When we started Newton Software back in Jan. 2009, we wanted to build a website that actually provided people with information about our product. Novel huh? We wanted the site to be interactive. We wanted lots of videos and images of our product. We wanted bling. After all, Steve and the design team go to great lengths to create a “rich” user experience (software lingo for – they make it look sweet and cool to use).
What you forget when you are launching a content rich site is how much effort it takes to continually keep the videos and images fresh. To complicate matters (for me), we’re constantly making enhancements and adding to our product. So every 5-6 weeks or so I have to make a new video.
The other day, our web team called me the Scorsese of applicant tracking software product demos. I’m not sure if I was flattered or if they were just having fun with me. Regardless, I had to update our product demo this week and will do so again in about 2 weeks. This might not be The Departed but, I think it represents our product pretty well. If you want to watch a video with a table of contents you can visit our demo page.
Spoiler Alert! This video contains a feature that will be released June 4th.
Recently, I was invited to speak to a group of human resources leaders about trends in the applicant tracking software industry. I think my audience was a little shocked when my outline didn’t include Twitter or any mention of social recruiting for that matter. I’m just interested in talking about the bigger picture, the ideas that are going to connect the dots.
I am interested in technologies that will integrate each phase of the hiring process (acquisition, assessment, interviewing, screening, etc.) so they are coordinated, connected, organized and online. And, I am interested in how new design concepts and business models will reduce the buying risks for HR people.
Let’s face it, EEOC regulations (and there are plenty of them) are confusing. The Department of Labor and EEOC are slated to receive a record amount of funding in 2010 and this means more enforcement is imminent. Are you aware of your obligations in order to be an equal opportunity employer? How big of a company do you need to be to worry about this? What are the basics that you need to be aware of? We cover these basic questions and more with Jonathan T. Hyman, a labor and employment law expert. Jonathan is a Partner at Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz, an industry blogger and a frequent guest on various employment law related podcasts.
Newton, our popular applicant tracking software. is designed to move applicants through each stage of the process in a systematic, orderly, and continuous manner and to eliminate periods of inactivity between each stage.This workflow is native to Newton and doesn’t require weeks of customization to get started.
William Tincup joined NED on April 16th. This was an an exciting show. William is a Principal at Starr Tincup, strategic marketing consultancy for human capital firms. We discussed why marketing matters to the recruitment community and what recruiters and employers should focus on to win A-rated talent. The show kicked off with William providing a “state of the union” of recruiting over the past year and then we discussed expectations for the future. More to come…..
NED is pleased to welcome Sam Fitzroy to the show for a discussion about the world’s largest job search engine, Indeed. Tune in to learn how Indeed is quickly becoming a one-stop shop for job seekers looking for new opportunities. We discussed why Indeed needs to be on every employer’s radar. As a cost effective alternative to traditional job boards, Indeed is growing dramatically and offers benefits that traditional job advertising resources can’t Sam Fitzroy is currently the Director of Alliances at Indeed where he has also served as a Client Services Manager.
