Andela ® Inc., one of the world’s largest private marketplaces for technical talent, announced the addition of an embedded dashboard with a complete view of key metrics, including time to hire, existing positions, active talent, total spend, and hiring progress; helping decision-makers better manage and optimize talent pipelines and performance in real-time. 

Wonolo, an always-on staffing solution connecting businesses with millions of workers across the United States, today unveiled its AI-powered, end-to-end job management solution. This innovative platform streamlines job posting, improves job matching with real-time insights, and enhances transparency for Wonolo workers.

This enhancement leverages industry insights to craft better job descriptions, thus improving worker quality and job matching while streamlining the overall process. Using Wonolo’s AI-powered solution, HelloPackage, an onsite package management system, has improved job workflow efficiency by 40%.

https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-from-andela-wonolo/

Talroo, which runs Jobs2Careers.com, announced the launch of Apply Intelligence™, a new suite of smart features that improve the job search journey to help jobseekers discover, search, and apply for the right jobs with the right employers. They say it will  generates more intelligent applications for employers by improving the job search experience using proprietary AI-enhanced technology.

https://hrtechfeed.com/talroos-new-features-aimed-at-improving-the-job-search/

Remote, the global EOR platform and payroll provider, has announced Recruit AI, a new generation of AI-driven tools to help companies address the pressing challenges of today’s global job market.

https://hrtechfeed.com/remote-launches-candidate-matching-tool/

MONTRÉAL – HiringBranch, a leading AI-powered soft skills assessment platform, announced today that it has raised CAD 5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Crédit Mutuel Equity, with participation from Export Development Canada and Anges Québec. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/hiringbranch-scores-5m-in-funding/

This episode is sponsored by Dalia.co and FastTalent.com

Lumina, the leading supplier of Visual Job Postings to the recruitment industry,announced a strategic partnership with Indeed.

https://hrtechfeed.com/lumina-video-tool-partners-with-indeed/

Don’t miss Skills Day on December 11 at 10am ET as industry experts from leading organizations including Deloitte, EPAM, Truist, and PwC Germany share real-world examples and guidance for using skills data to enhance hiring and retention.

Save your seat

Viser announced a powerful new agent-based workforce AI platform that allows HRIT leaders and peopletech product teams to create powerful and secure agentic AI solutions.  Designed to give organizations a Workforce AI Edge, this first-of-its-kind agent-based AI platform provides technical teams the foundation to launch their own team of AI-based agents that brings together all the critical enterprise data across people and work. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/visier-launches-analytic-ai-agent-platform/

And finally Aspen Tech Labs has made two new hires both of whom I know well.

https://hrtechfeed.com/aspen-tech-labs-hires-ethan-bloomfield/

Sponsored by Dalia.co and FastTalent.com

Upwork Stock (NASDAQ:UPWK) jumped after the freelance marketplace announced a workforce reduction to reduce costs and preliminary Q3 results that exceed the top end of guidance.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4195098-upwork-surges-after-workforce-reduction-preliminary-q3-results-announcement

Sapia.ai, the world’s only Smart Interviewer™ platform powered by AI, today introduced Phai™, an AI-driven career coach that fits in your pocket. Phai™ combines cutting-edge conversational AI with Sapia’s proprietary dataset to empower job seekers and employees.

https://hrtechfeed.com/sapia-ai-unveils-ai-career-coach-for-job-seekers-and-employees/

Employ announced the release of the Employ Recruiter Nation Report 2024.

The annual report, this year titled “Empowering People-First Recruiting,” leverages findings from a survey of more than 1,200 talent acquisition decision makers and recruiters in North America and proprietary recruiting data from 22,000+ Employ customers. 

https://recruitingheadlines.com/employ-recruiter-nation-report-2024/

iCIMS, a leading provider of talent acquisition technology, announced availability of its fall release today, largely inspired by customer feedback…

CodeSignal, a leading skills intelligence platform, today announces the launch of AI Interviewer for Sales, an AI-powered interview solution designed to help companies hire the best sales talent faster. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-from-icims-codesignal/

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced today that it is partnering with Paradox to introduce a new platform that will make hiring employees more efficient for its restaurant teams. Paradox’s conversational hiring system will enable the General Managers in Chipotle’s restaurants to spend less time on administrative tasks, including collecting basic information from candidates and scheduling interviews, and allow them to focus on their day-to-day operations and providing excellent hospitality for guests.

https://recruitingheadlines.com/chipotle-teams-up-with-paradox/

Started by clinicians for clinicians in 2015, Nomad Health became a pioneer for digital temporary healthcare staffing providing clinicians with a degree of transparency, control and efficiency that traditional healthcare staffing companies don’t deliver. Nomad clinicians have cared for millions of patients at over one thousand healthcare facilities across all 50 states. Justin Lambert, COO joins the podcast.

UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people, today introduced its second cohort of early-stage companies — from four different countries — as part of its fast-growing, in-house global startup ecosystem and virtual laboratory, UKG Labs.

