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.

Recruiting platform Bullhorn has acquired Herefish, a St. Louis-based provider of staffing automation solutions. The company said adding Herefish’s tools will allow it to offer customers additional options to streamline their processes. Herefish’s solutions automate a variety of manual processes and messaging chores, which in turn helps employers improve recruiter productivity, data accuracy...
While Microsoft prepares to incorporate LinkedIn Talent Hub into Dynamics 365, the social network keeps adding partnerships. The latest are designed to strengthen its interviewing and background check capabilities. In December, Microsoft announced plans to replace the Dynamics 365 Talent Attract and Talent Onboard apps with Talent Hub. At the same time,...
Applicant tracking systems may be near-ubiquitous, but many HR and recruiting professionals have something of a love/hate relationship with theirs. Some leaders say they tame what might be an unmanageable process, while others argue they complicate the recruiter’s life. For example, one HR executive recently told us her ATS has...
Recruiting platform GR8 People launched a set of Real-time Intelligent Personalization tools designed to help employers engage candidates in a more personalized way. With the tool, GR8 People customers can identify and deliver highly customized experiences through their corporate career sites. Talent Board research has shown that such sites are far and...
Bullhorn launched a new version of its marketplace that includes resources for building customer technology stacks, an increased focus on enabling its teams to develop partner solutions and a new web site. The company said the new Bullhorn Marketplace offers staffing firms more than 100 pre-built integrations. Its support team validates...
Linked and Monster have added video interviewing capabilities through partnerships with OutMatch and Brightcove, respectively. LinkedIn made available OutMatch’s video tools, originally developed by Wepow, through the Talent Hub marketplace. Outmatch acquired Wepow in Janaury and integrated its tools into the OutMatch assessment platform in September. Wepow uses live and...
Talent acquisition specialists continue to say marketing is a growing component of their work. If that’s true, it’s worth considering new research from Gartner that predicts efforts to personalize marketing campaigns are on borrowed time. By 2025, 80 percent of marketers who’ve already invested in personalization will wind down their efforts, the researcher...
A consortium of academic and professional organizations is developing a platform on IBM’s blockchain technology to house permanent, verifiable records of a candidate’s learning and skills, including certifications and qualifications. According to IBM, the platform—called the Learning Credential Network, according to Human Resource Executive—is still in the early stages of development. In a...
Indeed confirmed to the HCM Technology Report that it’s testing a product flavored for the gig economy. According to HRTechFeed, which first noticed the site last week, the subdomain gigs.indeed.com appeared in June. The site speculated that the gig site might put Indeed’s recent purchase of the UK flexible work...
iCIMS rolled out an integration with LinkedIn Recruiter System Connect that provides workflow capabilities as well as connectivity, all with an eye toward increasing the productivity and efficiency of recruiters. The company said the connector between iCIMS Recruit and LinkedIn Recruiter solves some of the most critical sourcing challenges employers face, such as repeated...