Week of June 9th, 2025
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Learning How to Conference by Jeremy Lyons
I’ll admit it: Until I was lucky enough to have Sarah White hit me over the head with the knowledge paddle earlier this year, I didn’t understand conferences for a couple of reasons:
I would look at the agenda and speakers, not seeing much of anything for RecOps (So me and few friends changed that last year and I’ve had the opportunity to work with a few brands this year to change that as well).
I’m an introvert about 70% of the time so the idea of being surrounded by people I didn’t know wasn’t too thrilling. I’m no longer in my college or sleepaway camp era where I could walk up to someone and be like “I like your shirt - can we be friends?”
I’m used to working behind the scenes so big crowds aren’t my jam and the wall is my friend.
But here is where Sarah corrected me and what I’ve learned along the way for other RecOps folks:
You aren’t really going for the content. Unless it is hyper-specific (which when I help plan conference I focus on) and small group workshops, you probably are going to hear similar things in your feed or Slack communities. That isn’t the reason to not travel or go to a conference. Which leads into number #2…
You’re going to network. This isn’t just with individual people. It is with vendors and brands. Conferences and summits are where you go to meet people face to face. This where go to get your next job because you can walk up to company table and start building a relationship or you strike up conversation with a hiring manager. If it is a vendor-driven conference, this is where you can get to talk to their internal teams about getting solutions. You also get to hear conversations about what is coming next which leads into #3…
You can make the crowd smaller. Post that you are going to a conference and see what professional connections respond. Then make plans to meet up and stick to them. Now you have people to go to talks/meals with and you have a group. The conference goes from hundreds to 10 real quick then. They will know people and can make introductions and those lead to more laughs and connections. (On that note: Thank you Brandon Jeffs for being my event buddy over the last month! While your adoption of an introvert/RecOps pro might not be tax deductable or refundable, but songs will be written about your contributions to both communities).
So, in all, don’t be afraid of conferences. Try to pick one (I know a few that are coming up towards the end of year so feel free to reach out for recommendations) and go.
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Articles / Industry News
📖 🎧 Articles/Graphics/Podcasts/Posts On Our Radar (sorted by type - Bolded denotes individuals)
Martyn Redstone’s LLM Reality Check: AI Résumé Screeners are Fast, Fluent, and Fundamentally Unreliable (For Now) (article)
Hariharan Kolam’s AI Can’t Fix A Hiring Process Built On Flawed Data (article)
HR Drive’s Why every hiring team needs AI agents — and not just a chatbot (article)
Manatal’s How to Improve Hiring Process: 12 Strategies for 2025 (blog)
Talentless: A Recruiter’s Podcast’s RecOps, It is Sexy with Desiree Goldey and Ashley King (podcast)
Glen Lindley’s TATalentscape v4 (post)
Findem’s Why big tech is promoting in a panic (report)
Kula’s State of Recruiting 2025 Report (report)
SmartRecruiters’ AI Feature Set and Launch (video)
📰 Product News
Ashby (AiO) - Product update: Working Locations from Google Calendar Now Visible
candidate.fyi (Candidate Experience/Scheduling) - Product Launch: FYI, the interview scheduling agent
Employ (Recruiting Solutions) - Product: AI-generated interview guides
Greenhouse (ATS) - Feature Launch: Candidate fraud detection powered Clear
Kula (AiO) - New Features: Advanced resume search, synced ATS/HRIS, and more
Permanent Articles
Recruiting Operations: Dictionary & Resources
Events
Week of June 16th
Week of June 23rd
JobSync’s Roundtable: Your Questions Answered: How Will AI Change Recruiting Operations with Ben Abear and Jeremy Lyons
The Launch Collective’s June Lunch and Learn: RecOps & GTM Talent Partnerships
Gem’s The art of AI prompting: Write Better Criteria, Get Better Candidates
Week of July 21st
Week of September 29th
Week of November 3rd
Job Search
Citi - Assistant Vice President, Talent Acquisition Operations Manager
Takeda Pharmaceuticals - Talent Acquisition Operations Partner, Americas
DPR Construction - Talent Acquisition Operations Coordinator
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
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Talent Operations professional with 5 years of experience and a knack for building systems, programs, and processes that help companies scale intentionally and enhance the overall employee and candidate experience. Over the course of five years at a high-growth tech company, I wore many hats - scheduling complex multi-stage interviews, developing interviewer training programs, building recruiting dashboards, streamlining operations, and shaping company culture. My work has always been centered around treating others with care - from candidates and external stakeholders to colleagues, executives, and the broader teams I supported.
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