Welcome to the only podcast that helps employers and recruiters connect with more candidates through technology inspired conversations. If you want to know about the latest and greatest  tools and tactics for finding talent online, this is your show.  ...This podcast is sponsored in part by Adzuna, the quality-obsessed job search engine that’s taking the market by storm. Adzuna wants to help America get back to work, by allowing businesses to zero in the right candidates. Cut your cost-per-application and engage with high quality candidates with Adzuna. Visit adzuna.com/hire to get started.  And by Emissary...the text recruiting software that will supercharge your recruiting efforts. Americans spend 55 minutes a day texting on average….. That time represents an enormous window of opportunity for recruiters to get the attention of candidates that are otherwise distracted and hard to reach. Head over to emissary.ai and book a demo today to learn how their text recruiting platform with help you connect with your candidates faster and more efficiently. Interview scheduling is one of the biggest pain points in recruiting today and causes a lot of headaches in the candidate experience. According to a survey by Cronofy and Jobadder,  64% of recruiters take 2 or more days to schedule one 26% take 4 or more days to schedule an interview 90% of recruiters make 2 or more phone calls or send 2 or more emails to schedule the interview   Cronofy is a new scheduling platform that aims to solve this problem and greatly reduce the time to schedule interviews. Joining me by phone is their CEO Adam Bird. TOPICS - Give us a history of Cronofy...when did you start the company and how did you get into the recruitment space? -What have you learned about scheduling interviews using software like cronofy...are there any best practices? - What makes the Cronofy Scheduler different from other products on the market? -Explain the product to us...I have started using it and it reminds of a better version of Calendly... - What makes the Cronofy Scheduler tailored to recruitment? Are there any specific benefits? - Are there any features that are particularly suited to recruiting use cases? - you have a API can you talk about what types of recruiting software you are looking to integrate with? Have you seen an increase in usage because of covid 19? -free version of scheduler what do they get for that... - What are you working on at the moment - what's coming next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices