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Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast
Hosted by Chris Russell · EN
Hosted by Chris Russell, online recruiting's mad scientist, the RecTech podcast covers all aspects of recruiting technology and recruitment marketing including interesting new tools & vendors. You'll also hear how recruiters leverage technology to find talent. A great listen for HR tech vendors, HR professionals and recruiters everywhere. CONTACT: chris@rectechmedia.com
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Media Biz HR.com is For Sale
5d ago00:07:11Tap to summarizeDebbie McGrath, the longtime CEO of HR.com, has officially announced that she is preparing for retirement and looking for the right buyers or strategic investors to take the platform’s premier assets into the future. https://www.hrnewsfeed.com/industry-icon-for-sale-hr-com-prepares-for-its-next-chapter/ DENVER, July 9, 2026 — Employ Inc., a leading provider of people-first, intelligent hiring solutions across JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite, today announced a partnership with ID.me to protect employers against rising candidate fraud by embedding trusted identity verification directly within Employ’s applicant tracking systems. https://hrtechfeed.com/employ-and-id-me-partner-to-prevent-ai-driven-candidate-fraud/ DALLAS, Texas, July 8, 2026 – Hellora, Inc., formerly known as Eqo Technologies, Inc. and the company behind the Eqo employee referral solution, today announced the evolution of its platform into Hellora, an AI Recruiting CRM built specifically for healthcare hiring. https://hrtechfeed.com/eqo-moves-beyonds-referrals-changes-name-to-hellora/ LEBANON, N.H. — Recruitment tech company Appcast announced a major upgrade to its platform today, launching a new solution designed to rebuild company career sites for an AI-dominated job market. https://hrtechfeed.com/appcast-says-its-launching-career-sites-built-for-the-ai-era/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →JobSync Roundtable: Recruitment Operations - The Engine Behind Scalable Talent Acquisition
1w ago01:02:15Tap to summarizeAs talent acquisition landscapes grow more complex, successful hiring is no longer just about finding great candidates, it’s about building the infrastructure that allows your team to thrive. Recruitment Operations (RecOps) has evolved from a back-office support function into the critical backbone of scalable, predictable hiring. When optimized, RecOps eliminates friction, slashes tech waste, and frees up your recruiters to do what they do best: build relationships. But how do you transition from reactive firefighting to a streamlined, data-driven operation? Join us for this month’s exclusive, interactive virtual roundtable designed specifically for TA leaders. We will be joined by a seasoned Recruitment Operations practitioner to pull back the curtain on how to build a world-class hiring engine. Whether you have a dedicated RecOps team or are looking to build one from scratch, you will walk away with actionable strategies to elevate your hiring function. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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KornFerry buys AMS: This Week in RecTech
2w ago00:06:13Tap to summarizeIs your career site delivering the conversion you need? Dalia’s plug-and-play tech turns any employer career site into a high-performance candidate conversion engine — no replatforming required, live in days.Visit dalia.co to learn more. Alright rec techies…..here’s what's happening this week. First up, Korn Ferry announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire UK-headquartered talent acquisition and consulting firm AMS from OMERS Private Equity. The blockbuster transaction is valued at approximately (roughly $1.1 billion), positioning the combined entity as an undisputed leader in global talent and workforce solutions. https://recruitingheadlines.com/korn-ferry-to-acquire-uk-based-ams-in-1-1-billion-deal-to-create-global-talent-powerhouse/ Early career marketplace Handshake has officially acquired Uplimit (for an undisclosed amount). https://hrtechfeed.com/handshake-acquires-ai-native-learning-platform/ PageUp, a global leader in talent acquisition software, today announced the general availability of Paige, its AI-powered talent acquisition agentic assistant. Unlike other agentic solutions on the market, Paige serves as the single assistant for every use case in the hiring process, eliminating the need for recruiters and hiring managers to juggle multiple tools or pay for additional agents. Embedded directly into PageUp’s award-winning talent acquisition suite, Paige can review candidate pipelines, analyze applicant information, monitor progress and more through its simple conversational interface. https://hrtechfeed.com/hr-tech-bytes-pageup-workera/ Workera, launched AI-First Translations, an AI-powered translation layer that lets participants engage with the entire Workera platform, assessments, mentoring experience, and the admin experience, in their preferred language, at the scale of the global enterprise. https://hrtechfeed.com/hr-tech-bytes-pageup-workera/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Homegrown Employer Branding for AEO & GEO
