Tech Talent Drop - Edition 9

Welcome to this week’s Tech Talent Drop!

The tech hiring landscape is evolving fast. Every week brings fresh AI trends, hiring tools, and strategic insights—so here’s what matters from the last 7 days.

The Drop

Meta is piloting AI-assisted interviews—using internal tools that help craft coding questions, grade interviewer performance, and automate admin tasks in hiring.

Recruiters should monitor Meta’s experiment—it hints at a future where AI supports not only candidates but interviewers and managers too.

AI Tool of the Week

Fetcher now embeds sourcing summaries directly into Slack and Teams. These integrations deliver candidate screening insights at your fingertips—no need to switch platforms.

Use it to scale your pipeline and stay connected with your sourcing team seamlessly.

Hiring/Interview Insight

A new survey shows 70% of candidates say AI-powered interview feedback boosts satisfaction—especially when it's fast and constructive

Offer timely feedback powered by AI to strengthen your employer brand and candidate experience.

Funding Watch

• PhysicsX (AI aerospace & defense design) — $135M Series B, nearing unicorn status.

• Cluely (AI interview-assist tool) — $15M Series A, led by Andreessen Horowitz

• Darwix (generative AI for sales) — $1.5M Seed, led by Rebalance & IPV

These fast-growing companies are expanding—watch for new roles in AI, engineering, and product teams.

Quick Bytes

• A UK court penalized companies using fake AI citations

• Meta sets up a “super‑intelligence” AI lab led by Zuckerberg

• Slack launched a Summarize feature for chats and DMs

• AI chatbots are now part of interviews at major firms—yet candidates still value human interaction.

One to Watch: Expect AI to play a bigger role in interview prep and evaluation—but human trust still matters.

That’s a wrap on this week’s Tech Talent Drop. Stay sharp—and see you next Monday! 🚀