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.

Employers are increasingly relying on their talent acquisition technology stack to solve their biggest hiring challenges, according to a report by Lighthouse Research & Advisory. Indeed, using new hiring technology to address the talent market’s challenges is the number one action employers are taking right now. Titled “Hiring is More...
UK-based job-search engine Adzuna said it’s acquired Getwork, an American platform that targets enterprise companies. Getwork connects jobseekers and job openings at a variety of North American employers, indexing millions of verified jobs each day from tens of thousands of employer career sites, the company said. That includes over 50...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. Today, I'm talking to James Cooper-Jones, the CEO of Simply. Since they're about improving the recruiting process, they pay a lot of attention to things like the Great Resignation and the attitude of the workforce....
Google Analytics 4 is here, and in order to augment the flexibility of data measurements, Google launched Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and has also announced that it will discontinue the usage of Universal Analytics (UA), the version of Analytics that all RecWebs clients have been using, on July, 1st...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. My guest today is Jon Stross, the president of Greenhouse Software. They make hiring software and maintain a full portal of tool and services to improve hiring processes. We're going to talk about how the...
DEI platform Mathison closed a $25 million round of Series A funding, led by F-Prime Capital with involvement from Bain Capital Ventures, SemperVirens, ANIMO Ventures, GTM Fund, Gaingels and JP Morgan. This investment will be used to build out the company’s data and analytics capabilities, scale its go-to-market team...
Eightfold AI launched an Eightfold Talent Upskilling solution. Building on the company’s Talent Intelligence Platform, Talent Upskilling helps organizations meet critical talent needs and develop their own network of employees, candidates and contingent workers. And, it helps them understand talent gaps and provides a personalized development plan for every...
Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news. Listen to a podcast of our roundup. Qualtrics announced Employee Experience ID, which gives organizations a unified view of their employee experience over time, including work preferences, engagement, performance and feedback. Qualtrics said the new product brings data into...
Transcript to come Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm mark Feffer. My guest today is Sanjoe Jose, the CEO of Talview. Their platform streamlines the workflows involved with screening, interviews, assessments, exams, and credentials. We're going to talk about incorporating data into hiring processes, how...
Contingent sourcing platform LiveHire has partnered with QuantumWork Advisory, a consultant firm that offers workforce-related services for procurement solutions. Under the agreement, LiveHire will combine its talent platform with QWA’s Worktech advisory products to provide “holistic solutions to address talent acquisition and the direct sourcing of contractors,” the companies...