Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

TrackFive is a recruitment marketing agency based in Central Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007, their vision is To fill every open job with a qualified candidate. https://trackfive.com/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LinkedIn is laying off more than 660 workers across its engineering, product, talent and finance teams, the employment-focused social media site announced Monday. https://www.wtnh.com/news/national/linkedin-laying-off-more-than-660-workers/ micro1, an AI-driven platform for sourcing top engineering talent has announced an oversubscribed $1.3 million investment. This funding, coupled with the initial $2 million pre-seed investment, has propelled the company’s valuation to an impressive $30 million.  https://hrtechfeed.com/engineering-talent-recruitment-tool-lands-3-3m/ The Mom Project, a leading digital talent marketplace and community platform serving more than 1.5 million moms and 3,000+ companies, today announced the launch of SelfMade, a professional platform focused on helping moms create their personal brand and start their business. https://hrtechfeed.com/the-mom-project-launches-program-to-help-moms-start-businesses/ MINNEAPOLIS — Yardstik, a Trust & Safety Platform built to help high-volume hiring businesses safely hire, verify, and onboard workers at scale, has raised an additional $12 million in its most recent round of funding. https://hrtechfeed.com/screening-tool-for-trust-safety-gets-12-million/ New research from iCIMS has found that hires and openings in retail have decreased by 12% and 25%, respectively, from this time last year, while the transportation sector saw declines of 22% and 2%. https://recruitingheadlines.com/latest-hiring-trends/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest episode from HR Tech Las Vegas you'll hear from Greenhouse, Hopward and Lumina. Sponsored by Plum.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HR tech interviews from the expo floor at the 2023 event.  COLLABWORK, CROSSCHQ, FIRST30 Sponsored by Plum https://www.plum.io/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the recent RecFest event in Nashville I caught some of the panel on high volume hiring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A panel of job seekers talk about what they hate about applying for jobs online.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cangrade, an AI-based predictor of job candidate success and retention,has announced its new patent 11734566 which predicts a job candidate’s fit for multiple positions using one assessment. This innovative technology redefines the way organizations source talent, allowing companies to leverage Cangrade’s Pre-Hire Assessment to effortlessly boost recruiting and sourcing efficiency, enhance the candidate’s experience, and build talent pools and internal mobility. https://hrtechfeed.com/cangrade-gets-patent-that-predicts-a-job-candidates-fit/ Succeedsmart has a new job description tool… https://hrtechfeed.com/succeedsmart-unveils-generative-ai-tool-for-crafting-unbiased-accomplishment-based-job-descriptions-within-minutes/ Montreal, QC, Canada – HiringBranch announced that it has secured $2.5 million in non-dilutive funds from BDC Capital’s Growth & Transition Capital division. BDC, Canada’s bank for entrepreneurs, is investing in HiringBranch’s mission to modernize legacy hiring processes with soft skill AI assessments that can replace interviews at scale. https://hrtechfeed.com/hiringbranch-secures-2-5m-to-modernize-legacy-hiring-processes/ Findem is giving talent teams the competitive edge with the launch of its Talent Data Cloud, the only AI talent acquisition and management solution that consolidates the entire talent lifecycle and is powered by unique 3D data. Findem’s Talent Data Cloud elevates talent teams by equipping them with the transformational talent intelligence, consolidated workflows and AI-based automation they need to operate with the highest levels of efficiency and effectiveness. https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hr-tech-from-findem-clearlyrated/ Linkedin adds AI to LI recruiter https://joshbersin.com/2023/10/linkedin-launches-exciting-gen-ai-features-in-recruiter-and-learning/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celinda Appleby who manages talent attraction at Visa gave a presentation at RecFest Nashville on her recruitment marketing tips and tricks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oyster: https://hrtechfeed.com/oyster-launches-talent-network/ Erudit: https://hrtechfeed.com/erudit-raises-10m-series-a-to-transform-the-employee-experience/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is MaryAnn Pelland, Head of TA for Citizens Bank….Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with more than 17,000 colleagues nationwide. You can check out their career site at jobs.citizensbank.com TOPICS 1. Give the audience a sense for How many people do you hire every year? Whats the size of the TA team at citizens…? 2. How does Citizens use hr technology to facilitate hiring…(walk us thru your HR tech stack) 3. Any cool recruiting tech you are thinking about installing in 2024? 4. What are the biggest hiring challenges for Citizens right now? Job ghosting? 5. How are you trying to make the candidate experience better? Are you guys very active on social media…can you tell us how you leverage channels for recruiting? 6. Talk to me about your DEI recruiting strategy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices