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.

Flux, a mobility platform that connects development and work opportunities with internal talent, has been acquired by Beamery, a talent management solutions provider. Beamery said the transaction will position it to offer the first unified platform for internal and external resources, and will allow employers to take advantage of...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. Mark: My guest today is Ben Mones, the CEO and Founder of Fama. They use AI to examine the behavior of candidates and employees. Just like everything else, today background screening is becoming more complex and...
Nearly two-thirds of American companies, some 63%, are investing or planning to invest in artificial intelligence during 2022 to aid their efforts in talent acquisition. That’s up from the 42% recorded in 2020, according to the analyst firm Aptitude Research, which conducted the study. The study, The Power of AI in...
Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news. Listen to a podcast of our roundup. Billions of dollars poured into the high-end recruiting sector in 2021, the result of pent-up demand for executives and their key reports. Hunt Scanlon Media said 48 of the 50 largest U.S....
Talent acquisition platform iCIMS acquired Candidate.ID, a recruitment technology startup based in Glasgow, Scotland. The company's software automates repetitive candidate-engagement tasks and allows TA professionals to personalize and manage engagement workflows with customizable multi-channel campaigns. iCIMS plans to add the functionality to iCIMS Talent Cloud. The acquisition comes as talent...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. Mark: My guest today is Ty Abernethy, the co-founder and CEO of Grayscale, a developer of high volume recruiting solutions for industries like retail, delivery, e-commerce, and healthcare. Since the pandemic began, he's seen some interesting shifts in...
Talent acquisition platform Findem raised $30 million in a Series B round led Four Rivers and Quarry Capital Management. The investment brings the company’s funding to date to $37.3 million. The investment will accelerate the company’s next stage of growth, said CEO Hari kolam. More specifically, the money will allow...
SPONSORED We talk with Cadient CEO Jim Buchanan about the needs of high-volume employers, the labor market in industries such as retail, restaurants, hospitality and healthcare, and the impact of Covid-19 on hiring efforts throughout the economy. Hopefully, we're coming out of the pandemic. How has talent acquisition been changed by...
High-volume ATS Fountain released Fountain Source, a collection of sourcing tools and services that, among other features, includes a direct integration with the job board Indeed. Combined with its existing capabilities, Fountain Source will help employers to “automate and optimize where and how they spend their sourcing dollars,” the company...
The need for better efficiency is one of the key drivers behind many employers' decision-making as they consider which new talent acquisition technologies to purchase. A study of TA trends by the HCM research firm Aptitude Research – “Top TA Tech Trends in 2022” – identified a number of concerns...