Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

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://blog.talroo.com/talroo-launches-events Xor raises $8.4 million for AI-powered job candidate recruitment and screening https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/11/xor-raises-8-4-million-for-ai-powered-job-candidate-recruitment-and-screening/ Join the RecTech Media Insider Program! https://www.rectechmedia.com/insider Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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://recruitingheadlines.com/talenya-the-ai-technology-recruitment-company-completes-6-5-million-funding-round/ Skills Assessment API Platform Interview Mocha Launches LogicBox https://recruitingheadlines.com/skills-assessment-api-platform-interview-mocha-launches-logicbox/ iCiMS: Employers hired only 60% of their required tech talent in the U.S. over the last 3 years https://recruitingheadlines.com/icims-employers-hired-only-60-of-their-required-tech-talent-in-the-u-s-over-the-last-3-years/ Join the RecTech Media Insider Program! https://www.rectechmedia.com/insider Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 candidates on your career site and other channels? Examples for being authentic What’s your recruiting tech stack like...ATS, CRM...etc… How do you view technology when it comes to creating a good candidate experience? You are a client of VideoMyJob, what has that experience been like? What results have you seen as a result of video on your jobs? What tips on video creation do you have? What kind of metrics do you track as part of your job? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.com/bullhorn-acquires-erecruit/ TMP Worldwide Acquires Maximum; A Netherlands-Based Recruitment Marketing Tech Firm https://recruitingheadlines.com/tmp-worldwide-acquires-maximum-a-netherlands-based-recruitment-marketing-tech-firm/ Montage and Shaker International Rebrand as Modern Hire https://recruitingheadlines.com/montage-and-shaker-international-rebrand-as-modern-hire/ Join the RecTech Media Insider Program! https://www.rectechmedia.com/insider Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 2013, he served as CEO of Lilliputian Systems, where he led the development of Lilliputian’s portable power product platform, secured international aircraft regulatory approval, raised significant capital from blue chip investors and signed important strategic distribution and manufacturing agreements, including a landmark partnership with Intel Corporation (NASD: INTL). 1. As a company, how do you recognize where in your process an AI recruiting solution would be beneficial? 2. How does AI in recruiting affect the candidate experience? 3. It’s important that humans still drive the process of attracting passive candidates. Is there a way that AI can in fact assist recruiters with the challenge? 4. There are quite a few ways that AI can assist in screening; how can you effectively measure if these are working? For example, how do you know if a chat bot is providing helpful (and specific enough) answers? 5. Human interaction has always been key to forming relationships between third party recruiters and hiring companies. The idea of a recruitment marketplace somewhat removes this interaction. How can both parties ensure the right candidates are sourced and submitted without this? 6. With some recruiters worried that AI is coming for their jobs, how do you suggest getting a team or search firm to embrace AI tools? 7. What do you see as the biggest benefits of using AI in the recruiting process? 8. Do you see AI assisting with eliminating bias in recruitment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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-employee-referral-platform/ Vimeo Launches Platform To Find And Hire Video Pros https://recruitingheadlines.com/vimeo-launches-platform-to-find-and-hire-video-pros/ 80+ New Products to Debut at HR Tech Conference in Las Vegas https://recruitingheadlines.com/80-new-products-to-debut-at-hr-tech-conference-in-las-vegas/ Join the RecTech Media Insider Program! https://www.rectechmedia.com/insider Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 allow it to further optimize its platform. The company says It expects to reach over 100 million visitors by January 2020. Joining me to discuss the new investment and future plans is their US VP of operations Michael O’Dell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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://recruitingheadlines.com/di-platform-joonko-raises-2-4-million/ Incredible Health’s hiring platform for nurses gets $15M led by Andreessen Horowitz https://recruitingheadlines.com/incredible-healths-hiring-platform-for-nurses-gets-15m-led-by-andreessen-horowitz/ ENGAGE Talent Debuts New Alumni Engagement Tool https://recruitingheadlines.com/engage-talent-debuts-new-alumni-engagement-tool/ MarketerHire Announces $1 Million Seed Round https://recruitingheadlines.com/marketerhire-announces-1-million-seed-round/ Phenom People Now Integrates with SmartRecruiters https://recruitingheadlines.com/phenom-people-now-integrates-with-smartrecruiters/ Wethos Gets $3 Million to Match Marketing Pros to Non-profits https://recruitingheadlines.com/wethos-gets-3-million-to-match-marketing-pros-to-non-profits/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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://recruitingheadlines.com/joveo-goes-international/ Beamery Launches its own TOS https://recruitingheadlines.com/beamery-launches-talent-operating-system/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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-capabilities/ Stoke raises $4.5 million https://recruitingheadlines.com/stoke-raises-4-5-million-to-help-companies-tap-into-the-growing-freelance-workforce/ TripleByte expands blind recruitment tool https://recruitingheadlines.com/triplebyte-expands-its-background-blind-recruiting-platform-to-take-on-linkedin-in-hiring-technical-talent/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 across the globe. As the CEO and founder of the Qualigence Group of Companies, Steve regularly contributes to publications such as Fortune magazine, CNN Money, the Detroit Free Press, and Bloomberg Radio. In his latest book...Recruiting Sucks...But It Doesn’t Have To, Steve shares a new approach to attracting, developing, and retaining an accomplished and vibrant workforce. Dispelling six recruiting myths that most HR departments believe, Steve will show you how to prioritize behavior over skills, look beyond LinkedIn, be a marketer, find real ways to inspire employees, take responsibility, avoid reliance on technology, embrace diversity, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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-1-75m-series-seed-2-funding/ Hire by Google Shutdown https://recruitingheadlines.com/google-gives-up-on-ats-ambitions/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 candidates other than key words, and relied on an applicant tracking system (ATS) to do the heavy lifting of feeding me the most "qualified" applicants. Hiring managers were usually too busy to meet with me, even when stellar applicants were waiting to hear back and we risked losing them. Candidate inquiries went unanswered, and they accepted jobs with competitors, while I was criticized for not doing better. Read the full post on Forbes; https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawngraham/2019/08/22/confessions-of-a-former-corporate-recruiter/#5bc6267361cf Add Rejobify.com to your rejection email templates and tell candidates you care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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-to-students-nationwide/ Employer Brand Study https://recruitingheadlines.com/4-in-10-companies-do-not-have-an-employer-branding-strategy-new-survey/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 A funding, and arranged the sale to GREE. Sense helps staffing agencies create a better work experience for independent contractors. https://www.sensehq.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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-expands-into-smb-market/ Rimeto gets $10 million for its employee directory platform https://recruitingheadlines.com/rimeto-raises-10m-to-modernize-the-enterprise-directory/ Nomad Health raises another 34 million for its Healthcare Job Board https://recruitingheadlines.com/nomad-healths-job-platform-raises-34-million/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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 icims https://recruitingheadlines.com/vidcruiter-partners-with-icims-to-streamline-video-interviewing/ Crosschq raises funding for background checks https://recruitingheadlines.com/crosschq-the-platform-for-human-intelligence-hiring-announces-funding/ Nexxt enhances text2Hire https://recruitingheadlines.com/nexxt-announces-enhanced-text2hire-conversation-product/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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-raises-4m-to-accelerate-employee-retention/ Jobble gets $11 million for gig economy marketplace https://recruitingheadlines.com/on-demand-marketplace-jobble-raises-11-million/ Beamery launches new career site features https://recruitingheadlines.com/beamery-launches-new-career-site-tools/ Talroo and Brazen https://recruitingheadlines.com/talroo-and-brazen-join-forces-to-help-reduce-hiring-friction/ Fuel50 Gets $14 million https://recruitingheadlines.com/fuel50-raises-14-million-series-b-to-transform-the-future-of-work/ Lever ads enhancements https://recruitingheadlines.com/lever-debuts-new-enhancements-in-summer-2019-product-release/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 their website at https://resources.jobsoid.com/job-descriptions. With the Free Job Description Builder, hiring managers will now be able to quickly draft that perfect job description with minimal effort. They can choose a template from the online library of over 500 ready to use job descriptions, customize it and kick start their recruitment in a matter of minutes. The library is meticulously crafted by HR experts from the industry and contains templates which are clear, concise and cover the precise points necessary to attract the right talent for the job. The Free Job Description Builder by Jobsoid will help hiring teams to: Choose an existing job description template and customize it to suit their own requirements Choose points from multiple templates to write a better job description Draft desired job descriptions and post them on multiple channels in one click Post various job descriptions for different industries on job boards directly, using Jobsoid Download the customized job description in PDF format and save it for recruitment records Gusto Raises $200 Million for its SMB HR software platform https://recruitingheadlines.com/gusto-raises-200-million-for-its-smb-hr-software-platform/ SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gusto, the people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams, today announced that it has raised $200 million in Series D funding. Leading late-stage investor Fidelity Management & Research Company, and the dedicated sustainable investor Generation Investment Management, joined existing Gusto investors Dragoneer Investment Group, General Catalyst, and those advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. in the round. “As Gusto continues to scale, we’ve been intentional about choosing investors that optimize for the long term. We’ll be building Gusto for decades, and our goal is to be a durable and sustainable business,” said Josh Reeves, Gusto CEO and co-founder. “Fidelity and Generation share our belief that the best business model is to align the success of your customers with your own success. Currently, only 50 percent of small businesses in America make it past year five. This is unacceptable, and we’re here to change that. Gusto is committed to increasing the durability of small businesses everywhere by helping them build great places to work where their employees thrive.” The investment will be used to double down on research and development as Gusto continues the expansion of the company’s people platform, enabling small business owners and operators to onboard their employees, pay them, provide health insurance, and support their teams all in one integrated solution. Gusto will also continue growing its team in Denver, San Francisco, and New York. Toast acquires restaurant HR software platform https://recruitingheadlines.com/toast-acquires-stratex-to-simplify-hr-for-restaurants/ Toast, the fastest-growing restaurant management platform in the U.S., today announced it acquired StratEx, a leading provider of HR and payroll software for restaurants. StratEx’s HR software and consulting services help restaurants automate applicant tracking, scheduling, payroll, benefits, and labor law compliance. “At Toast, we know that for a restaurant to be successful it often starts with recruiting and retaining a great team, yet many restaurants wrestle with employee turnover that can exceed 70 percent,” said Chris Comparato, CEO of Toast. “By adding StratEx to the Toast Platform, we can better support restaurants of all sizes in simplifying HR, payroll, and talent management on a platform that works seamlessly with Toast and our technology partner ecosystem.” As a result of the acquisition, the former StratEx product is now part of Toast Payroll & Team Management, an all-in-one HR solution built specifically for the restaurant industry. Designed to seamlessly work with Toast Point of Sale, the solution automates employee onboarding, accurately tracks hours across locations, streamlines payroll, and simplifies compliance for restaurants of all sizes. “We’re passionate about the restaurant industry and helping our community of restaurateurs succeed in today’s dynamic – and often challenging – labor market,” said Adam Ochstein, CEO of StratEx. “In Toast we discovered a partner that is equally as passionate about the restaurant community. Joining forces allows us to accelerate investments in our platform and build new employee-facing products that will allow restaurants running on Toast to attract, hire, and retain great teams.” Staffing software tool Top Echelon has been acquired Top Echelon

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

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://recruitingheadlines.com/hiringsolved-modernizes-candidate-sourcing-with-prophet-ii-prophet-pro/ LoopFlow’s private text messaging app https://recruitingheadlines.com/loop-flow-is-new-private-text-messaging-platform-for-the-recruitment-process/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 knowledge, skills, and innovative tools necessary to optimize a strategic workforce by providing free training and education. TOPICS Let’s start with July 25th because that day is fast approaching with special significance for veterans...tell the audience what day that is and why it’s so important to you? Where did the idea come from? You were in the Marines, what was transitioning like for yourself when you left the service? Is that typical for what veterans face when they enter civillian life? What else does your non profit do for veterans? How can employers get involved wit the non profit Success story? What do employer tell you about why they love to hire vets Tell us about the job board...when did it start and what can employers do on it.. Pricing? Are their certain types of jobs that veterans are attracted to? More blue collar than white collar? What’s your message to employers about why they need to hire more veterans https://hireourheroes.com/ https://hireourheroes.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 precisely where suitable candidates find them. Appcast’s clients include well-known US brands as well as hundreds of other companies from all industries. Appcast was founded by CEO Chris Forman in 2014. He will continue to lead the company after the takeover of the majority stake by the StepStone Group. Today, the company headquartered in Lebanon, New Hampshire, already employs about 100 people. https://recruitingheadlines.com/appcast-acquired-by-stepstone/ PITTSBURGH, July 10, 2019 — JazzHR, the leading recruiting software provider for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced an integrated partnership with candidate-assessment provider Wonderlic to enable companies make more informed hiring decisions. JazzHR users can now view results from Wonderlic’s scientifically backed “Wonscore®” tests right from JazzHR – empowering them to compare candidates, predict engagement and accelerate time-to-hire. Wonscore assessments are designed by industrial-organizational psychologists to evaluate candidates for cognitive ability, motivation and personality. Seeing how candidates scored in each of these areas without leaving JazzHR saves time and gives hiring teams a competitive edge in making the right hire, faster. “We’re so excited to combine JazzHR’s easy-to-use recruiting solution with the power of Wonderlic’s pre-employment testing,” said JazzHR’s VP of Strategic Alliances, Amanda Friedl. “Users can now move candidates through their recruiting stages with confidence reinforced by each candidate’s Wonscore.” https://recruitingheadlines.com/jazzhr-partners-with-wonderlic-pre-employment-testing-provider/ 15Five, the pioneer in continuous performance management, today announced the close of a $30.7 million Series B round led by Next47, a global venture firm created by Siemens, with participation from Matrix Partners, PointNine Capital, Jason Calacanis’s LAUNCH Fund, Newground Ventures, Bling Capital, Chaifetz Group, and Chicago and Salt Lake City-based Origin Ventures, which led the startup’s Series A funding round. This latest round of financing brings 15Five’s total capital raised to $42.6 million. 