This Week, In Recruiting - Issue 19

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Open Kitchen: Nobody Can Recruit Recruiters...

Have you ever seen a market quite like this? The demand for skilled recruiters has reached an unprecedented level. When you get to the 'Whose Hiring' segment later on this newsletter you'll see what I mean - I even recorded a Loom on it as I was so stunned at the numbers.

And please note that these are only the jobs specifically requested by you the readers of this LinkedIn newsletter via comment on the previous issue. As many as they are, it can only be a tiny fraction of the overall size of the demand. If you're a recruiter or HR person with tenure in any kind of credible business, chances are you will have already been hit up by rec2recs or direct employers asking 'if you'd be interested in a chat'. These are great times to be a recruiter, but less-than-great times for employers looking to hire recruiters.

What are we going to do about it?

1. Improve Discovery - Brainfood Job Board?

Part of the problem is discovery. According to Irina Shamaeva, there are 2 million people who call themselves 'recruiters' on LinkedIn. That is probably a big enough number to fill a lot of the vacancies we currently have, but connecting job + worker is a discovery problem no one has really solved.

I'm definitely not going to be able to solve it, but probably could do more than I have. My distribution channels are not insignificant (40K on LinkedIn, 25K in Recruiting Brainfood on Sunday, 15K on here, 4K in the FB group, 1.5K on video stream, ?K on the podcasts (no idea) and likely to be highly relevant (almost every one of those numbers being an in-industry professional). However, all of these channels only 'pulse' information - easily missable, hard to retrieve and not at all searchable. Do we need a job board? I really don't want to do one, but I wonder whether it is now a case of 'needs must'. So I've applied for an account at Pallet. If approved, I'll launch it.

2. Make More Recruiters - Recruiter Bootcamp?

When skills shortages are both acute and persistent, the market response will be to try and create more of those skills. We saw this in the first wave of computerisation of the white collar work (rise of Microsoft / Cisco certifications) in the 1990's / early 2000's, then again in the 'software is eating the world' era a decade later, with the rise of the coding bootcamps. Has the time come for a mini-market of 'recruiter bootcamps'? I think I know of one company in the Netherlands doing this (hello Doeke) - is anyone else? Seems like there's an opportunity here, especially considering labour reallocation from sectors (travel, hospitality) most severely damaged by pandemic.

3. Increase Productivity Of Recruiters You Already Have - More Automation?

In late 2020, 74% of surveyed employers anticipated an increase in HR Tech spend through to 2022. In 2021, we seeVC money flooding into HR Tech, especially to business who they feel are solving the challenges of near future workplace. Automation of previously core recruiting tasks - candidate discovery, candidate assessment, interview logistics, interview analytics - all are clear targets for this investment. If we don't find a way to hire more recruiters, the pressure on employers to automate still further can only increase. If this trend plays out, we may look back at we are experiencing now as an extraordinary but temporary peak before we settle down to a market of fewer, better recruiters, equipped with the latest technology to do more work with less.

I'd be interested to know of your experience - are you getting a lot of headhunt calls? Have you been able to hire for your team? Let me know, in comment below (and if you do need to hire, add the links to the jobs, we'll keep this going)

Anyways, enough of the kitchen, onto the lounge ??

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What's in the News?

SmartRecruiters raise $110 Series E round at $1.5 Billion valuation - becoming the latest HR tech unicorn. Money continues to flow into companies building solutions for the challenges of tomorrow - according this IDC forecast, as much as $600 Billion going to be spent future of work technologies in 2021

It's been a transformational 12 months for SmartRecruiters - significant retooling of the senior exec team, smart acquisitions (i.e jobpal), now the mega raise. Blog post here and George Laroque, as ever, with the f2f with CEO Jerome Ternynck here

AI tech developer Veritone acquire PandoLogic in a deal valued at $150 million in cash and equity, in move which will expand Veritone's already diverse portfolio of solutions, but also supercharge Pando's leading position as provider of autonomous recruiting solutions.

2 minute video explainer gives a good overview of Veritone's vision, PandoLogic's blog post about the acquisition here

Three big pieces of news from Zoom - launch of Zoom Apps Marketplace, Zoom Events to take on Hopin and the acquisition of cloud contact centre provider, Five9 for $14.7 billion in an all-stock transaction.

