Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

At the SHRM 24 expo in Chicago I sat down with Yutaka Takagi, Principal Product Evangelist at isolved along with one of their customers to get her feedback with the HCM platform. RecTech travel sponsored by Jobcase.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Posner, founder of managing director of NHP Talent Group, a boutique NYC based ING agency with expertise in marketing, media and advertising. He's also also the Pause where he interviews top experts, entrepreneurs and thought leaders from the world of entrepreneurship, TA and personal growth and other world-class, amazing humans on their insights into their own career journey. RecTech Media Travel sponsore by Jobcase.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randstad NV, the world’s leading talent company, has reached an agreement to form a joint venture combining its job board business, Monster, with CareerBuilder, a portfolio company of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo. https://recruitingheadlines.com/monster-careerbuilder-joining-forces/ PHILADELPHIA —- Phenom today announced its acquisition of Tydy, a human resources technology company focused on delivering phenomenal preboarding and onboarding experiences for employees – from hire to retire. The fifth acquisition and addition to the Intelligent Talent Experience platform portfolio fortifies Phenom’s vision to shorten time to productivity for employees, while creating efficient experiences for HR practitioners, all from one platform. https://hrtechfeed.com/phenom-acquires-onboarding-platform/ Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, announced it has been recognized as a leader in 66 of the 2024 G2 Summer reports and has ranked #1 in 29 of them, including Best Applicant Tracking System, Best Enterprise Applicant Tracking Systems, Best Mid-Market Applicant Tracking System and Europe Regional Grid Report for Applicant Tracking Systems. https://hrtechfeed.com/g2-says-greenhouse-is-the-best-ats/ KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR and other investors  will jointly lead a US$140 million Series E fundraise of SmartHR, a leading cloud-native human resources management platform in Japan, with participation from existing shareholders. https://hrtechfeed.com/japan-based-smarthr-gets-140m-series-e/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jocelyn King, SHRM-SCP is the CEO and Founder of VirgilHR, a SaaS solution that empowers HR professionals to make smart, compliant employment and labor law decisions in real-time. We discussed a lot around compliance particularly as it pertains to recruiting. HR has been the passion and focus of Jocelyn’s entire career as she’s supported high-growth technology start-ups and public companies throughout her tenure. She defines herself as a true HR generalist and has touched on all aspects of HR in her more senior roles. Jocelyn has strong expertise in creating and executing HR strategy, managing employee relations for multi-state and global organizations, developing a diverse and high-performing work culture, owning organization development and change management, and crafting the total reward, talent development, and talent acquisition strategies. Recorded live from SHRM 24 in Chicago. RecTech Medi aTravel sponsored by Jobcase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Maffucci is G-P’s Head of HR, and she leads the company’s global workforce, talent, and employee experience. She operates from a people-first mindset and strongly believes that diversity of thought is paramount for a healthy workspace.  Laura previously held leadership positions in the Global Total Rewards team at G-P, from Sr. Director to VP. Before this, she led Total Rewards & HRIS at Progress, a tech company focused on products to develop, deploy and manage high-impact applications. Prior to Progress, she held roles of increasing responsibility with Ocean Spray Cranberries, where she was awarded HR Award for Innovation and Creativity (2016). Her tenure at Ocean Spray Cranberries was preceded by roles with an emphasis on compensation and HR practices. In her 20+ year career in HR, Laura has spoken on global and national platforms about compensation, employee well-being and mental health. She’s a staunch advocate for the employee experience and creating a culture of inclusivity. Laura is passionate about the future of work, normalizing the value of work everywhere, and enabling employees across the globe to be their best selves and add value wherever they go and whatever they do. Recorded live from the G-P booth in Chicago at SHRM24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top stories for This week in RecTech: SAN FRANCISCO — KarmaCheck, a technology-based solution for background checks, credentialing, and compliance, announced today that it has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round led by Parameter Ventures… The company will leverage the funding to accelerate development of its proprietary technology platform, scale its exceptional service levels to more customers and candidates, and expand into new industry verticals. https://hrtechfeed.com/karmacheck-raises-45-million-series-b-to-modernize-background-checks/ Belgium-based AI-powered skills platform TechWolf, just closed a $42.7 million Series B round. TechWolf was founded out of Ghent University and Cambridge University in 2018. In 2022, it raised a €10M Series A, and two years later, it has seen 12x revenue growth.They use AI to help automate skills matching internally though your existing HRIS systems. https://hrtechfeed.com/belgian-based-techwolf-lands-43m-coming-to-the-u-s/ QUEBEC CITY, Qc. — freelance.ca, the emerging leading online marketplace for professional freelancers in Canada, announces the successful acquisition of Workhoppers, a renowned Canadian freelancer platform. This strategic acquisition strengthens