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"Everything really starts with the customer. It's not just about having a technology, but understanding the problem you're solving." -George LaRoque Summary: In this episode, George LaRocque, a leading HR technology analyst, investor and the founder of Work Tech- the #1 source of truth around investment and growth in the HR Tech market, joins me to discuss the evolving landscape of HR technology with a twist on its psychological impact on employees and job candidates. We discuss important topics that will define the future of HR tech and ultimately the future of work from the perspective of technology, commerce, and psychology. These topics include:Impact of investments on HR tech innovationImpact of generative ai and automation on work dynamicsThe influence of technology on the employee experienceSocial and psychological implications of remote work technologiesAdaptation and learning in a tech-driven workplaceEthical considerations and employee trustPractical Takeaways:Understanding Market Needs: George underscores the importance of aligning technology with actual market needs, emphasizing that successful tech solutions stem from a deep understanding of customer pain points, not just technology's capabilities. He stresses the psychological benefit of technologies that are developed with user-centric designs, which enhance user satisfaction and reduce resistance to new systems.Impact of Investment Trends on Psychological Well-being: By monitoring where capital is flowing within the HR tech sector, businesses can anticipate and adapt to emerging trends. George's analysis suggests that investments not only indicate which technologies will shape the future of HR but also how these technologies can affect employee well-being. Investments in user-friendly and ethically designed technologies can improve the overall workplace environment by reducing stress and increasing job satisfaction.Adoption of Generative AI: As AI continues to integrate into HR processes, George advises companies to consider how these tools can enhance operations without replacing the human element. Proper implementation of AI can help reduce employee workload and prevent burnout, but it's crucial to ensure these implementations are ethical and enhance employee experiences rather than making them feel replaceable or surveilled.Strategic Use of HR Technology for Employee Engagement: The conversation highlights the strategic advantage of using HR technology not just for automation, but for enhancing employee engagement and operational efficiency. Technologies that facilitate meaningful interactions and provide support in workflow can significantly improve psychological comfort and productivity among employees.Future of HR Tech and Psychological Impacts: Looking ahead, George predicts a shift towards fewer interfaces and more integrated, seamless experiences within HR technology. This evolution is expected to support a less cluttered and more efficient work environment, reducing cognitive load and fostering a more engaging and less stressful work experience. This future of "invisible" technology aids in maintaining a focus on human-centric operations, crucial for mental well-being.
In the era of AI and automation, how can HR leaders continue delivering meaningful outcomes when they have fewer resources? George LaRocque, Founder and Principal Analyst of WorkTech, delves into AI use in HR, shedding light on optimizing your workforce and “doing more with less.” In this episode, he shares invaluable insights on data protection, aligning HR with business strategy, and relinquishing the status quo. Drawing from his expertise as an HR industry tech executive, George also explores how to craft a compelling business case to win over leadership. You'll learn that embracing the future of HR includes skills-based organizations and a fresh perspective on recruitment, retention, and resource allocation. For the entire interview, subscribe to HR Superstars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or tune in on our website. Original podcast track produced by Entheo. Want to connect with thousands of other strategic HR leaders like you, join the HR Superstars Community! Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for HR Superstars in your favorite podcast player.* Hear Adam's thoughts on elevating your HR career by following him on LinkedIn. Download 15Five's HR Outcomes Playbook - Here
HR Tech Conference Preview: Innovation in HR Tech Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish Steed Guest: George LaRocque, Founder of WorkTech and Innovation Summit Chair at the HR Technology Conference This episode of At Work in America is sponsored by Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes. After years of being in survival mode amidst a global pandemic, HR leaders have been challenged to get back to business — ushering in the era of the dynamic workplace. In our 7th Annual Pulse of HR Report, find out how these leaders are optimizing the work experience regardless of where it's done, addressing widening generational gaps, and increasing productivity not just for their employees, but also themselves. Visit paychex.com/awia to check it out today. Today, we spoke with George LaRocque about the upcoming Innovation Summit at the HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas. He is leading the pre-conference event for attendees to meet new partners, extend existing relationships, and explore new and innovative business models. Make sure to attend on Monday, October 9th. We also took some time to delve into life as a parent of college age children and the recent active shooter lockdown and critical incident response at UNC. Register for HROI here and use discount code HRHappyHour Thank you for joining the show today! Remember to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!
Work Tech: The Past, Present, and Future of Staffing and Staffing-Tech Host: George LaRocque, WorkTech Founder Guest: Art Papas, CEO and Founder, Bullhorn Bullhorn is the clear market leader for staffing tech. CEO and Founder Art Papas has been at the helm for 24 years. He's led the company from its startup roots in South Boston to a global staffing industry powerhouse with offices and team members on several continents. In the early 2000s, when Bullhorn had just a handful of customers, Art was known to say “All roads lead to Bullhorn.” Seems like he's paved the way for that to sound more like an observation of current staffing tech adoption than the goal it was back in the day. Art stopped by WorkTech to check in with Founder George LaRocque on the state of staffing and staffing tech, and to chime in on some of the trends George has been noticing in the market. The result, a conversation that quickly ties the past, present, and future of staffing and staffing tech. LaRocque sees tech-forward staffing firms tying into employer's Work Tech stacks while providing a high level of service. Papas sees a relationship-driven industry that requires humans in the loop. In this conversation, you'll learn about Bullhorn's culture, leadership, and strategic view of the market and the trends that are shaping it. Thank you for joining the show today! Remember to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Recruiter Use Cases for ChatGPT - Part 3 - Ethics & Concerns We have to keep going with ChatGPT, because whilst we are getting the hang of how it works for us, we are also beginning to see the outline of the challenges ahead of us. From AI hallucinations, overly authoritative single answers, political ideology baked into responses, crazy outputs from jailbreaks, as well as a host of legal and ethical issues stemming from the use of training data by human hand. Let's go through the major areas of ethical concern in the use of ChatGPT for Recruiting. We will discuss: - AI Hallucinations - Dangerous knowledge made more accessible - Lack of equivocation - everything is plausibly true - Death of the Internet (we stop searching) - Copy right / Copy wrong - Inevitable rise of spam - End of trust And what the way forward for recruiters will be in the post ChatGPT world! We're with Irina Shamaeva, Founder (Brain Gain), Mark Deubel, Recruiter (GitLab), Matt Burney, VP (Indeed), Tony Fish, Lecturer AI & Ethics (London School of Economics) & friends Ep195 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse Despite big tech layoffs dominating the headlines, many companies continue to hire. In fact, a reported 94% of employers plan to add headcount in 2023 in a newly released report from WorkTech (principal analyst George LaRocque) in partnership with Greenhouse:New Technology Shaping the Future of Work. This new research also shows 71% of companies plan to increase or maintain Hiring Work Tech budgets in 2023. Is your company prioritizing the right Work Tech to help your team connect better and be more effective? Dive into the research here.
UK-based Gigged.AI announced a $1.95 million Seed Round led by Par Equity, bringing its total raised to $2.93 million. CEO and co-Founder Rich Wilson discussed the round and Gigged.AI's product with George LaRocque. In this interview you'll learn: What's happening in the market and internally at Gigged.AI that made this the right timing for its Seed Round. What it was like to raise capital in this economic climate. How Gigged.AI leverages AI to augment external and internal hiring. How the company and product differentiates from other marketplaces. What the future looks like for Gigged.AI
WorkTech episode 2 - Beamery Announces $50M Series D and Becomes Work Tech's Newest Unicorn Host: George LaRocque, WorkTech Founder Guest: Abakar Saidov, CEO & Co-Founder, Beamery Beamery CEO and Co-Founder Abakar Saidov discusses their $50 million Series D Round and $1 billion unicorn valuation with WorkTech Founder George LaRocque. Along with the details of the funding round, in this interview you'll learn about: - The timing of the deal - Beamery's success with Fortune 500 clients - Their evolution into talent lifecycle management - What Abakar sees for Beamery and the market in the future, and much more Thank you for joining the show today! Remember to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Work Tech episode 1 - Beeline Acquires Utmost and Leads the Market into Total Talent Host: George LaRocque, WorkTech Founder Guest: Colleen Tiner, SVP Strategy, Product, and Partnerships & Dan Khublall, Director of Product Growth and Strategy In this episode, Colleen Tiner and Dan Khublall join George LaRocque to discuss Beeline's recent acquisition of Utmost and the moves they're making to lead the market to "total talent." - What led to Beeline's acquisition? - Rapidly changing workforce environments and what that means for talent - Supplier and true talent diversity - Why is PII so important to companies? Thank you for joining the show today! Remember to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Colleen Tiner, SVP Strategy, Product, and Partnerships and Dan Khublall, Director of Product Growth and Strategy from Beeline join WorkTech Founder, George LaRocque to discuss Beeline's recent acquisition of Utmost and the moves they're making to lead the market to "total talent."