Zoom very much fitting into the category of 'future of work' business - going for radical diversification from simple video communications software. You have to think about Skype don't you? 10 year start, squandered.

If you are a recruitment service provider or technology business and have any news to share,?comment below,?this is your application to get into next week's addition of This Week, In Recruiting. Make sure to @ mention me so that I see it

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What's On Offer? (New Segment)

CiiVSOFT are offering all customers first month free if you sign up in July and August.

If you're in the market for recruitment automation for screening, searching or matching candidates, book a discovery call with CiiVSOFT and see if they have any solutions for you.

If you are a recruitment provider and want to be featured in next week's issue, make an offer to the community and?comment below?with the link and offer details. Don't forget to @ mention me so that I see it

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What's Going On?

Talent Intelligence: Informed Business Decisions Using Talent Data, 29 July, 11.30 CT

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep119 - How To Build Social Capital With Software Developers, July 30th, 2.00pm BST

Are you happy with your response rates from Software engineers? Recruiters have always struggled with this, primarily because we rely on cheap pick up lines when we might be better off investing in building up credibility. We're with 3 tech recruiters who have a proven track record with the engineering community to learn their approach to getting better engagement with the hard-to-hire. Join Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games), Wim Dammans, Talent Sourcer (TenneT) and Iwan Gulenko, Founder (Coderfit) this Friday. Must attend for any tech recruiter - register here

Recfest - The Next Chapter In Resourcing, Sept 17, 8.00am to 8.30pm

We've had the trial run, now we are into the real thing. As most of you know, I am fan of Recfest, for my money the best recruiting conference in the UK and maybe beyond. Great learning, knowledge share and social connections with industry peers, all in a proper festival atmosphere. Apply to speak here and register for a ticket here. I'll be there, so see you there. Oh yeah, did I say it was FREE to attend?

If you have an event, webinar or podcast going on next week and want it featured on next week's newsletter,?comment below?with the link and event details. Don't forget to @ mention me so that I see it

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Who's Hiring?

Tech Talent Acquisition Business Partner, Mollie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Talent Coordinator - Product Engineering, Mollie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Senior HR Business Partner - Operations, Mollie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

HR Business Partner - Commerce, Mollie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Senior Facilities Manager (Europe), Mollie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Senior HR Project/Programme Manager, Mollie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Talent Acquisition Business Partner- Commerce/Marketing, Mollie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Technical Sourcer, Mollie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Talent Acquisition Business Partner- Corporate, Mollie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Executive Assistant to CHRO + HR Leadership Team, Mollie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Talent Acquisition Manager - Business (m/f/d) (German speaking), Personio, Munich, Germany

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager (m/f/d) (German speaking), Personio, Munich, Germany

Talent Sourcer (m/f/d) (German speaking), Personio, Munich or Remote Germany

Talent Acquisition Manager - Product & Analytics (m/f/d), Personio, Munich or Remote Germany

Talent Acquisition Manager Engineering (m/f/d), Personio - Munich or Remote Germany

Senior Associate - Internal Communications, HelloFresh, New York, NY/NJ, USA

Workforce Planning Analyst, HelloFresh, Nuneaton, UK

HR Manager, HelloFresh, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Head of People (Operations), HelloFresh, Nuneaton, UK

Team Lead Talent Acquisition - Commercial (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Head of Talent Acquisition DACH (f/m/d/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Team Lead Talent Acquisition - Tech (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Executive Talent Acquisition Partner (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

People Systems Senior Analyst - HRIS (Workday Technical), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Talent Marketing Specialist (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Lead Talent Acquisition Partner - Marketing (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Operations, Finance & Legal(m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Onboarding Experience Specialist (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Talent Acquisition Team Lead - Operations, Experience & Intelligence (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Tech (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

(Senior) HR Manager Administration, HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Lead Talent Acquisition Partner - Marketing (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Head of Talent Engagement & Marketing (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Talent Engagement Partner - Commercial (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Team Lead - Executive Talent Acquisition (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Talent Acquisition Manager DACH (w/m/d/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Community Manager - Part-time (30h), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Senior Payroll Manager (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Freelance Talent Acquisition Partner - Corporate functions (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Facility Manager (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Lead Candidate Experience Specialist (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Global Associate Director HR Business Partnering (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Werkstudent People Admin (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Lead Talent Acquisition Partner - Tech (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Talent Engagement Partner - Tech (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Head of Talent Acquisition DACH (w/m/d/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Recruiting Manager DACH (w/m/d/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager DACH (w/m/d/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Lead Talent Engagement Partner (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Team Lead Talent Acquisition DACH (w/m/d/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