2w ago00:47:32Tap to summarizeAI answer engines are changing how candidates discover and learn about employers.Join Dalia's Mikaela Fitzwilliam along with Danny Rojas, a forward thinking TA leader who's worked at nation-wide brands like JCPenny, The Container Store to learn how to build an employer brand that gets surfaced and cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Appcast Partners with Open AI
3w ago00:07:49Tap to summarizeIs your career site delivering the conversion you need? Dalia’s plug-and-play tech turns any employer career site into a high-performance candidate conversion engine — no replatforming required, live in days.Visit dalia.co to learn more. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — EarnIn, a leading earnings management company, announced the launch of Earn Better, a jobs platform designed to help the American workforce get back to work faster and improve their earnings over time with better-paying roles. https://recruitingheadlines.com/earnin-launches-jobs-platform/ BOSTON — In a move signaling the next evolution of talent acquisition, recruitment marketing giant Appcast has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI. The collaboration aims to bridge the gap between traditional job boards and generative AI, allowing employers to make their open roles directly discoverable within ChatGPT. https://hrtechfeed.com/appcast-partners-with-openai-to-bring-real-time-job-discovery-to-chatgpt/ ATLANTA,— uRecruits today announced the launch of uRecruits 2.0, a recruiter-first AI hiring platform built to bring the hiring process into one connected workflow. https://hrtechfeed.com/urecruits-launches-2-0-with-new-ai-agents/ Findem, the AI platform for talent outcomes, today announced an expanded partnership with RecruitMilitary, the nation’s leading veteran hiring network, to set a new standard for veteran people intelligence. https://hrtechfeed.com/hr-tech-bytes-findem-lumapps/ NEW YORK, — Niural, the AI-native platform for global payroll and benefits, today announced the launch of Niural AI Labs, a dedicated research lab focused on building long-horizon agents for high-stakes domains along with a new round of funding. https://hrtechfeed.com/global-payroll-and-benefits-platfom-lands-52m/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Talkin' RecTech on the HR Morning Show
3w ago01:01:53Tap to summarizeI was a gust on the recent HR Morning Show which happens every tuesday live on Linkedin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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HeyMilo Lands $6 Million
4w ago00:08:07Tap to summarizeIs your career site delivering the conversion you need? Dalia’s plug-and-play tech turns any employer career site into a high-performance candidate conversion engine — no replatforming required, live in days.Visit dalia.co to learn more. Alright rec techies…..here’s what's happening this week. CORK, Ireland — Workvivo by Zoom today unveiled Workvivo HQ, an AI-native digital headquarters that unites communication, knowledge, and action in one intelligent platform. Designed for every employee, from frontline workers to corporate teams, Workvivo HQ gives every organization one place where work gets done. https://hrtechfeed.com/workvivo-launches-workvivo-hq-the-ai-native-digital-headquarters-for-every-employee/ AUSTIN, Texas—-Indeed, the world’s #1 job site1 and a leading hiring platform, today introduced Sourcing Assistant, an AI-powered feature that finds, engages, and delivers quality applicants faster for stronger hiring outcomes. https://hrtechfeed.com/indeed-launches-ai-powered-sourcing-assistant/ NEW YORK — June 16, 2026 — HeyMilo AI, an emerging New York-based agentic recruiting platform, has announced it has crossed a major funding milestone, bringing its total capital raised to $6 million. https://hrtechfeed.com/heymilo-raises-6-million-to-scale-agentic-recruiting-for-high-volume-hiring/ Deel, the leading global payroll and HR platform, announced the launch of Deel Field Services (DFS), a purpose-built solution for organizations operating in medium-to-high complexity, on-site environments. Built on the infrastructure and expertise of Employ Africa Group (acquired April 2025), Deel Field Services extends Deel’s existing workforce platform into a new category: operationally intensive, location-based deployment for industries including oil & gas, mining, construction, and heavy logistics where standard EOR models were never designed to go. https://hrtechfeed.com/deel-launches-hr-infrastructure-for-rigs-mines-construction-and-more/ Hirevue, the global leader in skills-based hiring, today announced the launch of Hirevue AI Interviewer, a voice-based solution to help enterprises identify qualified candidates through dynamic, skills-focused interviews. Built on more than two decades of hiring science and validation studies, AI Interviewer helps recruiters prioritize their most qualified candidates based on predictive insight. https://hrtechfeed.com/hr-techbytes-hirevue-adds-ai-voice-interviewer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →What happens when AI hiring platforms completely ignore the human experience?
