Week of May 19th, 2025
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Does TA/RecOps Need a Rotary Club-Style Four-Way Test? by Jeremy Lyons
This week was one for the books when it came to fun and RecOps.
Joined amazing panels hosted by Gem and AssessFirst featuring amazing folks like Lauren Tait, Sophie Bullock, Megan Batterbury, Robyn Watson, Lindsey Sailors, and Tony Le
The spicy takes I’ve been doing for years have kicked off a fun, soon-to-be-released video series helmed by the always puny Brandon Jeffs. Here is my favorite photo from our shoot with Steve Bartel:
Finally got to meet Ben Lee, Monika Evje, Blake Jackson, Adam Ward and Tony in-person and see the legendary Mike Joyner let his hair down.
Got to see some new features that Gem is releasing.
I didn't come to hear about your week. I came to hear where the Rotary Club comes into this.
As I wandered around outside of the Gem office, I stumbled across this placard on a building:
I’d never heard of the Rotary Club’s Four-Way Test, which is:
Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build goodwill and better friendship?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
And this got me thinking, “Should TA/RecOps have something similar”?
Ok, what would the pros and cons be if we did?
Pro:
Standardization of building programs and processes
An ethical guide when asked to do something we know is wrong (e.g., implement a screening process we know will disproportionately impact one group over another)
Expectation setting for RecTech vendors
Con
Lack of an enforcement mechanism
Lack of full adoption/understanding
Why?
So with those in mind, where do you stand?
Excellent question and I’m still working through it if I’m being honest. On one hand, I think there could be tremendous benefits because it provides an excellent default framework. Having one would align with what I talked about at the RecOps Conference last year about having standardization in our space, On the other hand, I wonder if having one would create inflexible dogmatic principles in the space, over-engineering it. We need that flexibility to test new things and push the envelope.
I’d love to hear others’ thoughts in the comments.
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Articles / Industry News
📖 🎧 Articles/Graphics/Podcasts/Posts On Our Radar (sorted by type - Bolded denotes individuals)
Brian Fink’s 5 Ways Recruiters Earn Their Seat at the Table (article)
Shannon Pritchett’s How Do I Start Using AI Without Losing Myself? (article)
Terkins’ AI-Driven Hiring's Paradox (article)
PURPL’s 5 Steps to Recruit More With Less (blog)
Andrew Lewis’ DIY AI: Build Your Own Market Research Agent (guide) Editor Note: The tips shared here could be applied to building other agents
Robert Correia’s Visual Interview Kit for Greenhouse Users (guide)
TA Innovation Hive’s Mastering Global ATS Reconfigurations: Strategies for Success Across 30+ Countries (guide)
Shannon Ogborn and Mike Joyner on Offer Accepted discussing the Future-Proofing for Talent Teams for the Age of AI and Automation (podcast)
Steven Bartel and Sarah Koo’s Gem Talent Summit opening (post)
Ashby’s Are referred candidates more likely to get hired? (report)
Employ (Lever, JazzHR)’s 2025 Job Seeker Nation Report (report)
Brighthire’s Shine 2025 sessions on-demand (video)
📰 Product News
Ashby (AiO) - Updates from Ashby One
Brainner (Resume Screening) - Automation Rules — now available on Business Plan
candidate.fyi (Candidate Experience/Scheduling) - Product teaser announcement
Findem (Sourcing) - Product Release: Next-Gen Talent CRM
GoodTime (Scheduling) - Launch of Orchestra - The Agent
HiPeople (Assessments/Reference Checks) - Product Updates: AI Avatar Mode, Dashboard performance boost
Juicebox (Sourcing/CRM) - Chrome Extension launch. Will allow for unlocking contact information, running a profile-fit Autopilot, sending email outreach in one-click, tracking outreach history and notes.
Recruiterflow (AiO) - Integration: Asendia AI/ post
Permanent Articles
Recruiting Operations: Dictionary & Resources
Events
Week of May 26th
JobSync’s The Seven Most Impactful Data Points in TA for 2025 and What to Do About Them
Lever and Verified First’s Modern Screening Strategies: How Automation Improves Hiring
SelectSoftware Reviews’ Your Company's Candidate Experience Can Make or Break Your Hiring Funnel
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
SmartRecruiters’ The new era of high-volume hiring ‘speed, scale, and stickiness
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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.
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Until next week, Regulators 😊