This newest class includes: 

• Bites, based in Israel, which is on a mission to enable every organization to train, onboard, and engage with their frontline employees successfully and effectively;

• Denim, based in the U.S., with solutions to help employers improve performance while retaining talent and ensuring the deskless workforce feels valued, rewarded, and heard;

• Hop In Technologies, based in Canada, which works to address transportation and mobility barriers for organizations and their employees; and

• Mo, based in the U.K., which makes it easier for busy managers to meaningfully recognize and engage their employees.

https://hrtechfeed.com/ukg-labs-adds-4-startups-to-program/

MilitaryConnected.org out of maryland announced it has raised nearly half-a-million dollars and is growing its team as it transforms how hiring managers in corporate America attract, support, and engage military-connected talent.

https://hrtechfeed.com/military-job-board-raises-nearly-half-a-million-dollars/

Charlotte, North Carolina based Accounting Sprout announced the launch of their job board and solution for accountants across the United States. Accounting Sprout was founded by a longtime HR and recruitment veteran, and they aim to fill the talent gap in the industry.

https://www.jobboardsecrets.com/2023/10/30/job-board-news-bytes-roaddogjobs-accountingsprout/

 Espresa, a personal benefits platform designed for global enterprises, announced the completion of its Series A funding round totaling $23 million led by Clear Ventures. All existing investors participated, including Crosslink Capital, New Era Capital Partners, Moneta Venture Capital, Ridge Ventures and Westwave Capital. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/workplace-benefits-platform-raises-23-million-series-a/

DHI Group which is a public company (NYSE: DHX) that owns two niche job boards, Dice.com and ClearanceJobs.com has announced its latest earnings. Once again ClearanceJobs outperformed its bigger brother.

https://www.jobboardsecrets.com/2023/11/02/dice-clearance-jobs-report-earnings/

Jobsync's conversation with Gerry Crispin kicked off with defining what recruiting really is, what recruiters really do, and how not all things recruiting are learned in school.

SmartRecruiters, announced the latest expansion of talent acquisition updates designed to broaden global reach and productivity. The new release includes over 27 product enhancements and 15 new partner integrations offering smarter workflows, seamless integrations and bulk actions that empower global talent leaders to achieve more with less.

https://hrtechfeed.com/smartrecruiters-latest-q3-feature-release/

Rally®, the leading platform for learning best-practice recruitment marketing and employer branding strategies, today introduced Rally® AI™, a revolutionary AI recruitment marketing assistant that guides recruiting professionals through every step of creating a highly effective talent attraction strategy so they can gain a competitive edge in recruiting top candidates using modern social and digital marketing strategies.

https://hrtechfeed.com/rally-introduces-rally-ai-recruitment-marketing-assistant/

Radancy, the global leader in talent acquisition software, announced today that it has acquired Brazen, expanding the Radancy Talent Acquisition Cloud through advanced hiring event technology. Brazen adds a best-in-class solution for managing both virtual and in-person recruiting events, enhancing Radancy’s SaaS platform focused on helping enterprises find the talent they need to strengthen their business.

https://hrtechfeed.com/radancy-acquires-virtual-job-fair-platform-brazen/

In the final round of interviews from the expo floor at HR Tech 2023 you'll hear from Phenom, Plum, Veritone, Refer, and Workbuzz.

TrackFive is a recruitment marketing agency based in Central Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007, their vision is To fill every open job with a qualified candidate.

https://trackfive.com/

LinkedIn is laying off more than 660 workers across its engineering, product, talent and finance teams, the employment-focused social media site announced Monday.

https://www.wtnh.com/news/national/linkedin-laying-off-more-than-660-workers/

micro1, an AI-driven platform for sourcing top engineering talent has announced an oversubscribed $1.3 million investment. This funding, coupled with the initial $2 million pre-seed investment, has propelled the company’s valuation to an impressive $30 million. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/engineering-talent-recruitment-tool-lands-3-3m/

The Mom Project, a leading digital talent marketplace and community platform serving more than 1.5 million moms and 3,000+ companies, today announced the launch of SelfMade, a professional platform focused on helping moms create their personal brand and start their business.

https://hrtechfeed.com/the-mom-project-launches-program-to-help-moms-start-businesses/

MINNEAPOLIS — Yardstik, a Trust & Safety Platform built to help high-volume hiring businesses safely hire, verify, and onboard workers at scale, has raised an additional $12 million in its most recent round of funding.

https://hrtechfeed.com/screening-tool-for-trust-safety-gets-12-million/

New research from iCIMS has found that hires and openings in retail have decreased by 12% and 25%, respectively, from this time last year, while the transportation sector saw declines of 22% and 2%.

https://recruitingheadlines.com/latest-hiring-trends/

In the latest episode from HR Tech Las Vegas you'll hear from Greenhouse, Hopward and Lumina.

Sponsored by Plum.io

HR tech interviews from the expo floor at the 2023 event. 

COLLABWORK, CROSSCHQ, FIRST30

Sponsored by Plum

https://www.plum.io/

At the recent RecFest event in Nashville I caught some of the panel on high volume hiring.

FastTalent maximizes talent acquisition efficiency with automated job distribution and targeted ads, leveraging real-time market intelligence and transparent ROI tracking.

https://www.fasttalent.com/

A panel of job seekers talk about what they hate about applying for jobs online. 