15Five will use the Series B funding to further accelerate growth, scale sales and marketing, and continue to invest heavily in their innovative product that delivers on the promise of their unique Best-Self Management methodology. 15Five’s further investment in talent, will more than double its 2018 headcount by the end of 2019 to a total of 190 employees. “This latest round of funding signifies a paradigm shift in organizations’ people management practices, driven by a new generation of employees,” said David Hassell, co-founder and CEO of 15Five. “Millennials perform at their peak when given regular feedback, flexibility in how they work, and growth opportunities. Now as managers, directors and even founders, they see the value of investing in technologies that enable thriving workplaces. We believe that the market has arrived and demand for talent management software like 15Five will continue.” 15Five differentiates itself by basing its product and Best-Self Management approach on the latest research in organizational development and positive psychology. This new approach posits that when leaders build cultures and institute practices that support people in being and becoming their Best Selves, then high performance and uncommon loyalty are the result. Best-Self Management begins with a “Best-Self Discovery” process—setting at least one Personal Development Objective along with other quarterly OKRs—and leverages other key 15Five features like the Weekly Check-in and 1-on-1s. https://recruitingheadlines.com/15five-raises-over-30-million-for-its-performance-management-software/ Every day, hundreds of our military personnel leave the service in search of civilian employment. On July 25th, employers across the country are reminded to consider these servicemen and women as highly trained, qualified individuals to fill open positions in their ranks during National Hire a Veteran Day. While legislation is in place protecting separating servicemen and women as they enter the nonmilitary workforce, the best way a potential employer can honor a veteran is to hire one! Around the world, our military personnel serves to protect our freedom. While they are doing so, provide their returning brothers and sisters with the opportunities to pursue a career in the civilian world. Find qualified candidates for a range of fields from Information Technology, Engineering, and Cyber Security, to Sales, Marketing, Management, Finance, Healt

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 about his recent case study in conjunction with Phenom People on how they used the Phenom Talent Experience Management (TXM) platform to convert more candidates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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...VP of Machine Learning & Analytics, Talk a little bit about the recent acquisition with Jobvite...how’s that going? ...reaction? What new features have rolled out in the last six months?...whats next ? What do the analytics say about texting and recruiting? Give us some insights...Do you have any stats you can share? How can companies use Canvas to better their recruiting processes? (use cases) AI/ML/ natural language-based analytics are popular right now. How should the average recruiter approach technologies like these when it comes to understanding how to leverage them? Why are they such a great thing in recruiting today and the future? How Canvas is working to create the connection between human and bot recruiting process? What does a company need to do to make a bot installation successful? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special thanks to our sponsor Hiretual.com CodeVue Offers New Anti-Cheating Capability in Coding Assessment Tests https://recruitingheadlines.com/codevue-offers-new-anti-cheating-capability-in-coding-assessment-tests/ Digi-Me Releases New Self-Recording Video Feature with Teleprompter https://recruitingheadlines.com/digi-me-releases-new-self-recording-video-feature-with-teleprompter/ ExecThread Unveils Executive-level Candidate Sourcing Platform https://recruitingheadlines.com/execthread-unveils-executive-level-candidate-sourcing-platform/ Eightfold’s New API Connect to Any Existing Talent Management System https://recruitingheadlines.com/eightfolds-new-api-connect-to-any-existing-talent-management-system/ Alexander Mann Solutions Acquires AI Innovator Karen HR https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alexander-mann-solutions-acquires-ai-innovator-to-accelerate-the-launch-of-exciting-new-digital-products-300876099.html Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sponsored by Workhere.com and Emissary.ai I attened the Greenhouse user conference in NYC last week and was able to record a few sessions. Today you will hear my favorite session from that event a conversation about employer branding between the Claude Silver from Vayner Media and Maria Katsis CEO of BuiltIn the recruiting site. Its a frank discussion about being transparent and authentic and one of the better talks on EB i have witnessed...also at the end of the talk there was time for one audience question so be sure to listen to the end to hear what he has to ask. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special thanks to our sponsor Hiretual.com The big news of the week, ATS platform ICIMS acquires crm/career site provider Jibe https://recruitingheadlines.com/hrtech-acquisition-icims-buys-jibe/ Workhound Raises $1. 5 Million https://recruitingheadlines.com/workhound-secures-seed-round-of-funding/ Enboarder Raises $8 million https://recruitingheadlines.com/enboarder-raises-8-million-series-a-to-fuel-the-shift-to-experience-driven-employee-onboarding/ PredictiveHR gets $1million in Funding https://recruitingheadlines.com/predictivehr-raises-1-million-to-provide-workforce-analytics-to-human-resource-c-suite/ The Workies Awards https://recruitingheadlines.com/disrupthr-nyc-launches-awards-program-called-the-workies/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I met today’s guest while attending the Phenom People user conference in Philadelphia recently. She runs HR for Kansas based, Garmin International. You probably know Garmin as the company that produces activity trackers and sports watches, and GPS devices. In this interview we'll discuss her HR tech stack, recruiting channels and more. What have you been up to you since you got back from the conference? Can you describe your current hiring needs for 2019? How many open reqs, how many hires will be made in 2019? How big is your recruiting team? Which HR technologies are currently part of your HR tech stack? Taleo, oracle/fusion/kronos/learn.com/handshake/simplicity Any sourcing tools? What tech is on your radar? Sourcing stories? What’s your pitch to potential candidates about coming to work for Garmin? Fav Garmin device? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sponsored by Hiretual.com BetterUp receives $103 million for its employee coaching app https://recruitingheadlines.com/betterup-raises-103-million-for-its-employee-coaching-tool/ PhenomPeople and ZapInfo Team Up https://recruitingheadlines.com/phenom-people-and-zapinfo-launch-integration-to-reduce-recruiter-sourcing-time/ Onboarding tool Workramp Gets $8 million https://venturebeat.com/2019/06/06/workramp-raises-8-million-to-simplify-employee-onboarding/ New AI recruitment tool is set to help recruiters save 80% time spent in initial interviews https://recruitingheadlines.com/new-ai-recruitment-tool-is-set-to-help-recruiters-save-80-time-spent-in-initial-interviews/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the recent CITRIX Synergy Conference in Atlanta I sat down with their Chief People Officer, Donna Kimmel. We spoke about the company’s new shift into the employee experience and a range of other topics from employer brand to the remote workforce. This episode sponsored by WorkHere.com and Emissary.ai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special thanks to our sponsor Hiretual.com THE NEWS AllyO has raised $45 for their AI based recruiting platform https://recruitingheadlines.com/allyo-raises-45m-series-b-funding-in-largest-ai-recruiting-round-ever/ ZipRecruiter Adds New Matching Feature for Job Seekers https://recruitingheadlines.com/ziprecruiter-adds-new-job-matching-feature-for-seekers/ Rectxt launches affordable text recruiting platform to the SMB market https://recruitingheadlines.com/rectxt-launches-affordable-text-recruiting-platform-to-the-smb-market/ Walmart targeting High Schoolers https://www.hrmorning.com/news/walmart-college-tuition/ Follow Recruiting Headlines on social media: @recheadlines on Twitter Facebook Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the recent Unleash Las Vegas conference I travelled the expo hall conducting interviews with some cool Recruiting Technology vendors. Today you will hear from: Bennet Sung of AllyO Patrick Rooney from Click Boarding Brad Windsor from SplashBI Vin from PocketRecruiter This podcast is sponsored by Emissary.ai and Workhere.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the recent Unleash Las Vegas conference I travelled the expo hall conducting interviews with some cool Recruiting Technology vendors. Today you will hear from: David Karandish of Jane.ai Prachi Gore from SmartRecruiters Joel Passen from Beamery Laurent from Wonderkind This podcast is sponsored by Emissary.ai and Workhere.com Follow me on twitter at https://twitter.com/chrisrussell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

more funding for Smartians, a new acquisition for Indeed and a CareerBuilder rumor in the news. Special thanks to our sponsor Hiretual.com Recruit Holdings Co., parent company of Indeed.com has announced that its HR Technology SBU (Strategic Business Unit) has signed an agreement to acquire Syft Online Limited (“Syft”) through Indeed Ireland Operations Limited. Syft is a leading recruiting platform for the hospitality, events and industrial industries in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2015, Syft’s proprietary technology provides a simple, effective recruitment solution and shift management tool for part-time and flexible work, connecting and matching qualified and vetted jobseekers with available shifts through its desktop and mobile app. Chris Hyams, CEO at Indeed, commented: “At Indeed our mission is to help people get jobs. Syft’s simple and transparent approach to shift work hiring is an innovative solution to the growing demand for part-time and flexible work. We look forward to supporting the Syft team as they continue to improve the hiring experience.” So here’s my take: indeed wants in on one of the hottest segments of online hiring today. They are currently way behind an an already crowded field that