A Week in HR Tech – TecHR Round-up for 9th March 2020 – Featuring Phenom People, OutMatch, Panopto, and More

Phenom People announced the addition of several new products and enhanced features to its TXM platform, Rubicon invested in OutMatch, catch this and more such important HR Technology news from last week in this round-up:

Companies that stick to unilateral talent acquisition methods will miss out on a number of opportunities to bolster their workforce. Nowadays, hiring managers, recruiters, and headhunters don’t just limit themselves to traditional recruitment methods.

– Pem Brooke, Marketing Manager at SuperStaff

Phenom Launched Four New Product Innovations to Elevate Talent Experience Management

OutMatch Announced Strategic Investment from Rubicon Technology Partners

Managed by Q from WeWork Acquired by Workplace Platform Eden

SheerID Expanded Identity Marketing Platform with Worldwide Employment Verification

Panopto Launched New Slack Integration to Make Video Sharing Easy

Given that more and more tech companies today have a globally distributed team, it would be great to hear about your top best practices when it comes to using videos for recruitment.

“Show off the culture as much as possible – the term “culture fit” is a big part of hiring new employees as you want someone that’s qualified skill-wise but also shares similar goals and visions as the team they are joining.”

“Encourage a video back – instead of a standard resume, ask candidates to send a video back that shows off their best qualities and why they are the best for the company.”

Grab more excerpts from this TecHR Series Interview with Carrie Walecka, Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition at Brightcove

How would you advise hiring teams optimize their HR-Tech stack to include various aspects of behavioral skills into their overall recruitment strategy?

“DISC is a preferred tool you can legally use in pre-screening candidates since it focuses on normal behavior and job-specific behaviors. We recommend using it as early as possible in pre-screening, then maybe adding some other management and leadership components during the interview and final screening process. As one of our clients told us, “You show us things we wouldn’t otherwise know until people are on the job at least 6 months. You show us the real person we are dealing with in our interviews.”

Read the complete interview: TecHR Interview with Dr. Bradley Smith, President and Co-Founder of PeopleKeys

More Than 60% of Companies Look at Job Candidates’ Facebook or LinkedIn Profile Before Extending Job Offer

AI Recruitment Chatbots Double Candidate Leads & Increase Job Apply Rates

Remote Work Is Enabling Americans to Move to More Affordable Cities

How will Changing Workplace Trends Drive a Shift in Technology Adoption Patterns?

Technological advances have in many ways impacted how global teams and employees work, communicate and collaborate. But how will changing workplace culture redefine how companies choose their HR Tech stack, or overall tech stack?

• Pitney Bowes Inc., a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing, and financial services, is being recognized with the 2020 Climate Leadership Award for Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management. read the complete story here.
• AnswerConnect is offering its expertise, services, and tools for connecting newly-remote workers to help businesses carry on during the coronavirus scare. AnswerConnect will provide a discount and free use of Teleport when companies sign up for service this month. Here are further details.

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