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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www.rectechmedia.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Acquisitions and Indeed's new Agents 11.09.2025

Radancy,a provider of talent acquisition software, announced the acquisition of myInterview, enhancing the AI-powered Radancy Talent Acquisition Cloud with candidate and recruiter AI agents that accelerate hiring cycles, improve recruiter efficiency, reduce costs and enable enterprises to engage top talent with unmatched speed and precision. https://hrtechfeed.com/radancy-acquires-myinterview/ CHI...

Acquisitions and a Partner Marketplace 04.09.2025

Is your career site delivering the conversion you need? Dalia’s plug-and-play tech turns any employer career site into a high-performance candidate conversion engine — no replatforming required, live in days. Visit dalia.co to learn more. AND by jobcase, Jobcase is an online community where workers of all kinds – like hourly employees, tradespeople and healthcare technicians – access jobs, make co...

JobSync Roundtable: Scale Your Recruiting Impact: Optimizing People, Process, and Technology 31.08.2025

In a world of constant change, the most effective HR teams don’t just adopt technology—they master it. Join us for an exclusive Q&A with Shay Johnson, VP of Strategic HR Partnerships at Compass Group USA, as he reveals how the Compass team builds a sustainable competitive advantage. Industry expert Tim Sackett will join us as well and offer examples of companies who are doing this well and challen...

Recruitics Buys Agency, Fillarole, Sequifi and more Mergers and Funding News 28.08.2025

Is your career site delivering the conversion you need? Dalia’s plug-and-play tech turns any employer career site into a high-performance candidate conversion engine — no replatforming required, live in days. Visit dalia.co to learn more. AND by jobcase, Jobcase is an online community where workers of all kinds – like hourly employees, tradespeople and healthcare technicians – access jobs, make co...

iCIMS August Workforce Report 25.08.2025

Meeting Summary: ICIMS August Workforce Report Analysis Hiring Market Dynamics & Trends Widening gap between job openings and actual hiring activity represents a significant shift in recruitment patterns Hiring declined while openings increased 5% year-over-year in July (06:20) Applicant activity remains higher than previous year despite reduced hiring velocity Historical correlation between openi...

Breaking News: Workday to Acquire Paradox! 22.08.2025

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), the AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paradox, a candidate experience agent that uses conversational AI to simplify every step of the job application journey – particularly for high-volume frontline industries, which employ nearly 3 billion workers globally. The addition of Parad...

Dayforce to Go Private at $70 per Share 21.08.2025

Is your career site delivering the conversion you need? Dalia’s plug-and-play tech turns any employer career site into a high-performance candidate conversion engine — no replatforming required, live in days. Visit dalia.co to learn more. AND by jobcase, Jobcase is an online community where workers of all kinds – like hourly employees, tradespeople and healthcare technicians – access jobs, make co...

Darwinbox HCM Lands $40 Million 14.08.2025

First up…Darwinbox, the fastest growing AI-powered human capital management (HCM) platform, today announced a US$40 million investment from Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. https://hrtechfeed.com/darwinbox-lands-40m-investment-for-north-american-expansion/  ZipRecruiter® announced the U.S. launch of Breakroom, a wor...

Ethan Bloomfield, Recruiting Futurist 11.08.2025

TOPICS What's the landscape look like for Recruitment Marketing vendors? Is it over? Who out there has a chance ? Why? It's New Years Day, 2030 - where is TA/HR Tech? Paint the picture.  Learn more at https://vitalfew.io/https://vitalfew.io/ Connect with Ethan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanbloomfield/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Funding, Acquisitions ad a new CTO at Greenhouse 08.08.2025

Employee Navigator, a leading benefits administration & HR software provider, announced it has completed a $100 million funding round from existing investors JMI Equity and Spectrum Equity.  https://hrtechfeed.com/employee-navigator-completes-100-million-funding-round/ Bullhorn, the leader in software for the staffing industry, today announced the acquisition of TargetRecruit, a Houston-based prov...

First Student Talks Bus Driver Hiring 05.08.2025

Zach Larson from student transportation company First Student stops by to talk about their HR tech stack and how they recruit bus drivers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Features and a New Network 31.07.2025

This podcast is now part of the Purple Acorn Network…a destination where talent meets storytelling, where hiring meets humanity, and where podcasts don’t sound like onboarding videos. Check it out at https://www.purpleacornnetwork.com/ CareerBuilder + Monster (the “Company”) today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved the following transactions in conne...

5 New HR Tech Funding Announcements 24.07.2025

Is your career site delivering the conversion you need? Dalia’s plug-and-play tech turns any employer career site into a high-performance candidate conversion engine — no replatforming required, live in days. Visit dalia.co to learn more. AND by jobcase, Jobcase is an online community where workers of all kinds – like hourly employees, tradespeople and healthcare technicians – access jobs, make co...

