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.

Pymetrics partnered with HiredScore on a solution to and manage candidates and evaluate their potential based on a combination of hard and soft skills. Among other things, the companies said their solution will “proactively” ensure that their algorithms avoid any kind of demographic bias. Together, HiredScore's HR intelligence and Pymetrics’ recently...
Phenom launched a new module to connect employees with executives and other experienced leaders with an eye toward developing mentoring relationships. Called Phenom Mentoring, the module leverages automation and AI to match users based on skills, career path, location, goals and mentoring style. Phenom believes that human connection is becoming...
Transcript Mark Feffer: Welcome to People Tech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. Mark:  My guest today is Ben Herman. He's CEO of Canvas, which just rebranded from its identity as Jumpstart. The company also just raised $20 million. Ben describes canvas as being the only...
Modern Hire announced a new integration with recruiting platform Greenhouse, which introduces a new automated process for submitting on-demand video, voice and text interviews, live interviews and assessments within Greenhouse workflows. In addition, the integration reduces the administrative burden on recruiters, freeing them to take on more strategic tasks within...
Upwork, the contingent workforce marketplace, launched a new recruiting solution that links companies with pre-vetted talent. The workers have been selected from Upwork’s platform by a group of company recruiters. The product’s called Talent Scout, and Upwork called it “an additional way to access and engage talent.” It’s currently available...
Listen to a podcast of this story. Most Fortune 500 companies aren’t using artificial intelligence and automation to offer advanced personalization and proactively engage candidates looking for jobs. Some 93% of the Fortune 500 use AI poorly, which means they’re not delivering the level of personalization candidates have come to expect,...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer.   Mark: This week, I talk with Andres Blank, co-founder and CEO of Fetcher. Their platform's meant to make hiring less painful so that employers can focus their time on attracting candidates and helping with development of their...
Recruiting technology provider Greenhouse launched a new platform to onboard new hires in a way that incorporates more than paperwork and logistics. Called Welcome, the platform makes it possible for companies of all sizes to quickly create personalized onboarding experiences. Greenhouse said that a number of employers have reexamined their candidate...
HireVue launched HireVue Builder, a tool that helps hiring teams create structured interviews based on predetermined key skills for a particular role. By identifying the job and level, HireVue Builder automatically suggests job-related competencies, relevant interview questions and evaluation criteria. The product can be used across industries. Structured interviews focus on...
iCIMS will roll out “unifying experiences” within its talent cloud and offer several new capabilities and enhancements as part of its spring 2021 release. The features aim to help recruiters better identify candidates who match each job’s requirements, strengthen DEI reporting and make new use of video. Usability is also...