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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Episodes

Recruiting Headlines for Week of January 11th 11.01.2019

This episode sponsored by Hiretual.com OUTMATCH ACQUIRES WEPOW https://recruitingheadlines.com/outmatch-acquires-wepow/ TALENTSOFT GETS $50 MILLION https://recruitingheadlines.com/talentsoft-completes-50-million-funding-round/ OPUSAI IS A NEW BLIND RECRUITING TOOL https://recruitingheadlines.com/new-ai-powered-blind-screening-tool-to-eliminate-bias-in-hiring-launches/ IKIKO IS A NEW RECRUITING SIT...

Recruiting Thoughts for 2019 06.01.2019

This episode of RecTech is sponsored by WorkHere.com and Emissary.ai - please support our sponsors. Welcome to the first episode of RecTech for 2019, todays show is just a solo episode to kick off the year and get you ready for what lies ahead. It is the first monday in january and so I am proud to announce that the 2019 recruiting season is officially open for business! For many of you 2018 was a...

Checking in at Talent Tech Labs 29.12.2018

Talent Tech Labs is an incubator in the heart of New York City. Located at 38th/8th they have space to rent to HR tech startups and also offer advisory services to employers and startups. I sat down with their president Brian Della Donne and Operations Manager Rory O'Doherty for a chat. I also talked with 3 startups while there: SparcStart, Alyss Analytics and Vervoe. This episode sponsored by Wor...

Recruiting Headlines from Indeed, ERE, Koru, The Mom Project, FactoryFix 21.12.2018

This episode sponsored by Hiretual.com TALENT42 CONFERENCE ACQUIRED BY ERE MEDIA https://www.ere.net/tech-recruiting-event-talent42-joins-ere-media-family/ INDEED EXPANDING TO SEATTLE https://recruitingheadlines.com/indeed-adding-1000-jobs-in-seattle-expansion/ CAPP AND CO ACQUIRES KORU PREDICTIVE https://recruitingheadlines.com/assessment-firm-acquires-koru-predictive-hiring/ THE MOM PROJECT RAIS...

Making HR More Strategic 17.12.2018

The RecTech podcast is sponsored by Workhere.com and Emissary.ai According to research conducted by Accenture earlier in the year, enterprises are primed to shift HR out from the back office to deliver strategic value to their businesses. The problem is making that shift. HR departments lack the necessary AI tools, analytics, and digital skills to do “strategic HR.” Here to talk about  addressing...

Recruiting Headlines from Vangst, LinkedIn, Wonolo and Randstad 14.12.2018

This episode of RecTech's Recruiting Headlines is brought to you by Hiretual.com the recruiters best friend. In the News... 15 FASTEST GROWING JOBS https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/trends-and-research/2018/linkedin-emerging-jobs-report-2018 VANGST GIGS https://recruitingheadlines.com/cannabis-recruiting-site-adds-gig-worker-temp-option/ RANDSTAD TAI AWARDS https://recruitinghead...

Dawn Burke on the Future of the HR Professional 09.12.2018

Dawn Burke’s HR and leadership career has spanned the last 20 years, most recently serving as VP of People for Birmingham, AL, award-winning technology company, Daxko. Before that she spent 10 years at one of the nation's largest direct mail organizations, MSpark, serving in a variety of HR leadership roles including Director of Recruiting and Director of HR. ​ Throughout her HR leadership career...

Recruiting Headlines for December 6th 07.12.2018

This episode of RecTech's Recruiting Headlines is brought to you by the recruiters best friend: Hiretual.com INDEED TO ADD 500 JOBS https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/Indeed-to-add-hundreds-of-Stamford-jobs-13439604.php WORKING INTENT TO STAY DECLINES https://recruitingheadlines.com/worker-intent-to-stay-keeps-declining-says-gartner-report/ ARE YOUR JOBS ON GOOGLE? https://recruitin...

Katrina Kibben Talks Recruitment Marketing 02.12.2018

In today’s episode you will hear Katrina Kibben from Three Ears Media give her take on recruitment marketing tactics...enjoy the audio. Recorded at #HIREconf NYC November 7-8. Podcast sponsored by Workhere.com and Emissary.ai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recruiting Headlines for Nov 30th 30.11.2018

RecruitingHeadlines is sponsored by Hiretual, the recruiters best friend! IN THE NEWS... DEPUTY RAISES $81 MILLION https://recruitingheadlines.com/workforce-management-software-platform-raises-81-million-in-funding/ BEAMERY LAUNCHES NEW VERSION https://recruitingheadlines.com/new-version-of-beamery-is-released/ JOBSTORIES - WEBINARS FOR JOBS LAUNCHES https://www.jobstories.com/ Learn more about yo...

Audra Knight's Job Description Panel from HIREconf 26.11.2018

This is the 2nd piece of audio I recorded at #HIREconf NYC which took place on Nov 7-8 in New York City. In this audio you will hear Audra Knight introduce and moderate a panel of recruitment marketing folks such as Katrina Kibben, and others as they chat about job descriptions and more. This episode is brought to you by our friends at WorkHere & Emissary. https://workhere.com/ https://www.emissar...

RecTech Headlines with Workable, Wonolo, Hiretual, Zenjob and Enboarder 23.11.2018

Here are you fast five recruiting headlines for this week in the recruiting industry. HIRETUAL ENHANCEMENTS https://recruitingheadlines.com/hiretual-adds-augmented-intelligence-to-its-ai-powered-sourcing-platform/ WORKABLE RAISES $50 Million https://recruitingheadlines.com/workable-raises-50m-to-automate-recruiting-for-smbs/ WONOLO RAIASES $32 MILLION https://recruitingheadlines.com/wonolo-raises-...

