Rectech: The Recruiting Technology Podcast

Nathan Doctor and Jake Hoffner are the co-founders of Qualified.io a software developer assessment tool. TOPICS * What are your clients saying about the challenge of tech recruiting in silicon valley? * What is Qualified and give us a brief history of the company… When launched? * What makes you different from the Hackerranks of the world? * Will this tech eventually be used in other skill sets? Walk us through the user experience from the recruiter perspective * Jake (CTO) How do you spot a good developer vs a bad one? (traits to look for etc) * What have you learned about the recruiting process since you started Qualified? Any tips to share… * Any specific tips to recruiter developer better? What advice do you have… * What advice do you have for other HR tech startups out there? Learn more at https://www.qualified.io/ Show Notes: https://www.rectechmedia.com/ Sponsored by: https://www.lever.co/rectech

George LaRocque, HCM analyst with HRWins…and Martin Burns from the recruitment advertising firm HireClix...join Chris Russell ...it’s time for our year-end-recap….next on the Rec Tech Podcast Happy new year everyone... it’s time once again for RECTECH….the only podcast that helps employers and recruiters connect with more candidates through technology inspired conversations. I started this show last year to in order to educate recruiters and employers about how to better leverage technology to recruit. This profession is becoming much more technically challenging to many of you out there, there are of new tools and techniques you need to master... so that’s the mission to make you better recruiters overall so thanks for all the downloads in 2017. SPONSORED BY Today's episode of RecTech is sponsored by the team at Lever, providing a modern take on the applicant tracking system. Lever combines ATS and CRM functionality in a single powerful platform to help you source, nurture, and manage your candidates, all in

Today we’ll be talking about hot topics in text recruiting with the CEO of Canvas, based in Indianapolis. The company just launched in June 2017 and is gaining traction. Links: https://gocanvas.io/ and sponsor http://recruitingheadlines.com/ Topics include: -How did you get into the HR tech space, what’s your background? -Tell us briefly what your tool does and how it works? Im curious to hear -What a typical user experience is like... -Why is text interviewing better than a phone screen? -Worried that ATS vendors may start their own version of this? -What types of organizations are turning to text messaging to recruit talent? -What have you learned about the role of machine learning in recruiting today. -Did you go tot HR tech this year? What are you doing to market the tool -What trends will most impact recruiting in 2018?

Scott Sherman is a Director of Talent Acquisition with Sodexo a food service and facilities management company. Topics discussed include: -Whats New in TA at Sodexo -Size of recruiting team, number of hires expected in 2018 -Sodexo has been a very proactive recruitment marketer, started blogging early, etc...Quesocial -Sodexo HR tech stack, can you tell us what you us...avature, icims, entelo, hiring solved, Text Recruit, Seekout -Favorite tool or technology you guys have brought on this year -Is there a tool you wish existed that doesnt -How should HR tech vendors pitch you? Learn more at RecTechMedia.com for show notes and links.

My guest today is Graham Pionkowski, who's spent the last decade in the world of corporate recruiting, and helped a number of organizations up level their talent acquisition strategy, operations, and technologies. Most recently, he has served as the head of global talent acquisition at Bizarre Voice, a high tech company based in Austin, Texas. Over the last few years, he's been leading all things recruiting, including the TA strategy and operationalizing the day to day execution to bring top talent into the organization. On today's show we will chat about a variety of recruiting technology challenges, mention some tools and get some great insight from a veteran talent acquisition professional. Learn more at RecTechMedia.com

Chris Russell reads a solid example of a job posting that sells the role, and company well. Listen as he reads it word for word and tells you why it works. Find the link tot he job description from Meetup at RecTechMedia.com on the blog page.

As their head of research, DavidMallon sets strategy and drives innovation for Bersin's research team. He is the primary force behind their work in continuous learning, learning cultures, and learning management systems. He is also central to the Bersin thought leadership related to HR's operating models, governance, and the evolution of key roles such as the HR business partner. TOPICS DISCUSSED What were your takeaways from the HRtech conference this year…. What do you make of the recent news of Cornerstone on Demand receiving $300 million in new funding? Linkedin was also involved with... Your colleague Josh Bersin said something recently about applicant tracking systems that caught the eye of many recruiters i know….something like ‘the ATS is going away or dying’...wonder if you can comment on that...what does he mean and do you agree...? There has never been more HR technology than exists right now and the money is flowing into the space, are we in a bit of a bubble here? I still see a lot of employers u

Ben Eubanks is the principal analyst for Lighthouse Research and Advisory, a human capital management firm that recently conducted a study on video in the candidate experience. Topics discussed: Go to HR tech this year? What did ya think What’s a typical day like for an HCM analyst? Really interested to talk about video today and when I first saw the news of the study that you did I know it would make for a great podcast, how did the study come about and who did you survey? Quote: the study sheds light on ways companies are wasting money on video production while failing to meet the preferences for candidates. I walked away from this study with an overwhelming sense of “people want to work for people, not companies,”... Walk us through the major findings? I just don’t see major employers every taking this route...there are too many rules and regulations that exist that will prevent them from being transparent with vide...to those employers you say what? What were the Key takeaways? Learn more at https://www.r

Johnny Campbell is the CEO & Co-Founder of SocialTalent a company that helps “Improve and Measure your Recruiter ROI”. He is here to discuss some of the findings of the 2017 Global Recruiting Survey and has some interesting things to highlight from the results. learn more at https://www.rectechmedia.com/ and https://www.socialtalent.com/

Listen to Chris Russell talk about do's and dont's for your career site. Recorded at RecruitCon Boston.

You already know job search engines such as Indeed, Jobs2Careers and Juju but you may not know about Montreal based Neuvoo, a global job search engine now operating in more than 60 countries...there is big change going on in the job search world so today we’ll get some perspective from an upstart player in the space, Neuvoo.com (recorded at the 2017 HR Tech conference in Las Vegas) Lucas Martinez is their cofounder. This is your first HR tech show...first impressions? Walk me through the history of your site...where did you start and where are you now? Traffic, countries, etc Why does the employer world need Neuvoo... what makes you guys different? How are you going to take on Google, they are surely on their way to becoming a top job search destination, how are you going to compete with that? What about Facebook? Will you integrate with their new api? 6. Jobs are becoming a commodity...jobs are everywhere what is your take on that perspective?

Ninh Tran is the COO and cofounder of Hiretual, one of the most popular sourcing tools on the planet. We chatted about the company at the recent HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas.

Joe Meyer: This is Joe Meyer, Founder and CEO of ExecThread. And I'm next on the RecTech podcast. Welcome to RecTech. The podcast where recruiting and technology intersect. Each month you'll hear from vendors shaping the recruting world. Along with recruiters who will tell you how they use technology to hire talent. Now, here is your host. The mad scientist of online recruiting, Chris Russell. Chris Russell: That's right. It's time for RecTech, the only podcast [00:00:30] that helps employers and recruiters connect with more candidates through technology inspired conversations. If you listen you'll hear both recruiters and HR Tech vendors talking about having used Tech to find talent. Today's show is a vendor edition. RecTech podcast is sponsored by our friends at Jobs In The US. If your company needs to hire more local talent JobsInTheUS.Com let's you post for free on their national job search engine. They also operate 51 local state sites for every state in the country, including Washington DC. [00:01:00] T

I first learned of Ideal.com at last year’s HR tech conference and after recently hearing the news of the new 3 million round of funding invited their cofounder to the show to talk about their technology and how they help employers find talent...according to their homepage...Ideal automates tedious and time-consuming tasks including manual resume screening and candidate sourcing. TOPIS TODAY: Tell us what Ideal does? Congrats on the new round of funding can you tell us how that came about and what your plans are for the capital? Tell us the story of the domain name and how you came to acquire it? Your technology is A.I. based so describe that part of the technology? How does it integrate with your ATS? Whats the deliverable? What are some results your customers have seen by using Ideal? How are people using AI in recruiting now? Will artificial intelligence tools such as Ideal take jobs away from recruiters? What are your predictions for recruiting and AI's role in the future? Learn mor eat https://www.rectec

