Talent Acquisition

Despite the wave of new technology being put to use by recruiters, sourcers and applicant tracking systems, many contend that matching the right candidate to the right role still boils down to relationship-building and telephone time. Here we explore the tools involved and how to strike the right balance between machine time and personal touch.

Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology report. I'm Mark Feffer. Today my guest is Amanda Richardson. She's the CEO of CoderPad, an interview platform that allows candidates and managers to share and discuss their work. We're going to talk about the challenges involved with interviewing...
Dalia, a recruitment marketing automation platform, completed a $5 million Series A round. The investment will be used to expand the company’s product suite, which seeks to maximize career site conversion rates. Founded in 2019, Dalia streamlines recruitment marketing by helping employers reach and convert their lost job seeker traffic...
Clovers has acquired TalVista, a diversity and inclusion hiring platform. The companies want to “support the next era of hiring” and help employers reach their DEI goals. Down the road, TalVista's products will be integrated into Clovers' platform and made available as a new offering, the companies said. The merged...
The pressure of the pandemic has led both employers and job candidates to make impulsive hiring and technology decisions that haven’t always worked out, according to Modern Hire. But in 2023, the company expects to see HR leave “reactionary measures” to focus on techniques that drive efficiency, effectiveness, engagement,...
Tramscript Mark: Welcome to People Tech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. My guest today is Dan Finnigan, the CEO of Filtered. Their platform evaluates candidates with brief, comprehensive job simulations, all customized to an employer's tech stack. We're going to explore the changing role of job...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Pfeffer. My guest today is Amit Parmar, the CEO of Cliquify. They're an employee branding platform that helps recruiters and hiring managers create employer branding solutions that result faster cycle times, cost savings, and engagement....
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. My guest today is Taylor Liggett, the Head of Identity Services at Sterling. We're going to talk about the technology behind background checks, what candidates want from the process and where the industry's going, all...
Barely a month after it hit unicorn status, Beamery said it’s laying off “around 12%” of its workforce. According to Tech.EU, UK-based Beamery informed its staff about the cut backs during an all-hands call on Tuesday. The call was followed by a company-wide email that said it intended to let...
LinkedIn introduced new features to its platform, including updates to Job Search, as well as improved accessibility, post scheduling and content analytics. Most notable are changes to LinkedIn's job search function, said Search Engine Journal. Many workers are looking through job postings more casually, and on a more regular basis, LinkedIn...
Despite the threat of economic downturn, many workers are considering their options in terms of what to do next with their career, according to Robert Half. The firm’s Job Optimism Survey found that 46% of workers are currently looking for, or plan to look for, a different job in the...