Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast Chris Russell

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?
 

This Week in RecTech;
LinkUp, the provider of global job market data, announced the release of Compass—an intuitive digital toolset for analyzing labor demand in real time and living color.
https://hrtechfeed.com/linkup-launches-compass-a-visual-job-market-insight-tool/
XpertHR today announced it has rebranded to Brightmine™, marking a strategic change for the company to further support HR leaders through today’s increasingly complex workforce conditions and global economic uncertainty. 
https://hrtechfeed.com/xperthr-cnages-name-to-brightmine/
Upwork announced Upwork Partners, a new program for companies to establish partnerships with Upwork that highlight skilled independent professionals on Upwork to serve their customers’ most pressing business needs, as well as connect freelancers with industry-leading tools that supercharge productivity and improve work quality. Initially, Upwork Partners encompasses three main partnership models:
https://hrtechfeed.com/upwork-premieres-new-partner-program-to-expand-ecosystem-of-companies-transforming-how-we-work/
Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, today announced its strategic partnership with Atlanta-based Grayscale, a leading enterprise-focused texting and automation platform that supports frictionless high-volume hiring. Greenhouse customers can now add Grayscale’s texting and automation solutions directly through the product offering: Texting, powered by Grayscale.
https://hrtechfeed.com/greenhouse-launches-texting-powered-by-grayscale/
HiBob has announced Bob Hiring, a fully integrated Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that connects candidate, employee, and business data for better decision-making. Bob Hiring links Bob Workforce Planning with the recruitment process, aligning hiring plans to dynamic business goals for an optimized process using a powerful, all-in-one HCM platform.
https://hrtechfeed.com/hibob-launches-applicant-tracking-system/
 

Matt Plummer is the Senior Vice President, Product Strategy & Enterprise Solutions for Ziprecruiter one of the worlds largest job marketplaces. Founded in 2010, the Santa Monica-based company has over 1000 employees in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Israel. 
TOPICS
1. What's new at the company? (icims partnership)
2. Numbers: what are the latest traffic numbers for Ziprecruiter.com? How many seekers do you have in your resume database?
3. It's been a tough 12-18 months for the job board world with ad spend down, how are you viewing 2024?
4. Hows Phil….talk about that user experience….pre-screening new visitors…
5. I heard you raised prices recently (or are about to) why the increase?
6. Will Zip ever look at acquiring other job boards?
7. Podcast advertising….must be working for you guys can you talk about that strategy a bit
8. How is Zip leveraging AI in the job search?
 

Techcrunch is reporting that Checkr, a 10-year-old employee background check company  which was last valued at $5 billion has laid off 382 employees as companies are not significantly hiring talent.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/checkr-layoffs/
Tech company Multiverse has acquired Searchlight, a talent intelligence and skills assessment platform that uses AI to help companies close their skills gaps.
https://hrtechfeed.com/multiverse-acquires-ai-talent-software-company-searchlight/
NEW YORK – Cadient, a leading provider of talent acquisition solutions in the hourly hiring sector, has been acquired by Basis Vectors Capital, a private equity and technology investment firm that focuses on the B2B sass space
https://hrtechfeed.com/cadient-ats-acquired-by-private-equity-firm/
SeekOut, the Talent Intelligence Platform, announced the release of conversational search as part of its SeekOut Assist generative AI product portfolio. The new feature expands the capabilities of SeekOut Assist, enabling recruiters to use their own language in sourcing. This makes powerful AI-assisted searches accessible to all recruiters, allowing for simple descriptions instead of complex Boolean queries.
https://hrtechfeed.com/seekout-adds-conversational-search-to-its-platform/
ReadySetHire, powered by Talroo, is a new recruiting platform built from the ground-up exclusively for small businesses that lack the tools and insight needed to follow recruiting best practices to attract new hires. 
https://hrtechfeed.com/talroo-launches-readysethire/
 

JOBSYNC ROUNDTABLE: 
“I’ve got a feeling” can no longer be the deciding factor of Talent Acquisition decision-making. TA Operations provides structure and rigor to a classically EQ area of the business.
But where do you start, what makes the cut, and how do you define success? 
This insightful panel webinar featuring Talent Operations experts discussing the intricacies of building a TA Operations function.
Scope: Understand the objectives of integrating a TA Operations function and managing scope creep
Impact: Assess the outcomes (both positive and negative) such as efficiency, candidate experience, change management, and compliance
Budget: Consider expenses and trade-offs such as technology, training, and resources (and how to get buy-in from leadership)

Remote, the leader in building, managing, and supporting globally distributed workforces, has completed the acquisition of Easop, a compliance solution for businesses with international talent to grant and manage equity to their teams across 70+ countries. 
https://hrtechfeed.com/remote-com-acquires-equity-compensation-tool/
ClearanceJobs, the leading online community for security-cleared professionals, has launched the ability to stream live videos to its platform with the introduction of ClearanceJobs Live.
https://hrtechfeed.com/clearancejobs-adds-live-streaming-for-employers/
Employ Inc., the parent company of JazzHR, Lever, Jobvite and NXTThing RPO, announced the appointment of Steve Cox as CEO, effective April 1, 2024. Cox succeeds former CEO, Pete Lamson.- who decided to step down,  the company told me.
https://hrtechfeed.com/employ-inc-has-new-ceo/
SAN MATEO, Calif.,— Modal, a leading skills development platform for data and analytics professionals, today announced a $25 million Series A. The round is led by Left Lane Capital and Ensemble VC with participation from leading investment firms Signalfire and Learn Capital. 
https://hrtechfeed.com/modal-announces-25-million-series-a-to-upskill-employees-in-ai/
Indeed, the world’s #1 job site1 and a global job matching and hiring platform, today introduces Smart Sourcing, a new AI-powered suite of products to make the hiring process faster, simpler and more efficient for both employers and job seekers.
https://hrtechfeed.com/indeed-launches-ai-powered-smart-sourcing/
https://youtu.be/pduqHwS_J58?si=V9GzlMv16YHjjf4A