-to-support-career-journey/ LumApps Intranet Platform Raises $70 Million https://hrtechfeed.com/intranet-platform-raises-70-million-series-c/ Xoogler Lets You Hire Ex Google...

Do Employer Brands Really Need A Tagline 20.01.2020

Matthew Gilbert is the Creative Director at New York City based Bayard Advertising….where he directs their strategy, creative, content and web development teams spanning all areas of EVP and Employer Brand (EB) development and activation. Recently Matthew wrote an article on linkedin that caught my eye.../it was titled  Do Employer Brands Need A Tagline, Or Just Really Good UX? I think it’s time t...

This Week in RecTech: Drinks and VC 17.01.2020

Sponsored by Rejobify.com MyWorkChoice Raises $3 Million for Flexible Work Platform https://www.americaninno.com/charlotte/news-charlotte/flexible-shift-scheduling-company-myworkchoice-raises-3m-round/ Phenom People Raises Massive $30 Million Dollar Round https://hrtechfeed.com/phenom-people-raises-30-million-in-series-c-proving-the-hr-shift-towards-ai-powered-talent-experiences/ Hiretual Launches...

Announcing HR Lancers 14.01.2020

HR Lancers a new Marketplace for Freelance Recruiters and Human Resources Consultants Thats right HR is going gig! Employers and freelancers can now create profiles, post gigs and be found in the first and only niche gig platform dedicated to HR. “There are thousands of freelance HR consultants and recruiters and now they have a place to call home, HR Lancers was born out of my own frustration wit...

2020 Recruiting Trends 13.01.2020

Special thanks to WorkHere.com and Emissary.ai for their sponsorship. TRENDS: sourcing chatbots, text recruiting, automated pre-screening, resume scoring, automated hiring, digital onboarding, nurturing candidates and flexible work arrangements.  Cool tool alert - Typorama lets you create amazing visuals by "automagically" transforming your text and photos into beautiful typographic designs. No de...

This Week in RecTech: Bullhorn, SuccessFinder, vFairs, ERIN 10.01.2020

Sponsored by Rejobify.com SuccessFinder Gets Funding Canada-based SuccessFinder has raised USD $2.23 million to join a crowded field of North America-based assessment providers. Positioning for recruitment, talent management, and analytics and stressing the validity of their psychometric science, Source: BDC Capital Invests $1.5M in SuccessFinder  https://hrtechfeed.com/canada-based-successfinder-...

One ATS Apply to Rule Them All? 06.01.2020

Happy new year everyone this is the first episode of the new year and I have a special opinion episode to start us off. But let me start with some housekeeping items namely events I need to tell you about. I’ve got some discounts for you. Talent Acquisition Week is coming up at the end of January 28-30 in san francisco and you can use the code RECTECH to save 15% off a ticket...its 3 conferences i...

Yves Lemursi from Checkster 30.12.2019

Yves Lermusi is CEO & co-founder of Checkster. Checkster is based in the San Francisco Bay Area….The software company aims to improve the world's productivity and harmony by increasing job fit and work achievement, as well as personal career satisfaction and fulfillment. Today Yves and Chris will talk about A.I. in the recruitment process. https://www.checkster.com/ Special thanks to Emissary.ai a...

SmartRecruiters Guide to Hiring Success 22.12.2019

This episode is sponsored by Emissary.ai the text recruiting platform and Workhere.com the geofencing ad platform. Rebecca Carr, VP of Success at SmartRecruiters stops by to chat about their recently published content called the Definitive Guide to Hiring Success.  Read the guide here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Headlines from VNDLY, Gloat, Kronos, Jumpstart, HackerRank and More 20.12.2019

Sponsored by Rejobify.com VNDLY Raises $35 million https://hrtechfeed.com/work-management-system-vndly-raises-35-million-series-b/ Death of Traditional Paycheck https://hrtechfeed.com/the-death-of-the-traditional-pay-check-u-s-workers-want-faster-access-to-wages-finds-workforce-institute-at-kronos-survey/ HackerRank Acquires Mimir https://hrtechfeed.com/hackerrank-acquires-mimir-to-help-student-de...

Kerry Noone, Director of Employer Branding at CVS Health 16.12.2019

Sponsored by Workhere.com and Emissary.ai Hi, this is Kerry Noone, director of Employer Branding for CVS Health, and I'm next on the Rec Tech Podcast. Announcer: Welcome to Rec Tech, the Podcast where recruiting and technology intersect. Each month you'll hear from vendors shaping the recruiting world, along with recruiters who'll tell you how they use technology to hire talent. Now here's your ho...

News from ModernHire, EddyHR, Edcast, Riipen, Degreed 13.12.2019

Sponsored by Rejobify.com EddyHR Acquires Pay-Role HR Solutions https://hrtechfeed.com/eddyhr-acquires-pay-role-hr-solutions/ Modern Hire Releases AI Code of Ethics https://hrtechfeed.com/modern-hire-releases-ai-code-of-ethics/ EdCast Announces $35 million Series D https://hrtechfeed.com/edcast-announces-35-million-series-d/ Toronto based Riipen Raises $3.75M to Connect Students with Employers htt...

Thoughts on Google for Jobs/Facebook Ad Restrictions 09.12.2019

Chris Russell opines on the state of traffic from G4J for job boards and employers as well as the after effects of the Facebook Ad restrictions for employers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Headlines from Neuvoo, Fulcrum, Monster and More 06.12.2019

Neuvoo to rebrand as Talent.com https://hrtechfeed.com/neuvoo-to-rebrand-as-talent-com/ Fulcrum Gets $1 Million for Gig Worker Platform https://www.techinvestornews.com/Tech-News/Tech-Bloggers/fulcrum-which-provides-freelance-placement-opportunities-for-technical-proj Record-Breaking HR Tech Valuations and Deal Volumes Creating Lucrative Market for Sellers https://hrtechfeed.com/record-breaking-hr...

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