Makenzie O'Connell

Tech stacks are shrinking. Budgets are tightening. Craig Fisher explains why platforms that *actually* simplify recruiting are leading the way, and why hireEZ keeps making his shortlist. Even when he’s not in the weeds, hireEZ helps him solve real recruiting problems. Listen to the full podcast: https://hubs.ly/Q03BPVFz0 Then see us in action: https://hubs.ly/Q03BPTS-0

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🚀 Big News: HR.com Unveils Next Gen Prime HR Memberships, Powered by VirgilHR’s Attorney Validated Compliance Tech We’re thrilled to partner with HR.com as it relaunches its Prime HR Memberships with built‑in, real‑time, attorney‑validated compliance guidance powered by VirgilHR! This partnership delivers instant employment law answers through an intelligent compliance chatbot, jurisdiction‑specific guidance, attorney‑aligned policy tools, and automated workflows that help HR teams reduce risk and save time. Read the full press release: https://ow.ly/8kug50Y7Tgy #VirgilHR #CompanyNews #NewLaunch

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There's a question every TA leader should be able to answer in under 60 seconds: Where is every active candidate right now and what needs to happen next? If the answer requires opening three tabs, checking two inboxes, and chasing a hiring manager, you don't have a visibility problem. You have a strategy problem dressed up as a process problem. End-to-end hiring visibility isn't about dashboards. It's about removing the fog between a role opening and a hire walking through the door. We've written the definitive guide to what it means, why it matters, and how organizations using it are closing roles faster, protecting their employer brand, and making decisions they can actually stand behind. Read it here 🔗https://lnkd.in/gdHbr-e9 #HiringVisibility #EndToEndHiring #TalentAcquisition #HiringStrategy #RecruitmentPipeline #HRTech #AIRecruiting #Recruiter #HRLeadership #EmployerBranding #TalentManagement #Oorwin #FutureOfWork #HR #Recruiting

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Most people hope HR leaders notice them. Winners? They just show up directly in their inbox. If you sell HR tech, training, compliance tools, or anything people-related, here’s the cheat code: 🎯 HR Email List by LeadsDatasets ✅ Verified contacts of HR Directors, VPs, and Managers ✅ No outdated records or gatekeepers ✅ Fully GDPR & CAN-SPAM compliant Here’s why this works: • HR owns the biggest pain points—turnover, engagement, compliance headaches. • They have the budgets and the urgency to solve them. • They’re bombarded by noise. The only way through is targeted, relevant outreach. 🔧 A few tactics that convert: Use clear subject lines: “Solving Retention for LeadsDatasets” like this Keep it under 100 words, nobody has time Show ROI in one sentence Close with a simple ask: “Open to a 10-min chat next week?” More leads. More deals. Less wasted effort. 👉 Grab the list and start real conversations: https://lnkd.in/gvqFe6mV #HR #emailmarketing #coldemailing #emaillleads #emaillist #b2bleads #marketing #humanresources

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40% of your recruiting ad budget could be disappearing without delivering results. The real issue? Many teams don’t know where. In today’s market, you need clear visibility into what’s performing, what’s wasting spend, and where budget should shift. CDLConnect gives recruiting teams and leadership the insight to spend smarter, not just spend more. That's the CDLConnect effect 👉 https://hubs.la/Q04gyH380 #driverrecruiting #recruitingpartner #trucking #truckingindustry

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New tech. New tools. New pressure to adopt quickly. Investing in a cutting-edge talent acquisition tech stack sounds great, but what happens if no one uses it? Ian Cadman, Director of Systems Implementation for Talent Solutions, shares the real difference between buying new tools and building adoption. If your recruiting tech feels underutilized or you're preparing for a major rollout, this piece lays the groundwork for lasting, effective change. Read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/dZQBzDXZ #TalentAcquisition #HRTech #RecruitmentTools #Netherlands