Cangrade, an AI-based predictor of job candidate success and retention,has announced its new patent 11734566 which predicts a job candidate’s fit for multiple positions using one assessment. This innovative technology redefines the way organizations source talent, allowing companies to leverage Cangrade’s Pre-Hire Assessment to effortlessly boost recruiting and sourcing efficiency, enhance the candidate’s experience, and build talent pools and internal mobility.

https://hrtechfeed.com/cangrade-gets-patent-that-predicts-a-job-candidates-fit/

Succeedsmart has a new job description tool…

https://hrtechfeed.com/succeedsmart-unveils-generative-ai-tool-for-crafting-unbiased-accomplishment-based-job-descriptions-within-minutes/

Montreal, QC, Canada – HiringBranch announced that it has secured $2.5 million in non-dilutive funds from BDC Capital’s Growth & Transition Capital division. BDC, Canada’s bank for entrepreneurs, is investing in HiringBranch’s mission to modernize legacy hiring processes with soft skill AI assessments that can replace interviews at scale.

https://hrtechfeed.com/hiringbranch-secures-2-5m-to-modernize-legacy-hiring-processes/

Findem is giving talent teams the competitive edge with the launch of its Talent Data Cloud, the only AI talent acquisition and management solution that consolidates the entire talent lifecycle and is powered by unique 3D data. Findem’s Talent Data Cloud elevates talent teams by equipping them with the transformational talent intelligence, consolidated workflows and AI-based automation they need to operate with the highest levels of efficiency and effectiveness.

https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-from-findem-clearlyrated/

Linkedin adds AI to LI recruiter

https://joshbersin.com/2023/10/linkedin-launches-exciting-gen-ai-features-in-recruiter-and-learning/

Celinda Appleby who manages talent attraction at Visa gave a presentation at RecFest Nashville on her recruitment marketing tips and tricks.

Oyster: https://hrtechfeed.com/oyster-launches-talent-network/

Erudit: https://hrtechfeed.com/erudit-raises-10m-series-a-to-transform-the-employee-experience/

My guest today is MaryAnn Pelland, Head of TA for Citizens Bank….Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with more than 17,000 colleagues nationwide.

You can check out their career site at jobs.citizensbank.com

TOPICS

1. Give the audience a sense for How many people do you hire every year?

Whats the size of the TA team at citizens…?

2. How does Citizens use hr technology to facilitate hiring…(walk us thru your HR tech stack)

3. Any cool recruiting tech you are thinking about installing in 2024?

4. What are the biggest hiring challenges for Citizens right now?

Job ghosting?

5. How are you trying to make the candidate experience better?

Are you guys very active on social media…can you tell us how you leverage channels for recruiting?

6. Talk to me about your DEI recruiting strategy

SparcStart, a leader in recruitment marketing innovation, has unveiled its latest product, Empower, the recruitment marketing portal that transforms how companies manage, measure, and share their employer brand and recruitment marketing assets. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/sparcstart-empower-revolutionizing-recruitment-marketing-asset-management/

HireClix, a leading recruitment marketing services company, today launched the Employer Brand Network (EBN) to help enterprise-level organizations activate, scale, and optimize employer branding campaigns and provide them with a competitive advantage in a quickly evolving recruiting landscape. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/hireclix-launches-employer-brand-network/

Lattice, the people management software company , today announced Lattice HRIS, a human resources information system that will manage the employee record and integrate directly with Lattice’s existing talent suite of products — allowing customers to report on metrics, uncover critical insights about their employees and teams, prove the success of their HR programs, and automate change management processes across their workforce.

https://hrtechfeed.com/lattice-launches-an-hris/

Remote, the leader in building, managing, and supporting globally distributed workforces, today announced its new platform enhancements.

https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-mangoapps-remote/

HiBob, the company behind ‘Bob’, the HR platform transforming how organizations operate in the modern world of work, today announced it has secured $150M in new funding in a round that was led by Farallon Capital and included Alpha Wave Global and existing investors.

https://hrtechfeed.com/building-the-exceptional-hibob-raises-150m-in-new-funding-round/

Just a quick episode with my thoughts on RecFest held in Nashville last week with a couple of interviews with IQtalent and Plum.

Terry Terhark, CEO of NXTThing RPO, an Employ Inc. brand, is here to talk  about opportunities for AI and automation in recruitment. There’s growing demand for recruitment technologies that streamline hiring and make recruiting more scalable … 

In fact a recent study indicated that 47% of companies plan to increase spending on automated recruiting and intelligent sourcing technologies this year, so talent acquisition teams need a roadmap to better understand the tech they’ll work with.

Allyn Bailey is a talent futurist and currently heads up Hiring Success Services at SmartRecruiters the San Francisco based hiring software company. She is here to share some interesting thoughts on AI and the recruiting process.

• Whats new at SmartRecruiters? You've had a lot of leadership changes in the past year or so…

• Has Smart released any generative AI features yet?

• What has been your experience to-date with AI in the talent acquisition and recruitment space? 

• Have we been using AI for a while in the TA and recruitment industry? If so, how? 

• Blockchain, will it ever fnd a way into TA…why?

• What about the candidate experience?

• Can AI help to reduce bias in recruitment? If so, how? 

• How should hiring managers be approaching AI? Should they be cautious? 

