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October 13-19, 2025:
• Fighting Back Against the Bots: Pay To Apply & other ways to discourage spam job applications;
• Consolidating in high volume recruiting: Humanly completes roll-up with three acquisitions;
• Downsizing becomes AIsizing: Amazon CEO says AI will enable it to lay off 15 percent of HR staff;
• Failing to learn from history may mean you’re doomed to repeat it: Facebook Jobs is back;
• Joining hundreds of other Twain-like prognostications: The Death of the Online Job Board.
• TAtech Europe: The Talent Technology Forum – A Different Kind of Recruiting Conference, November 11-12, 2025 in London, England. For job board and talent technology company CEOs, senior execs and rising stars. PLUS: The Monster Reunion in Europe with Jeff Taylor on November 12 and The NORAs Awards Gala on November 13 – celebrating the best in online recruitment.
• TAtech North America 2026 – Get in on the Early Bird Discounts and register right now for the largest gathering in the world of talent tech CEOs, senior execs and rising stars. Network for competitive intelligence; meet in the Deal Center to explore partnerships and take a look at leading edge products that are entering the market. May 6-8 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Seating is limited at all events, so register today!
With record applications (up 45%), mostly from AI agents, 20% of employers are considering pay to apply. “Pay to apply” is a process for discouraging the shotgunning of applications by charging a small application fee to candidates. And incidentally, the “AI agents” driving this massive increase in resumes aren’t people. But instead, they are AI-driven software tools.
Humanly has officially announced the acquisition of three category-defining platforms—Sprockets, Qualifi, and HourWork—in a strategic roll-up that Humanly hopes will redefine the future of high-volume hiring. The move consolidates core capabilities across sourcing, screening, interviewing, and retention into a single conversational AI platform, positioning Humanly as a market leader in scalable, ethical, and efficient hiring.
Amazon is reportedly laying off up to 15 percent of its staff in its human resources division with additional layoffs in other divisions. In a companywide letter to employees in June, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that the company expects to “reduce” its corporate workforce due to “efficiency gains” in artificial intelligence.
Yep its true the company announced on their site on Monday October 13th. Their aim is somewhat of a niche play saying they want to find ‘new ways for young adults to find local entry-level job opportunities on Facebook.’ According to their post, “if you’re looking for entry-level, trade, and service industry employment in your community, Facebook can help you connect with local people and small businesses who are hiring. Jobs on Facebook are public and visible to all adults 18 years and older.”
We’re calling it. Time of death: Fall 2025. Cause: Artificial Intelligence and overwhelm. Victims: Indeed. Monster. Glassdoor. All of them. This spooky season, it’s only fitting to announce that the era of online job boards is officially over.
• TAtech Europe: The Talent Technology Forum – A Different Kind of Recruiting Conference, November 11-12, 2025 in London, England. For job board and talent technology company CEOs, senior execs and rising stars. PLUS: The Monster Reunion in Europe with Jeff Taylor on November 12 and The NORAs Awards Gala on November 13 – celebrating the best in online recruitment.
• TAtech North America 2026 – Get in on the Early Bird Discounts and register right now for the largest gathering in the world of talent tech CEOs, senior execs and rising stars. Network for competitive intelligence; meet in the Deal Center to explore partnerships and take a look at leading edge products that are entering the market. May 6-8 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Seating is limited at all events, so register today!
