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Charles Mah brings his 20 years of experience to GoodTime as the company’s Chief Customer and Operations Officer. He will help GoodTime customers leverage human-centric AI for more efficient, engaging, and cohesive hiring experiences — for candidates and hiring teams alike.

San Francisco – April 16, 2024

GoodTime, a leading provider of human-centric AI to help talent teams accelerate and elevate hiring experiences, today announced the appointment of Charles Mah as the company’s Chief Customer and Operations Officer. In his new role, Charles will work closely with customers to deliver best-in-class enterprise support, help them get the most from GoodTime’s solutions, and guide the product roadmap.

Helping customers create vastly improved hiring experiences for candidates and interviewers

Charles comes to GoodTime with over 20 years of experience leading global talent acquisition and customer success at companies like iCIMS, Workday, SAP, and Databricks, providing him with deep expertise and understanding of GoodTime’s customers that he’ll leverage to help them meet their strategic directives. His move represents a vote of confidence in the company and its vision for more efficient, engaging, and cohesive hiring experiences — across the entire talent lifecycle.

“Today’s TA teams must streamline their processes and lean into tools that drive measurable ROI without sacrificing the personal touch that is so crucial,” said Charles. “That’s why human-centric AI is the future of TA. GoodTime has developed a remarkable solution that automates 90% of interview coordination tasks while creating a more human hiring experience for your candidates and your interviewers. That’s exactly what TA teams need right now and I couldn’t be more excited to help deliver it to them.”

GoodTime’s vision: Human-centric AI as the future of enterprise talent acquisition

Human-centric AI is the simple, but powerful philosophy that AI should enhance, not replace, human capabilities. GoodTime believes human-centric AI is the best way companies can maximize efficiency and create world-class, human-driven hiring experiences.

“Human-centric AI is perhaps more important in hiring than in any other function at a company,” said Ahryun Moon, CEO of GoodTime. “TA pros are the people that find and secure your best people — they’re the ones that really build your company. We don’t believe in taking the ‘human’ out of HR. Rather, we believe in building on human expertise from people like Charles to create more efficient and scalable, but also more empathetic hiring experiences. With Charles, we’re poised to not only continue to offer the best AI-driven hiring automation on the market, but to empower our customers to take full advantage of it to transform their hiring processes.”

About GoodTime

GoodTime helps talent acquisition teams hire up to 50% faster by automating interview scheduling, candidate communications, and more with human-centric AI. Hundreds of the world’s leading companies including Slack, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Lyft, Shopify, and HubSpot trust GoodTime to accelerate their hiring process while maintaining a best-in-class experience — for candidates and hiring teams alike.

With advanced features like multi-day and panel interview scheduling, SMS and WhatsApp communication, workflow automation, intelligent interviewer selection, and powerful data and benchmarking reports, we’re helping enterprise companies cut their time-to-hire in half.

Learn more at goodtime.io.

Media Contact

For more information or to arrange an interview with Ahryun Moon or Charles Mah, please contact:

Jake Link

press@goodtime.io

The 2024 Hiring Insights Report: Retail Edition by GoodTime highlights the retail sector’s strategic use of AI and automation to enhance hiring efficiency and candidate experience in a competitive market.

San Francisco – April 4, 2024

Today, GoodTime released its 2024 Hiring Insights Report: Retail Edition, providing an in-depth look at how retail talent acquisition (TA) teams leveraged technology to navigate hiring challenges.

Despite a competitive landscape and evolving work models, retail businesses achieved a 23% lift in hiring goal attainment in 2023. The report, sourced from 105 HR and TA professionals in the sector, illustrates a shift towards technology to streamline hiring processes and improve the overall candidate experience.

Key findings from the report:

• 99% of retail TA teams have integrated automation or AI into their hiring processes.
• Retail hiring goal attainment jumped up to 57.7% in 2023 (versus 46.8% the year prior), ranking among the highest of all sectors.
• Major challenges include talent retention, adapting to hybrid work models, and managing compensation expectations.
• 91% of retail TA leaders plan to increase investment in hiring technology in 2024.