4w ago00:23:56Tap to summarizeWhat happens when AI hiring platforms completely ignore the human experience? In this episode of the Rec Tech Podcast, host Chris talks with Torin Ellis, founder of Ngoma (spelled N-G-O-M-A), a groundbreaking service acting as an additional trust layer for AI data systems and tools. Ngoma specializes in auditing and testing AI platforms by employing real individuals from the disability community to surface algorithmic gaps and prevent real-world hiring discrimination. Using real-world examples like the recent HireVue litigation, Torin highlights why relying on "synthetic data" leaves vulnerable communities behind and how auditing software with real human experiences builds better, higher-performing, and more profitable technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ziprecruiter Integrates with Claude
Jun 1100:08:25Tap to summarizeMONTREAL — Lucas Martinez, the co-founder and long-time CEO of global job search platform Talent.com, has announced he is stepping down from his role effective July 31st. https://hrtechfeed.com/talent-com-ceo-to-step-down-after-15-years/ Lattice CEO Sarah Franklin declared that AI transformation is fundamentally a people and process transformation – and introduced the platform infrastructure to help solve it. https://hrtechfeed.com/lattice-announces-new-solutions-including-lattice-mcp/ CENTENNIAL, Colo.—DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) announced today that ClearanceJobs, its leading online community for security-cleared professionals in the defense and intelligence sectors, has reached 2 million registered candidates. The milestone reflects both the accelerating demand for cleared talent and the growing role of the platform, founded in 2002, at the center of the national security workforce. https://hrtechfeed.com/clearancejobs-reaches-2-million-registered-candidates/ ZipRecruiter® (NYSE: ZIP), a leading online employment marketplace, is expanding its AI job search offerings with the launch of the ZipRecruiter connector for Claude. ZipRecruiter is bringing its millions of job opportunities to Anthropic’s AI assistant, giving job seekers a new way to find work and expanding ZipRecruiter’s presence across AI platforms. https://hrtechfeed.com/ziprecruiter-expands-ai-powered-job-search-with-claude-integration/ HR tech execs on the move https://hrtechfeed.com/hr-tech-exec-changes-3/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →From SEO to AIO - Preparing for the New Frontier of Job Search | JobSync Roundtable
Jun 801:02:13Tap to summarizeThe way candidates find their next role is changing fast. Instead of just keyword searches and job boards, they’re also asking AI chatbots for shortlists and clicking through AI-generated overviews that synthesize opportunities in a single response. The algorithms that used to rank your roles are being replaced by models that interpret, summarize, and recommend them, and the recruiters who adapt now will own candidate attention for the next decade. Join JobSync for a candid roundtable on what’s really happening inside the AI response layer, and what it means for your sourcing strategy, employer brand, and media spend. If you’re filling a pipeline in 2026 and beyond, this is the conversation you can’t afford to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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