Week of June 30th, 2025
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Editor Note: For the next two weeks, we are taking a small hiatus which is why some sections are missing. Regular scheduled programming will resume the week of July 14th.
RecOps for Memes (Part I)
With summer coming in hot, we thought it might be cool to share some GIFs/memes that those in our space understand all too well. We crowdsourced these and decided to split them into two segments.
What Do You Want?
Source: The Notebook
Why? RecOps starts with Why. Usually, we are tasked with a number of different activities that can form that Why, but the real magic happens when we are presented with the Why first. It enables us to adopt a product mindset, develop effective systems and processes, and gather the necessary data. So, nothing is harder than when we have to pivot every time we discuss a specific project, training, or dashboard with stakeholders. It isn’t a knock on the ambiguity that comes with the job but sometimes it is just easier to tell us what you want.
No, no, That Wasn’t a Question
Source: The Devil Wears Prada.
Why? On the occasions where we do have to put our foot down, we sometimes have to influence the no rather than directly say no. This can often lead to us asking it in the form of a question when really we’d want to be direct.
Homey don’t play dat
Source: In Living Color
Why? RecOps professionals are often asked to undertake a wide range of projects and tasks. Sometimes those fall even outside of our scope. In those instances, we should say no to keep our energy and time focused, but we will sometimes take it on and deprioritize other elements.
Tune in next week for part two.
Weekly Survey
RecOps - The GPT
RecOps - Available in the OpenAI store and free to use.
Articles / Industry News
📖 🎧 Articles/Graphics/Podcasts/Posts On Our Radar (sorted by type)
Warden AI’s State of AI Bias in Talent Acquisition (report)
SproutsAI’s From Resumes to Results: How AI is Rewriting the Hiring Playbook (article)
📰 Product News
Gem (AIO) - Product Update: June 2025 Release
TeamTailor (AIO) - Product Update: Now available in 50+ languages
Permanent Articles
Recruiting Operations: Dictionary & Resources
Events
Week of July 7th
Gem’s Recruiting real talk: The unspoken truths of 2025 with Luke Eaton and others
Recruiting Brainfood’s Live On Air - Ep316 - Forget Filters: 1,000 AI Recruiters On-Demand
Talivity’s From Hyped to Hired: What Actually Works in AI for Talent Acquisition
Week of July 14th
SelectSoftware Reviews’ Hiring in the AI Era: How to Embrace and Evaluate the AI-Enabled Candidate
Beamery’s The Skills Intelligence Paradox: Turning Skills Data Into Strategic Workforce Impact
Humanly’s The Future of Hiring, Served Family Style Dinner in Dallas
Week of July 21st
Week of August 4th
Recruiting Brainfood’s Ep322 - RecOps & AI - How to Accelerate AI Adoption in TA with Mark Harman, Victoria Murphy, and Stephen Collopy
Week of August 11th
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
Short Bio
Talent Operations professional with 5+ years of experience helping global teams thrive by building scalable processes that keep people at the center. In my last role at a high-growth tech company, I spent three years building a recruiting operations function from the ground up. This included optimizing workflows with tools like Greenhouse, BrightHire, Confluence, and Starred, managing a team of global recruiting coordinators, and leading employer branding initiatives.
Earlier in my career, I worked as both a recruiter and an academic advisor supporting university students. I bring a strong service mindset to everything I do and am passionate about creating a great experience for recruiters, candidates, and hiring managers alike.
List of roles you are looking for:
Talent/Recruiting Operations Manager
Recruiting Coordination Manager
Recruiting Operations Specialist
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🎉 Reminders and Disclaimers 🎉
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Until next week, Regulators 😊