• How can hiring managers use generative AI to streamline recruiting? 

• How will AI change the recruitment industry in the years to come? (What will a future TA team look like in 5 years)

• Will you be at RecFest next month?

• Whats your podcast? Tell people where to connect…

After making pay per resumes live last week CareerBuilder says they are now offering pay for performance job ads… It appears to be an option as regular duration based job ads are still available to buy.

https://hrtechfeed.com/careerbuilder-to-add-pay-for-performance-job-ads/

Culinary Agents has enhanced its hospitality industry-leading hiring platform with existing partner Indeed, for more seamless job application submissions. 

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/culinary-agents-provides-more-seamless-job-application-process-through-key-partner-integration-with-indeed-301918764.html

PowerToFly, a diversity talent acquisition platform connecting underrepresented talent to great careers, today announced a new feature available within the PowerPro product, Candidate Search. The new feature is set to transform talent acquisition by providing companies with a powerful tool to identify and recruit candidates from underrepresented backgrounds, bringing a new level of inclusivity and effectiveness to the hiring process.

https://hrtechfeed.com/hrtech-bytes-seatmatch-powertofly/

Save your spot now to join me at #HRTechConf 2023 in Las Vegas. Register now for  the October 10-13 event using code HT23MA57 and get an extra $300 off!  

http://ow.ly/TGXy50JGGC0 #HRTech

This episode is sponsored in part by Dalia.co and FastTalent.com

Bullhorn Ventures has invested in Staffing Referrals, the leading automated referral management (ARM) platform. This partnership will help staffing agencies source higher-quality talent by digitizing and scaling their existing referral programs.

https://hrtechfeed.com/bullhorn-ventures-invests-in-staffing-referrals-to-automate-and-scale-agencies-referral-programs/

Bullhorn, the global leader in software for the staffing and recruitment industry, today announced it now offers enterprise-level staffing firms a fully configurable, end-to-end solution designed to increase operational efficiency and decrease overhead.  The solution combines Bullhorn for Salesforce Application Tracking System (ATS) with Bullhorn Middle Office, which supports staffing firms and recruitment agencies with innovative tools from talent sourcing to client billing and beyond.

https://hrtechfeed.com/bullhorn-partners-with-eliassen-group-to-deliver-an-advanced-front-to-back-solution/

SmartRecruiters has unveiled “Winston”, their new AI-powered recruiting companion. Winston doesn’t just reduce administrative tasks — he eliminates them entirely.  From screening candidates and scheduling interviews to sending follow-up notes, Winston frees hiring teams to focus on the most human part of the process — the interview. This launch marks a step forward in SmartRecruiters’ vision of “SmartRecruiters 3.0”, signaling the end of the traditional ATS and the beginning of an AI-driven era where hiring teams can achieve superhuman results.

https://hrtechfeed.com/smartrecruiters-unveils-ao-copilot-named-winston/

Upwork , the world’s work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent across the globe, this week released a collection of new products, features and partnerships to transform how businesses and professionals find each other, hire, collaborate, manage and pay for work.

https://hrtechfeed.com/upwork-expands-ai-innovation-and-unveils-new-solutions-for-better-work-outcomes-with-upwork-updates-fall-2024-release/

ADP® announced that it has acquired WorkForce Software, a premier workforce management solutions provider that specializes in supporting large, global enterprises. This acquisition will expand ADP’s global offering of workforce management solutions and enable future innovation in the space.

https://hrtechfeed.com/adp-acquires-workforce-software/

𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔, & 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚

Join us on August 17th as we welcome John Higgins to the JobSync Recruitment Marketing Roundtable.

We'll be talking about:

• How to analyze your process, people, and technology (and existing commitments) to understand where your opportunities lie.
• How to look at your entire process through the lens of candidate experience and use that to drive total process and technology improvement.
• How to get success out of out-of-the-box thinking and recruiting.
• How to hire at scale while prioritizing people (candidates, hiring managers, and recruiters) first.

Confirm, a platform that uses Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) to improve performance reviews, has raised $6.2 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Spero Ventures with participation from SHRMLabs, Elefund, Gaingels, Black Angel Group and several existing customers.

https://hrtechfeed.com/performance-reviews-software-lands-6-2m-funding-round/

Oyster®, the employment platform to hire, pay, and care for global teams, today launched Pearl, an AI-powered chatbot that can answer questions about global hiring and remote work regulations. Leveraging Oyster’s wealth of knowledge and ability to help anyone, anywhere hire quickly and compliantly in over 180 countries, Pearl revolutionizes how companies gather information, enabling them to make informed decisions that remove traditional barriers to global employment. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/oyster-unveils-pearl-an-ai-powered-chatbot/

 Ceipal, the staffing software company has integrated ChatGPT — a form of generative AI technology — into its applicant tracking system (ATS). 

https://hrtechfeed.com/ceipal-continues-to-lead-ai-driven-recruitment-with-new-chatgpt-integration/

Workstream, a leading HR platform for the hourly workforce, launched a new suite of team management products today to support growing businesses in the quick-service restaurant industry and other hourly industries as they scale operations, helping to provide more efficient and engaging workplace environments. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/workstream-launches-hr-management-platform-for-the-hourly-workforce/

Chipotle, the popular restaurant chain is launching a new employer brand campaign to attract talent. It will feature employee testimonials and opportunities for growth highlighted in latest advertising campaign for a nationwide hiring push.

https://recruitingheadlines.com/chipotle-launching-new-employer-brand-campaign/

Stephane Rivard is the CEO at HiringBranch a Montreal based talent assessment software company. 

TOPICS

• What makes a good assessment tool?

• Could you share with our listeners the inspiration behind developing HiringBranch? 

• How long does your assessment take and is it taken pre-apply or post apply?

• Is it targeted toward certain skill sets or…?

• What impact have you seen on the recruitment process and candidate selection since its implementation?

• Candidate Experience: Many candidates might find voice assessments a new and potentially intimidating approach. How do you ensure that your technology creates a fair and comfortable experience for all candidates?

• Customization and Job Fit: you guys use real-life job-specific questions. How does your technology ensure that these questions accurately represent the requirements and ….how do you strike a balance between standardization and customization?

• Future of HR and Recruitment: Many industry experts speculate about the possibility of a 'recruiter-less' future, where advanced AI technologies handle the entire candidate selection process. How do you envision the role of AI evolving in this context, and what challenges and opportunities do you foresee for organizations? 

• Interview-Less Future: As we consider a 'recruiter-less' future, can you also see an 'interview-less' future, where AI-driven assessments like HiringBranch become more prevalent. ……………….How do you envision this shift reshaping the way candidates and employers perceive the hiring process?  

• Final Thoughts: Before I let you go. Is there anything else you'd like to share? Any events that you'll be attending in the coming month? Where can people find you?

The U.S. saw 21.74 million new job postings during the first half of 2023, down just 8% from the previous six-month period, according to a new report from staffing giant PeopleReady.

https://hrtechfeed.com/job-postings-steady-in-first-half-of-2023/

Phenom is hosting AI Day — setting the HR industry’s direction for AI’s role in empowering organizations to hire faster, develop better and retain longer, while reaching new levels of efficiency. Domain experts will dive deep into the types of AI, including generative AI, the data models that power AI for HR, and its impact on candidates, employees, recruiters, managers, HR and HRIS teams.

Go to ai.phenom.com to register

https://hrtechfeed.com/phenom-is-hosting-an-ai-day/

Job site CareerBuilder has announced the launch of Pay Per Resume, a new offering to provide an affordable and flexible alternative to traditional recruitment fees.

https://hrtechfeed.com/careerbuilder-launches-pay-per-resume/

PHOENIX — Toothio has revealed securing a $4 million seed funding round, with Craft Ventures at the helm and contributions from Burst Capital, Moving Capital, Revere Partners, and Rho Capital Partners. The funds are earmarked to expedite Toothio’s expansion, improving its technology, venturing into vital US markets, augmenting its pool of dental professionals, and fortifying its sales team.

https://hrtechfeed.com/dental-staffing-platform-lands-4-million/

AUSTIN, Texas – Howdy.com, a talent sourcing and management provider that connects U.S. companies with Latin American (LATAM) tech workers, today announced the acquisition of GeekHunter, one of the largest and most reputable talent marketplaces for companies to hire developers from Brazil.

https://hrtechfeed.com/howdy-com-acquires-brazilian-talent-marketplace-geekhunter/

Recorded from a live LinkedIn event hosted by Qualifi. Listen for a lively discussion about AI in recruiting.

According to Abode an early career onboarding platform. Early-career reneges and turnover don't just affect your bottom line; they also take a toll on morale and productivity, making them incredibly costly for your organization.

Joining me to discuss is Ben Siegel the Co-founder & CEO

Learn more at abodehr.com

One Model, a people analytics software company, announced the successful completion of its growth funding round, securing a $41 million investment led by Riverwood Capital, a leading global investor in high-growth technology companies.

https://hrtechfeed.com/people-analytics-software-raises-41-million/

SeekOut, the Talent Intelligence Platform, announced two new innovations to help recruiters achieve better results. First, the company made SeekOut Assist, GPT-powered recruiting, publicly available to customers following a brief early access period. SeekOut Assist is a new generative AI technology that enables recruiters to go from a job description to initial contact with qualified candidates in a matter of moments.

https://hrtechfeed.com/seekout-announces-general-availability-of-gpt-powered-assist/

Ziprecruiter and indeed both reported earnings, lets start with Zip

Ziprecruiter...

Quarterly revenue $170.4 million, down 29% y/y

Net income of $14.4 million, or net income margin of 8%

Adjusted EBITDA of $43.3 million, or Adjusted EBITDA margin of 25%

https://hrtechfeed.com/ziprecruiter-revenue-down-29-yoy/

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. today reported the first quarter financial results for FY2023. This includes the HR Tech Segment comprised of Indeed and Glassdoor.

Revenue for Q1 FY2023 decreased 9.1%. On a US dollar basis, revenue decreased 14.2%. The supply and demand mismatch between job seekers and employers continued to ease, with global labor markets normalizing, particularly in the US.

https://hrtechfeed.com/q1-fy2023-financial-results-newsroom-recruit-holdings/

RecruitBot recently raised $8.2 million in additional seed funding to fuel growth of its AI-powered hiring software. RecruitBot is a sourcing tool that lets you find, contact, and hire talent – all in one top-of-funnel solution. They claim a database of more than 600 million candidates.

