Week of March 10th, 2025
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Who is the Customer/User?
2025 is the year the TA/RecOps pivots to thinking about itself as a product team. To get there, though, we will need to start thinking like product managers. One thing product managers do best is define their customer/user.
Well isn’t TA/Recruiting the customer/user of TA/RecOps?
Great question and the answer is actually that it isn’t exactly clear yet. For some organizations, it absolutely is with the two teams working hand in hand always. But for some companies, maybe it is the hiring team or the candidates or the company. The convoluted nature of who is our customer/user means structuring and reporting on our data for impact is tough and inconsistent. This then creates downstream impacts on the strategic success of the function.
Hmmm, there has to be an industry standard that all TA/RecOps teams follow, right? It's like a one-size-fits-all approach.
Nope - every company is different, which adds layers of complexity. Additionally, when new people join the organization and bring views from their previous companies, they also might have a differing opinion. Depending on how they assert that opinion, you might end up with two teams operating differently.
This has to change with AI though, right?
AI can certainly help but for it to be the most effective, we have to show it what good looks like first.
Alright, in the near term at least, what should we do?
Build a culture of curiosity within your team and encourage ongoing discussions with all your stakeholder groups. Stay as adaptable, both in processes and personally, as you can.
If your company is in the right place, open the conversation and clarify the customer/user. To help, bring a process map that shows the stakeholders at each stage.
If you must present data, aim to tie it to business initiatives or impacts beyond just the TA team. Positioning data in this way will show strategic value.
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Articles / Industry News
📖 🎧 Articles/Graphics/Podcasts/Posts On Our Radar (sorted by type - Bolded denotes individuals)
Gem’s The future of recruiting is AI-first: are you ready? (article)
hireEZ’s The history of AI in recruitment: From automation to agentic AI (article)
Gabe Horwitz’s 101 Recruiting Metrics (post)
Beamery and Forrester’s Best Practices: Using AI In HR (report)
Metaview’s How the Best Teams Run Hiring Intakes - Insights from Automattic & Miro (video)
📰 Product News
Ashby (AiO) - Feature Update: Job Postings Reporting
Brighthire (Interview Intelligence) - Speaker lineup for Shine
candidate.fyi (Candidate Experience/Scheduling) - Platform tuning and unification
Gem (AiO) - Best Startup Employers List
Greenhouse (ATS) - Feature: AI-Generated Interview Questions
Jobvite (ATS) - Product Tour
Lever (ATS) - Product Tour
SmartRecruiters (ATS) - Product Updates: March
Permanent Articles
Recruiting Operations: Dictionary & Resources
Events
Week of March 17th
Recruitics and CollabWORK’s The Hidden Workforce Revealed: 3 Must-Know Recruitment Trends and Tactics
TALK’s Talent Acquisition's Hidden Cost - Problematic Conflicts of Interests
Kula and Lou Adler’s "Moneyball for HR!" – Reinventing Hiring with AI & Analytics
Week of March 24th
ERE’s Hiring with Purpose: Balancing Speed, Quality, and Candidate Experience in 2025
JobSync’s Roundtable: Everything You Wanted to Know About AI in Talent Acquisition but Were Afraid to Ask
Greenhouse’s AI in resume screening: What job seekers and employers should know and Product Demo
Employ’s Supercharge Your Hiring: Discover the Power of Pillar [Live Demo]
Ashby’s Building Internal Mobility: Unlocking Career Growth Within Your Organization
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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
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🎉 Reminders and Disclaimers 🎉
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