Chris Russell
Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast
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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This Week in Recruiting: Tons of Funding and New Products 20.09.2019 11:14
Special thanks to Hiretual.com Job Site neuvoo Receives $53 Million Dollar Investment https://recruitingheadlines.com/job-site-neuvoo-receives-53-million-dollar-investment/ Checkr Fuels Platform Development with $160 Million in New Funding https://recruitingheadlines.com/checkr-fuels-platform-development-with-160-million-in-new-funding/ D&I Platform Joonko Raises $2.4 Million https://recruitinghea...
The Best Job Sites to recruit More Women 16.09.2019 9:52
Looking to hire more women into your organization? You are in luck. There are actually 11 different sites now online that allow you to post jobs and recruit female candidates. For the full list of links click here: https://recruitingheadlines.com/6-job-sites-to-recruit-women/ Special thanks to Emissary.ai and Workhere.com for their podcast sponsorship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
Recruiting Headlines from LinkedIn, Joveo, Beamery, PeopleScout, Smashfly 13.09.2019 10:05
Linkedin lawsuit https://www.tlnt.com/appeals-court-says-federal-law-does-not-prevent-web-scrapping/ PeopleScout New RPO Platform https://recruitingheadlines.com/peoplescout-launches-its-beyond-the-expected-managed-service-provider-service-approach/ Smashflys New Apply https://recruitingheadlines.com/smashfly-releases-apply-overlay-to-simplify-apply-process/ Joveo Goes Global https://recruitinghea...
Interview with Brad Kielinski, IT Recruiter, Philadelphia 09.09.2019 34:00
Brad Kielinski is the founder of IT Pros Philly….which provides access to proven technology talent in the Philadelphia region and beyond. He’s also someone I follow on Twitter for great recruiting tweets and its a pleasure to have him on the show. In this episode we'll talk about the technology he uses to hire and store candidates as well as commentary from his tweet stream. Learn more about your...
Recruiting Headlines from CultureAmp, Hirevue, Stoke, TripleByte and JazzHR 06.09.2019 9:18
Special thanks to Hiretual.com First Up CultureAmp Receives $82 million in funding https://recruitingheadlines.com/culture-amp-raises-82m-to-double-down-on-the-people-culture-space/ HireVue to get New Investor https://recruitingheadlines.com/hirevue-receives-another-investment/ JazzHR launches HR marketplace https://recruitingheadlines.com/jazzhr-launches-marketplace-to-expand-customers-hr-capabil...
Recruiting Sucks with Steve Lowisz 02.09.2019 26:57
Steve Lowisz is a recruiting industry veteran and talent optimization guru with more than two decades of experience helping companies find and unlock the performance of their teams. He is an expert on talent acquisition, talent assessment, talent engagement, diversity and inclusion, and business performance, which has allowed him to serve hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals acro...
This Week in RecTech - Entelo, Google, Zapinfo, HackerRank, Capacity 30.08.2019 10:17
Entelo and Convey IQ Merger https://recruitingheadlines.com/entelo-acquires-conveyiq/ Jane.ai Rebrands https://recruitingheadlines.com/hr-chatbot-jane-ai-changes-name-rebrands-to-knowledge-sharing-platform-raises-13-million/ HackerRank for Data Science https://recruitingheadlines.com/hackerrank-launches-data-scientist-hiring-tool/ ZapInfo Funding https://recruitingheadlines.com/zapinfo-raises-1-75...
Ex Corporate Recruiter Confesses 28.08.2019 9:33
In a past life, I was a corporate recruiter for a few different global organizations. My team was housed under Human Resources, and I recruited for a variety of roles from administrative to senior line professionals in multiple functions. Like most corporate recruiters, I was assigned more job requisitions to fill than was humanly possible, wasn’t well-versed in what to look for in potential candi...
