Rec Tech: 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 yo...

Zoho Recruit adds Slack Integration Clinch acquired by PageUp Jobcase could be valued at 1 billion Seek invests in JobandTalent Sponsored by Hiretual.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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...

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 Conn...

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 fun...

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 M...

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

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

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...

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

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

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 Al...

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 Scorecar...

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-aspir...

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

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

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://...

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

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

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://recruitingheadlin...

I met today’s guest at the Social Recruiting Strategies Conference in Philadelphia this summer. In her role at Siemens Eleni Efstratiades helps propose solutions that enhance candidate experience through marketing and technology innovations. I asked her to come on and talk about her efforts around brand and marketing Siemens jobs. TOPICS INCLUDE Whats the Siemens EVP...how do you pitch potential c...

Uber has Announced Uber Works a new job placement app https://www.npr.org/2019/10/03/766861700/uber-launches-an-app-to-connect-job-seekers-with-gig-work 7shifts Raises Additional $6 Million Funding for Its Restaurant Labor Platform https://recruitingheadlines.com/7shifts-raises-additional-6-million-funding-for-its-restaurant-labor-platform/ Bullhorn Acquires Erecruit https://recruitingheadlines.co...

Ken Lazarus is CEO of Scout Exchange. Having co-founded, led and advised over a dozen technology-based startups, he has over twenty-five years of experience growing innovative companies. Ken is passionately focused on using the power of data, marketplace dynamics, and technologies such as machine learning to disrupt and improve how companies find and hire the best talent. Prior to joining Scout in...

McDonalds Adds Voice Apply Thru Alexa Integration https://recruitingheadlines.com/need-to-find-a-job-at-mcdonalds-just-ask-alexa/ Terminal Raises $17M to Connect Remote Tech Talent to Companies https://recruitingheadlines.com/terminal-raises-17m-to-connect-remote-tech-talent-to-companies/ FirmPlay Launches New Employee Referral Platform https://recruitingheadlines.com/firmplay-launches-new-employe...

An investment group in Canada, recently announced an equity investment of $53 million canadian dollars in Montreal based, neuvoo, one of the fastest growing employment websites in the world. Neuvoo just ranked 14th in Canadian Business magazine’s 2019 Growth Businesses which lists Canada’s fastest growing companies. This investment will enable neuvoo to continue its expansion into new markets, and...