Retail’s strategic response:

Facing a shortage of workers and struggles with talent retention, the sector’s TA leaders have:

• Enhanced use of AI for tasks like application screening and interview scheduling.
• Focused efforts on improving candidate experiences and streamlining interview processes.
• Standardized hiring processes to ensure efficiency and fairness.

“In retail, where companies need to hire quality workers at a high volume, adapting processes is not just a necessity but an art,” said Ahryun Moon, CEO & Co-Founder of GoodTime. “This year’s report illuminates how a sector deeply impacted by shifting consumer behaviors and the digital revolution is ingeniously harnessing AI and automation. These tools are not only being used to accelerate the pace of hiring, but also to refine the art of identifying and nurturing talent that meets the needs of today’s fast-paced, customer-centric world.”

To download the full report, visit goodtime.io.

About GoodTime

GoodTime helps talent acquisition teams hire up to 50% faster by automating interview scheduling, candidate communications, and more. Hundreds of the world’s leading companies including Slack, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Lyft, Shopify, and HubSpot trust GoodTime to accelerate their hiring process while maintaining a best-in-class candidate experience.

With advanced features like multi-day and panel interview scheduling, SMS and WhatsApp communication, workflow automation, intelligent interviewer selection, and powerful data and benchmarking reports, we’re helping enterprise companies cut their time-to-hire in half.

Learn more at goodtime.io.

Media Contact

For more information or to arrange an interview with Ahryun Moon, please contact:

Jake Link

press@goodtime.io

The 2024 Hiring Insights Report: Manufacturing Edition from GoodTime highlights how the sector is embracing AI and automation to navigate a hiring landscape marked by labor shortages, a surge in specialized talent needs, and evolving work models.

San Francisco – March 26, 2024

Today, GoodTime released its 2024 Hiring Insights Report: Manufacturing Edition, revealing how talent acquisition (TA) teams in the manufacturing sector have turned to technology to counter hiring challenges.

Amidst a surge in specialized talent demands, particularly for roles like software engineers, the manufacturing sector achieved 44.3% of their hiring goals on average in 2023. The report, based on insights from 105 HR and TA professionals in the sector, shows a shift towards embracing technology to optimize hiring efficiency and improve candidate experience.

Key findings from the report:

• 100% of manufacturing TA teams surveyed used some form of automation or AI.
• 86% of TA leaders in the sector plan to invest in more hiring technology in 2024.
• Persistent challenges include adapting to remote work, managing compensation expectations, and talent retention.
• 38% of manufacturing companies reported layoffs in 2023.

Manufacturing’s strategic response:

In the face of massive hiring hurdles, the sector’s TA leaders have:

• Integrated AI and automation in areas like resume screening and interview scheduling.
• Enhanced the candidate experience and interview scheduling process.
• Standardized hiring processes for improved efficiency and fairness.

“Manufacturing companies are not just adapting, but innovating at an impressive rate,” said Ahryun Moon, CEO & Co-Founder of GoodTime. “It’s a sector where balancing technological advancements with the human element isn’t just a strategy – it’s a necessity. This pivot towards AI and smarter hiring processes isn’t just about keeping pace; it’s about setting a new standard for how we approach talent acquisition in an industry known for its resilience and ingenuity.”

To download the full report, visit goodtime.io.

About GoodTime

GoodTime helps talent acquisition teams hire up to 50% faster by automating interview scheduling, candidate communications, and more. Hundreds of the world’s leading companies including Slack, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Lyft, Shopify, and HubSpot trust GoodTime to accelerate their hiring process while maintaining a best-in-class candidate experience.

With advanced features like multi-day and panel interview scheduling, SMS and WhatsApp communication, workflow automation, intelligent interviewer selection, and powerful data and benchmarking reports, we’re helping enterprise companies cut their time-to-hire in half.

Learn more at goodtime.io.

Media Contact

For more information or to arrange an interview with Ahryun Moon, please contact:

Jake Link

press@goodtime.io

GoodTime’s 2024 Hiring Insights Report: Healthcare Edition unveils how AI and automation have become vital tools for healthcare organizations struggling to fill crucial roles in a tight labor market.

San Francisco – March 12, 2024

In the face of an acute healthcare labor shortage, the 2024 Hiring Insights Report: Healthcare Edition, published today by GoodTime, reveals how healthcare talent acquisition (TA) teams harnessed AI and automation to address critical hiring challenges.

With the US Department of Labor projecting a shortage of 195,400 nurses by 2031 and a 37% increase in demand for home health aides, the report, based on a survey of 105 TA leaders in the healthcare sector, underscores the urgency for innovative hiring strategies to combat the labor crunch.

Key findings from the report:

• 100% of healthcare TA teams surveyed utilize some form of automation or AI for hiring.
• Hiring goal attainment dipped to 45.6% in 2023.
• The sector’s top challenges include sourcing qualified candidates, work-life balance, and adapting to remote or hybrid interview processes.
• 50% of healthcare organizations experienced layoffs in 2023.
• 97% of healthcare TA leaders plan to invest in more hiring technology in 2024.

Healthcare’s strategic response:

In the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges, the healthcare sector’s TA leaders have embraced:

• AI-driven improvements in application and resume screening, and interview preparation.
• A shift towards enhancing candidate experience and more efficient interview scheduling.
• A move to standardize hiring processes for greater efficiency and fairness

“The healthcare sector is at a pivotal moment in grappling with a skilled labor shortage. Our report highlights how healthcare organizations are turning to AI and automation with optimism to navigate these challenges,” said Ahryun Moon, CEO & Co-Founder of GoodTime. “By optimizing their hiring processes with technology, they can focus on making meaningful connections with candidates that help them secure crucial talent in a lean market.”

To download the full report, visit goodtime.io.

About GoodTime

GoodTime helps talent acquisition teams hire up to 50% faster by automating interview scheduling, candidate communications, and more. Hundreds of the world’s leading companies including Slack, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Lyft, Shopify, and HubSpot trust GoodTime to accelerate their hiring process while maintaining a best-in-class candidate experience.

With advanced features like multi-day and panel interview scheduling, SMS and WhatsApp communication, workflow automation, intelligent interviewer selection, and powerful data and benchmarking reports, we’re helping enterprise companies cut their time-to-hire in half.

Learn more at goodtime.io.

Media Contact

For more information or to arrange an interview with Ahryun Moon, please contact:

Jake Link

press@goodtime.io

The Financial Services Edition of GoodTime’s 2024 Hiring Insights Report highlights the sector’s strategic adoption of AI and automation to address critical hiring challenges, including talent retention, unrealistic compensation expectations, and integrating hybrid work models.

San Francisco – February 27, 2024

The 2024 Hiring Insights Report: Financial Services Edition, released today by GoodTime, uncovers critical shifts in the financial services sector’s approach to hiring. Amidst a competitive landscape, 99% of surveyed talent acquisition (TA) leaders in financial services are utilizing automation or AI to secure top talent and enhance personalization in the hiring process.

Key findings from the report:

• Hiring goal attainment in the sector increased by 4 percentage points.
• Top challenges include talent retention, compensation expectations, and candidates no-showing.
• 46% of financial services companies conducted layoffs in 2023.
• 88% of financial services TA leaders plan to invest in additional hiring technology in 2024.

The financial services sector’s response to hiring challenges:

Amid volatile market conditions, there’s a wave of enthusiasm as the sector’s leaders capitalize on cutting-edge technologies to sharpen their competitive edge in securing top talent.

• Embracing AI and automation: Key focus areas include application and resume screening, creating interview questions, and writing job descriptions.
• Improving the candidate experience: Focusing on personalization and efficient scheduling to win top talent.
• Standardizing hiring processes: To enhance efficiency and ensure fairness.

“Financial services companies face unique hiring challenges in a market that continues to shift. Our report shows a clear trend towards the adoption of AI and automation, not as a replacement for human interaction, but as a tool to enhance it,” said Ahryun Moon, CEO & Co-Founder of GoodTime. “By automating mundane tasks, financial services firms can focus more on building meaningful relationships with candidates, which is crucial in a competitive talent market.”

To download the full report, visit goodtime.io.

About GoodTime

GoodTime helps talent acquisition teams hire up to 50% faster by automating interview scheduling, candidate communications, and more. Hundreds of the world’s leading companies including Slack, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Lyft, Shopify, and HubSpot trust GoodTime to accelerate their hiring process while maintaining a best-in-class candidate experience.

With advanced features like multi-day and panel interview scheduling, SMS and WhatsApp communication, workflow automation, intelligent interviewer selection, and powerful data and benchmarking reports, we’re helping enterprise companies cut their time-to-hire in half.

Learn more at goodtime.io.

Media Contact

For more information or to arrange an interview with Ahryun Moon, please contact:

Jake Link

press@goodtime.io

The Technology Edition of GoodTime’s 2024 Hiring Insights Report reveals a major acceleration in hiring tech adoption. Despite challenges with talent retention and longer time-to-hire, tech companies improved hiring goal attainment through thoughtful use of AI and automation.

San Francisco – February 13, 2024

The 2024 Hiring Insights Report: Technology Edition, published today by GoodTime, reveals a major acceleration in tech adoption, with 91% of the tech sector’s talent acquisition (TA) leaders planning to increase their investment in hiring technology in 2024.

After surveying 525 talent acquisition leaders across sectors, this new edition of the 2024 Hiring Insights Report focuses on the 100 respondents in technology and highlights a significant increase in hiring goal attainment. However, the report shows the sector also faced persistent challenges with talent retention, lack of qualified candidates, and an escalating time-to-hire.

Key tech sector hiring trends from the report:

• On average, TA teams hit 58.2% of their hiring goals in 2023, up from 51.7% the previous year.
• 41% of TA leaders cite talent retention as a top challenge.
• 45% of companies said their time-to-hire increased in 2023.
• Nearly half (49%) of tech companies conducted layoffs in 2023.

The tech sector leads in hiring goal attainment

Of all sectors analyzed, tech ranked highest in hiring goal attainment. We compared the sector’s focus areas to all other industries and found that tech companies were:

• 78% more likely to utilize AI for hiring efficiency.
• 45% more likely to have upgraded their hiring technology.
• 18% more likely to have improved their candidate experience.

Planning for more human-AI collaboration in 2024

When asked about key focus areas for 2024, tech TA leaders pointed to:

• Increasing personalization in the hiring process (49%).
• Utilizing AI for hiring efficiency (42%).
• Optimizing automation in the hiring process (42%).

“Too often AI and automation are perceived as being at odds with human-centric experiences,” said Ahryun Moon, CEO & Co-Founder of GoodTime. “Our report shows that tech’s TA leaders have adopted a different perspective. I’m glad to see they recognize that automating time-consuming, mundane tasks empowers them to prioritize and enhance the human element in their hiring process.”

To download the full report, visit goodtime.io.

About GoodTime

GoodTime helps talent acquisition teams hire up to 50% faster by automating interview scheduling, candidate communications, and more. Hundreds of the world’s leading companies including Slack, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Lyft, Shopify, and HubSpot trust GoodTime to accelerate their hiring process while maintaining a best-in-class candidate experience.

With advanced features like multi-day and panel interview scheduling, SMS and WhatsApp communication, workflow automation, intelligent interviewer selection, and powerful data and benchmarking reports, we’re helping enterprise companies cut their time-to-hire in half.

Learn more at goodtime.io.

Media Contact

For more information or to arrange an interview with Ahryun Moon, please contact:

Jake Link

press@goodtime.io

The 2024 Hiring Insights Report, a study of 525 talent acquisition leaders, reveals a persistent struggle with talent retention, a need to automate repetitive tasks, and the strategies top-performing teams used to hit hiring goals in a challenging market.

San Francisco – January 31, 2024

After a trying year that tested talent acquisition (TA) teams in every sector, GoodTime today published the 2024 Hiring Insights Report to reveal top challenges, how TA is evolving, and how top-performing teams hit their hiring goals.

The independently conducted survey of 525 talent, HR, and recruiting leaders across the U.S. shows that hiring teams have faced colossal challenges and pressures that have forced them to evolve quickly to meet the demands of today’s market.

Key findings from the 2024 Hiring Insights Report:

• On average, TA teams hit just 51.3% of their hiring goals in 2023.
• Contrary to perceptions of an employer’s market, 44% of TA leaders said hiring became more competitive in the last 12 months, and 27% reported a lack of qualified candidates as a primary hiring challenge.
• A significant 34% of TA leaders cite talent retention as a top challenge.
• 99% of TA teams are now employing AI and automation.
• Talent teams still spend 35% of their time scheduling interviews alone, among other easily automated tasks.
• Layoffs have significantly affected employee morale. Companies that experienced layoffs in 2023 were about 83% more likely to report fair or poor engagement from employees.

Learning from top-performing TA teams

GoodTime’s report dives into what top-performing teams (defined as those who hit 75% or more of their hiring goals) did differently than the rest of their peers. The report reveals that the top performers were:

• 40% more likely to focus on upgrading hiring technology.
• 24% more likely to prioritize candidate experience improvements.
• 23% more likely to invest in improving overall efficiency.

A major adjustment in return-to-office (RTO) efforts

After persistent tensions around stringent RTO mandates, it seems companies are letting up a bit and compromising with mixed or hybrid working models. TA leaders reported a massive shift from a fully in-office workforce to a mostly in-office approach, with a mix of fully in-office, fully remote, and hybrid workers.

• Of the 525 companies surveyed, only 16% were fully in office in 2023 (compared to 62% the previous year).
• 78% of companies surveyed were mostly in-office, with some hybrid or remote workers.
• Just 1% of respondents said their company was fully remote.

A struggle to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I)

The previous year’s Hiring Insights Report found that 28% of companies planned to make DE&I a measurable priority in 2023, but this year’s report shows that only 24% followed through on that goal. Overall, the number of companies prioritizing DE&I has fallen two years in a row now.

What’s even more concerning is that DE&I is likely to be deprioritized further, with only 24% saying it’s a focus area for 2024.

TA teams are becoming more resilient

While 2023 presented immense hiring challenges, the report also surfaces major opportunities and optimistic trends among TA professionals.

• 45% said time-to-hire remained flat, with 10% saying it decreased.
• On average, TA teams saw a 7% lift in hiring goal attainment over the previous year.
• 90% said they would rate their overall recruiting process as ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent.’

“This is our third year publishing this report, and positive trends are starting to emerge: Hiring tech adoption is accelerating and while teams are getting leaner, they’re also evolving and becoming more resilient for the next set of challenges that come our way,” said Ahryun Moon, CEO & Co-Founder of GoodTime. “TA professionals honed their ability to spot top talent faster. They made processes leaner and smarter. And for many of the leaders surveyed for this report, those actions are paying off. We hope that by sharing these insights, we can help struggling TA teams tap into their resilience in the year ahead.” 

To download the full report, visit goodtime.io.

About GoodTime

GoodTime helps talent acquisition teams hire up to 50% faster by automating interview scheduling, candidate communications, and more. Hundreds of the world’s leading companies including Slack, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Lyft, Shopify, and HubSpot trust GoodTime to accelerate their hiring process while maintaining a best-in-class candidate experience.

With advanced features like multi-day and panel interview scheduling, SMS and WhatsApp communication, workflow automation, intelligent interviewer selection, and powerful data and benchmarking reports, we’re helping enterprise companies cut their time-to-hire in half.

Learn more at goodtime.io.

Media Contact

For more information or to arrange an interview with Ahryun Moon, please contact:

Jake Link

jake.link@goodtime.io

As the U.S. grapples with an escalating shortage of health aides, nurses, and physicians, GoodTime secures HIPAA certification, enabling more health organizations to fill roles quickly with fewer resources.

August 8, 2023, SAN FRANCISCO – GoodTime (goodtime.io), a leading provider of AI-powered scheduling software, proudly announces the achievement of HIPAA/HITECH Type 1 Compliance. With this certification, GoodTime empowers more healthcare organizations to fill roles faster in the face of a healthcare labor shortage by utilizing Hire, the company’s flagship interview scheduling platform.

Addressing the Healthcare Labor Shortage

Amidst a severe shortage of health aides, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals, GoodTime’s HIPAA certification brings a timely solution to hiring teams in the healthcare industry. Consulting firm Mercer projects a shortage of over 400,000 home health aides and 29,400 nurse practitioners by 2025. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) predicts a potential shortage of up to 122,000 physicians by 2032. This scarcity of healthcare professionals has intensified the competition for talent, making it crucial to fill open roles quickly to meet the needs of healthcare companies and the patients they serve.

