Podcast · Business
by Chris Russell · English · Business
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
12 Oct 2026 · 40 minNew
Former Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor is back with his new candidate driven marketplace BOOMBAND filled with deep profiles of candidates. https://www.boomband.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Oct 2026 · 6 min
"In recruiting news: LinkedIn is restricting popular third-party sourcing tools like Pin, Gem, and Neuroscale, cutting off unapproved external access to its network. The core issue comes down to user consent and data scraping policies. By enforcing stricter controls over candidate profiles, LinkedIn is aggressively protecting its platform ecosystem. For talent acquisition teams, the takeaway is clear: unauthorized sourcing plugins are out, and relying on official, compliant integrations is the only safe bet."…
5 Oct 2026 · 28 min
Today get updates from Dalia, SonicJobs, RecruitmentAds.com, Ribbon and Proven Base. Live from Recfest in Nashville, TN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 Oct 2026 · 8 min
Dallas, Texas - PitchMe, the data enrichment and talent intelligence platform for recruitment and staffing agencies, today launched SONAR, a new search product designed to eliminate one of agency recruiting’s most stubborn workarounds: searching an ATS or CRM for known candidates, then opening a separate sourcing tool to find everyone else. Live now in early access across the UK, US and Europe, SONAR searches public data sources across the web and returns enriched candidate profiles recruiters can review and contact from one place. The product works alongside systems such as Bullhorn,…
29 Sep 2026 · 26 min
Hackajob is now known as Archer. We go behind the name change with their CEO and whats the future of AI in recruiting. Recorded live from Recfest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Sep 2026 · 26 min
I chatted up Joseph Cole VP of Marketing for Findem about the launch of their new agentic studio for sourcing. Recorded live at Recfest in Nashville, TN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Sep 2026 · 8 min
VANCOUVER, Wash. — ZoomInfo , a leading intelligence platform, has announced the launch of Talent Autopilot, its most advanced recruitment technology to date. Designed to help talent acquisition teams bypass the limitations of traditional keyword searches, the new platform combines professional and company intelligence with autonomous reasoning to unearth qualified candidates who might otherwise slip through the cracks. Rather than depending rigidly on specific job titles, standard keywords, and narrow filters, Talent Autopilot allows recruiters to supply contextual descriptions of a role.…
21 Sep 2026 · 23 min
For years, we’ve built career sites for two audiences: human candidates and basic search engines. But right now, candidates aren’t just scrolling through job boards anymore—they’re asking ChatGPT, Gemini, and AI assistants to find their next role, evaluate company culture, and summarize opportunities. That shift means your career site is no longer just being read by people; it’s being parsed, filtered, and judged by AI. Joining us today to break down this shift is Brianna Huynh, VP of Brand and Creative at Appcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Sep 2026 · 8 min
Boomband, a new talent intelligence platform founded by Monster.com creator Jeff Taylor, officially rolled out across all six New England states on Wednesday. Headquartered in Wakefield, Rhode Island, the startup is directly targeting the region’s dense concentration of tech, healthcare, finance, and higher-education employers, bringing nearly 500,000 local, hybrid, and remote roles to the platform at launch. According to Boomband, the traditional online job board model has collapsed under a flood of low-signal, AI-generated applications. The average job posting drew 244 applications in…
10 Sep 2026 · 6 min
Linkup published their august 2026 jobs report; Key Takeaways Job openings stayed flat: Active job listings rose 0.1% in August 2026, to 4.96 million from 4.95 million in July. This suggests that underlying labor demand in the U.S. remained steady, alongside seasonal recruitment adjustments. Broad-based industry gains: Industries that saw an increase in job postings include Wholesale Trade (2.7k), Construction (1.6k), and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (1.2k). However, Retail Trade saw the largest decrease (-4.8k). Major occupation drops: Office and Administrative Support occupations…
8 Sep 2026 · 29 min
Joining me today is John Nurthen, Executive Director of Global Research at Staffing Industry Analysts. John has spent more than three decades in the staffing industry—and he has just authored a global research report titled The Digital Workforce in Recruitment 2026. In it, John maps out how digital worker agents——are moving from the fringes directly into the recruiting lifecycle. We’ll be breaking down why the future isn't about fully replacing human recruiters, the hidden risks of 'AI sprawl' and compliance liabilities, and how leaders must learn to manage a mixed workforce of employees,…
3 Sep 2026 · 6 min
In this weeks episode sponsored by Dalia.co * Hibob gets infusion of cash, Recruiter.com acquires Feenyx, Staffmark's report on AI in recruiting, new features from ICIMS and Vervoe. READ ON https://hrtechfeed.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 Sep 2026 · 11 min
