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.

Staffing and recruiting platform Bullhorn will connect ATS and VMS systems so companies can transfer full-time candidate records into their vendor database and back again. The enhancement to Bullhorn’s VMS Sync solution will automate both the capture of jobs from a VMS and the submitting of candidates to fill those jobs. Bullhorn...
Beamery launched a new platform that matches data from legacy systems with information from external sources to create more detailed profiles and improve search-targeting. Beamery said the platform, the Talent Operating System, will allow enterprises to manage the recruiting and hiring process from one place. The TOS centralizes candidate data, applications...
Indeed launched a new hiring platform aimed at employers seeking better matchmaking between themselves and technology professionals. Called Seen by Indeed, the product is based on Indeed Prime but, the company said, “takes a more holistic view of tech talent.” Employers have been wringing their hands for years about the...
The use of video interviewing platforms has been slowly but inevitably rising, with a number of reports showing that a majority of U.S. employers use their technology in one form or another. But at the same time, nearly two-thirds of U.S. workers say they’d prefer their job interviews to...
Entelo, one of the leading companies in recruiting automation, acquired candidate engagement solutions provider ConveyIQ in a move to offer source-to-hire management of talent acquisition interactions. In addition, Entelo said, the combined company’s powerful AI-driven targeting and candidate reengagement capabilities will allow employers to mine their existing candidate databases to rediscover...
BH Media Group will launch a white-label version of Recruitology’s digital recruitment tools on all of its online properties. Recruitology’s tools offer employers the ability to post and promote jobs on multiple job sites from one place. It also helps job seekers find local jobs and then send their resumes...
Indeed is introducing a service to organize and promote hiring events so that employers can “focus on hiring and not on event management.” Listen to our podcast of this story. In a blog post, the company said the effort was inspired by employer concerns about being overwhelmed with resumes, interview logistics...
People analytics platform PredictiveHR has acquired the Recruiting Services Division of Method3, an RPO and IT staffing services provider. Boston-based PredictiveHR said the acquisition will strengthen its existing offerings and help it provide both predictive people analytics and recruiting services to its customers. Method3, headquartered in Camp Hill, Pa., will retain its IT Technology...
JazzHR has become the latest recruiting platform to add texting functionality to its product. As we’ve reported, a number of companies, both new and existing, have introduced text-messaging tools into their recruiting platforms. They sell text as an increasingly important talent acquisition channel because so many younger workers rely on it and text messages...
Beamery’s new Career Sites product is designed to help employers more easily customize job-site content and customize the candidate’s search experience depending on their location, language and browsing and application histories. Career Sites will help enterprises provide an “e-commerce-like experience,” the company said. For example, candidates can join talent networks, subscribe to job...