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Recruiting gets very different when an organization is under real scrutiny. At that point, speed still matters. But speed without strategy is where things start to drift. Aledria Howard talks about what it takes to recruit in high-pressure environments like organizations operating under FDA consent: you have to pivot quickly, scale intelligently, understand the landscape of the business, and have real conversations with C-suite leaders about what is actually missing. That is the key. Not just hearing what leaders say. Listening for the underlying issue. Understanding which leaders to align with. And making sure the talent strategy connects to the real operational gap. Because in those moments, recruiting cannot just be a hiring function. It has to be a strategic function. #LifeSciences #Pharma #Recruiting #TalentAcquisition #HiringStrategy #ExecutiveSearch #Leadership #Qualigence

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𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗤𝟭 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟰—𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲? The smartest teams in staffing aren’t chasing volume. They’re focused on conversion, client ROI, and real outcomes. Inspired by Moneyball, this post breaks down what Billy Beane would challenge in your current strategy—starting with the metrics you're using to measure success. Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/gHGRkfet #StaffingLeadership #DataDrivenStaffing #RecruitmentStrategy #ClientROI #PerformanceCoaching #StaffingSuccess #StaffingStrategy

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Operational drag is holding talent acquisition back. Most teams can feel it, even if they haven’t named it yet. Over time, added tools, layered processes, and disconnected workflows have introduced friction across every stage of recruiting. This next phase is about removing friction, aligning workflows, and giving recruiters and hiring teams what they need to perform. Download the eBook to learn what’s driving the TA Rewrite: ✅ Why operational drag is limiting recruiting performance  ✅ How leading teams are simplifying their tech and workflows  ✅ What it takes to align people, process, and platforms  ✅ How workflow-driven systems enable scale and speed https://lnkd.in/eZcPZd8t

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At Talent Foundry, we measure team success by outcomes that move the business forward, not just activity. That means focusing on metrics that reflect real delivery and alignment, not numbers that track effort without reflecting results.. We look at things like time-to-impact after onboarding, sprint predictability, delivery velocity, code quality trends, and how effectively teams collaborate with US-based stakeholders. We also pay close attention to continuity and ownership because teams that stay stable and context-rich consistently outperform teams that churn. Why does this matter for US founders and CTOs? Because the true cost of scaling isn’t salary, it’s lost time, rework, and misalignment. When teams are measured the right way, problems surface early, performance improves faster, and leaders get clear visibility into what’s working. The goal isn’t to track more metrics. It’s to track the right ones so teams improve, products ship faster, and scale stays predictable. #EngineeringMetrics #TeamPerformance #CTOLife #StartupScaling   #ProductEngineering #GlobalTeams #HireFromIndia #OffshoreStaffing   #TalentFoundry #FutureOfWork

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🚀 TIP: Streamline Your Hiring Process with AI-Driven Talent Acquisition! This week, let's optimize your talent acquisition process! **Tip Title: Use AI for Talent Acquisition Automation with ChatGPT & Zapier** Implement AI tools that leverage ChatGPT to create personalized onboarding experiences for candidates. By integrating these tools with Zapier, you can automate candidate screening and engagement processes, ensuring timely follow-ups and improved communication. Imagine this: A candidate submits their application, and within moments, they receive an automated, personalized message from ChatGPT, thanking them for their interest and informing them about the next steps! You can also automate interview scheduling directly to your calendar, keeping everyone in the loop effortlessly. However, remember to involve a human touch in the final selection; this ensures you assess cultural fit and compliance with hiring policies effectively! ✨ Let’s make your hiring process smarter and faster with AI today! What are some automation tools you've used in your hiring process? Share your thoughts in the comments! 💡 #TalentAcquisition #AI #Automation #HRTech #Hiring #ChatGPT #Zapier #BusinessEfficiency #Innovation #WorkplaceAutomation

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In today’s competitive hiring landscape, slow background checks create costly bottlenecks—delaying decisions, frustrating top candidates, and draining HR resources. PCG’s approach proves that speed and accuracy can coexist, delivering most screenings within 24 hours without compromising compliance. This rapid turnaround keeps candidates engaged and accelerates hiring, enabling teams to fill critical roles faster and focus on strategic priorities. For talent acquisition leaders, the takeaway is clear: optimizing screening speed is not just operational efficiency—it’s a strategic imperative to secure the best talent in time. How is your organization balancing speed with accuracy in background screening? #TalentAcquisition #HRStrategy #BackgroundChecks #HiringEfficiency #WorkforceExcellence

