Bluecrew Names New Sales Execs
Bluecrew, the on-demand staffing platform for flexible W-2 work, today announced the appointment of Sam Estes as Vice President of Sales and Tom Knight as Director of Growth. Estes will direct Bluecrew’s sales team as the company continues its national expansion. Knight will lead Bluecrew’s worker acquisition strategy to meet growing customer demand.
The leadership expansion comes on the heels of Bluecrew’s substantial growth over the past year including tripling revenue and expanding nationally.
“Bluecrew is disrupting traditional staffing with a technology-first solution that offers both hourly workers and their employers a way to instantly access work and fill open jobs — all with a level of flexibility, reliability, protection and control that is unprecedented,” said Adam Roston, Bluecrew CEO. “Sam’s deep staffing industry knowledge combined with Tom’s proven track record in building on-demand marketplaces will be invaluable as we continue to accelerate growth.”
Outmatch Adds Tech & Exec
OutMatch, a Talent Discovery Platform that delivers the data-driven insights companies need to select the best people, develop leaders, and discover hidden talent, has acquired powerful new technology, formerly called Eureka, which uses AI to match candidates with companies and jobs based on technical skill, soft skills, and cultural fit. Eureka’s founder, Adam Thompson, has also joined OutMatch as Director of Data Science.
The new technology adds advanced natural language processing (NLP) and gamification capabilities. Customers and prospects can expect exciting innovation from OutMatch, most immediately in the areas of talent assessment and video interviewing.
“I’m thrilled to be part of the OutMatch team, working together to build a future where technology connects people with opportunities, instantly,” said Adam Thompson.
Job.com Adds CRO
Recruitment platform Job.com has hired Theo Rokos as its Chief Revenue Officer. A pioneer in cloud-based recruitment, Rokos brings over a decade of experience in recruitment sales and team building to Job.com’s roster. He is expected to further bolster the company’s efforts to expand worldwide.
Rokos co-founded Green Job Interview (now Montage Talent), the premier cloud-based video interviewing service with brother and business partner Greg Rokos. As one of the first companies to provide live virtual interviewing, Green Job Interview anticipated the growing need for the full integration of remote services into day-to-day business operations, as the internet changed the way positions were sought out, applied for and ultimately filled. Rokos plans to bring that same enterprising spirit to Job.com as the company expands through partnerships and one-of-a kind services.
“I’m thrilled to join theJob.com team. Team building is my passion and we have the opportunity to change the hiring landscape by fixing the candidate experience,” says Rokos. “The hiring process takes far too long and we are committed to solving it.”