Joining me today is their CEO & Founder Jeremy Schiff

• Congrats on the funding round, what is the origin story behind RecruitBot

• Explain the user experience of the tool for the avg recruiter.

• There are lot of sourcing tools out there…What would you say differentiates RecruitBot from your competition 

• What impact is artificial intelligence having on recruiting / hiring? Please share some examples of how employers are using the technology 

• What are some of the pitfalls and challenges employers should be aware of in using AI in their recruiting program?  

• How can employers incorporate AI while not losing the high-touch approaches new employees seek? 

• What tips, strategies, and/or best practices can you share with employers for using AI in the recruiting / hiring?

• Will you guys be exhibiting at any conferences this fall?

• To learn more about recruitbot go where?

Rippling the payroll and benefits software has announced the launch of Rippling Recruiting, a new applicant tracking system. With Rippling Recruiting, clients can approve new headcount, post requisitions to over 25,000 job boards, schedule interviews, and go straight from offer letter to onboarding in 90 seconds, all in a single system.

https://hrtechfeed.com/rippling-launches-ats/

Perceptyx, the leading employee listening and manager effectiveness platform, has acquired Humu, a technology company that uses science-based ‘nudges’ to influence positive behavior change and improve business performance.

https://hrtechfeed.com/perceptyx-acquires-humu/

 Yello, the largest end-to-end DEI and Early Talent Recruitment platform provider, and Abode, the leading early-career engagement and retention platform, today announce an innovative partnership bringing together two best-in-class technology solutions that have been proven to drive better results in early talent hiring. This strategic alliance delivers unparalleled capabilities for campus recruiting teams, introducing one solution that does everything they need, from sourcing to onboarding and everything in between.

https://hrtechfeed.com/yello-and-abodehr-com-join-forces-to-launch-the-first-end-to-end-solution-for-early-career-teams/

Shares of Upwork Inc. UPWK, +32.40% rallied nearly 20% in the aftermarket Wednesday after the platform for freelancers narrowed its quarterly loss, swinging to an adjusted profit, and reported revenue above Wall Street expectations. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/upwork-reports-second-quarter-2023-financial-results/

Data in the middle but you got much bot. 🎶

Yep, we're going there. It's time to talk about all things #AI, #machinelearning, and #dataanalytics.

Grace E. Niwa from Vertex Pharmaceuticals is joining us to discuss:

👩‍💻 How to combine new school and old school data to solve in-the-moment problems with practical solutions

🤖 How to slice your hiring data from different angles to reveal insights that may have been overlooked before in your processes

👀 How to see opportunities for step-up improvement and how to get started

Join the JobSync team as Gary Noke, President and CEO at Ninjio illuminates the path to building a thriving, talent-focused organization through his expertise and visionary leadership..

Freelancer.com, the world’s largest freelancing marketplace, recently released new figures revealing a surge in freelance creative writing jobs, growth in business marketing activities, and an increase in on-site photography and videography gigs.

• Creative Writing – up 58% (from 1,868 to 2,961 jobs)

• User Interface Design – up 52% (from 2,017 to 3,075 jobs)

• Twitter Marketing – up 41% from (1,650 to 2,334 jobs)

• Photography – up 40% from (2,101 to 2,945 jobs)

• Writing (Microsoft Word) – up 38% (from 3,175 to 4,401 jobs)

https://recruitingheadlines.com/fastest-growing-freelance-jobs/

NEW YORK—-Skillit, the data-driven recruiting platform for skilled, full-time construction labor, today announced $8.5M in additional funding co-led by MetaProp and Bow Capital with participation from existing investor Building Ventures. Skillit taxonomizes and assesses everything from skills and experience to professional goals and preferences in order to generate data-rich worker profiles that make it easy to identify, hire and retain the best talent.

https://hrtechfeed.com/skillit-secures-8-5m-in-additional-funding-to-solve-todays-skilled-labor-shortage/

SAN FRANCISCO – Findem, the AI talent acquisition solution is giving talent teams a competitive edge with new generative AI capabilities integrated throughout its platform. Built on a foundation of three-dimensional people and company data that is time ordered, Findem’s Talent Data Cloud is uniquely positioned to provide ChatGPT-enabled insights to talent teams across the entire talent lifecycle that cannot be found any other way.

https://hrtechfeed.com/findem-integrates-generative-ai-into-its-talent-data-cloud/

Recruitics, a leading provider of data-driven recruitment marketing solutions, is proud to introduce Vision analytics, the first AI-powered recruitment data analytics platform. Vision offers unrivaled accuracy and speed while delivering the most comprehensive recruitment analytics solution in the industry.

https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-from-recruitics-imocha/

Prompt Your Job

https://promptyourjob.com/

In the 2nd part of my interview on Shawn Days Hire Lead Chill podcast we talk about all things Google for Jobs.