Indeed ATS Feed Changes Discussion 14.07.2025

So Indeed is once again making it difficult for customers to work with them. From now on job feeds must come directly  from your ATS …thus forcing recruitment ad agencies who typically create their own feeds to massage the job data and clean it up. This move is yet another example of Indeed throwing its weight around and forcing customer to change their practices yet again…a problem that is contin...

Deel, Phenom, HR Tech Job of the Week 10.07.2025

Workleap, a leading Canadian software company building the AI-powered talent management platform teams actually love to use, has acquired Barley, an end-to-end compensation management solution. This acquisition marks a significant step forward in unifying two critical components of talent strategy: performance and compensation. Traditionally managed in isolation through disconnected systems and wo...

WarmerJobs is a new B2C Job Referral Site 07.07.2025

I spoke with the founder of warmerjobs.com about his new referral job search tool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joveo, Wisq and Sapia in the News 02.07.2025

First up…Sapia.ai, the global leader in ethical and explainable AI for hiring, today announced the release of Job Analysis Studio (JAS™) — a next-generation AI product that enables enterprises to design structured, science-based interviews in minutes, for faster, fairer hiring decisions. https://hrtechfeed.com/sapia-lanches-job-analysis-studio/  Joveo, the programmtica ad vendors, announced the la...

How Will AI Change Recruiting Operations 30.06.2025

The rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence presents both unprecedented opportunities and significant challenges for Recruiting and Hiring Operations. This roundtable will delve into how AI is moving beyond simple automation to fundamentally reshape RecOps, from optimizing efficiency and generating deeper insights to transforming candidate and recruiter experiences. We’ll explore AI’s multiface...

CareerBuilder and Monster SOLD!!! 26.06.2025

First up…Appcast, the leading recruitment marketing platform powered by programmatic, today announced the launch of Appcast Brand Ads, the recruiting industry’s first brand marketing solution that tracks to the hire. This innovative solution enables employers to engage people on social channels where they spend vast amounts of time. By bringing Appcast’s programmatic technology to social media cha...

Job Growth is Treading Water | Andrew Flowers Chief Economist @ Appcast 23.06.2025

Today, we're diving deep into the latest job numbers, and folks, the U.S. labor market is treading water. While 139,000 jobs in May might sound okay, the reality is, job growth has slowed to its weakest level in over 13 years.  We're talking about the lowest average monthly gains since late 2011. What's driving this slowdown? And what does it mean for our economy, especially with sectors like heal...

This Week in RecTech: WorkWhile Lands $23M 19.06.2025

This episode is sponsored in part by Dalia—Talent teams are sitting on a powerful asset: candidate and lead data in their CRM. But knowing how—and when—to convert those leads into applicants and hires? That’s the hard part. That’s why Dalia is offering a free CRM Audit to help you unlock more value from the systems you’ve already invested in.…. Go to dalia.co/rectechcrm to get your free CRM audit...

Indeed CEO Steps Down + UKG Acquires 05.06.2025

This episode is sponsored in part by Dalia—Talent teams are sitting on a powerful asset: candidate and lead data in their CRM. But knowing how—and when—to convert those leads into applicants and hires? That’s the hard part. That’s why Dalia is offering a free CRM Audit to help you unlock more value from the systems you’ve already invested in.…. Go to dalia.co/rectechcrm to get your free CRM audit...

JobSync Roundtable: The Seven Most Impactful Data Points in TA for 2025 and What to Do About Them 02.06.2025

Join JobSync and industry expert Dan Quigg, CEO of Public Insight, where we’ll explore key data points and their implications, including highlights from our recent candidate preferences pulse survey and other market intelligence. Come prepared to discuss the data that matters most and pose your own questions during registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Workday Rising and Bullhorn Amplify 30.05.2025

Workday, Inc. announced Workday Rising 2025, the company’s annual flagship conference for finance, HR, and IT professionals, taking place September 15-18 in San Francisco. https://rising.workday.com/ Austin based Talroo, announced a leadership transition: Thad Price has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer, and Bruce Ge, Talroo’s Founder and Chairman of the Board, has been appointed CEO, effect...

Findem's New CRM, Big Money for Awardco 21.05.2025

This episode is sponsored in part by Dalia—Talent teams are sitting on a powerful asset: candidate and lead data in their CRM. But knowing how—and when—to convert those leads into applicants and hires? That’s the hard part. That’s why Dalia is offering a free CRM Audit to help you unlock more value from the systems you’ve already invested in.…. Go to dalia.co/rectechcrm to get your free CRM audit...

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