Portfolium is a new student focused site that helps employers target college students and recent grads. I chatted with him by phone to get his take on the new platform, how students view the job search and what they'll be doing with their new round of venture funding.
The RecTech Podcast is sponsored by Jobs2Careers
Jennifer Schultz runs the local recruitment site RecruitmentQueen.com. Last week I spoke at her annual HR Summit in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. After the show I sat down with her and asked her about her business, her background and her strategy for helping employers hire.
RQ provides a full suite of recruiting services which every kind of job board should have. She goes way beyond job postings.
As part of the RechTech podcast we will be interviewing recruiters in the trenches to get their thoughts on how they recruit and what technologies they use to be successful. As the first recruiter to appear on the show I'd like to introduce Ben White from Titus Talent. Ben is an experienced sourcer who talks to us about how he finds candidates online.
Mike Seidle is the Cofounder and COO of WorkHere a new mobile job search company based in Indiana. Mike is Past Director of Development at DirectEmployers and a former board member on the HR Open Standards Consortium.
Topics and questions from today's show include;
What is WorkHere and Why did you build it
Your app works in the browser and on mobile. What do users use more?
What is the difference in how people look for work between professionals and workers?
What makes WorkHere different than a traditional job board?
Describe the user experience for a seeker and employer?
What's the value proposition for recruiters and employers?
What have you learned so far about the building apps...any takeaways? How many iterations?
Funded? Whats Go to market strategy - rest of country?
Matt Lucas is the co-founder and President of JobMonkey.com. The website was launched in 1999 and has become the premier website for people looking for "Cool Jobs" in the United States or Abroad.
RECRUITERS: Get 20% Off Job Postings on JobMonkey
Prior to JobMonkey, Lucas founded and ran a number of companies including a travel company, a college marketing company, a publishing company, and a company that sold suntan lotion out of real coconut shells.
Matt is also an active member of the Seattle startup community and has invested in and / or mentored over 30 Pacific Northwest startup companies.
Topics Include
Tell us how you started Jobmonkey
What is Jobmonkey...Give us the overview of site visitors, number of jobs, etc...
Are you in the busy season now with summer here?
What should recruiters know about recruiting this type of worker that would help them recruit better?
What's a typical day like for you?
Recently I spoke with David Bernstein, head of Big Data/Predictive Analytics at Equest. We had a great conversation about the trends and numbers shaping the online recruiting marketplace. Listen in to this 30 minute audio podcast.
I chatted with Clinch.io's Shane Gray recently via Skype to get his take on their new recruitment marketing tool based in Dublin Ireland. The tool helps employers get better at content and design by offering a drag and drop interface as well as some other cool features that help you connect with more candidates. Screenshots below.
Take five minutes to hear about what's new in the world of online recruiting.
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That's it for now. Look for new shows in 2016.