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.

A significant number of employed job seekers believe AI recruiting tools are more biased than their human counterparts, according to a survey conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of the American Staffing Association. The level of distrust is particularly high among those actively seeking new roles. Among those actively...
Ceipal incorporated LinkedIn’s Recruiter System Connect into its ATS with the goal of helping expedite its employers’ hiring process, allowing them to more quickly find and hire qualified candidates. According to the company, the integration will save time for HR and recruiting professionals by gathering consistent, real-time data from...
Skills-mapping platform AskFora unveiled a new SaaS recruiting solution to help organizations streamline recruiting, optimize employee development and address workforce planning challenges. Called AskFora Teams, the product uses the company’s AI-driven skills search platform to map workers’ skills to open roles. AskFora automatically gathers information about employee skills from a...
LinkedIn announced a wave of new AI-based capabilities for LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn Learning, including features to create customized talent pools, recommend matching candidates and coach users in career development. Between now and April 2024, LinkedIn Recruiter will incorporate a range of capabilities designed to improve the interaction between platform...
iCIMS introduced iCIMS Copilot, a generative AI-powered recruiting assistant to help talent acquisition teams accelerate hiring velocity, reduce the cost of hiring and build a competitive hiring edge to boost business outcomes. The solution will automate manual tasks to save recruiters time and also provide AI recommendations for optimizing...
Paylocity launched two new products, Recognition & Rewards and Employee Voice, to tackle efforts designed to improve culture and engagement and boost recruiting and retention. The company said the products will improve workplace connections throughout a company’s workplace environment. Recognition & Rewards builds on Paylocity’s peer recognition capabilities and includes...
Radancy acquired hiring event solutions provider Brazen in a move that will allow users to manage both virtual and in-person recruiting events through the Radancy Talent Acquisition Cloud. With Brazen, Radancy will offer a complete, end-to-end platform for companies seeking to provide a “holistic” candidate experience across all channels. Adding Brazen's...
PrismHR, a software provider for PEOs and ASOs, launched a Unified Employee Experience update. Based on the UI of its sister company Namely, PrismHR UEX includes new manager and employee views, expanded configuration options, higher levels of accessibility and improved responsiveness. PrismHR President Kevin Andrews said the company aimed to...
Appcast launched AppcastOne, an omni-channel recruitment marketing solution that uses programmatic, search, social and traditional media to help optimize candidate acquisition. When using the service, organizations work with Appcast professionals to develop a custom strategy to attract and hire candidates. AppcastOne provides integrated reporting and insights, including tracking activity from...
Unlike office-based industries, hiring for frontline work has not normalized since the pandemic, according to research from Fountain. The company’s State of Frontline Hiring study found that frontline industries offered 25% more job openings in July 2023 than they did in July 2019. Meantime, quit rates have risen to...