includes players like Wonolo and Shiftgig. With Google encroaching on their turf and facing increased compeition from Linked and Facebook they are broadening their offerings. Will have to wait and see if they can make it successful. I am curious if they are bringing it to the usa https://recruitingheadlines.com/recruit-holdings-announces-acquisition-of-recruiting-platform-syft/ EW YORK, May 29, 2019 — Careerlist Inc., a recruiting technology company, today announced the completion of a $3.7 million round of seed funding. Launched one year ago, Careerlist is changing the recruiting industry by combining the world’s best recruiters with the greatest minds in technology to transform how companies access and hire the most remarkable talent. Careerlist corporate customers include WeWork, Yext, AB InBev and more than 100 others. Investors in this round of funding included BreakawayGrowth, Grid Ventures, Garage Capital and a number of notable individual investors. Funds raised in this round will be used to accelerate the attraction of recruiters, unique talent and employers as well as to advance technology investments. “Careerlist is building the infrastructure, data and tools that will power the next generation of recruitment and job search,” said Michael Scissons, Chairman and CEO of Careerlist. “This new funding is only the beginning of a massive expansion in technology that will attract the world’s best recruiters to amplify their businesses with us. Our mission is to open doors for the world’s most remarkable talent.” https://recruitingheadlines.com/new-york-based-careerlist-raises-3-7-million/ For Recruiters A better financial model through increased opportunity, efficiency and talent representation. For Talent An alternative to the traditional job search process allowing easy, confidential exposure to opportunities and self-marketing tools. DHI Group, Inc….announced today that Dice, the career site for technology professionals, has launched their latest innovation, Candidate Match™, a powerful tool that uses intelligent automation and machine learning to surface the most qualified candidates for tech jobs. “Our Candidate Match solution is tailor-made for tech, using our robust understanding of the technology marketplace and the needs of both professionals and recruiters,” said Art Zeile, President and CEO of DHI Group, Inc., parent company of Dice. “Our proprietary skills data model and taxonomy, Knowledge Graph™, uses sophisticated algorithms to uncover interrelationships among skills to provide the most relevant recommendations to employers hiring tech talent. It’s another step demonstrating Dice’s commitment to developing best-in-class matching algorithms to make recruiting top candidates easier.” Candidate Match… Goes beyond traditional keyword matching by looking at job and candidate data to provide the best match. Allows recruiters to sort applicants by match within five classification levels, while many competitive services offer only one or two levels of classification. Learns by leveraging the input and expertise of tech recruiters, HR professionals, tech professionals, and tech hiring managers to continuously improve the outcomes of its machine learning algorithm. Intelligent automation results in better matches and removes unconscious bias Candidate Match assigns a match level to each applicant, which helps recruiters quickly assess an applicant’s fit to a job posting, allowing recruiters to focus on engaging the most qualified candidates first. https://recruitingheadlines.com/dice-launches-new-candidate-matching-tool/ Recruiting platform SmartRecruiters, announced it has raised a $50M Series D round, led by repeat investor Insight Partners and joined by long-time investors Mayfield Fund and

Elliott Garms is the co-founder and CEO of humanpredictions.io, a data science company whose recruiting software helps companies find tech talent and who recently received a 1 million dollar investment. Elliott has devoted his entire career to tech recruiting. He ran his own tech recruiting business for many years, led tech recruiting at Groupon, and co-founded Dev Bootcamp Chicago, which was acquired by Kaplan. Growing up in a family of recruiters, he started working in the industry when he was 16 years old. In his work, Elliott is guided by his firm belief that computers can never replace people in a human-centric business, but that they can help when used to solve the right problems. TOPICS What was it like growing up in a family of recruiters? Congrats on the recent funding round tell the audience what you guys do at HumanPredictions? Quick history... says it has a database of more than 44 million profiles of tech workers around the world. Where did you get those 44 million tech profiles? Types of tech talent you focus on? Good tech talent is notoriously hard to contact and engage... Feature set...what can a recruiter do on your platform. There’s a lot of discussion about automation and recruiting. How do you see this playing out in the next 5 years? Tell me a few success stories about clients that have successfully ;leveraged your platform? What’s the pricing structure? Any plans for exhibiting at some of the recruiting conferences this year? Special Thanks to Emissary.ai and Workhere.com Follow Chris Russell; @chrisrussell on Twitter or Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special thanks to Hiretual.com our sponsor. Shaker International, a leading provider of predictive talent intelligence and assessment solutions, has merged with Montage, the single solution to engage, interview and hire better candidates, faster. The companies are based in Cleveland and Wisconsin respectively. The new company will help its combined client base, which includes hundreds