Better Candidate Outreach with Angie Verros 18.11.2018

Angie Verros from Vaia Talent talked about how she creates better more personalized outreach to candidates. Recorded live at HIREconf in New York City. Hire Conf is put on by the good folks at HiringSolved. The RecTech podcast is sponsored by WorkJere and Hiretual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RecTech: Recruiting Headlines for Nov 16th 15.11.2018

This episode is sponsored by RecTech LIOVE: webinars about recruiting technology for recruiters and employers.  https://www.crowdcast.io/rectechmedia IN THE NEWS Google Jobs for Vets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiGdH-SAYIo Prophet set to release new version of sourcing tool The Muse Acquires TalentShare https://recruitingheadlines.com/the-muse-acquires-talentshare/ Mercer Launches HRtech Incub...

High Volume Hiring with Melissa Hassett of Manpower Group RPO 11.11.2018

As Vice President of Client Delivery, Melissa Hassett is responsible for overseeing the strategic partnership between ManpowerGroup Solutions (an RPO) and high-volume employers. She acts as a strategic partner to clients, working to streamline processes, launch and manage large scale staffing programs, and entrench herself in the client’s business to deliver customized staffing solutions. She has...

Derek Zeller on the Top 5 Recruiting Challenges of 2018 04.11.2018

This episode of RecTech is sponsored by WorkHere.com and Hiretual.com. Derek Zeller is the Director of Recruitment Strategy and Channels for Engage Talent a passive candidate intelligence tool. In this podcast audio extracted from my recent webinar with him we cover the biggest challenges recruiters face in 2018 and I get Derek to dish the dirt with some funny stories from his days as a tech recru...

RecTech Recruiting Headlines Nov 2nd 02.11.2018

Welcome to the recruiting headlines for week ending Nov 2nd. Facebook Job Updates https://recruitingheadlines.com/facebook-makes-improvements-to-job-board-tools/ Girlboss New Social Network https://recruitingheadlines.com/girlboss-plans-women-focused-social-network-to-take-on-linkedin/ Handshake Gets $40 Million https://recruitingheadlines.com/early-career-job-market-handshake-raises-40-million/ C...

5 Automated Interview Scheduling Tools 29.10.2018

Looking to speed up your interview process? Add an automated scheduling tool to the mix. Not only will you free up recruiters time but candidates will love you for it as well. In today’s episode Chris Russell will discuss the top tools on the market. Goodtime is a talent operations platform for interview scheduling and interviewer training. They just raised $5 million in new funding. It sits on to...

Recruiting Headlines for Oct 26th 26.10.2018

This episode is sponsored by RecTechLive.com 2019 Recruiting & HR Event List https://recruitingheadlines.com/2019-hr-and-recruiting-events/ HIREconf https://www.hireconf.com/ ZipRecruiter New Profiles for Seekers https://recruitingheadlines.com/ziprecruiter-improves-mobile-app-for-job-seekers/ Temable Funding News https://recruitingheadlines.com/teamable-gets-new-funding-makes-acquisition/ Digi-Me...

Matt Anderson, Healthcare Executive Recruiter 22.10.2018

This episode is sponsored by WorkHere.com and Hiretual.com This is RECTECH….the only podcast that helps employers and recruiters connect with more candidates through technology inspired conversations. our mission is to teach you about the new tools and tactics for finding talent online. Today’s show is a recruiter edition. Matt Anderson is a healthcare executive recruiter from Minneapolis based Ve...

Recruiting Headlines for October 19th 19.10.2018

New Webinar Oct 25 at 1pm ET How to Activate Your Passive Talent List With Qualification-Based Screening https://www.crowdcast.io/e/best-practices-for/register ConveyIQ Funding Annopuncement https://www.conveyiq.com/conveyiq-closes-5-5-million-financing-fuel-rapid-growth-talent-communications-industry-veteran-larry-murff-joins-coo/ Clara Labs Interview Scheduling News https://recruitingheadlines.c...

Derek Murphy-Johnson, Talent Acquisition Manager 15.10.2018

Derek Murphy Johnson popped up in my LinkedIn feed the other day I figured he might make a good guest. Little did i know he is also a frequent listener of the RecTech podcast. By day he is the Corporate Talent Acquisition Manager for Portland Oregon based Kinder care education and he is also a board member of the newly formed Talent Brand Alliance. TOPICS Describe the recruiting team at Kindercare...

Recruiting Headlines for October 12th 12.10.2018

Recruiting Headlines for the week, sponsored by RecTechLive.com, webinar learning for recruiters. LinkedIn Acquires GLINT https://www.workforce.com/2018/10/09/linkedin-signs-deal-acquire-glint/ MyAlly Raises Funding https://recruitingheadlines.com/candidate-experience-platform-my-ally-raises-series-a-funding/ Hirevue Launches Pre-built Assessments https://recruitingheadlines.com/hirevue-launches-p...

The Big List of Employer Brand Tools 08.10.2018

Sponsored by WorkHere.com and Hiretual The world of employer branding is becoming an increasingly important part in the war for talent. Over the past few years many tools and services have emerged for this part of talent attraction. From video tools to review sites, maintaining and improving your company's reputation is easier with the players listed below. VIDEO TOOLS & SERVICES   Ripl (marketing...

Recruiting Headlines October 5th 05.10.2018

In this weeks news; Amazon Raises Min Wage https://recruitingheadlines.com/amazon-raises-minimum-wage-to-15-for-all-u-s-employees/ Saba Software Acquires Lumesse https://recruitingheadlines.com/saba-software-to-acquire-lumesse/ Arcoro Acquires InfinityHR https://recruitingheadlines.com/arcoro-acquires-infinityhr-to-further-expand-hcm-offering/ Goodtime Raises $5 million https://techcrunch.com/2018...

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