David vs Goliath Recruiting Discussion 26.08.2019 29:00
In today's audio you will hear execs from Itsy, Netflix and Sodexo compare notes and discuss how to recruit from a small vs large company perspective. Hosted by Jessical Miller Merrell from Workology. Special thanks to show sponsors WorkHere.com and Emissary.ai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recruiting Headlines from Handshake, NurseFly, Recruitology and HackerRank 23.08.2019 7:25
HackerRank adds new features https://recruitingheadlines.com/hackerrank-adds-new-features/ Recruitology to power BH Media jobs https://recruitingheadlines.com/recruitology-inks-agreement-with-bh-media-group/ Nursefly acquired https://recruitingheadlines.com/travel-nursing-job-market-acquired-by-iac/ Handshake opens nationwide to all students https://recruitingheadlines.com/handshake-opens-platform...
Gig Economy and the Liquid Workforce 19.08.2019 23:24
Anil Dharni is the co-founder and CEO of Sense. He founded the company to help fix temporary employment for the 42 percent of the U.S. workforce that are contingent workers. Before founding Sense, Anil received his MBA from MIT and was co-founder and COO at Funzio, which was acquired by GREE in 2012, where Anil continued his work as COO. Anil led Funzio’s seed round, raised $20 million in Series...
This Week in Recruiting Technology: Google for Jobs, Upward.net, Betts Recruiting 16.08.2019 9:55
Is Google for Jobs a monopoly? https://recruitingheadlines.com/eu-getting-antitrust-complaints-from-job-boards-about-google-for-jobs/ Betts Recruiting Launches its own job board https://recruitingheadlines.com/betts-recruiting-launches-own-job-market-for-sales-marketing-ops-roles/ Upward.net Acquires SMB recruiting platform Proven.com https://recruitingheadlines.com/upward-net-acquires-proven-com-...
Update from VideoMyJob's Kristen Graham 13.08.2019 11:09
I sat down with VideoMyJob co-founder Kristen Graham to get an update on what this Australian born DIY video provider has been up to lately. We talk video recruiting, their Monster partnership along with recent product releases. Recorded live at Social Recruiting Strategies in Philly #SRSC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recruitics CEO on the Acquisition of KRT Marketing 12.08.2019 10:25
At the recent Social Recruiting Strategies Conference #SRSC I caught up with Josh Gampel from Recruitics who gave some insight into their recent purchase of KRT Marketing. You'll also hear his opinion on the recent acquisitions int he programmatic space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recruiting News from NextStep, Humanity, VidCruiter, Crosschq and Nexxt 09.08.2019 12:48
Job seekers looking to leave https://recruitingheadlines.com/43-of-workers-to-look-for-new-job-in-next-12-months/ NextStep Interactive Raises Funding for Healthcare Jobs https://recruitingheadlines.com/health-care-job-startup-raises-3-million/ Humanity launches shift scheduling tool https://recruitingheadlines.com/humanity-launches-new-ai-powered-shift-scheduling-tool/ VidCruiter partners with ici...
Candidate Experience Stories 05.08.2019 48:38
On July 30th I travelled to NYC to attend a special panel discussion hosted by ConveyIQ and RussellTobin. They put out a great spread of drinks and apps and of course a lively discussion about the candidate experience with 4 practitioners from area companies. Tune in to hear some real world stories from the world of HR tech. This episode is sponsored by https://workhere.com/ and https://www.emissa...
Recruiting News from Recruitics, Harver, Monday.com, TalentGuard, Jobble, Beamery and more 02.08.2019 15:12
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-rai...
The Problem with Mobile Apply 29.07.2019 27:11
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recruiting Vendor News from Jobsoid, Gusto, Toast, Rchilli and Top Echelon 26.07.2019 8:02
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 thei...
8 Ways IBM is Changing Their Recruiting Game 22.07.2019 35:04
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recruiting Headlines from TMP, Built In, AllyO, HiringSolved, Loop 19.07.2019 9:22
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:/...
Hire Our Heroes' Dan Caporale 15.07.2019 21:31
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...
Recruiting Headlines from Amazon, 15five, JazzHR, Hire Our Heroes and Appcast 12.07.2019 7:38
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...
How CSG boosted completed applications by 377% 07.07.2019 29:15
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 ab...
Zach Linder from Canvas 01.07.2019 22:05
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....
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