Working Student Talent Acquistion (m/f/x), HelloFresh, Berlin, Germany

People (HR) medewerker, HelloFresh, Bleiswijk, Netherlands

Associate Director, Employee Experience & Engagement, HelloFresh, Boulder, CO, USA

Recruiting Partner (Diversity & Program Management), HelloFresh, Boulder, CO, USA

Talent Sourcer (Diversity & Inclusion), HelloFresh, Boulder, CO, USA

Senior Manager, Special Projects - People, HelloFresh, Boulder, CO, USA

Director, HR Business Partnerships, HelloFresh, Boulder, CO, USA

Senior Data Engineer, HelloFresh, Boulder, CO, USA

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition, HelloFresh, Boulder, CO, USA

FACTOR_ Human Resources Manager, HelloFresh, Burr Ridge, IL, USA

Senior Data Engineer, HelloFresh, Chicago, IL, USA

Manager, Human Resources, HelloFresh, Dallas, TX, Minneapolis, MN, or Schiller Park, IL, USA

Senior Manager, Human Resources, HelloFresh, Grand Prairie, TX, USA

Senior Safety Specialist, HelloFresh, Irving, TX, USA

Associate Director, People- Field, HelloFresh, Irving, TX or Newark, NJ or Newnan, GA, USA

Associate Director, People (Central HR Team), HelloFresh, Irving, TX, Newark, NJ, Newnan, GA, Richmond, CA, or Phoenix, AZ, USA

Talent Acquisition Specialist, HelloFresh, London, UK

HR Business Partner, HelloFresh, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Director, HR Business Partnerships, HelloFresh, New York, NY/NJ, USA

Recruiter (contract), HelloFresh, New York, NY/NJ, USA

Senior Data Engineer, HelloFresh, New York, NY/NJ, USA

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition, HelloFresh, New York, NY/NJ, USA

Recruiting Partner (Diversity & Program Management), HelloFresh, New York, NY/NJ, USA

Talent Sourcer (Diversity & Inclusion), HelloFresh, New York, NY/NJ, USA

Contract Recruiter- Finance, HelloFresh, New York, NY/NJ, USA

Senior Manager, Special Projects - People, HelloFresh, New York, NY/NJ, USA

Associate Director, Employee Experience & Engagement, HelloFresh, New York, NY/NJ, USA

Head of Total Rewards, HelloFresh, New York, NY/NJ, USA

Recruitment Executive, HelloFresh, Nuneaton, UK

Inventory Manager, HelloFresh, Nuneaton, UK

Recruitment Admin Coordinator, HelloFresh, Nuneaton, UK

Responsable paie et gestion du personnel, HelloFresh, Paris, France

HR Business Partner, HelloFresh, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Talent Acquisition Coordinator, HelloFresh, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Talent Acquisition Specialist, HelloFresh, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Office Coordinator, HelloFresh, Totowa, NY/NJ, USA

Human Resources Administrator, HelloFresh, Totowa, NY/NJ, USA

HR Administrator / Payroll Specialist DACH (w/m/d), HelloFresh, Verden, Germany

Talent Acquisition Specialist DACH (w/m/d), HelloFresh, Verden, Germany

Personalsachbearbeiter (m/f/d), HelloFresh, Verden, Germany

Client Success Manager (In-House), JOIN Talent, Remote, South Africa

Client Success Manager(In-House), JOIN Talent, Remote, UK

Lead or Senior Tech Recruiter (In-House), JOIN Talent, Remote, South Africa

Tech Recruiter (In-House), JOIN Talent, Remote, UK

Tech Recruiter(In-House), JOIN Talent, Remote, South Africa

Training Content & Delivery Lead(In-House), JOIN Talent, Remote, UK

Training Content & Delivery Lead (In-House), JOIN Talent, Remote, South Africa

Recruiter - Fluent German Speaking, JOIN Talent, Remote Anywhere

Talent Acquisition Specialist with German, franke, Warsaw, Poland

Talent Partner, Tech - Fintech scaleup, Talentful, London, UK

Senior Talent Partner, Tech - Fintech scaleup, Talentful, London, UK

Senior Recruiter, Tech - Interim, Talentful, Stockholm, Sweden

Senior Talent Partner, Tech - VC-Backed Start-Up, Talentful, London, UK

Senior Talent Partner - Remote Working, Talentful, Remote UK

Talent Partner - Remote Working, Talentful, Remote UK

Technology Recruiter - Data Management Platform, Talentful, London, UK

Senior Technical Recruiter - Tech Start Up, Talentful, Remote UK

Technical Recruiter, Talentful, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Senior Technical Recruiter, Talentful, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Senior Technical Recruiter, Talentful, Boston, MA, USA

