Week of April 7th, 2025
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RecOps RoundUps 100th Edition
We hit a huge milestone - 100 editions of the RecOps Roundup. It has come a long way since it was started in 2023 and has certainly evolved (if you don’t believe us, here is what the first edition looked like). Thank you to everyone who has read and contributed it. We couldn’t have done it without you. Here is to the next hundred and beyond.
Weekly Survey
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Articles / Industry News
📖 🎧 Articles/Graphics/Podcasts/Posts On Our Radar (sorted by type - Bolded denotes individuals)
Michael Goldberg’s TA Operations: The Strategic Engine Behind High-Impact Hiring (article)
John Vlastelica’s We Need Speed to Get Quality: Why Now Is Not the Time to Slow Your Hiring Process (article)
Gem/SJ Niderost’s How an AI-first all-in-one platform facilitates proactive hiring and Adopting the mindset for AI-first recruiting (article)
candidate.fyi / Kyle Connor’s Your ATS Isn’t Built for This: When You Need Real Interview Scheduling Software (article)
Tribepad’s Six tips for on-time, ROI-smashing recruitment software implementation (article)
CodeSignal’s 5 things to keep in mind when setting a technical bar for your assessments (blog)
Manatal’s Recruitment Management System: What to Look For (blog)
Pinpoint’s 3 automation templates Article uses to manage high-volume hiring (blog)
Recruit CRM’s 5 tailored job rejection email templates [+6 super tips] (blog)
TeamTailor’s How to Create an Effective Career Site (How-To)
Shannon Ogborn’s Redesigning Hiring Assessments to Improve Selection Accuracy with Hebba Youssef (podcast)
Jacob Paul’s Talent Orchestration Manager (post)
Ashby’s How common are ghost jobs? (report)
HIGHER’s The State of Talent Acquisition (report)
JobSync’s Candidate Pulse Survey Q1 2025 (report)
Plum’s Exploring the Role of AI in Enhancing DEIB Efforts (report)
Poetry’s Spring Demo (video)
📰 Product News
Ashby (AiO) - New Feature: AI Generated Feedback Summary tokens
candidate.fyi (Candidate Experience/Scheduling) - Partnership: Stronger connections with Gem
Greenhouse (ATS) - New Feature: AI Scorecard Polish
Juicebox (Sourcing/CRM) - New Feature: Likely to Switch, Add Custom Branding to Exports Product Updates: Bulk Import Shortlist Contacts, Smarter Ashby Integration
Metaview (Interview Transcription) - Feature Highlight: Tag candidate skills in your Metaview notes
Pinpoint (ATS) - Product Spotlight – April 2025 including a significant overhaul to Workflow Automation (post) to make it user-friendly and powerful.
PURPL (Recruiter Enablement) -
Recruiterflow (AiO) - New Feature: Advanced Email Limits
Permanent Articles
Recruiting Operations: Dictionary & Resources
Events
Week of April 14th
Week of April 21st
JobSync’s Future Proofing Our Profession: How to Build the Talent Teams & Leaders of Tomorrow with Allison McCutchen Barcz and Katrina Collier
SmartRecruiters/Verified First’s Hiring Managers Are the Secret to Retention – Here’s How the Right Tools Can Help
Week of April 28th
Pinpoint’s Less Admin, More Impact: Exclusive First-Look at Pinpoint’s Workflow Automations
Recruit CRM’s Don’t panic… AI is changing hiring faster than anyone predicted, but here’s what you can do!
Week of May 12th
Week of May 19th
Week of June 2nd
Talent Collective’s Talentsphere Summit. For an additional 10% off, use the code RECOPS.
Greenhouse’s Open for Ops (SF)
Growth by Design Talent’s Becoming a Trusted Advisor Training
Week of June 9th
Greenhouse’s Open for Ops (NY)
Week of June 23rd
Week of July 21st
Week of September 29th
Week of November 3rd
Job Search
Here is the list of previously listed jobs, which may or may not be available.
Additional Resource
We consolidated this section into job search resources on our Linktree
Boolean Strings for Specific ATS Job Search
We’ve consolidated our list of Boolean search strings for RecOps professionals to make them more accessible for everyone. Check out the list here. Kaitlyn Elting also built a generator for you if you are worried about your attention to detail.
Thank you to Steve Levy for contributing so many beautiful and Gabi Preston-Phypers for QA help. Follow both of them for excellent Boolean and sourcing content.
#YourNextHire / People Looking In the RecOps Community
Who Am I?
I’m a Recruiting Operations Manager who thrives on solving challenges that make recruiting teams faster, smarter, and more impactful. Whether it’s implementing an ATS, refining workflows, or rolling out global hiring programs, I’m all about building systems that work—and scale.
Curious by nature, I love asking the big questions: How does this work? Why do we do it this way? How can we make it better? But for me, it’s not just about process for process’s sake—it’s about creating solutions that help people succeed. Candidates, recruiters, stakeholders—they’re all at the heart of what I do.
I’ve managed global teams, launched contingent workforce programs, and built SOPs that bring clarity and consistency to complex operations. I’m most energized when partnering across functions—Talent, IT, Finance, Delivery—to align recruiting efforts with business goals.
I'm currently open to new opportunities where I can continue enabling high-performing recruiting teams and driving operational excellence in a Recruiting Operations or Talent Acquisition Manager role. If you're building something great and need someone to help power the engine behind it—let’s talk.
Roles I’m Looking For
Recruiting Operations Manager
Recruiting Operations Project Manager
Talent Acquisition Manager
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🎉 Reminders and Disclaimers 🎉
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Until next week, Regulators 😊