#TalentNet Radio Chat

Cool Tools Show hosts Craig Fisher and Lars Schmidt discuss the latest changes on Linkedin affecting apps like Rapportive, Nimble, Card Munch, and more. They also discuss the new Linkedin premium features like the banner background.Also on this show are tips about how to track your links out of Instagram, ways to measure your influence on Google+ with CircleCount, productivity app Mynd, and ideas on recruiting with traffic app WAZE.Learn more about Craig and Lars and the Cool Tools Show atwww.Evolverco.com.This episode is brought to you by www.Candarine.com and the Recruiting Daily Network: www.RecruitingBlogs.com, www.RecruitingDaily.com, andwww.RecruitingTools.com

Craig and Lars interview Gild's Brad Warga about how Gild is changing how we assess talent with big data and stack ranking job candidates.Brad Warga is a veteran Talent professional with experience from top brands such as PWC, Ernst & Young, Sapient, Harrah’s, Caesar’s, and Salesforce.  Gild is a start-up that is changing the way talent is discovered. We help companies hire skilled developers by ensuring that candidates stand out on their proven abilities, not just their resumes. Backed by proprietary data analysis that examines developers’ actual work, Gild’s tech hiring software is used by growing companies like Facebook, Red Hat, and Rackspace to find the developers they need to innovate. Founded in 2011, Gild is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Salt Lake City and Milan. Gild is backed by Globespan, Baseline Ventures, and SAP. www.gild.com.Brad is keynothing the 2014 TalentNet Interactive conference in Austin at SXSW Interactive on March 7th.  Gild is the conference's platinum partner.  Registration and info at www.TalentNetInteractive.comFollow The Cool Tools Show on Twitter @cooltoolshow

Lars Schmidt and Craig Fisher recently recorded a podcast for the Cool Tools show with guest Chip Luman from Hirevue about how to ditch your laptop and live in the cloud.  Chip is a frequent business traveler like Lars and Craig and has taken to using just small devices on the road and keeping all his data stored in the cloud.  We discuss our top tips, apps, and strategies for being more lightweight in the air and on the ground.Chip's tips:Cloud apps:  various free cloud storage apps, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive to store my stuff, Evernote, Cloudmagic, LastPass, Haiku Deck, Presi and CloudOn to access and manage my stuff, Bloomfire, Salesforce for work specific stuff - of course Pages, Numbers & Keynote get used too. Personal: Capture - FilmicPro, Camera+, InstagramTravel - TripIt, DeltaSocial - Hootsuite, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, - kinda use Google+Checking out - Refresh, Wunderlist (as a replacement to ZenDone that is not planning an iPad app) and Cloudbeats/TuneBoxDevices:  iPhone, iPad, Zagg keyboard, Jambox, Bluetooth for the Jambox and ZaggMusic: iTunes, Shazam, Spotify, Soundcloud, Songkick, BandsInTown, Last.fm, KRCL 90.9, NPR Music, Checking out - Cloudbeats/TuneBox 

Cool Tools with Craig and Lars welcomes Buffer App's Carolyn Kopprasch.  We'll ask her some gritty questions to learn all the dark secrets about the inner workings of one or our favorite cool tools.   If you don't already know, Buffer allows your to easily add articles, pics, and videos to a queue that posts them to your social channels and smart times throughout the day.  Join us for what is sure to be a fun talk with @CaroKopp Expert interview questions: What is the job of a Chief Happiness Officer at Buffer? Tell us a little bit about how Buffer is structured (# of employees, locations, etc)? What's new at Buffer? What are some unique uses you have seen for using the app? Marketing and recruiting make great use of Buffer.  Is there a segment or industry that is a by-far biggest user? Mobile seems to be at the forefront of Buffer’s strategy. How do you determine what functionality to incorporate into the app versions of Buffer? How does user feedback shape Buffer’s product development process? What role are you currently hiring for at Buffer?  What other cool tools do you use?  What's your favorite cool tune right now?

GreenJobInterview President Greg Rokos talks with Craig and Lars about their cool virtual interview tool, which helps companies improve their hiring and recruiting efforts locally, nationally and globally.   We'll discuss GreenJobInterview's recently released "one way" on-demand video interview product, and their sponsorship of, and appearance on, reality show, Top Recruiter.