San Francisco, CA  — RecruitBot, the powerful hiring platform that transforms the entire recruiting experience, has raised $8.2 million in additional seed funding to fuel growth of its AI-powered software. The investment was led by Slow Ventures with participation from other investors

https://hrtechfeed.com/recruitbot-lands-additional-8-2-million-investment/

Appcast, the global leader in programmatic recruitment advertising technology and services,  announced today its acquisition of recruitment marketing pioneer, Bayard Advertising. This strategic acquisition combines Appcast’s award-winning programmatic technology with  Bayard’s full-service recruitment marketing capabilities, significantly expanding Appcast’s  offerings to optimize companies’ entire recruitment marketing processes. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/appcast-acquires-bayard-advertising-2/

Twitter’s new job listings are slowly being rolled out to Verified Organizations in the app, with some businesses now able to post job openings direct to their Twitter profile. This is according to an article from Social media today.com

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitters-new-job-listings-option-looks-close-to-launch/686108/

I was a gust on Shawn Day's Facebook live show for his group called Hire Lead & Chill where we talked about a variety of topics in online recruiting. Part 2 will be out next week talking more about Google for Jobs.

Daniel Chait CEO of hiring software Greenhouse.io joins the show to talk about the state of HR Tech, AI, remote work and more.

Accord to a story on calcallisttech.com Israeli startup Joonko, which has developed an automated sourcing platform focused solely on underrepresented candidates, is on the verge of a closure. An investigation conducted by the company's board of directors and investors revealed that the number of its real customers differed significantly from the number reported by its managers to the investors. In those reports, the company stated that it has 150 customers, when in practice the number was significantly smaller.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/skf0iabdh?fbclid=IwAR0-Va0Uk4M1gJ5SbWiW_5W5N1SIf2-X6pD5hMGz5t8SYMPGd3DtqhsU4rE

Nexxt, a leading talent solutions technology company, is launching its Hiring Events offering to help companies of every size invite the best talent to their hiring events. Hiring events can be a very effective strategy to support high volume hiring needs, but often there isn’t an option where both the software and the audience needed to successfully execute an event exist in a single, simple solution. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/nexxt-adds-hiring-events-to-its-recruitment-marketing-platform/

NEW YORK — Datapeople, the SaaS recruiting predictability platform, today announced the completion of an oversubscribed $13 million Series A funding round.

https://hrtechfeed.com/recruiting-intelligence-tool-raises-13-million-series-a/

Bountiful, a new HR technology company, has unveiled its “Referral-as-a-Service” platform, designed to transform traditional hiring networks and streamline the recruitment process. The revolutionary platform aims to tap into the power of employee referrals, harnessing the potential of existing networks to find top talent more efficiently and effectively.

https://hrtechfeed.com/new-employee-referral-software-launches/

 Joveo, the global leader in AI-powered job advertising, announces the release of Interactive Insights – the industry’s first interactive talent sourcing and recruitment advertising benchmark reports, covering eleven of the most popular occupations in the United States.

https://hrtechfeed.com/joveo-introduces-the-industrys-first-interactive-reports-on-the-state-of-talent-sourcing-recruitment-advertising-across-key-occupations/

In the coming years, artificial intelligence (AI) will play a major role in the job search process. Much has been written about how AI will affect recruiting but I’d like to explore it from the other side of the table.

https://www.rectechmedia.com/blog/ai-job-search

The Josh Bersin Company will preview its new AI system, The Josh Bersin Company HR Copilot at their upcoming Global HR Leadership conference, Irresistible.

https://hrtechfeed.com/josh-bersin-company-to-unveil-ai-based-hr-copilot/

VidCruiter, Inc.—a leading interviewing platform used by Fortune 500 companies, national governments, and international organizations— has acquired AI-startup Ingage Solutions. The acquisition increases VidCruiter’s interview intelligence technologies by expanding its video interviewing platform’s real-time intelligence engine. Ingage’s ethical AI technology will improve interview performance, reduce the impact of bias, and contribute to more equitable hiring practices ensuring leading firms can better identify top talent faster.

https://hrtechfeed.com/vidcruiter-acquires-ai-interview-intelligence-technology/

A new report from Hireology, the leading all-in-one recruiting and hiring platform, reveals the results of a survey of more than 4,400 job seekers in skilled trade industries like automotive, healthcare, and hospitality, detailing what it takes for employers to recruit and retain today’s most in-demand workers.

https://recruitingheadlines.com/attracting-hourly-workers/

LinkedIn has been developing a new option that would enable you to generate AI posts according to the website Social Media Today.

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-launches-live-test-of-generative-ai-posts/653748/

We dive into all of the recent changes on the major job boards and discuss how to navigate them so that you can turn your ROE into ROI (recruiting operational efficiency).

Leah Daniels and Alex Murphy will be joined by a mystery guest to help you level up your #recruiting and make the most of the ever-changing job board landscape.