There's a big shift in HR Tech. The solutions are no longer about HR, they are about work, life, people — how we function and thrive. HR is learning how to better leverage technology to not only manage the workforce but to deliver learning, skills, holistic wellbeing, collaboration, and leadership. In other words, HR tech is becoming LIFE tech, in the flow of work. And the investments are only getting bigger. George LaRocque, Founder of WorkTech, joins this week's Digital Meetup following his HRTech Conference keynote. In a market with almost $18B in VC investment, more than 21,000 vendors, and 30 brand new unicorns, what's driving innovation? How do you cut through this kind of noise and build a business case for the right investment? In Jason's Spotlight Session at HR Tech this week, he explained that solutions require prioritization, sequencing, and roadmapping. We have to connect PEOPLE to PURPOSE — or the solutions don't matter! When you think about any investment you're making...you need to ask, are you doing this with purpose? The only real reason people think that purpose is soft is because they are uncomfortable with what it might reveal. We dig into it all on TODAY'S SPECIAL HR TECH WRAP EDITION of our Digital Meetup. Online~REGISTER here: http://bit.ly/35qB28h
In this episode, we talk to a friend of the podcast, George LaRocque about all things technology. George is the Founder of WorkTech. The source of truth for industry data on emerging HR tech innovation. He is also a Founding Partner Impact WorkTech Accelerator - Market Analyst, HR & Tech Advisor, HR leader, and HR tech industry executive. And wow- he comes with some great knowledge! If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF
In this episode, we talk to a friend of the podcast, George LaRocque about all things technology. George is the Founder of WorkTech. The source of truth for industry data on emerging HR tech innovation. He is also a Founding Partner Impact WorkTech Accelerator - Market Analyst, HR & Tech Advisor, HR leader, and HR tech industry executive. And wow- he comes with some great knowledge! If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF
In this episode, we talk to a friend of the podcast, George LaRocque about all things technology. George is the Founder of WorkTech. The source of truth for industry data on emerging HR tech innovation. He is also a Founding Partner Impact WorkTech Accelerator - Market Analyst, HR & Tech Advisor, HR leader, and HR tech industry executive. And wow- he comes with some great knowledge! If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF
Coming from some good Canadian heritage, we loved talking to an industry legend and the Founder of WorkTech, George Larocque. He brings an optimistic outlook for the next year of work tech investment. 2021 was a banner year in Work Tech investment with over 18 billion invested “Unless something breaks, there could be more money than last year” George walks us back to the fact that most technology take 5 years to mature and although some seem to spring up suddenly it's rarely the case. it's not really a prediction if you study the industry, George gives us where work tech investment will follow in the near term.
Coming from some good Canadian heritage, we loved talking to an industry legend and the Founder of WorkTech, George Larocque. He brings an optimistic outlook for the next year of work tech investment. 2021 was a banner year in Work Tech investment with over 18 billion invested “Unless something breaks, there could be more money than last year” George walks us back to the fact that most technology take 5 years to mature and although some seem to spring up suddenly it's rarely the case. it's not really a prediction if you study the industry, George gives us where work tech investment will follow in the near term.
HR technology veteran entrepreneurs Greg Moran and Ira Grossman announced the launch of Evergreen Mountain Founder's Fund 1. The $20m fund will be focused on early stage investments made in companies addressing changes in the way we work globally https://hrtechfeed.com/hr-technology-veterans-launch-new-investment-fund-focused-on-future-of-work-technologies/ Lattice, the leading people management platform for businesses with people-first cultures, today announced a new valuation of $3 billion after closing a $175 million round of funding from Thrive Capital, Elad Gil, Tiger Global, and Dragoneer. https://hrtechfeed.com/lattice-raises-175m-now-valued-at-3-billion/ Handshake, the largest early career network, today announced a Series F round of $200 million at a valuation of $3.5 billion—more than double its valuation in 2021. The round, led by Coatue Management and Valiant Peregrine Fund with participation from Base10's Advancement Initiative, among other investors, reflects unprecedented demand amidst a generational shift in the way people start, jump start, or restart their careers. https://hrtechfeed.com/handshake-raises-200m-to-help-gen-z-launch-careers/ Kula, the world's first recruitment automation platform built to enable hyper-growth companies to build massive talent pipelines on autopilot, today announced $2.7 million funding from Venture Highway, Together Fund, and Global Founders Capital. https://hrtechfeed.com/recruitment-automation-platform-raises-2-7m-in-pre-seed-funding/ HR Technology Conference & Exposition® today announced the return of its popular virtual event from March 1-4, 2022. Presented by HR Tech, free virtual event will feature keynotes from workplace thought leaders, including Josh Bersin, George LaRocque, Stacia Sherman Garr, Mark Stelzner and others. To register, visit www.hrtechnologyconference.com/virtual.
HR Happy Hour Episode 499 - Building the "X" in HXM - Live with SAP from the HR Technology Conference Hosts: Trish McFarlane, George LaRocque Guests: Meg Bear, Chief Product Officer and Amy Wilson, SVP of Products and Design Sponsored by: SAP SuccessFactors This week, we spoke with Meg Bear and Amy Wilson about Human Experience Management (HXM), and their vision and straregy behind it. - The move from HCM to HXM - The philosophy behind HXM and the importance of employee experience - How to create opportunities for new skills training - SAP's acquisition of SwoopTalent Thank you Meg and Amy, for joining the show today! Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.
HR Happy Hour Episode 498 - The HR Tech Conference 2021 Preview Hosts: Steve Boese, George LaRocque This episode of the HR Happy Hour is brought to you by Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes. Paychex just released its 2021 Pulse of HR Report, which sheds light on what businesses need to do right now to meet the new expectations of a workforce no longer satisfied by the status quo. The fifth annual report provides an in-depth look at how HR professionals are contributing to the success of the companies they serve during this transformative time. To learn how your peers are navigating the start of a new workplace era, download the report at payx.me/pulse21. This week I spoke with George LaRocque about the upcoming HR Technology Conference and what we are excited about. - Safety precautions at the conference - Amazing keynote speaker lineup, including Abby Wambach - Expo hall experience, Startup Pavillion, and Pitchfest - Exciting sessions with new research - Networking! Thank you George, for joining the show today! Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.
2021 has seen mindblowing levels of investment in HR and Talent Acquisition technology. Work Tech, as it is now becoming known, is strategically critical to talent acquisition, and it is essential that leaders keep themselves up to date with the market. To help us all with this, I'm delighted to welcome George LaRocque back to the podcast. George is one of the leading analysts who track talent acquisition technology, and it was great to get a market update from him. In the interview, we discuss: Why HR Tech is morphing into Work Tech The trends that the pandemic has accelerated Automation Merges, acquisitions and the implications for employers Advice to employers on shaping Work Tech strategies George's new community based Accelerator, Impact WorkTech Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts. A complete transcription of the episode will be posted shortly.
2021 has seen mindblowing levels of investment in HR and Talent Acquisition technology. Work Tech, as it is now becoming known, is strategically critical to talent acquisition, and it is essential that leaders keep themselves up to date with the market. To help us all with this, I'm delighted to welcome George LaRocque back to the podcast. George is one of the leading analysts who track talent acquisition technology, and it was great to get a market update from him. In the interview, we discuss: Why HR Tech is morphing into Work Tech The trends that the pandemic has accelerated Automation Merges, acquisitions and the implications for employers Advice to employers on shaping Work Tech strategies George's new community based Accelerator, Impact WorkTech Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts. A complete transcription of the episode will be posted shortly.
