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.

Phenom has acquired My Ally, an HR technology company focused on automation, in particular the scheduling of interviews. The company said My Ally would help it deliver “an intelligent, omni-channel interview scheduling experience.” The acquisition, Phenom’s first, comes eight months after the company closed a $30 million round of Series...
Glassdoor launched new features geared toward helping companies showcase the results of their diversity and inclusion efforts. The first of them, the Diversity & Inclusion Rating, lets employees use a five-point scale to rate their satisfaction with the D&I efforts of current or former employers. The resulting score will appear...
Modern Hire introduced new tools designed to make the hiring process more personal for everyone involved in the process.   Chief Product Officer Peter Baskin said the features were incorporated directly into Modern Hire’s platform, allowing all customers to take advantage of them. The enhancements include a job-preview feature, email templates...
HireVue announced an integration with Microsoft Teams that allows users to leverage the meetings solution as an interview platform, complete with planned questions and real-time feedback capabilities.  The deal allows HireVue to take advantage of Microsoft Teams’ wide user base. The product has grown in popularity as more organizations seek...
Beamery said it saw significant growth during the second quarter, despite the challenges faced by talent acquisition teams because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of new customers signed by Beamery grew during the period, and includes organizations in the financial services, entertainment, technology, pharmaceuticals and defense sectors, the company...
Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news. Listen to a podcast of our roundup. Jobvite launched a consulting service to help talent acquisition leaders better leverage recruitment data. The AI Innovation Lab leverages predictive analytics, data science, machine learning, and AI to help companies improve TA...
Recruiting platforms Brazen and WayUp will jointly pursue campus recruiting teams with a solution that combines early-candidate data with virtual event capabilities. It's the latest move among HR and recruiting technology vendors to adapt their approach for a world that discourages face-to-face contact. Brazen’s platform connects employers with candidates using tools...
Symphony Talent enhanced its newly launched SmashFlyX platform with tools to manage automated campaigns, advertising on connected TVs and simplify job posting across multiple outlets. The company said its goals are to improve ad-management efficiency and expand employer-brand awareness on video-based channels. It was just about seven weeks ago that Symphony...
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Recruiting platform Phenom launched a set of new features intended to help employers prepare for an eventual economic recovery, and is spreading the word with a guidebook series focused on virtual hiring, creating a more agile workforce and engaging with both new candidates and furloughed employees. The messaging differs from...