Comeet, a global leader in collaborative recruitment software, and Spark Hire, a top-rated video interview platform, have announced plans to merge. The combined company will offer the most comprehensive suite of talent acquisition products on the market, including applicant tracking, candidate management, and video interviewing.

https://hrtechfeed.com/hr-tech-merger-comeet-and-spark-hire/

NEW YORK — Pollen, a membership powering freelance careers, has raised $4M in funding from ANIMO VC, Founder Collective, XYZ Venture Capital, Precursor Ventures, and an esteemed group of angels.

https://hrtechfeed.com/freelance-membership-platform-raises-4-million/

 Workato, the Enterprise Automation platform, announced AI@Work which includes significant product updates that enable enterprises to adopt AI for automations to drive business efficiency. The new capabilities are seamlessly integrated into the Workato platform and leverage OpenAI technologies.

https://hrtechfeed.com/workato-introducing-workato-copilot-generative-ai-functionality/

Seattle startup Humanly which helps companies automate their recruiting functions, raised $12 million to help fuel growth of its AI-powered software, Geekwire is reporting.

https://hrtechfeed.com/ai-recruiting-chatbot-humanly-raises-12-million/

AMS the RPO provider announced the launch of AMS One, its proprietary RPO Operating system.

https://hrtechfeed.com/ams-launches-ams-one-the-rpo-operating-system/

Glassdoor announced it is introducing “Worklife Pros“, in the form of relevant rich content into its community experience, providing more opportunities for users to engage in real-time conversations with access to both career experts and other like-minded professionals.

https://hrtechfeed.com/glassdoor-doubles-down-on-content-experts/

Rival introduced Rival Workflow, a automated platform that empowers businesses to manage the employee experience – from onboarding to offboarding – in one seamless, integrated experience.

https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-from-rival-successfinder/

SAN FRANCISCO —- Zeal, the modern payroll platform announced the successful close of a $15 million Series B funding round. This latest investment, led by Portage with continued support from existing investors Spark Capital and Commerce Ventures, marks a significant milestone in Zeal’s mission to redefine payroll for innovative staffing companies, gig-work platforms, and HR service providers, including industry leaders like Wonolo, Qwick, Lawtrades, Band of Hands, and WorkGenius.

https://hrtechfeed.com/zeal-secures-15m-series-b-funding-for-payroll-platform/

Sapia.ai, a leader in AI-driven recruitment, announced the launch of Live Interview™, a tool designed to simplify interview scheduling for hourly hiring. With a focus on ease of use, Live Interview™ makes scheduling as intuitive as booking a restaurant – especially benefiting store managers overseeing hourly workers.

https://hrtechfeed.com/sapia-ai-unveils-live-interview-for-high-volume-hiring/

DENVER —- Guild, an education and skilling solution for building talent, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nomadic Learning, a leading capability academy company. The company also announced the introduction of Guild Talent Advantage, which pairs education and skilling experiences—across multiple learning modalities—with actionable talent insights. In addition, through Guild Talent Advantage, employees receive career resources and coaching to ensure they don’t just know more, but they perform better and drive businesses forward.

https://hrtechfeed.com/guild-announces-acquisition-of-nomadic/

Phenom recently released its State of Candidate Experience: 2023 Benchmarks Report. The report revealed that since 2020, the Fortune 500 has made significant strides to enhance the candidate experience by implementing AI technology and automation to connect job seekers — both hourly and knowledge workers — with relevant jobs faster, and creating engaging content to convey a strong employer brand in the highly competitive U.S. talent market.

Here to help us dive deeper into the numbers is Cliff Jurkiewicz, VP of Global Strategy at Phenom.

Ferretly, an AI-powered social media screening SaaS startup, announced today that it has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Bull City Venture Partners and prior investors, including a group of industry experts led by Dave Dickerson, founder and chairman of Accurate Background.

https://hrtechfeed.com/ferretly-raises-1-5m-for-its-social-media-screening-platform/

HackerRank, the developer skills company, today announced the launch of its advanced plagiarism detection system, fueled by AI. By leveraging dozens of signals, including the use of external tools and certain typing patterns like copy and paste, HackerRank’s AI-powered solution safeguards assessment integrity while providing developers with a fair and level playing field to showcase their skills.

https://hrtechfeed.com/hackerrank-launches-ai-powered-plagiarism-detection-system-for-developer-hiring/

Clevy, a Paris headquartered international provider of AI conversational technologies for businesses, has been acquired by Fountain, the San Francisco headquartered leading high volume ATS provider for the hourly workforce. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/fountain-acquires-clevy-to-further-advance-ai-for-hourly-hiring/

 Sense, the AI-driven talent engagement solution for enterprise recruiting, announced the availability of several new generative artificial intelligence solutions. Built using a combination of its in-house models trained on hundreds of millions of candidate interactions, along with some of the most trusted partner Large Language Models (LLMs), Sense’s Generative AI solutions help global talent acquisition teams further accelerate hiring.

https://hrtechfeed.com/sense-unveils-new-generative-ai-for-talent-engagement/

To transform multi-country payroll with the HCM industry’s most adaptable, intelligent experience for multinational businesses, UKG Inc., a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people, has reached an agreement to acquire Immedis, a leading global payroll provider with technology and services supporting over 160 countries. 

https://hrtechfeed.com/ukg-acquires-a-payroll-provider/

James Colino is the author of “RecOps: Recruiting is still broken Here’s how to fix it” AND he is also Director of Talent Acquisition for Sheetz the 600+ convenience store chain based in Altoona PA.

Landing page: https://www.hireconversion.com/sheetz

https://recops.org/