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Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roadmaps.
Posted on August 15, 2025 2 Comments
Among the legacy vendors making the shift from applicant tracking to artificial intelligence is iCIMS, a technology that CHROs tend to love and recruiters tend to tolerate. It’s the Goldilocks of the ATS ecosystem: not too hot, but not too cold, either – much like their AI capabilities.
Swagger Like Us: Why the Future of TA Belongs To Talent Intelligence
Posted on August 12, 2025 4 Comments
When done right, talent intelligence combines the best of internal and external data to help people leaders see what’s coming, conduct scenario analysis, make faster, smarter and more informed decisions, and gives the employers getting it right a distinct competitive advantage before most companies even realize they’re running a race.
Winston Goes to Walldorf: SAP Acquires SmartRecruiters’ AI and Ambition
Posted on August 1, 2025 3 Comments
In this market, you don’t pay enterprise prices for recruiting software unless you’re either (a) really desperate or (b) finally ready to take recruiting seriously.
SAP, from the looks of things, is both. Which is why their acquisition of SmartRecruiters makes perfect sense.
HR Tech Isn’t Dead—You’re Just Building It Wrong
Posted on July 23, 2025 2 Comments
For Ashby to close a $50M round in mid-2025 speaks volumes. The market may be freezing over, but Ashby is clearly the exception—and potentially the prototype for what a next generation of emerging TA tech companies should look like as they attempt to succeed at scale.
Unpacking the Myth of Ethical AI in HR Tech
Posted on July 18, 2025 3 Comments
Let’s get one thing out of the way: the term “ethical AI” is about as meaningful as “video interviewing intelligence” or “programmatic recruitment advertising.” It sounds good. It tests well. It makes people feel better about decisions they already regret. But under the hood? It’s just spin. There’s no universally accepted definition of “ethics” — […]
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