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The Candidate Is Not an Applicant
WorkTech's sponsored Market Windows report, written by George LaRocque, argues that leading talent acquisition platforms are building around ongoing candidate relationships rather than one-off applications. It cites Aptitude Research figures that half of candidates are dissatisfied with hiring and 70% of TA leaders rank quality of hire as their top 2026 priority. WorkTech reports $50.4M went into candidate tools in 2025, with no deals in earlier years. The report assesses platforms including Greenhouse, Archer from hackajob, and Jack & Jill, and Greenhouse sponsored it.
Read the original at WorkTech (George LaRocque)Verified vendor profiles for the companies named above.
Conversational AI recruiting agents: 'Jack' guides job seekers while 'Jill' handles hiring-team requirements and candidate matching.
hackajob is a tech hiring platform whose AI agent, Archer, finds, qualifies and introduces matched candidates to employers.
Compensation and pay transparency platform for European HR teams, with salary benchmarking, salary bands, salary reviews and pay equity analysis.
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