Technical Recruiter, Talentful, San Francisco, CA, USA

Senior Technical Recruiter, Talentful, San Francisco, CA, USA

Tech Recruiter, Gitlab, Remote USA

Head of Global Sourcing, Gitlab, Remote Global

Recruiting Sourcer (Enterprise Sales), Gitlab, Remote Global

Senior Manager, Recruiter (Sales), Gitlab, Remote Global

IT Recruiter, Pierpoint International, Buenos Aires, Argentina

If you want your job freely promoted in this newsletter next week,?comment below?with the link to the job. No third party jobs or links to third party sites. Don't forget to @ mention me so that I see it

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Who's Story?

Do you know Dorothy Dalton?

Dorothy is one of the smartest commentators on this platform and I was delighted to get the opportunity to speak with her in person last month. She has been a wonderful contributor to the community and I knew that I had to get involved in the Brainfood Tribune. She also writes a superb weekly newsletter on LinkedIn - Future Perfect - to which I highly recommend you subscribe. I asked Dorothy 20 Questions - here are her answers

If you would like to take part in the Brainfood Tribune, comment below on this thread and ask to share your story

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Who's Moving?

Christine Ng, joins Quantum Motion as Head of Talent & Media, after spending 3 years as Talent Acquisition Partner - Product & Tech, with the Financial Times. Super interesting project to recruiter Integrated Circuit Engineers for one of few (only?) tech companies building a Quantum Computer.

Ann Wilkerson joins eightfold.ai as Enterprise Account Executive, after spending time with organisations such as ERE Media and Monster. Few are better connected in the business than Ann is - great move to one of the most exciting HR tech businesses to come along in recent years. And Happy Birthday Ann ;-)

Jennifer Klimas joins Proactive Talent as a Lead Consultant Employer Branding Division, after a year with Beamery as Director of Delivery Excellence. Great team being built at Proactive - are they the pre-eminent 'TA-as-a-Service' business in the US right now? They might be.

If you have made a senior exec appointment to your business,?and feel the wider community needs to know about it,?comment below?with the details and see it featured in next weeks issue.?Don't forget to @ mention me in it so that I see it

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What Are You Doing?

Toby Culshaw, founder of the Talent Intelligence Collective (very cool community of TI professionals) is conducting a compensation survey for Talent Intelligence professionals. If this is you, then submit your comp, get the report. Pretty good exchange - get to it, here

Brittany Anderson, is asking for survey responses for the definitive State of Video in Talent 2021. We're all using video these days folks so we're going to be in position to help out here. Lets find out how your use of video stacks up with the rest of the market - get to it here

Senia Williams, Graduate Student at University of Bath is conducting a study on how recruiters evaluate cover letters. Fascinating exercise and worthy research - so recruiters, can you take 7 minutes to complete the exercise here. All responses are anonymous, but participants have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win one of two ￡/€ 50 prize vouchers by entering their contact information in a separate form provided at the end of the survey.

If you are doing something new,?comment below?with what it is and share a link to where you want people to go. Don't forget to @ mention me in it so that I see it

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End Notes

Torrential rain now in the UK, as we see scenes in London similar to those which we've borne witness to in Belgium / Germany last month and in Henan in China last week. We are making inputs into a complex system which we barely understand and will have to reap the consequences. It makes sense also to better understand why we don't understand, so this interactive guide about Complexity Science is a wonderful guide to the topic - I recommend you read it, and if you like, bookmark it.

That's it for this week - if you've made it this far, thank you and thanks for your support - feel free to share it with your network if you think they might also benefit.

Cheers

Hung

Hung Lee is the curator of?Recruiting Brainfood, and now This Week In Recruiting. Subscribe to both if you are into recruiting or HR or just interested in world of work.