Enhanced Possibilities with GoodTime’s HIPAA Certification

Healthcare organizations are already bound to strict HIPAA guidelines for any systems that directly handle sensitive patient information. As an extra measure of security for all protected health information (PHI), many of these organizations strive to only use HIPAA-compliant systems, even when those systems don’t directly interface with patients.

GoodTime’s certification is a significant milestone that re-affirms the company’s commitment to healthcare organizations and sets them apart as the only interview scheduling provider that is HIPAA-compliant. By adhering to the highest industry standards for data security and privacy, GoodTime helps healthcare talent acquisition teams streamline and automate their hiring workflows, minimize resource requirements, and fill roles faster in the midst of the labor shortage.

Ahryun Moon, GoodTime Co-Founder and CEO, expressed enthusiasm about the recent HIPAA certification, highlighting its importance for healthcare organizations. Moon stated, “We are thrilled to have obtained the HIPAA certification, as it strengthens our dedication to healthcare organizations during this challenging time. With secure, automated, and efficient scheduling, healthcare hiring teams can fill open positions swiftly, without all the manual work, and ultimately deliver exceptional care to patients.”

Purpose-Built Features for High-Volume Healthcare Hiring

GoodTime Hire leverages AI to revolutionize the healthcare hiring process, particularly for high-volume roles in the context of the labor shortage. Healthcare organizations use Hire to significantly reduce time-to-fill and provide a standout candidate experience, even as talent acquisition teams have become leaner. Teams hiring for high-volume healthcare roles benefit from features like:

• SMS/WhatsApp messaging: Reach candidates via texting and WhatsApp to increase response rates and schedule faster.
• Workflow automation: Auto-trigger messages and reminders to candidates and hiring managers — and automate the entire interview process with an intuitive workflow editor.
• Screening and knockout questions: Stay focused on what matters and identify the most qualified talent automatically with screening questionnaires and knock-out questions.

About GoodTime

GoodTime helps people and companies drive better outcomes from their most important meetings by automating coordination, making sure the right people are in the room, and providing actionable meeting insights to hit goals faster.

The company’s flagship product, GoodTime Hire, helps hiring teams go beyond candidate experience and make every interview count. Hire uses AI to automate interview coordination, build better relationships during interviews, and deliver insights to continuously optimize the hiring process. Over 300 companies around the world like Slack, Box, HubSpot, Spotify, Okta, and Pinterest are getting to “yes” up to 70% faster with Hire. Learn more at goodtime.io.

Learn more about how GoodTime can help your organization with healthcare recruiting.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 4, 2023 – GoodTime, the world’s first Meeting Optimization Engine, today announced the launch of its newest product, GoodTime Hire for High Volume. This latest offering provides talent teams with advanced automated interview scheduling capabilities for high-volume roles through SMS, WhatsApp, and email messaging. The product’s fully-customizable workflow editor significantly improves recruiter productivity and reduces time spent on manual, repetitive tasks through automation of the entire interview coordination process including triggering messages, invites, and reminders when specific events occur.

This release expands GoodTime’s product line to now support companies hiring for both corporate and high-volume roles, delivering efficiency and payroll savings in today’s challenging hiring landscape.

The challenges of high-volume hiring

Getting in front of qualified talent as fast as possible is crucial to filling high-volume roles. However, high-volume recruiters often face a surplus of open positions and insufficient time to fill them using outdated and manual processes. This leads to delays in scheduling candidate interviews, lower response rates, and a subpar candidate experience.

In GoodTime’s 2023 Hiring Insights Report, sectors typically known for hiring high-volume roles—retail, manufacturing, and healthcare—reportedly met just 50% or less of their hiring goals in 2022. Looking to the future, one of the top challenges expected by these sectors is the limitations of their current hiring technology. Leveraging new, advanced technology and automation gives talent teams the best chance to hit their hiring goals and fill high-volume roles faster with fewer resources. 