of leading global brands and 47 of the Fortune 100, transform talent acquisition by embedding predictive intelligence into automated hiring workflows that enable better candidate experiences and smarter hiring decisions for 100% of an organization’s hires. The company will be led by Kurt Heikkinen from Montage as CEO and Brian Stern from Shaker International as President, and a leadership team comprising of executives from both companies. All employees and offices of the two companies are being retained, and the combined company will be co-headquartered in Cleveland, OH and Delafield, WI. “Montage and Shaker International share a common vision and heritage for creating candidate-centric and outcome-driven solutions,” said Shakers Brian Stern. “By joining teams, we’re bringing together world-class expertise in SaaS, AI and predictive analytics to help clients transform talent acquisition operations to more effectively and efficiently meet the needs of their internal business stakeholders.” To learn more about the merger of Shaker International and Montage, please visit: shakermontagemerger.com. -- Bangalore based Instawork has secured $18 million in new funding from new investors, Spark Capital, GV, and Burst Capital, with participation from existing investors Benchmark, Y Combinator, Tuesday Capital, and SV Angel. The new funding will be used to accelerate expansion across the United States. The company is also announcing an expansion into Greater Phoenix. Instawork is now available to all Professionals and Partners across Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, and surrounding areas. Further, they are opening a second U.S. office in Scottsdale with plans to hire dozens of full time employees who will be based out of Scottsdale. The company helps connect hospitality workers to restaurants and hotels. https://recruitingheadlines.com/hospitality-job-market-app-instawork-secures-18-million-in-funding/ SALT LAKE CITY, — HireVue, provider of the most comprehensive AI-driven talent assessment suite and video interviewing solutions, today announced it has delivered more than ten million video interviews to date for our customers. This important milestone in HireVue’s growth comes just 18 months after the company recorded its five millionth interview as an increasing number of companies worldwide seek to hire a diverse pool of the best candidates and to do so objectively and efficiently. Today, HireVue’s more than 700 customers — including Hilton, AdventHealth, Unilever, Under Armour, Delta and JP Morgan Chase — interview approximately 1 million job candidates every 90 days in over 180 countries and in 32 languages. Nearly 40 percent of all HireVue interviews were conducted on mobile devices and nearly 80 percent were completed by candidates outside of regular business hours. “Great talent exists everywhere, but there are often significant barriers standing between potential candidates and employers,” said CEO kevin Parker. “On-demand video interviewing delivers a more dynamic view of the candidate and enables companies to significantly expand the number of candidates considered. This gives more skilled candidates a chance at being discovered and interviewed, as well.” https://recruitingheadlines.com/hirevue-surpasses-ten-million-video-interviews/ WESTON, Mass., May 21, 2019 — Monster, a leader in connecting people and jobs, announced the global launch of its latest innovative solution geared towards allowing candidates and recruiters to see each other more clearly so that they can make better matches—Monster Studios. Monster Studios is a native app that enables talent acquisition, recruitment and HR teams to record, edit and publish video job descriptions from their smartphone in minutes. The addition of video to job postings enables recruiters and hiring managers to powerfully convey the benefits of a job opening, the employer’s personality, and the work environment. For candidates, it provides valuable insight into the role, work environment and business culture. “Video job descriptions bring the workplace culture to life,” said Scott Gutz, Chief Executive Officer, Monster. “We know that candidates, especially on their mobile phones, don’t want to consume information by reading the large blocks of text that make up a traditional job description. Video allows a company to create a more complete view into a job which drives better connections and fit throughout the process. Monster Studios is an important step in transforming the way both sides interact with each other. Creating more honest and transparent conversations and interactions between e

Adam Godson, SVP of Technology Solutions, Cielo here to discuss the latest trends + topics in the recruiting ecosystem TOPICS Introductory question – tell us about yourself and your role, etc. In your role as you described it, you get to see a lot of recruiting technology ecosystems. What do you see companies doing well today as they think about their recruiting technology? What role does an RPO play in the future of recruiting technology? Is the onrush of recruiting technology good for RPO or a threat to the industry? You talk a lot about outcomes related to technology – why is focusing on outcomes so important from your perspective? There’s a lot of discussion about the tension between automation and candidate experience. How do you see this playing out in the next several years? What are some trends you see happening in the recruiting technology space that aren’t getting enough attention? Content mktg There are so many point solutions in recruiting technology and in HR tech in general. How are you helping clients navigate which tools to use and when to use them? Are there opportunities to consolidate their HR tech