2021 has seen mindblowing levels of investment in HR and Talent Acquisition technology. Work Tech, as it is now becoming known, is strategically critical to talent acquisition, and it is essential that leaders keep themselves up to date with the market. To help us all with this, I'm delighted to welcome George LaRocque back to the podcast. George is one of the leading analysts who track talent acquisition technology, and it was great to get a market update from him. In the interview, we discuss: Why HR Tech is morphing into Work Tech The trends that the pandemic has accelerated Automation Merges, acquisitions and the implications for employers Advice to employers on shaping Work Tech strategies George's new community based Accelerator, Impact WorkTech Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts. A complete transcription of the episode will be posted shortly.
The CandEs Shop Talk Podcast welcomes George LaRocque, founder of WorkTech, the source of truth for industry data on emerging HR tech innovation. Listen in on how improving candidate experience impacts recruiting and the business bottom line.
In this week's episode of the Top Founder Podcast we have George LaRocque, Founder WorkTech. In the podcast he talks about his entrepreneurial journey and how he went on to starting WorkTech. He also shares his thoughts on Hybrid teams, what's the best thing for the business and how can we be flexible, find and hire and then retain talent in your organization. Tune into this power packed episode where George talks more about the New Hybrid Workplace and how OKRs played an important role in his journey. Visit our Website: www.fitbots.com Follow us on LinkedIn Twitter Facebook
George shares his insight on the upward trend in HR technology post-Covid
George LaRocque is the Founder and Principal Analyst of Work Tech. His decades of experience as a leader in HR combined with his passion and deep understanding of technology, make him a unique and prominent voice in the digital transformation space. Let's find out what all enterprise leaders need to know about HR in the post-COVID era.
Host: Madeline Laurano Guests: George LaRocque, Gina Alioto Although the talent acquisition experience has improved over the past few years, it still creates frustration and inefficiencies for both candidates and employers. And while 68% of companies are committed to improving these experiences in 2021, they often fall short. Madeline Laurano, George LaRocque, and Gina Alioto discuss strategies for creating exceptional experiences, the impact of joy in the talent acquisition process, and the role of technology.
Talent Makers are leaders who make hiring their top priority. They know what it takes to compete for top talent, focus on accelerating diversity within their organization and build winning teams. In this episode of the Hiring for what's next podcast series, The Talent Makers, you'll hear directly from leaders on winning hiring strategies that drive real business results in their organizations. Get the story behind the business as special guest host George LaRocque, Principal Analyst and Founder of WorkTech, sits down with Greenhouse co-founders Daniel Chait and Jon Stross. Discover how Greenhouse was built from the ground up and how that process led to the development of the company's Hiring Maturity™ model that has been embraced by thousands of companies.
Host: George LaRocque Guest: Shahar Erez, CEO of Stoke Talent WorkTech founder George LaRocque looks at the latest data on the independent workforce, aka the contingent workforce. An already rising trend, its adoption has been accelerated by COVID like so many things. About half of the US workforce is currently or has worked as an independent. More people across the generational landscape are choosing independence. How have businesses done managing this? This episode's interview is with Shahar Erez, CEO of Stoke Talent. George and Shahar dig in on the trends and opportunities for today's business leaders related to this trend.
Look at the latest data on the independent workforce, aka the contingent workforce, with WorkTech founder George LaRocque. An already rising trend, its adoption has been accelerated by COVID like so many things. About half of the US workforce is currently or has worked as an independent. More people across the generational landscape are choosing independence. How have businesses done managing this? This episode's interview is with Shahar Erez, CEO of Stoke Talent. George and Shahar dig in on the trends and opportunities for today's business leaders related to this trend.
Host: George LaRocque Guest: Daniel Chait, CEO, Greenhouse Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait joins George LaRocque on HRMarketWatch to discuss the recent $500 million mega-deal with the TPG Growth and Rise funds. Learn about: The Rise fund's focus on social impact and how Greenhouse fits from a fair and equitable hiring perspective.How Greenhouse navigated the challenges and difficult decisions in 2020, emerging successful and with this deal in hand.What the deal means and the future holds for Greenhouse employees, customers, and the global recruiting tech market.
HR Happy Hour 466 - Catching Up with the HR Happy Hour Network Hosts Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guests: Madeline Laurano, George LaRocque This episode of Happy Hour is made possible by Workhuman®. The world is watching the leaders of today and tomorrow. Modern employees want a workplace where they’re respected, seen, appreciated, and heard – and they’re demanding it. And thriving organizations like Cisco, Merck, and LinkedIn have realized the immense benefits of putting the human at the center of work. Get your copy of the book, “Making Work Human,” on Amazon. And by Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes.The fourth annual 2020 Paychex Pulse of HR Survey provides an in-depth look at how HR professionals are contributing to the success of the companies they serve. Go to paychex.com/pulse2020 today to download your copy of the 2020 Paychex Pulse of HR Survey report This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Madeline Laurano and George LaRocque, our fellow hosts on the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network to get an update on their podcast plans and their take on the HR and HR tech market. George shared how investments in HR tech and startups are continuing, but shifting a little in focus. Madeline talked about some of the trends in Talent Acquisition and TA Tech - particularly in hourly hiring, diversity, and AI. It was great to connect with George and Madline and you can look forward to HR Market Watch and Radical Research podcasts all year on the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network - remember to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait joins George LaRocque on WorkTech to discuss the recent $500 million mega-deal with the TPG Growth and Rise funds. Learn about: The Rise fund's focus on social impact and how Greenhouse fits from a fair and equitable hiring perspective. How Greenhouse navigated the challenges and difficult decisions in 2020, emerging successful and with this deal in hand. What the deal means and the future holds for Greenhouse employees, customers, and the global recruiting tech market.
Welcome to the Recruitment Hackers Podcast. A show about innovations, technology and leaders in the recruitment industry brought to you by Talkpush, the leading recruitment automation platform.Max: Hello, welcome back to the Recruitment Hackers Podcast. I'm your host Max Armbruster and today on the show, I'm delighted to welcome. George LaRocque who is SVP of insights for unleashed. Welcome to the show, George. George: Thanks Max. Thanks for having me.Max: Pleasure. George and I met in the real world, a real world event with real people you can touch and feel, right? Well you're not supposed to touch him, but that was in 2018, I think. And, back then unleashed was, I think the leading events company in an HR and TA tech, or one of the leading ones. Anyway, I mentioned you've had a pretty, shocking year. George: Yeah. That's to say the least, and I'm sure everybody who's receiving this podcast will nod in agreement. When we met, I think I was partnering with unleash, and my involvement has increased over the last couple of years. So I actually jumped on board in the middle of this craziness, as unleashes moved the business to the media, given that we get to your point, we can't get together physically at the moment.Max: Right, right. And can you tell us, for the audience, a little bit about your bio, how you ended up being a voice of TA tech? For many of us knowing. Are you a practitioner basically? George: Yeah, I've been in this market. It's just over 30 years now, which is crazy. I spent the first 10 as a practitioner, I came out of the staffing world. Like many people make their transition. I moved from the agency side, where I was working in tech just at the end of the eighties, early nineties, and then moved over 10 years, moved on to what would have been the client side, into the employer side. Then started a consulting firm. What would have been now called an RPO in the Boston area, focused on internet startups and our customers were all involved... Customer was called the monster board. We did all their hiring in the Boston area for sales. ThreeComma, a Datacom company in the US back at the beginning of like, you know, TCP, IP and networking protocols.And we did engineering for them, but through that, I jumped onto the tech side. So I spent 10 years in HR technology and I was employee number 10 or 11 at a company called Brass Ring and took them through to 50 million. I had a couple of good runs and another one people might recognize, I ran global sales for Bull Horn, through their first big VC ramp. Yep. And then I was a general manager at telemetry, which actually was Higher Desk and turned into telemetry and now they are part of Jobvite. And, 10 years ago I started in this advisory and analyst world. And that's what brings us here, it's been an evolution, up to date. And so that's where I am. Max: It sounds like you've had some pretty stressful jobs. You were well-prepared for 2020, for a stressful year. Because you were there when beating salesmen Bullhorn was going through its rapid growth phase, I guess from 10 to 100 or 10 to 50, maybe. George: That's about right. And you know, to go from, you know, zero customers at brass ring to 50 million in a few years. Right? Yeah. And then to watch the bubble burst in 2000 and be right in the, you know, like sitting on the bubble when it burst then the financial crisis of 2008. I would say the thing that prepares you just in a general sense is stress, but also you get instincts for a down market, you know, that's the part that we've seen before. But even that's different here. It's spotty, like your people are either drowning in. You know, overwhelmed with business, or they can't find it. And there's very little in between. So this is unusual, but yeah, I would say, it didn't make me any more confident than the next person, but I felt like I had some instincts to fall back on.Max: Yeah. Yeah. I guess, in March and April, I was trying to, yeah. Some up those memories from 2008 because I was a business owner back then already. And I remember the bad news just kinda following each other. It was bad news like for six months straight.You just never see the end of it. And so 2020. I think most people knew if I head back into March that, okay, this isn't going to be a bad year. It's going to stay with us for a while. And, you know, it's hard to know exactly if we're out of this yet, but it teaches you to be more conservative. I'm sure people have had enough of the gloom. I hear about those businesses that can't keep up with demand. You mentioned some companies are doing super well right now. What are they focused on? George: I would say, well in the HR tech space, there are two types of companies that have done well. One, would be those tech providers who were really exclusively marketing into a really large enterprise, and had an established brand, established product. The larger employers have while they may have furloughed or had a reduction in force, you know, within recruiting or HR, some percentage of their workforce. They've also invested in some digital transformation. So we're seeing that, and that's just a fancy way of saying they're upgrading their systems, in some cases. Max: So the guy from the eighties, it's coming back. George: There you go. Yup. They've crossed the chasm. So there was definitely a tapping of the brakes, you know, April, May. Big companies weren't buying software at that time for a moment. And then, I think as we moved into later in the spring, early summer, some of the vendors that are in that segment had some of their best quarters, deals were accelerated or deals came back to life.The other type, even where you would expect companies that were marketing into the SMB or middle market would have been hit hard. And that's true. If they were focused with customers, if they were lucky enough to have companies in industries that were, let's say a grocery or a healthcare, or logistics or tech, they did better than they should. There were some vendors who cut staff and then grew at a rate greater than they expected,. and which is, you know, it's been such a difficult time for everyone but a lot of folks, a lot of vendors we're really at an early stage, they didn't have any momentum, maybe the product wasn't mature, the point solution. There were some really, tough tales to tell that came out of... There's just bad timing, for them, they weren't able to get out into the market and get that momentum, to sustain. Max: You kind of have to be past that certain level of maturity to survive a crisis like this. You are a young team perhaps, and I don't mean like literally more than 12 years old. I mean like, you know, to a point where you have a solid base of customers.George: Yeah, absolutely. Max: And we've seen, in the industry, a lot of consolidation, I guess not everybody in my audience is going to geek out on TA tech news and find out who gets bought by who. But that's your world and, maybe you can tell us, what are some of the negative trends we're seeing. On my side, I saw that there was a lot of movement from companies that were doing video. Video used to be a category. But I think now video is more of a feature that everybody has. That was my main takeaway. George: Yep. I'd agree with that. I think the reason I tell practitioners or leaders in talent acquisition, they should watch both, what's happening in investment and with consolidation is to have a sense of what's coming their way. So if you're looking for the emerging technology, I'm not even talking about the specific vendors but, you get a sense over the period of, you know, a few quarters as to where investments are going on emerging tech, emerging solutions. It might not be emerging tech. It might not be that it doesn't have the bells and whistles, like something conversational, but you may see that, for example, right now there's a lot going into analytics and process management around recruiting.You might see not a lot is going into job boards anymore at the moment, or marketplaces which surprisingly have led the category for years. You'd see a lot going into internal mobility and matching and those areas. So you get a sense of what's coming at the same time for consolidation if you're using point solutions and platforms, you particularly get a sense of what those capabilities are at a platform level. So if you're using an ATS, what moves are these vendors making? And if you're thinking about your tech stack in the next one - three years, I think it's a good Indicator for trends and you need to solve the problems that you have and seize the opportunities that you need to seize and look for the Cape. And it's not one size fits all out there, but these are things that I think are helpful. In that way.Max: A lot of the practitioners got into recruitment for the same reasons you did probably. To be on the sell side and busy dealing with people. And, you know, buying tech came as an add on, not the main thing and a bit of a chore. And, I think last year, people were still. They had a little fun budget that they can spend on where they can try a few initiatives every year. And then some of those customers would sign on because they needed to show initiative. They needed to show I'm going to try something different this year and it looks good on my resume. And this year, maybe that's not so important anymore. It's more about doing more with less and asking more from your existing vendors. George: Yeah. Oh, a hundred percent. Another good reason to keep your eye on tech and what's happening, in our market and outside of our market, you know, what's happening in the world of technology? And I'm not one to ever recommend that you would modify, let's say a solution from outside of recruiting, into recruiting. That never goes well, it never scaled. But yeah doing more with less is something that as I mentioned, you know, there have been a lot of layoffs. There are probably fewer recruiters in any given company and those recruiters are asked to do more and, having a sense of what's available to help accomplish that goal is a good thing. And it tends to look like, I think companies are either forced to address the need to automate tasks and what would be administrative to get the recruiters and the leaders in TA focused, you know, where they need to be. On with candidates, candidate engagement, working within the organization, with managers, working the process you know, they're forced to do it because they're doing more with less, or they're taking that step back.I think a lot of larger organizations that are investing in technology right now, it's, it's a way to justify some of the headcount that they're keeping they're implementing these technologies, evaluating these technologies but at the end of the day it's the same goal, which is, you know, how do we get to where freeing up the recruiters, the operators, to be on that process and driving that process and not drowning in it. Max: Yeah. I can say from my experience, on our side, that the volume of candidates and leads process for the recruiter has tripled over the last six months. And obviously you just can't do this same thing you did before if you have three times the volume you did before. You have to change a little bit, the way you do things, because you adapt to your environment.You were saying job boards, the big hits, I think most suppliers there and with the compounding effects of Facebook and Google driving also traffic, at least in the high volume space, the driving traffic, a lot of those traffic is free. I imagined, 2021 is probably not going to be an amazing year for indeed, and zip and those guys. Yes, there'll be some recovery. Right. I saw that Zip had some recovery in Australia in Q4. But I want to go back to, you're telling us about your early story. You're not in Boston anymore. Are you? Geroge: No I'm in New Jersey. Like most people in New Jersey, I'm, you know, 40 minutes out of New York city. Yeah. Max: Boston, for those who don't come from Boston, it's not necessarily seen as a tech hub, but I found out over the years that there was kind of the TA tech hub of the world 20 years ago. And I guess still today. Can you tell us about how'd that happen and give us a little bit of the history?George: Sure. So it really, back in those days, you know, Silicon Valley's was always the hub, right? It was always where it all sort of exploded, but there used to be maps that had, it was a map of the US and it had Boston and they shrunk the rest of the country. And then it had Silicon Valley. And you had your tech belt. It was the highways that went around, the two highways, one 28 and four 95 that went around Boston and all the different tech shops that were either in... Cambridge was a hub for a lot of startups. MIT is in Cambridge, Harvard's in Cambridge.And then out toward the suburbs, you had a lot of larger campuses for tech shops and a couple of the larger, employment advertising shops were out. Emerging shops, innovative shops were out of Boston. And I would say that the first one to really explode and drive traction around HR tech was Adyen, the founder of Adyen was Jeff Taylor who started Monster. And so, I was at that point running a consulting shop. We had about 60 people all around Boston. And, we were dealing with some really some of the first e-commerce shops. And, I mentioned three common others, and Jeff Taylor would show up with a salesperson. Carol McCarthy was her name and they would offer us, you know, we partnered with them and we would bring free postings to our customers. And we would argue with them at the time about you've gotta be on the internet. You've gotta be on the web. And they wouldn't. It was a really fun time because we took employers to the web.We created their career sites and we. Hook them up with, places like what was called the monster board back then. and at that time, the ATS market was run by a couple of shops called Resumex and Rex Track. They own the large enterprise and larger middle market on-premise software and you had a brass ring, which came out of the Boston area. It grew out of a resume processing company. So all the job fairs, all the resumes that came into employers were on paper. And you had these systems like Resumex and Rex Track and others. You would literally go through a factory process that gets scanned optical character recognition turned into data, uploaded in a total QC process.And then, as the web was emerging or able to take applications to the web. That's where the Brass Ring emerged. And there were some other shops on the West coast that emerged, but didn't, you know, Taleo, which was recruitment software, came out of Canada and then came down. I want to say through Chicago to, ultimately to Silicon Valley, but it was, yeah, the Boston area was teaming with, you know, early job boards early recruitment technology, this was 97, 98 to 2000.Max: It sounds like Monster had a key role to play in that. George: They really did you know, like any success story. It was a combination of vision. so they could see where the market was going and how this was going to evolve before really anybody was seeing it. And timing, they were there, and hard work. Right. And they had some good ideas. Where do they end up going? And that's a brand people love to hate on and that's fine. But they were a major player and they really helped create the space.Max: They got big and then other problems appeared. But I mean, at the time in the late nineties, They picked that weird grand, they called themselves Monster. Everybody had a much more corporate sounding name back then. The internet was just getting started, all those dotcoms and, I think they did it a little bit on purpose to say, you know either you're with us, the incident folks or you're against us, you're part of the old guard. And we don't need you as a customer. It was a bit of a, you know, the boldness, the choice of brand. George: Yeah, we would do all their sales hiring. They were on the, their first office was, the second floor over a Chinese takeout restaurant. And you know, we'd go on site, spend an hour. A couple of hours with them, with the consultants we had there, you'd leave. And you'd just smell like Chinese food from being in the office. And then as he started to grow, I remember, telling people that they would have to, you know, don't worry they're expanding. They're going to have a facility, but there are two trailers in the parking lot for now. And then just those, you know, these sorts of things that, I'm sure there are people out there somewhere that worked in those trailers. Well we put them there. Max: Yeah. And so with the universities and then maybe circumstance having this gentleman's at Taylor and starting this company in Boston for no other reason than he was there. And then, many of the alumni that moved on to start their own companies. And today I think there are a number of companies that are there, including your old employer of Bullhorn. I think phenom people are quoted there. And then a number of other companies. Was SmashFly as well in Boston?George: Yep. They were founded there. In fact the original founder of SmashFly, Mike Hennessy, was probably employee number three or four at Brass Ring. And so we worked closely together for several years and, you know, like any of those shops. And there are still people that when I've...Back in those days when we could go to events, Brass Ring is now part of IBM. And, if I go by the IBM booth, I see old friends and they've really never left. They've just gone from Brass Ring that connects to IBM. But we used to joke and say there are probably, you know, 300 people that are like the core of the industry. And they just move around and a lot of other people sort of come and go, but there are a lot more than that now, I think.Max: That's true. You do see that. And we hear that in your story is that these companies don't just die, they just merge and they move from one animal to the next. And this is sort of a Darwinian experience. Right. So it's see how it evolves. And they changed names. Like Hot Jobs do you remember that one? George: Yeah. HotJobs got acquired by Yahoo. Max: Oh, yes. George: And, you know, it was Yahoo hot jobs and Dan Finnegan, who was the founder of Jobvite, I know, was involved with Yahoo hot jobs and I believe the founder of, Avature came out of one of those groups. You know, early on, when you look at Brass Ring, it had, newspapers behind it.So the newspapers were, they had Excel partners out of Silicon Valley, very small stake, but over a hundred million came in from the Washington post, the Tribune companies can net newspapers, which is USA today. So newspapers were hedging, their bets against, you know, the classified business was starting to dwindle.They were looking at how that was going to go online. They also created an advertising network, which Knight Ridder became a part of. Which is where career builder grew out of, which is also where, Dan Finnegan came out of that Knight, Ridder group. So you've got different camps from the late nineties like the Post's Tribune camp and then the night Ritter camp, and then a few big brands that came out of that, that were all different. In some cases, the same newspapers in different investing groups that were putting their chips on the table, sort of hedging their bets based on what they were expecting to see with changes, and impact on their classified ad revenue. They didn't do any of it fast enough or go hard enough as we've all seen. But that's an interesting subplot to the whole, the whole thing as well.Max: With your unique perspective of seeing people moving from place to place and companies evolving, it makes sense that you would be working in automation now. Which is, you know, a great networker and a place where the industry meets.And I think your story is one that can serve as inspiration for people who end up in recruitments and say that I don't want to be interviewing people for the rest of my life, or I don't want to be doing the same thing over and over again. Yeah you can move into technology. You can move into sales, you can move into media, and touch a lot of things and it prepares you for a rich career. And, and if you stick around long enough, then you can see the same faces over and over again. George: Good, good point. You know what? I used to think that, but it was just my great timing. You know and of course there was some of that, I entered the space and the internet was emerging and the web emerged and on demand, you know, cloud-based technologies emerged and I'm passionate about technology. So I was in the right place at the right timeAnd the other thing that's true is that I think the profession has evolved and emerged. What technology has done and what, you know, changes that all businesses have experienced is it really demonstrates how I think recruiting can really have a massive impact.And I think if you look beyond the matches that you're making and the interviews that you're scheduling and if you sort of step back and think about the impact you can have on the business. And if you pursue that internally in your current role or in your career, moving to the next role, there are a lot of places to go with that.If you can see the impact that recruiting and recruitment technology and talent acquisition can have on the market and on any given employer. I think that's another thing that I was, there to see was sort of how this all, you know, has unfolded and I've been lucky to watch.Max: It's so important to go back to that feeling of I'm helping people get a job and, you know, a good year, a bad year, and you know, God knows 2020 wasn't a great year, but it's still up to this, you know the industry and our people to think: I'm going to help somebody get their next game.George: Yeah.Max: I guess that's why when you go network with people who've been in the industry for 20 years they're nice folks to be around because they have that purpose in their career. And I hope for the listeners who are in the early stages of their career they can see that, it's not that easy to find purpose that once you have it and you sort of hold onto it, George: Yeah good point.Max: To wrap it up, I'd like to give you a chance to maybe promote some of your upcoming events perhaps with Unleash or tell people how to get a hold of you. George: Well, you can find unleash at unleashgroup.io, and you'll find me there. And the HR winds was my previous brand. It's still there. There's still content there, reports there, unleash is really, for the foreseeable future. It's all about media and content. So everything's there. So the. content about recruiting, about recruiting technology and the rest of the employee experience and HR spectrum, is there as well. So I would encourage people to go take a look and I'm sure they'll find something interesting if they're listening to this podcast.Max: Absolutely. I go there myself. George interviews some of the industry leaders and has unique data on how the market is changing. So if you want to be ahead of the curve and know what's going to hit you a year or so now that's the place to go and check it out. Thanks so much, George, for joining us and for reminiscing on the old days. I am actually quite happy to know that there's now a record of those souvenirs about the Boston era that has, you know, foundational importance to the world of TA tech saved on our blog.George: Excellent. Thanks for having me. I had a lot of fun.I hope you enjoyed my interview with George as much as I did. George is a real historian of the talent acquisition tech space and from the evolution and meanderings of the industry, we can all get inspiration to constantly reinvent ourselves and renew our industry. If you enjoyed it and you're up for more subscribe to our podcast and please share with friends.
HR Happy Hour 420 - HR Roundtable with the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network Hosts Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guests: George LaRocque, Madeline Laurano The HR Happy Hour show is sponsored by Paychex. Paychex makes it simple for businesses of all sizes to pay and manage their employees. They make payroll easy and automatic and they handle benefits programs. Learn more at paychex.com. This episode of Happy Hour is made possible by Workhuman®. When colleagues are empowered to recognize and reward each other for a job well done, it’s more than just a thank you. It’s a human moment. To learn more, visit www.workhuman.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by our fellow HR Happy Hour Podcast Network hosts, George LaRocque host of HR Market Watch, and Madeline Laurano, host of Radical Research. We caught up with George and Madeline on what they are seeing in the HR Tech and HR space, how the Coronavirus is impacting their focus areas, how organizations are already adapting current processes, and got their thoughts on where things may be heading in the next few months. We also discussed our preferred hotel chains, the pros and cons of Moon Pies, the merits of their various flavors (Moon Pie flavors, not hotel flavors), and how we are adjusting to living and working from home during this time. This was a really interesting show, thanks to George and Madeline for joining us! Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts
Host: George LaRocque & Madeline Laurano On the morning of Monday, November 4, Symphony Talent the recruitment marketing services and technology firm formerly known as Hodes announced its acquisition of Smashfly Technologies, recruitment marketing and CRM platform for large enterprise employers. That afternoon Symphony CEO Roopesh Nair joined Madeline Laurano of Aptitude Research and George LaRocque of HRWins in the Talent Product Plays (TPP) Facebook group to discuss the deal. That conversation is now available to you here on the HR MarketWatch podcast. Learn why Symphony Talent chose Smashfly, where there is alignment and overlap in the product offerings, what customers of both firms can expect, what we should expect in the Symphony roadmap moving forward, and more...
On the morning of Monday, November 4, Symphony Talent the recruitment marketing services and technology firm formerly known as Hodes announced its acquisition of Smashfly Technologies, recruitment marketing and CRM platform for large enterprise employers. That afternoon Symphony CEO Roopesh Nair joined Madeline Laurano of Aptitude Research and George LaRocque of HRWins in the Talent Product Plays (TPP) Facebook group to discuss the deal. That conversation is now available to you here on the HR MarketWatch podcast. Learn why Symphony Talent chose Smashfly, where there is alignment and overlap in the product offerings, what customers of both firms can expect, what we should expect in the Symphony roadmap moving forward, and more...
Would you believe the amount of money going into HR tech decreased last quarter? Well, it did. But money man George Larocque ain't scared. In fact, he's as bullish as ever on investment flowing into the space, and he lays it all out for Chad & Cheese in the Sovren exclusive. For more on who got money and who wants more money, tune in now.
A couple of weeks back, I had the great pleasure of attending the TA Tech North America event in Austin, Texas. There were some great content and discussions which explored the current and future state of talent acquisition technology. In this week's show, I have four interviews to give you a flavour of the key topics at the event. Firstly I interview: • Terry Baker from Pandologic about the TA Tech Stack research and the disconnect between employers and vendors. • George Larocque from HRWins about the amount of investment in talent acquisition technology in 2019 • Jessica Miller-Merrell from Workology about recruitment marketing and the user implications of job boards buying and selling traffic. I then got the opportunity to get on the main stage and host a fireside chat with Shannon Offord, VP Strategic Partnerships and Alliance at DirectEmployers Association. In our interview, we discuss: • The aims and objectives of DirectEmployers Association • The biggest challenges employers are currently facing. • Flexible working and Diversity • Accessibility in recruitment technology • The future of the industry Subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts
For the modern HR professional, there are many new trends and imperatives that are driving a new approach and role. In this discussion with HR technology analyst George LaRocque, learn about the areas where you should focus your attention as you strive to make a positive business impact on your organization.
George LaRocque with HRwins.com recently published a job seeker survey. Chad had a lot of problems with it. So we did a podcast. Like to hear it, here it goes … enjoy this Uncommon exclusive.
HR Happy Hour 335 - Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company Host: Steve Boese Guest Co-host: George LaRocque Sponsored by Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by George LaRocque of HRWins and host of the HR Market Watch Podcast to talk HR Technology and preview the Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company Competition that is underway with voting open until Friday August 24 at the HR Technology Conference's HR Tech Insiders site - www.blog.hrtechnologyconference.com. On the show, Steve and George introduced each of the seven semi-finalists in the competition, Butterfly.AI, CompensationCloud, Cultivate, DailyPay, Engage, Joyous, and Zeal. We talked about each solution, why each is interesting, innovative, and cool, and why you should consider giving them your vote for the Next Great HR Technology Company. You can learn more about each solution, see videos and screenshots, and plenty more over at the HR Technology Insiders site as well as vote for your Final Four solutions who will advance to the big stage at the HR Technology Conference And you can also catch a live webcast where the Finalists will be announced on Monday, Aug. 27 at 4PM EDT - register for that webcast HERE. And remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts - just search for HR Happy Hour.
Welcome to RECTECH….the only podcast that helps employers and recruiters connect with more candidates through technology inspired conversations. Recruiting is getting more technical in nature so its important for recruiters to stay up to date on the new tools and tactics for success. The RecTech podcast is sponsored in part by Hiretual, the recruiters best friend. Hiretual’s AI engine is a personal sourcing assistant that works for you 24x7. Check out their new version 3 with a new reporting dashboard, email marketing campaigns that let you automate and track email response rates. They’ve also redesigned the Toolbox area to include more automation and even Updated their Boolean string functionality. So if you want to find more candidates online check out Hiretual Find them on the web at hiretual.com Show notes Podcast Page: https://www.rectechmedia.com/podcast/ Reminder This show is now syndicated on the HR podcasters network. If you head over to hrpodcasters.com you can find this show and discover over 2 dozen shows that cover nearly every topic in hr and recruiting...check it out at HR podcasters.com Now on to our guests...Martin Burns and George Larocque...welcome back to RecTech News Topics Discussed: What’s new in your worlds? Indeed acquires Resume.com Indeed-Glassdoor (thoughts/opinions) HRtech funding---George can you tell us where we are for the year (how much in 2018 so far)----name some companies, etc. Any Trends in HRtech funding? (seeing lots of news overseas) Apply by Text: When are we going to see ATS adopt more texting functionality into their products? Isn’t it long overdue? Let’s take a quick break so I can tell you about our other sponsor RoboRecruiter - and their recruiting chatbot technology. RoboRecruiter’s JobVet campaigns help recruiters vet and select candidates for particular roles. They make it easy to quickly build conversations that are both personalized to each user: Such as asking them prescreening questions before they apply So head over to Roborecruiter.ai and tell ‘em you heard it on RecTech Is Google Duplex the future of recruiting? Robot phone screeners?
Listen to audio from a panel of HR influencers and analysts such as William Tincupp, Tim Sackett, George LaRocque and Madeline Laurano. Recorded at the OPEN Conference in NYC.
Episode 27: Learning Measurement and Business Impact One of the hard things for HR leaders to do is understand if the work they are doing actually has an impact on the business. What's the ROI, if any, of the investments and effort you're putting into your work? That's an question we're going to discuss today with Kevin M. Yates, a brilliant L&D leader and a self-described data detective, who recently joined the learning team at McDonald's. In the conversation, Kevin makes it really clear how to think through using data, evidence and facts to support what HR and learning leaders are doing in the business. Additionally, Kevin and Ben discuss some of their overlapping research about the new roles and opportunities in HR and learning where more and more companies are looking for those with statistics or data-friendly backgrounds, an exciting development for those HR leaders that are focused on understanding and driving value for their firms. In the conversation, Kevin shares about the technology he thinks is going to radically change how L&D teams look at their work, and he also walks us through how to approach a business problem like a "data detective" with both curiosity and candor. Learn more about Kevin: https://kevinmyates.com We have so many great shows coming up so I have to take a second and remind you to subscribe if you haven't already. You can get we're only Human on iTunes, Stitcher, or podbean. learn more and get the insights you need at http://upstarthr.com/podcast On March 29th I'll be doing a webinar with my good friend George LaRocque about the employee experience. specfically, how to get it on the CEO's agenda. The content is based on a new ebook we put together that focuses on how to make the conversation about the employee experience, this fluffy, amorphous thing we keep hearing about, more tangible for your executive team. Our research shows that the employee experience matters, and in this webinar (and the free ebook you can get for registering) we walk you through some concrete ways to have those conversations with your own leadership team. More info: http://lhra.io/ceo
In this episode Matt Alder talks to George LaRocque from HRWins to see if they can shed some light on the ever more complex Recruiting Technology marketplace
Demos! Within the sales process, HR technology vendors often put more effort on prospecting and phone conversations than on the demos themselves. That's why more than a dozen people recently weighed in on how vendors could improve their demo skills and delivery in one online forum dedicated to HR and talent technology. From demoing without context to discussing ROI and value, there was no shortage of issues and complaints about how technology demos are often run with HR software providers. In today's conversation, Ben talks with George LaRocque, founder of HRWINS and co-moderator of Talent Product Plays, a Facebook group targeting users, sellers, and analysts in the talent technology space. Ben and George walk through some of the top ways that vendors can improve their demos as well as some key lessons for buyers and HR practitioners on how to evaluate and select their technologies. This time of year many companies are re-evaluating their approach to HR technology, and this conversation could influence how your own organization either succeeds or fails at finding the right software to enable your business to succeed. To learn more about George, please check out larocqueinc.com The Facebook group can be found here: facebook.com/groups/talentproductplays/ Interested in checking out additional episodes of We're Only Human? Visit http://upstarthr.com/podcast to learn more about the show, our mission, and what we're all about.
George LaRocque, HCM analyst with HRWins…and Martin Burns from the recruitment advertising firm HireClix...join Chris Russell ...it’s time for our year-end-recap….next on the Rec Tech Podcast Happy new year everyone... it’s time once again for RECTECH….the only podcast that helps employers and recruiters connect with more candidates through technology inspired conversations. I started this show last year to in order to educate recruiters and employers about how to better leverage technology to recruit. This profession is becoming much more technically challenging to many of you out there, there are of new tools and techniques you need to master... so that’s the mission to make you better recruiters overall so thanks for all the downloads in 2017. SPONSORED BY Today's episode of RecTech is sponsored by the team at Lever, providing a modern take on the applicant tracking system. Lever combines ATS and CRM functionality in a single powerful platform to help you source, nurture, and manage your candidates, all in one place. Lever offers a branded job site, custom sourcing tools, great metrics, email and calendar integration along with a host of other benefits that your recruiting team will love to use. Best of all, Lever’s deceptively simple interface means that hiring managers and applicants will love it too. To find out how Lever can help you both accelerate and humanize hiring, visit www.lever.co/rectech Lever: is where ATS meets CRM. SHOW TOPICS Entrance of Google and Facebook into the marketplace...discuss---implications for indeed....Google jobs...what are your clients saying Lots of new HR tech---is there a bubble? ...George how much got invested in 2017? Trends for 2018----on the enterprise side...does'nt HR tech have a login problem? AI in recruiting...what will it look like from a practical standpoint...will we move beyond just chat bots? Because the impact of technology on hiring has been far too many false positive and false negative hiring decisions, and because the cost of a bad hire is high — according to one expert, as high as $240,000 — I have predicted that we’ll soon see online competency marketplaces. Competency marketplaces will help candidates understand the jobs and careers they’re most likely to match, and help employers identify candidates who are on track (or on a trajectory to match in the future) and manage long talent funnels in an automated way. Recruitment marketing is going to become extremely important….tight labor market...Martin what are you seeing with clients about their plans for next year? Companies will be dragged kicking and screaming into greater transparency in 2017, partially by younger generations demanding it, and increasingly because transparent companies show no ill effects from their openness. In addition, our proprietary data from the executive teams at 50 companies shows that executives (not necessarily HR) support a talent philosophy of near total transparency in communicating performance and potential. That same data shows that today most companies are moderately transparent at best. https://www.tlnt.com/5-trends-that-will-change-hr/ Last Question If you were building a piece of HR technology that doesn’t exist what problem would you choose to fix?
HR Happy Hour 295 - Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company Host: Steve Boese Guest: George Larocque This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve is joined by George Larocque to talk about innovation in HR Tech, and discuss the eight semi-finalist HR Tech companies and the voting process for the Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company competition at the HR Technology Conference in October. This year a group of industry analysts and experts have selected eight interesting and innovative HR tech companies to be semi-finalists in the Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company process, and your votes will determine which four of these companies will be named finalists, and present and compete for the award at HR Tech in October. Steve and George discuss each of these eight semi-finalists, why each one is interesting and innovative, and share the details of the voting process and how you as a listener of the HR Happy Hour can get involved. This is a great time for the HR Technology market, and these eight companies all deserve your time, attention, and your votes as the Next Great HR Technology Company. You can read more about each semi-finalist, watch videos, and register your vote for the four finalists at the HR Technology Conference Insiders Blog HERE. And you can register to attend the HR Technology Conference HERE - use code STEVE200 for $200 off your registration. Thanks to George, Ben Eubanks, Madeline Laurano, Lance Haun, and the eight semi-finalists for all your help. And thanks to HR Happy Hour Show sponsor Virgin Pulse - www.virginpulse.com. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, or however you get your podcasts.
HR MarketWatch 9 - 2017 HR Tech VC Investments So Far Host: George LaRocque Guest: Jason Weingarten, CEO, Yello Join HR MarketWatch host George LaRocque as he analyzes the recently published HRWins HR Tech VC List for 2017. George provides his perspective on the pace of investment, reviews the categories that received the most investment, looks at trends reflected, and gives insight on the 6 largest VC investments this year. This episode's guest is Jason Weingarten the CEO at Yello, who raised $31 million earlier this year, which was the second largest round of funding so far. Learn about Yello's product evolution from recruiting tech focused on campus recruiting to a full suite of talent acquisition technology, including recruitment marketing and talent CRM, and hear about some of the trends impacting that segment of HR technology. Remember to subscribe to HR MarketWatch and all the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network shows on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to subscribe.
HR MarketWatch 8 - What You Haven't Heard About Google For Jobs and Talent Acquistion Host: George LaRocque, #HRWins Guest: Abakar Saidov, CEO, Beamery Join HR MarketWatch host George LaRocque as he applies some context to all of the hype surrounding Google's new Google For Jobs announcement. George provides his perspective on why Google chose now to make this move and the impact beyond SEO that this announcement may have for employers and recruiting technology. Also, meet Abakar Saidov the CEO at Beamery, a fast growing talent CRM and recruitment marketing tech firm that is fresh of raising their A round of venture capital, and is getting a lot of buzz in the market.? Remember to subscribe to HR MarketWatch and all the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network shows on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to your podcasts - just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to subscribe and never miss a show.
HR Happy Hour 285 - Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company Host: Steve Boese Guest Co-host: George LaRocque This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese is joined by George LaRocque to talk about the process for Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company at the HR Technology Conference in October. Steve and George talk about the process for companies to submit,and how George and the other expert coaches will work with the selected contenders. Plus, we talk about how HR leaders and the HR community can get involved in the process. Also, we discuss some tips and ideas for HR leaders when working with startups, where innovation is happening in HR Tech, and what are some of the exciting new technology innovations we see coming in the future. This was a fun show, thanks George for sitting in. Thanks as always to show sponsor Virgin Pulse - learn more about them at www.virginpulse.com. Be sure to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
HR Market Watch 7 - Getting Real About Talent Acquistion Host: George LaRocque Guest: Josh Wright, Chief Economist, iCIMS Join HR MarketWatch host George LaRocque as he applies some context to all of the hype surrounding talent acquisition and Artificial Intellignece or AI. Learn how and why there is always so much hype around recruiting technology, and if it's a good thing or not. Also, meet Josh Wright the Chief Economist at iCIMS, a leading talent acquisition technology platform, learn about their latest Hiring Insights report and get an economist's insight on the job market. Remember to subscribe to HR Market Watch and all the HR Happy Hour Network shows on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Podcast Addict or wherever you get your podcasts. Just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to subscribe and never miss a show.
This episode Chris Brablc speaks with George Larocque (@glarocque), Principal Analyst at LAROCQUE and HRWins. The conversation covered: George and his story growing up (2:20), his journey to HCM during early days of recruiting tech (6:00), the boom of taking recruiting to the web with job boards, ATS and RPO (14:00), key technology trends happening today in recruitment & HR (17:00), what pain points George hears most from practitioners (23:37), how is the role of technology impacting our future strategies (31:20), tips for when you are looking to buy HR Tech in a complex market (37:50), strategic services as part of technology purchase (44:37), AI and how it impacts recruiting practitioners (49:50), places to remain current on the HR Tech space (57:00) and how you can connect with George (1:00:35). Check out George on HRWins: http://larocqueinc.com/hrwins/
HR MarketWatch 6: Mentors and Deals Host: George LaRocque Guest: Heidi Holmes, CEO & Founder, Mentorloop HR Market Watch puts a special lens on new and innovative HR technology from emerging and established technology companies. Join host George LaRocque, Principal Analyst and Founder of the #HRWINS, as in this episode he is joined by CEO and Founder Heidi Holmes of Mentorloop, a new HR tech firm helping companies identify internal employee/mentor connections, and enabling those relationships to thrive. George and Heidi talk about how employers around the world are using mentor programs in new, innovative ways, like in support of inclusion and diversity initiatives. Also, George extends the MarketMinute to share his take on many of the new HR tech investments and interesting product announcements that happened in calendar Q1 of 2017. Don't miss it! Slack, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, WayUp, SAP, PurpleSquirrel, and BeeKeeper are just SOME of the companies he covers in this episode! Remember to subscribe to HR Market Watch and all the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network shows on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and all the podcast apps. Just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to subscribe and never miss a show.
HR Market Watch 6 - Getting Real About Employee Engagement Host: George LaRocque Guest: David Bator, TemboStatus This time on HR MarketWatch join host George LaRocque as he applies some context to all of the hype surrounding employee engagement. Learn about the ideal employee engagement toolkit and three major trends that helped define it. Also, meet David Bator the General Manager of TemboStatus, an emerging new employee engagement tech platform. Remember to subscribe to HR Market Watch and all the HR Happy Hour Network podcasts on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to subscribe and never miss a show.
HR Market Watch 4 - Some Critical Context Is Needed for HR and HR Technology Host : George LaRocque Guest: Michael Berman, VP North America, Beekeeper HR Market Watch puts a special lens on new and innovative HR technology from emerging and established technology companies. Join host George LaRocque, Principal Analyst and Founder of the #HRWINS, as in this episode he is joined by VP North America Michael Berman of Beekeeper, a new employee communication platform that helps companies with "non-office employees". George and Michael talk about the challenges specific to a distributed and "non-office" workforce, and how communication is the root of employee satisfaction, engagement, culture, performance, and productivity. Also, find out what the latest #HRWins research points to as the biggest objective for HR technology implementations in 2017! Remember to subscribe to HR Market Watch and all the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network shows on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast app. Just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to subscribe and never miss a show.
HR Market Watch 3 – Can You Correlate Employee Engagement To Business Results? Host: George LaRocque Guest: Chris Powell, CEO, Talmetrix HR Market Watch puts a special lens on new and innovative HR technology from emerging and established technology companies. Join host George LaRocque, Principal Analyst and Founder of the #HRWINS. In this episode he is joined by CEO Chris Powell of Talmetrix, a tech firm helping employers discover the correlation between employee engagement, HR programs, and business results. George and Chris talk about some of the misconceptions around employee engagement, and how current market trends are helping companies of all sizes connect their HR data to business performance. Also, hear about some of the recent trends in talent acquisition and how small and medium sized businesses are driving big innovations in HR technology. You can subscribe to HR Market Watch, and all the HR Happy Hour Network Shows on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast app - just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to subscribe and never miss a show.
HR Market Watch 2 - What Great HR Technology Looks Like Host: George LaRocque Guest: Roger Philby, CEO, The Chemistry Group HR Market Watch puts a special lens on new and innovative HR technology from emerging and established technology companies. Join host George LaRocque, Principal Analyst and Founder of the #HRWINS, as in this episode he is joined by CEO Roger Philby of The Chemistry Group, one of the Top 3 audience selections at the HR Technology Conference in the "The Next Great HR Technology Company" competition. George and Roger talk about some of the key elements in hiring, assessments, culture and more, and how technology is helping organizations make better talent decisions. Also, find out what the latest #HRWins research points to as one of areas most ripe for disruption in talent acquisition process and technology! This is a fun and interesting conversation with one of the most exciting and innovative HR technology companies in the market. Remember to subscribe to HR Market Watch, and all the HR Happy Hour Podcast Network shows on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and all the major podcast player apps. Just search for 'HR Happy Hour' to subscribe and never miss a show.
HR Happy Hour 263 - Welcoming HR Market Watch to the HR Happy Hour Network and family of podcasts Host: George LaRocque Guest: Jamie True, CEO, LifeWorks The HR Happy Hour Network is thrilled to welcome 'HR Market Watch' and host George LaRocque to the HR Happy Hour family of podcasts. HR Market Watch puts a special lens on new and innovative HR technology from emerging and established technology companies. Join George LaRocque, Principal Analyst and Founder of the #HRWINS, in this episode and meet CEO Jamie True of LifeWorks, the firm that audience members at the recent HR Technology Conference selected as 'The Next Great HR Technology Company'. Also, get George's top 5 take-aways from HR Tech, and more! This was a fun and interesting show, thanks and welcome to George for being a part of the HR Happy Hour family! Be sure to subscribe to 'HR Market Watch' and all the HR Happy Hour Network podcasts on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast player app.
HR Happy Hour 250 - Hot Topics in HR and HR Tech with Namely's Matt Straz Recorded July 1, 2016 Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest Co-host: George LaRocque Guest: Matt Straz, Founder & CEO, Namely This week on the show, Steve and special guest co-host George LaRocque welcomed Matt Straz, Founder & CEO of Namely, a leading provider of HR technology solutions comprisnig a full suite of HR, payroll, benefits administration, and time-tracking features for midsize organizations. On the show, Matt, George, and Steve talked about the continuing challenges that midsize organizations face around compliance and regulations, and how modern HR technology tools offer midsize and even small companies better access to leading and powerful technology solutions. Additionally, we talked about the increasing appetite for and adoption of mobile HR technology solutions in this market, and how at least according to Steve, we are entering a new 'Golden Age' of HR Tech. George also shared some interesting findings from his recently released HRWINS report titled 'Where Purpose Meets Performance', around employee engagement, cultute, technology, and benefits. Finally, Matt (beacuse Steve was irrationally fascinated), talked about Namely's recent TV commericals, and why they decided to pursue that marketing approach. This was a fun and interesting show, thanks Matt and George for joining. Reminder: subscribe to the HR Happy Hour on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or your favorite podcast app - just search for HR Happy Hour to subscribe and never miss a show!
George LaRocque, @glarocque Founder LAROCQUE and #HRWINS, Analyst at The Starr Conspiracy Intelligence Unit (TSCIU) HR Tech Vendor Advisor drops by @DrivethruHR to share his stories. “From failure we learn. From failures, successes are born.” We don't speak of failure very often at work or on social media but it is from failure that learning and innovation arise. We’ve all made a bad choice or decision in our careers that didn’t turn out as we had planned, but we have all learned and grown from that experience. Daily on DriveThruHR, we explore the themes of failure, learning and success. Join us and our guests as we share these stories of failure that turns into learning and professional growth every day at 12:00 pm Central Time. The radio program is hosted by @williamtincup, @Thehrbuddy @TheOneCrystal & @MikeVanDervort.. The #1 HR show, with amazing HR conversations and follow us on the twitters at @drivethruhr and #dthr.
HR Happy Hour 159 - 'HR, Tech, and Influence' Thursday April 4, 2013 - 8:00PM EST Sponsored by Aquire Call in 646-378-1086 Follow the backchannel conversation on Twitter - hashtag #HRHappyHour The HR Happy Hour Show is back and this week we are really excited to welcome to the show the great George LaRocque - an HR Technology expert, a recognized industry thought leader, and the creator of an exciting new and upcoming event called InfluenceHR. George will join us to share his thoughts and perspective on social in recruiting, engagement with target audiences and candidates, as well as the challenge of maintaining and building a big, global brand for recruiting. So this week we think you wil enjoy the conversations on all things HR Tech - how social and mobile technologies are impacting the workplace, how recruiting and engaging with talent is changing, and how and what HR folks can do to stay on top of this fast moving market. We will also preview the upcoming InfluenceHR event, and discuss how technology providers and customers can better work together to meet their objectives. Of course George will also be joined by the HR Happy Hour hosts - Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane. It should be a fun show and I hope you can join us this week!
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