With Hire for High Volume, talent teams can schedule interviews at scale through:

• Automated Interview Scheduling: Quickly schedule candidates 1:1 or in bulk through SMS, WhatsApp, and email
• SMS & WhatsApp Messaging: Reach candidates where they are with a mobile-first experience; mass-message or send personalized individual messages
• Customizable Workflow Automation: Automatically trigger messages to candidates and hiring managers for invites, reminders, and nudges to spend more time on high-value tasks
• Screening & Knock-out Questions: Identify the most qualified talent quickly with pre-built screening questionnaires and knock-out questions
• Integrates Into Current Processes: Message candidates directly from applicant tracking systems, Indeed, or any website, right from the browser

“The challenges of high-volume recruiting are unlike those encountered in corporate hiring,” said Ahryun Moon, CEO and Co-Founder of GoodTime. “With these unique hurdles comes the need for tech solutions tailored to high-volume recruiters. That’s where Hire for High Volume comes in. Our new product allows recruiters to quickly reach out to candidates, schedule interviews effortlessly, and let automation free up bandwidth and boost productivity for every recruiter on the team.”

Hire for High Volume is available now as an add-on to the flagship GoodTime Hire product or as a standalone product. For more information, visit goodtime.io.

About GoodTime

GoodTime helps people and companies drive better results from their most important meetings. The GoodTime Meeting Optimization Engine automates scheduling, ensures the right people are in the room, and provides actionable insights to meet smarter. Its flagship product, Hire, allows organizations to win top talent faster with Candidate Relationship Intelligence. Over 300 leading companies like Spotify, Slack, Pinterest, Okta, HubSpot, and Box have scheduled over seven million smart meetings with GoodTime. Learn more at goodtime.io.

May 2, 2023, SAN FRANCISCO – After surveying 531 talent acquisition leaders across sectors for its 2023 Hiring Insights Report, today GoodTime released the report’s manufacturing edition, featuring sector-specific insights. Based on responses from 106 talent acquisition (TA) leaders in manufacturing, the report highlights the challenges hiring leaders face to attract high volumes of qualified talent in the midst of a skills shortage and explores the changes they are making to meet their business objectives and achieve their hiring goals. 

The high-level findings from the 2023 Hiring Insights Report, Manufacturing Edition, include:

• Just 44% of hiring goals were met by manufacturing talent teams in 2022
• Limitations of their current hiring technology is the biggest challenge expected by talent leaders in the year ahead
• A staggering 69% of subjects reported layoffs; 19% reported a reduction in force of 20% or more
• 36% of respondents will improve time-to-hire and candidate relationships in the coming year
• 32% of TA leaders look to improve efficiency and automation in 2023

Economy hit manufacturing TA teams 

The report paints a stark picture of the obstacles faced by manufacturing TA leaders in the middle of the economic downturn and a manufacturing labor shortage, with 26% of respondents citing remote work compensation expectations, changes in hiring policies, and culture disconnect as the top challenges of 2022. In today’s economy, TA leaders must adapt their work structures, policies, and talent acquisition strategies to the new world of work while addressing the aftermath of layoffs.

Time-to-hire and candidate relationships a key focus

Looking ahead, talent leaders know that hitting their goals amid high-volume hiring challenges and the sector-wide skills shortage requires a fast, engaging hiring process. Reducing time-to-hire (36%) and cultivating relationships with candidates (36%) are tied for their top focus area in 2023. Addressing their biggest challenge for the coming year and upgrading their manufacturing recruitment software enables teams to deliver a well-rounded candidate experience and make headway on these top priorities.

“It’s clear that hiring teams in manufacturing are under significant strain,” said Ahryun Moon, CEO of GoodTime. “Filling their endless vacant roles with the most qualified talent possible requires teams to innovate their processes. Shifting their attention towards decreasing time-to-hire and genuinely connecting with candidates allows teams to create a comprehensive hiring process, one that places equal emphasis on speed and relationships.”

To access the full report, visit here.

About GoodTime

GoodTime helps people and companies drive better results from their most important meetings. The GoodTime Meeting Optimization Engine automates scheduling, ensures the right people are in the room, and provides actionable insights to meet smarter. Its flagship product, Hire, allows organizations to win top talent faster with Candidate Relationship Intelligence. Over 300 leading companies like Spotify, Slack, Pinterest, Okta, HubSpot, and Box have scheduled over seven million smart meetings with GoodTime. Learn more at goodtime.io.