freelance.ca’s position in the Canadian market and expands its portfolio of services for freelancers and businesses nationwide. https://hrtechfeed.com/canadian-freelance-marketplace-makes-acquisition/ REMOTE FIRST COMPANY – G-P (Globalization Partners), a leader in the global employment market and standard bearer for industry compliance, announced AI-powered global onboarding in G-P’s employer of record products. The new experience is designed to help businesses quickly and compliantly manage the hiring and onboarding experience from generating the offer to signing the employment agreement to managing all of the onboarding and benefits set up.  https://hrtechfeed.com/g-p-introduces-ai-powered-global-hiring-onboarding-for-hr-teams/ NEW YORK– Wilya, formerly known as Gig and Take, a B2B SaaS company transforming traditional HR practices in the manufacturing and supply chain sectors, announced today the successful close of a $4 million seed funding round.  https://hrtechfeed.com/manufacturing-workforce-tool-lands-4m/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal.io, a Silicon Valley-based hiring platform for flexible, in-house legal talent, has announced that its membership has surpassed 50,000 legal professionals. https://hrtechfeed.com/legal-talent-network-reaches-50k-members/ candidate.fyi, a candidate experience tool, announced that Colin Day, the founder of iCIMS, has joined the company as an advisor. As a pioneer in HR Tech, Colin’s extensive experience and visionary leadership will be instrumental in guiding candidate.fyi’s strategic direction and growth. https://hrtechfeed.com/candidate-fyi-welcomes-colin-day-founder-of-icims-as-new-advisor/ Bullhorn has acquired Textkernel, an industry leader in Sourcing AI solutions. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Textkernel powers over 2,000 customers globally, including eight of the top 10 staffing agencies worldwide and Fortune 500 companies.  https://hrtechfeed.com/bullhorn-acquires-textkernel/ Findem launched a new copilot focused on helping customers more efficiently use its platform for sourcing. Fully integrated into the company’s Talent Data Cloud, Copilot for Sourcing can create active talent pipelines from all hiring channels, allowing recruiting teams to cut time to hire and increase their flexibility. https://hrtechfeed.com/findem-integrates-copilot-for-sourcing-into-talent-data-cloud/ Talroo has announced the release of its innovative new Smart Drive Time feature. It addresses the growing need for location-based work demonstrated by the Talroo Frontline Worker Index, which confirms that the amount of work-from-home positions has decreased by 60% compared to the 2022 baseline  https://hrtechfeed.com/talroo-adds-smart-drive-time-feature-to-help-candidates-commute-easier/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hackajob, the reverse tech hiring platform recently launched a new on demand hiring solution for tech workers…joining meon this episodeto talk about it is their Head of Growth, Luke Coleman. LINK: https://www.rectechpr.com/press-releases/leading-tech-talent-marketplace-hackajob-reacts-to-changing-tech-landscape-with-contract-based-hiring-solution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NEW YORK – Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, today announced it has hired Samir Joglekar as its new Chief Revenue Officer. https://hrtechfeed.com/greenhouse-hires-new-chief-revenue-officer/ BOSTON — JobGet, the fastest-growing app-first hiring platform connecting over 70 million Everyday Workers with the nation’s most recognized brands, today announced the acquisition of Wirkn, a leading ATS in the frontline recruitment market for malls and retail. This move to partner with shopping centers and malls allows JobGet to offer a tailored frontline solution to even more employers and job seekers. https://hrtechfeed.com/jobget-acquires-wirkn/ ClearCompany, a provider of human capital management software, announced it has acquired Brainier Solutions Inc., a leading provider of innovative learning management software. Financial terms were not disclosed. https://hrtechfeed.com/clearcompany-acquires-learning-management-tool/ Hiring software Wizehire, announced its Candidate Texting feature. This new functionality enables organizations to instantly build stronger relationships with top talent, increase engagement, and streamline the hiring process. https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-from-wizehire-talroo/ Talroo, a leading provider of technology to power the recruitment of frontline and essential workers, is pleased to announce the release of SmartScreen, the new AI-assisted Chat-to-Apply Screening tool. This elegant new screening chatbot solves a common problem for both job seekers and employers. Approximately 7 out of 10 employers (Zippia Recruitment Statistics, 2023) find it difficult to hire skilled candidates. SmartScreen automatically extracts and surfaces job requirements using AI in a custom chatbot. https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-from-wizehire-talroo/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a new monthly series on the podcast. I am teaming up with the team at Qualifi, a hiring platform that helps recruiters screen, score, schedule, and interview talent before they go cold. Each month they pick a recruiter of the month and for June that recruiter is… Kathleen Armbruster  Currently serving as the Director of Talent Acquisition at consulting firm called Studio Science, Kathleen has significantly contributed to the evolution of recruiting practices within the company. Her innovative recruitment strategies have notably included the integration of all functional groups to foster a culture of accountability and efficiency, which has significantly sped up the hiring process.  Do you know great talent acquisition pro? Nominate them here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices