Week of September 9th, 2024
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RecOps Outside of the US
The RecOps Conference is about six weeks out, which is wild to think about. We just released our second vignette/conversation starter for it, and for this one, we chatted with Nitin Moorjani. While many RecOps functions tend to be US-centric, it’s important to have conversations with RecOps folks outside of it to get new ideas and approaches (we’ve talked about the importance of doing that here). Two pieces that always sticks out when talking with EMEA RecOps professionals are:
The amount of legal and cultural knowledge they need to do their roles.
The amount of education back to different business group’s to justify why they are needed.
Let’s address each:
The amount of legal and cultural knowledge they need to do their roles.
Unlike North America (NAMER), which consists of three countries, the number in EMEA varies depending on how you look at it. On the low end you are talking about 11 countries and on the high end you are talking about 115. Each of those countries have their own rules and regulations (even if it is an EU standard) around candidates, employees, and data (especially personal data with GDPR) that the RecOps team have to maintain continual knowledge of when they design any process or reports. Speaking of processes and reports, EMEA RecOps pros also have to balance strong cultural elements in all of their trainings as well.
The amount of education back to different business group’s to justify why they are needed.
Across numerous conversations we’ve had with EMEA RecOps professionals, a consistent theme that arises is the need to justify their existence especially in the face of their company questioning why a specialist is needed for process, systems, reporting, and programs specifically for the Recruiting teams. EMEA RecOps professionals have to overcome the coordinator + perception more regularly than those in the NAMER, which adds additional stress to their roles. And, while many take on the challenge and demonstrate value day in and day out, others are forced to pivot and also add recruiting/sourcing to their already stuffed plates.
Who are some EMEA RecOps pros to follow?
This is by no means an exhaustive list below (which is organized alphabetically). If there are people or groups we missed, please add them in the comments.
Luke Eaton (who will also be at the RecOps Conference and presenting)
Rob Devlin (whose now in the US but has insane archival knowledge)
RecOps Updates
RecOps Conference - If you haven’t picked up a ticket to the event yet, here is a link for a 15% discount. You will also get a digital copy to James Colino’s book closer to the event and Luke Eaton’s surprise gift. If you're having trouble convincing your company or manager to send you, reach out, and we’ll chat with you about it. This event is for the community, so we want to help you.
RecOps—We’re going to work hard to train the prompts. If you haven’t used the GPT yet, it is available in the OpenAI store and free to use.
Articles / Industry News
Articles/Graphics/Podcasts/Posts On Our Radar (sorted by type)
Jim Miller’s Reviewing 1500 resumes in 6 hours with AI-Assisted Application Review in Ashby (article)
Hacking HR’s Reimanging Talent Management with AI and People, The Power of Influence without Authority, and A Kind Leader Is Not a “Soft Leader” (article)
Growth by Design Talent’s Your Guide to Evaluating and Selecting an ATS (guide)
SmartRecruiters’ 5 Recruitment Secrets of Professional Services Firms (guide)
Shannon Ogborn’s Offer Accepted episode with JT Haskell on Capacity Planning (podcast)
TeamTailor’s How small changes can make a big impact on your candidate experience (podcast)
Adriano Herdman’s 7 common talent acquisition interview questions and how to answer them (post)
Andre Boulais (Cnect)’ Empathy and Recap of TA Ops Think Tank (video)
Industry News (sorted alphabetically with space in the RecOps community in parenthesis)
Ashby (AiO) - New Feature: AI-Assisted Application Review. Submission for the TA Community Cookbook (like an actual cookbook)
Brighthire - Stronger partnership with Greenhouse (including a free year for Greenhouse Expert Tier, up to 5 users)
candidate.fyi (Candidate Experience/Scheduling) - Feature Showcase: Interview Pools
Gem (AiO) - New Feature: View scheduling notes in the activity feed, Passthrough Rates by Department
Manatal (AiO) - Feature: Advanced Reports
Poetry (Recruiter Enablement) - Feature: Inspire Me
SeekOut (Sourcing) - Maturity Model Assessment
TeamTailor (AiO) - Evaluate, collaborate and communicate all in one place with candidate cards
Permanent Articles
Recruiting Operations: Dictionary & Resources
Job Search
Here is the list of previously listed jobs, which may or may not be available.
Additional Resource
ATS Specific Job Boards
iCIMS's HR professionals job board aggregates all the HR jobs across their customers
Workable’s job board aggregates all jobs for companies that use Workable
SmartRecruiters’ job board aggregates all jobs for companies that use SR
Denys Dinkevych's remote job board, which aggregates jobs from all the major ATS
Drew Callin’s list of VC and PE job boards for their portfolios (pay attention to the comments too here since there are more)
TrueUp - Has a fantastic job board filled with information others don’t like the last time the company did a layoff, application experience based on the ATS, and more.
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
Michelle Gallego
Short Bio
I’m a forward-thinking, scrappy Talent Acquisition professional with 20+ years of global recruiting experience at various company sizes in multiple industries. I am passionate about innovative technology, data analysis, creative problem solving, process efficiency, impactful employer branding, and exceptional interview experience. Some of my biggest achievements were at Activision, where I staffed multiple high-profile video game projects (including three blockbuster Call of Duty titles) before leading the talent sourcing function, where I developed and implemented a service-level agreement to drive efficiency and accountability. In my most recent role as RecOps Manager with Epic Games, I led the creation of a TA org knowledge base that was developed with Notion, which saved the team time and frustration trying to find information. Helping people is my jam. 🙂
List of areas you are looking for:
RecOps and Recruiter opportunities at all levels (contract or FT). Remote is ideal, but flexible working hybrid or in-office depending on location (I’m based in the LA area).
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Here is a Google Sheet View for a list of people who were previously featured and are still looking.
Events
Week of September 16th
Attesto’s Establish Trust in AI-Powered Hiring with Scott Domann and James Kinney (we’re moderating)
Brighthire - Shine - A conversation about the trends that will shape the future of talent acquisition
CandorIQ - Global Workforce Management: Navigating Complexity w/ Data & EOR Solutions
JobSync - Building a Recruiting First Culture - a CEO's Perspective with Gary Noke
ModernLoop / Talent Collective - Automate Your Interview Scheduling to Perfection
Pinpoint and The Talent Community - From Data to Strategy: Mastering Reporting to Influence Stakeholders
SelectSoftware Reviews - Justifying an HR Tech Purchase: Robust cost-benefit analysis, ROI projections, and presenting your findings to leadership.
Talent Collective - Recruiting in the age of AI – Demo of Juicebox (PeopleGPT)
Week of September 23rd
Tribepad - Tribepad Pro and Tribepad Gro demos
Pinpoint - Metrics that Matter: Data Insights for Effective Recruitment
Week of September 30th
October 2024
WeAreLATech - Podcast Panel and Brunch: "LA Tech Community Builders" LA #TechWeek and Female Founder Showcase LA #TechWeek
November 2024
TalentNet Media’s - TalentNet Live November 8th
🎉 Reminders and Disclaimers 🎉
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Until next week, Regulators 😊