The Latest from the Talent Tech Industry April 26-May 2, 2021: Industry analyst George LaRocque reports that VC investments in job sites surged 400% to $451M USD during Q1 2021; Flexjobs survey finds 58% of those WFH would quit if forced to return to the office; ZipRecruiter files to go public through direct listing on...Read More
The Latest from the Talent Tech Industry April 19-25, 2021: Jobcase acquires Upward.net to further expand its reach in connecting workers and bolstering hiring; Europe unveils the draft of strict regulations governing the use of AI in hiring decisions; RippleMatch raises $23.5M for its early career “job board marketplace” and new CRM; HOW Institute for...Read More
By Peter Weddle, CEO TAtech TAtech and Recruiting Future podcast held the first-ever podcast conference last week, and the discussions did not disappoint. Videos of the sessions will be posted shortly at TAtech.org, and the podcasts will be released over the next several weeks and archived at RecruitingFuture.com. How good were the discussions? Steven Rothberg,...Read More
By Peter Weddle, CEO TAtech Talent technology is now an essential element of any and every successful business strategy. It’s no surprise, therefore, that according to industry analyst Madeline Laurano, 44 percent of companies bought new technology in 2020 despite the pandemic and one-in-four will actually spend more on technology this year. And, there’s the...Read More
By Peter Weddle, CEO of TAtech Remember the typewriter? A mechanical marvel in 1940, an electrical phenom in 1970, and an all but irrelevant throwback in 2021. It is, however, the perfect metaphor for the so-called “best practices” used to develop most job postings today. These gray-headed guidelines worked in 1999 and maybe even in...Read More
By Patrick Amaral on the Gr8People Blog Note: to help address the issues Patrick points out in his excellent article, TAtech will shortly introduce a Learning & Certification Program in Talent Technology Implementation Management. Check TAtech.org for more details. Prior to 2020, many enterprise organizations took a build-your-own strategy to their talent acquisition tech stack...Read More