Thats right its time for RECTECH….the only podcast that helps employers and recruiters connect with more candidates through technology inspired conversations. If you listen you’ll hear both recruiters and HR tech vendors talk about about how they use tech to find talent. If you listen, I promise you’ll get better at recruiting. Paul DeBettignies is the Principal of Minnesota Headhunter, LLC a Minneapolis IT search firm and a frequent local and national speaker and writer on recruiting, HR, career, networking and social media topics. And like me he’s an avid fisherman….we follow each other catches on Instagram. TOPICS DISCUSSED How’s business and tell me a bit about the minnesota tech scene? What recruiting or HRtech companies are located up there? I heard that some Minnestota employers making big push to recruit outside of minneapolis? Are companies there more willing to relocate? When did you get the idea to brand yourself as the Minnesota Headhunter? What tech tools do you use to recruit...let’s start with

Lever is part of a new crop of applicant tracking systems that are really turning heads and making the hiring process better for companies.... They are also doing a great job at marketing themselves and I wanted to tap into that with their CMO, Leela Srinivassan. In this podcast we'll chat about: You have a quite a career path...I didn’t realize you used to work at LinkedIn...what was that like and what did you learn there about selling and marketing to HR people? How big a team is Lever right now…? How did you get the job? Why is Lever different? As you pitch Lever today what are the main challenges in selling to HR? Basic price point of the product? What type of companies do you target? Talk about your content marketing efforts and how that helps you create a funnel for sales? Just started a conference? I see a lot of vendors hosting their own now… Advice for HR tech startups...what should they be doing to gain traction/get their first clients?

Harry Joiner is a third party recruiter who specializes in placing ecommerce executives. I invited him on the show because he does a great job of branding himself in the recruiting world via his website at ecommercejobs.com. EPISODE SPONSOR: https://www.jobsintheus.com TOPICS: Take me back to when you started in recruiting….when did you first get the idea to buy your domains? Describe ecommerce jobs and how you use it? What has it done for you in terms of generating placements...the impact? You are known for creating really deep, detailed job descriptions...explain why? These jobs are like job stories...how do you get all this info…? What ATS do you use? What tech tools are part of your everyday recruiting activities…? Advice for those recruiters who want to do a better job at branding themselves and/or their business? SITE: http://ecommercejobs.com/

Ken Forrester is President and Founder of A.W. Forrester Co. ...A.W. Forrester Co. is a niche agency recruitment firm that focuses in the commercial health insurance Industry. He started his recruitment career in 1990 as an agency recruiter – he’s received rookie of the year honors, top recruiter and highest placement fee awards. Ken believes His key to success is being able to incorporate non-recruitment solutions with traditional recruitment tactics. He is inbound certified through Hub Spot and an avid user of Mautic, a marketing automation platform – where he has developed a strategy for sourcing and nurturing prospective candidates. He also serves in an Advisory role to TerraTal, a start-up data science driven recruitment platform that implements machine learning technology into the recruiting and hiring process. His objective is to consult with employers on best practice strategies for optimizing the hiring process. TOPICS - full show notes available at RecTechMedia.com How’s business in the commercial h

First year recruiter and former vet, Michael McDonnell talks about opening his own recruiting shop and what he's learned in his first year of recruiting as well as the tech tools that are part of his everyday job. For the transcript and show notes please go to https://www.rectechmedia.com/

Chris Mulhall, a VP of Talent Acquisition for a Canadian software complay explains how and why they revamped their job descriptions to engage candidates. Full transcript can be found at RecTechMedia.com