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The best recruiting data is useless if your team can't interpret it. 📊 Alla Mezhvinsky from Glean on how AI solves this: "For people that aren't necessarily analytical or data-driven, they're able to have the dashboard available. And then have AI actually analyze and give them different insights." AI takes acceptance rates, pipeline metrics, and hiring data and translates them into actionable insights for every recruiter, regardless of their analytical skills. Watch our AI Showcase panel to hear Alla's full take, plus insights from ClickUp and Luma AI on AI-first recruiting: https://lnkd.in/eP9BcMEn

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Track these to crush latency: time-to-approval, access lead time, handoff cycle time, meeting hours per deliverable: https://lnkd.in/dwwrrQpm SHRM Foundation SHRM HR magazine HR Works #MetricsThatMatter #HRAnalytics #Productivity #Innovation #Management #SocialMedia #TeamWork #Business

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Many TA teams have the effort. What's often missing is the infrastructure. ATS ownership gaps. Reporting that takes hours to pull. Process documentation that isn't documented anywhere. A hiring surge on the horizon with no clear foundation to absorb it. A Fractional Recruiting Operations Leader addresses that without adding a full-time head. IQTalent's RecOps Leaders step into the infrastructure layer of your TA function and build what's needed — ATS hygiene, process documentation, reporting frameworks, hiring manager alignment — for the hours you actually need. When the work is done, the engagement adjusts. No long-term contracts, no minimum hours. 👉 Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q04fKwQd0 #TalentAcquisition #RecruitingOps #FractionalLeadership #IQTalent #RecOps

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Most TA teams have solved the basics, but the best ones go deeper. If your hiring process still hits invisible roadblocks, you're not alone. The truth is, elite talent acquisition teams aren't just reacting to problems, they’re preventing them before they start. From friction mapping and predictive agility, to market intelligence and recruiter enablement, high-performing teams treat RPO recruiting and talent acquisition as strategic functions — not back-office tasks. In our latest blog, we break down: ✔️ What elite TA teams do differently ✔️ How to identify high-cost bottlenecks ✔️ Why recruitment process outsourcing companies are leading this shift ✔️ How to turn good hiring practices into great ones Not sure where to begin? Start with our TA Maturity Assessment and your shortcut to identifying hidden inefficiencies and unlocking smarter, faster hiring. Swipe the carousel for key insights, then head to the blog (link in comments) to dive in. #RPO #RPORecruitment #WhatIsRPO #RecruitmentProcessOutsourcing #ContingentEmployee #RPOHiring #TAMaturity #TalentStrategy #LevelUPHCS

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The swipe-right era taught us one thing: options don't guarantee quality. 💔  Chatting with HR Brew, Employ's Stephanie Manzelli digs into why TA teams are drowning in applicants but still searching for the right fit. 👀 Check it out: https://lnkd.in/ePGM3juX #HiringChallenges #TalentStrategy #CandidateQuality

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Ashby-powered recruiting teams deal with a familiar volume problem. As the pipeline grows, candidate communication scales with it. Stage updates, reschedule requests, timeline questions - each one requires looking up the candidate before a useful reply can go out. Ashby has the application stage, interview schedule, and job details. The question is whether anyone consults it before hitting reply. virtualworkforce.ai connects to Ashby so that consultation is automatic. When a candidate email arrives, the agent queries Ashby for the profile, current application stage, and interview schedule - then drafts a reply with the right information already in it. The team reviews and sends. #Ashby #Recruiting #ATS #AIAutomation #virtualworkforceai #TalentOps

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Still juggling too many recruiting vendors and getting too few hires? If you lead Talent Acquisition at a large org, chances are you’ve got: - Multiple agency relationships - Pressure to deliver fast, high-quality hires - A dashboard full of vendor data with no clear story And yet hiring still feels slow, inconsistent, and reactive. This piece breaks down what high-performing recruiting partners actually do differently. And how to tell if yours are adding value or just resumes. If adding more vendors isn’t solving the problem, this article is worth a full read. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e8icYpgV  #hiring #talentacquisition #hiringnow #recruitment

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