By Stephen O’Donnell, Chief Growth Officer TAtech This post is prompted by, and will be quoting liberally from, the writings of marketeer Andrea Bosoni, Founder of ZeroToMarketing (credit where its due). Disclaimer: I am an old-school recruiter, and very much belong to the school of proactively going out to source candidates, rather than relying on...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry July 10-16, 2023: • Expanding its recruitment marketing chops: Programmatic provider Appcast buys Bayard; • Advancing a single source solution: AI platform RecruitBot raises $8.2M to fuel growth; • Probing risk to personal reputations & data: US FTC opens investigation of Microsoft’s OpenAI; • Showing durable optimism: CompTIA...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry July 3-9, 2023:• Laughing all the way to the bank: Microsoft vindicated after “wasting” $26 billion on LinkedIn; • Adding insult to injury: Layoffs.fyi finds women were disproportionately hurt by tech layoffs; • Putting trade secrets at risk: FTC expands the application of its impending ban on noncompetes;...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry June 26-July 1, 2023: • Removing potentially prejudicial applicant data: iHire introduces AI-powered Bias Breaker(tm); • Expanding job opportunities: ex judicata launches to open additional employment paths for JDs; • Revealing job seeker hassles: Dalia Hourly Recruiting Report finds several sources of frustration; • Giving recruiters more insight:...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry June 19-26, 2023: • Forecasting a shady garden: Is the bloom off the rose for AI companies seeking investment; • Coming back to earth: Survey finds tech workers spooked by layoffs into accepting lower pay; • Keeping interviews bias-free: VidCruiter buys AI interview intelligence firm Ingage Solutions; •...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry June 12-18, 2023: • Pointing the finger, cautiously: The jury is still out but AI is behind at least some recent job cuts; • Doubling down on generative AI: Startup Humanly raises $12M to expand its product features; • Offering a more granular view: Public Insight intros updated...Read More
