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.

LinkedIn rolled out new tools that allow employers to highlight their company’s values as a way to match themselves with candidates who have specific interests outside of the workplace. Building on the “commitments” feature launched in August 2022, the product’s update is designed to help companies that want to...
WorkLLama has made its platform available on SAP Store, the online marketplace for SAP and partner offerings. The company’s products integrate with SAP SuccessFactors to help organizations tap into a diverse pool of candidates across all categories, and enable them to outperform their competitors in the highly dynamic labor...
Cornerstone OnDemand unveiled what it calls the industry’s first holistic career growth, mobility and talent marketplace. Available through the company’s Talent Experience Platform, Opportunity Marketplace combines AI with the principles of human-centered design. The goal is to unlock new possibilities for employees while helping organizations improve engagement, retention, workforce...
Eightfold AI said it’s integrating recent versions of generative AI large language models in order to create two role-specific Talent Intelligence Copilots. On top of that, Eightfold’s Talent Insights will reflect the changing skills and roles created by generative AI in the labor market. Eightfold said that with the...
Phenom released new products and features at last week's IAMPHENOM conference, including tools to improve talent acquisition’s efficiency, monitor and manage the skills-related needs of both employees and managers, and leverage AI to automate content creation and eliminate a number of tasks normally shouldered by users throughout the talent...
Talent intelligence platform SeekOut launched new generative AI technology based on OpenAI’s GPT. Called SeekOut Assist, the tool allows recruiting teams to quickly move from a job description to initial contact with candidates, the company said. According to SeekOut, the product works with recruiters to quickly surface qualified candidates. When...
Fyndo, a hiring automation platform, launched with the goal of helping small and medium-sized businesses automate their hiring process, from posting jobs to setting up interviews. The company said it will help hiring teams both save time and increase efficiency. The company’s financial model requires use to pay only...
Beamery launched TalentGPT, an HR technology that uses generative AI to help deliver personalized experiences in the workplace. The product offers a “single assistant” using Beamery’s existing AI along with OpenAI’s GPT-4 and other large language models. The new product is built using Beamery’s Talent Graph, an AI technology that...
Paradox launched a conversational ATS focused on front line hiring. The system uses a conversational UI for engagement built around hourly hiring and deskless workers, who primarily use mobile devices to get their work done. With the solution, Paradox aims to reimagine the high-volume hiring process and deliver better...
High volume ATS provider Fountain added conversational AI feature, Fountain AI, to its product suite. The feature helps recruiters to screen and qualify candidates efficiently and automates manual processes. Fountain AI aims to accelerate the hiring funnel and help hiring managers get candidates through the process faster, according to the...