stack? Special thanks to sponsors Workhere.com and Emissary.ai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CHICAGO—humanpredictions.io, a machine learning technology company whose product helps recruiting companies and enterprises identify and build relationships with tech talent, today announced a $1.16 million funding round led by Network Ventures with additional investment from Hyde Park Angels, SaaS Ventures, and M25. This capital will help humanpredictions further grow and invest in its team of engineers and data scientists. The firm says it has a database of more than 44 million profiles of tech workers around the world. Recruiting for tech roles can be difficult. Because of the competitive nature of tech, it is often challenging for recruiters to find people who both have the right skills the company needs and are ready to pursue a new job opportunity. Once they have identified people of interest, recruiters may struggle to start the conversation in terms that prospects will respond to. To address those problems, humanpredictions provides organized data-search tools and gathers public data to create profiles of people in the tech industry, specifically Technology Leaders, Software Engineers, DevOps, Data Science, Product, iOS/Android, Designers/UI/UX, and QA. The platform then uses machine learning to predict which individuals are more likely to leave their current roles. In addition, humanpredictions facilitates the conversation with people by indicating when and how to reach out. By accessing these insights, recruiters can better target their outreach, find the right matches more easily, and improve the flow of the interviewing process. https://recruitingheadlines.com/tech-recruiting-database-secures-1-million-in-funding/ CHARLESTON, S.C.– MAY 15, 2019 — ENGAGE Talent has raised $3.5 million to accelerate the innovation and scaling of its groundbreaking AI Talent Intelligence technology that powers both the recruitment and retention of key talent. High Alpha Capital and Grand Ventures led the raise, with participation from other existing investors, new strategic investor Engage venture fund, and Silicon Valley Bank. The funds come from a mix of equity and debt. With this recent raise, the total investment in the company has reached $10M. “We’re thrilled to support ENGAGE Talent’s continued growth and innovation,” High Alpha partner Eric Tobias said. “Employers everywhere know that their ability to recruit and retain talent in today’s extraordinarily competitive labor market directly impacts their ability to be successful as businesses.” ENGAGE Talent listens to more than 30,000 data sources and processes more than a billion data points monthly to map and predict people movement–empowering it to provide unrivaled talent acquisition and retention insights and recommendations. Customers like Allstate, Dell, Transamerica, and Harris Healthcare experience quantifiable improvements, such as 200 to 700 percent increases in candidate engagement rates. https://recruitingheadlines.com/engage-talent-raises-3-5m/ SEATTLE, May 15, 2019 — Karat, the leader in conducting technical interviews on behalf of companies, today announced that it has raised $28 million in funding led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and 8VC. Karat will deploy the Series “B” financing to globally to scale its category-defining solution and its community of Interview Engineers. The company will also invest in R&D to leverage its robust body of structured-interview intelligence to continuously improve its highly predictive and fair technical interviews for hiring software engineers. “Tiger’s investment in Karat is a watershed moment for the profession and science of Interview Engineering,” said Mohit Bhende, co-founder of Karat. “Just like Back-End engineers do Back-End work and Front-End engineers do Front-End work, companies need Interview Engineers who focus on interviewing with consistency, rigor, and empathy. As every company becomes software-driven, we are seeing the demand for Interview Engineering grow exponentially. Karat is uniquely positioned to address this universal trend and set the gold standard for technical interviewing. In 2019 alone, Karat’s clients will gain over one million engineering hours by accelerating hiring and unlocking developer productivity.” https://recruitingheadlines.com/technical-interview-platforms-nabs-28-million/ SEATTLE—SeekOut today announced Series A funding of $6 million led by Madrona Venture Group, with participation from existing investor Mayfield. As the world becomes increasingly digital, companies in every industry have an urgent need to find tech talent to thrive. SeekOut offers companies a competitive edge in hiring tech talent and to support their diversity goals. Launched in early 2018, the company has quickly gained ground with more than 75 enterprise customers spanning multiple industries, including technology, defense, finance, pharma, consumer packaged goods, food & beverage. Tech talent is hard to find because developer

Recently I attended Tech Day New York, a one day event held at the Javits Center in New York City where over 300 tech startups had booths. As I roamed the aisles I found 9 recruiting technology related firms and asked them each to describe what they do and how they do it. In this audio you will hear from Goldi, Distantjob, TapRecruit, Pinched, Scouted, Upstack, Planted, CloserIQ and Vettery. A lot of these companies were focused on job matching algorithms and some like Vettery were kind of hybrid platforms/staffing agency. Visit the rectechmedia.com blog for links to each vendor. Enjoy the audio... Special thanks to our sponsors WorkHere.com and Emissary.ai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices