Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast Chris Russell

IAMPHENOM coverage from Philly: How are DHL Group and Thales leveraging AI and automation technology to meet critical needs, enhance candidate engagement, and streamline the hiring process to stay competitive in 2024? Gain insights into best practices for attracting skilled, adaptable workers in a competitive market and learn how to foster a culture that supports innovation, skills, and retention.

IAMPHENOM Coverage from Philly: Leave the lag behind and meet the new way to fast forward candidate screening with the power of One-Way Interviews. Learn how United Airlines is crafting the right questions and leveraging technology to qualify candidates faster, empower hiring teams to reliably assess talent at scale, save significant time in the screening process, and keep candidate quality high.

Employ Inc., the parent company of JazzHR, Lever, Jobvite and NXTThing RPO, announced the appointment of Dara Brenner as Chief Product Officer (CPO) 
https://hrtechfeed.com/employ-announces-new-chief-product-officer/
During its IAMPHENOM 2024 Product Innovation Keynote, Phenom announced a several new innovations — including Talent Experience Engine, X+ Agents, Talent Marketer Experience and Talent Leader Experience.
https://hrtechfeed.com/new-phenom-release-talent-experience-engine-next-genai-agents-new-platform-experiences-and-updates-for-talent-acquisition-and-talent-management/
Upwork the freelance marketplace, unveiled a collection of products, features and partnerships to transform how businesses and professionals hire and work, as part of Upwork’s new semi-annual product showcase.
https://hrtechfeed.com/upwork-announces-updates-for-ai-innovations-and-other-solutions/
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Leading U.S., U.K., and India tech talent marketplace hackajob has announced a new hiring option to support changing dynamics within the tech industry — a fast, flexible, and compliant solution for contract-based tech hiring. Aptly named hackajob on-demand, this new service provides tech employers across sectors with a seamless way to hire top-tier freelancers and contract talent for business-critical projects.
https://hrtechfeed.com/leading-tech-talent-marketplace-hackajob-reacts-to-changing-tech-landscape-with-contract-based-hiring-solution/
 

Join the Jobsync team for their Recruitment Roundtable featuring Bill Musman of AmeriHealth Caritas where we will be discussing how to align a mission-driven recruitment strategy with business goals.

SmartRecruiters, announced its latest product release, packed with new features designed to streamline the recruitment process and empower hiring teams. This April, users can explore new functionalities within the SmartRecruiters’ platform, including advanced AI capabilities, improved integration options, and significant user interface enhancements. The highlights include:
https://hrtechfeed.com/smartrecruiters-announces-new-release/
ShiftMed, a leader in On-Demand workforce technology, announced today its acquisition of CareerStaff Unlimited from Genesis HealthCare (Genesis), a national post-acute care provider. CareerStaff is one of the healthcare industry’s leading per diem and contract managed service providers (MSP). ShiftMed, in combination with CareerStaff, will provide services to Genesis at over 200 skilled nursing and 1,200 Powerback Rehabilitation locations, under a seven-year exclusive agreement.
https://hrtechfeed.com/shiftmed-acquires-msp-to-expand-its-on-demand-nursing-platform/
 Daxtra, the resume parsing software platform, has acquired PivotCX, a technology-based talent acquisition and HR communications hub. Based in Indianapolis, PivotCX has become part of the Daxtra Group, and its products will be rolled into the Daxtra suite of solutions. The combined solution will deliver a powerful platform for talent acquisition teams, providing customers the opportunity to direct high-conversion candidate engagement more easily.
https://hrtechfeed.com/daxtra-acquires-pivotcx/
Crosschq, the world’s first Hiring Intelligence platform purpose-built to increase Quality of Hire, today announced the availability of Crosschq Insights, a first-of-its-kind recruiting analytics and Quality of Hire engine. Insights empowers recruiting teams by allowing them to pull data from multiple sources into a single dashboard, offering a more comprehensive and controlled look at the hiring process.
https://hrtechfeed.com/crosschq-launches-recruiting-analytics-and-quality-of-hire-engine/
HCM platform Rippling has raised $200mm in new financing, and signed agreements with investors to repurchase up to $590mm of equity from current employees, former employees, and early investors. The financing was led by Coatue with participation from Founders Fund, Greenoaks, and other existing investors. Dragoneer is joining the round as a new investor.
https://hrtechfeed.com/rippling-raises-200-million-series-f/

Al Smith, is the chief technology officer for new jersey based ICIMS….iCIMS is a leading provider of talent acquisition technology that enables organizations everywhere to build winning workforces. 
TOPICS
Whas a day in the life like for the CTO of a hiring software company?
Whats the biggest challenge in your job?
Icims is 20 years old now…you've been here about 10….what is the biggest thing you have learned about fostering this kind of software?
Winter release, lets talk about it.
How many releases do you have each year?