In this episode Chris Russell explores how job seekers are taking transparency into their own hands with new consumer tools like DidTheyGhostYou.com and JobScamScore.com. We break down how public ghosting leaderboards and AI scam-detection tools actually work, why they are becoming an early-warning radar for your employer brand, and the practical steps recruiters can take to protect candidate trust and optimize their ATS workflows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Aug 2026 · 7 min
First up: If you’ve logged into your recruitment dashboard recently and noticed your LinkedIn ad campaigns look a little different, you aren't imagining it. LinkedIn officially retired its daily and 30-day "slot" campaigns and migrated everyone over to a Pay-for-Performance—or P4P—model. Here’s what that actually means for your hiring budget: Instead of buying calendar airtime where you pay regardless of engagement, you now pick a fixed budget tier—either $299, $399, or $549. You only pay when a candidate clicks "Apply." Sounds great, right? But here’s the catch you need to know about: Your…
21 Aug 2026 · 7 min
Employers using Dalia can double their conversion of career site visitors into qualified applicants and hires. Double the hires from traffic you already have. That's how you start cutting your dependence on Indeed. Learn more at dalia.co. That's D-A-L-I-A dot C-O. SAN FRANCISCO — Lattice, the best-in-class people platform where people and AI succeed together, today announced the acquisition of Pando, the just-in-time performance platform, and the appointment of Pando founder and CEO Barbra Gago as Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer.…
17 Aug 2026 · 30 min
Stef Bloom is now the Chief People Officer at Spear Physical & Occupational Therapy, where she leads the company's people strategy across talent, culture, leadership development, and organizational growth. She brings nearly 20 years of experience building and scaling People functions at high-growth brands, including Framebridge, Casper, and Warby Parker. We talked about their HR tech stack, building culture and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Aug 2026 · 8 min
This episode is sponsored by Dalia— Who's ready for a cold hard fact? Indeed's pricing model -- and all programmatic job advertising -- is based on driving volume. Not outcomes. Job boards are incentivized to send you more volume. Meanwhile, TA teams know their career site is already their best source of quality applicants who get hired. Dalia fixes that. Millions of job seekers use Dalia every month to seamlessly connect to employer career sites and apply to jobs using their universal candidate profile. It integrates directly into your ATS, and it works instantly on any career site.…
10 Aug 2026 · 25 min
Today I’ll be talking with Joe Meyer the founder and CEO ExecThread which just turned 10 years old… If you dont know ExecThread they are a curated marketplace of crowdsourced career opportunities for the C-Suite & Board level. Joe shared on Linkedin recently that they just surpassed 900,000 registered members so i Thought it would be a good time to catch up with him and the business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Aug 2026 · 7 min
Job search giant Indeed has officially paused the fully automated mode of its newly launched “Apply for Me” feature, following swift resistance from recruiters and employers concerned about paying for bot-generated job applications. https://hrtechfeed.com/indeed-hits-pause-on-apply-for-me-ai-feature-after-employer-pushback/ ZIP Recruiter Total Revenue: $118.1 million, a 5% increase year-over-year and $6 million above the midpoint of the company’s previous guidance. https://hrtechfeed.com/ziprecruiter-tops-q2-2026-expectations-as-ai-matching-drives-growth-and-debt-buyback-boosts-profits/…
3 Aug 2026 · 15 min
I recently sounded the alarm on the misteps of Indeed, writing about how HR professionals and employers are finally reaching a breaking point over rising costs, complex pricing/rules, and diminishing returns. The phrase “The Indeed Tax” has begun to resonate deeply with anyone managing a recruitment ad budget. But as I look at the broader landscape of the recruitment ad industry, I’m left asking a incredibly frustrating question: Where the hell is the competition? And Why haven’t they capitalized on the Indeed missteps? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 Jul 2026 · 8 min
Is 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, Apply Government Solutions™ (ApplyGov™), formerly Monster Government Solutions, announced today its new brand identity, reinforcing the company’s position as a trusted federal technology partner dedicated to advancing federal hiring. The company also introduced FedHire™ as the new name for…
16 Jul 2026 · 8 min
Is 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, Frederick, Maryland – July 14, 2026 – iHire announces the launch of its industry-focused freelance marketplace. https://hrtechfeed.com/ihire-launches-industry-focused-freelance-marketplace/ NEW YORK, July 15, 2026 — Today, Leapsome, the HR platform for high-performing teams, unveils an…
9 Jul 2026 · 7 min
Debbie 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…
6 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
As 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…
2 Jul 2026 · 6 min
Is 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…
29 Jun 2026 · 48 min
AI 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
25 Jun 2026 · 8 min
Is 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…
22 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
I 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
18 Jun 2026 · 8 min
Is 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…
15 Jun 2026 · 24 min
What 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…
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
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