Bringing together the builders who understand that behind any exceptional talent acquisition team is a first-class recruiting operation.

Recruiting Benchmarks & Email Outreach Strategies

From RecOps Con 2025. Steve Bartel of Gem shares a data-driven look at what’s really working in recruiting, drawing on insights from millions of candidates, applications, and hires.

Recruiting is constantly evolving—but what’s truly effective right now? In this session, Steve Bartel, Co-Founder and CEO of Gem, shares a data-driven perspective on the recruiting landscape.

Viewers explore insights drawn from over 140 million applications, 14 million candidates, 1.3 million hires, and 4 million recruiting emails across thousands of Gem customers. Steve highlights what strategies are actually delivering results—and what’s falling short—helping RecOps teams make informed decisions, optimize processes, and focus on approaches that really move the needle.

From RecOps Con 2025. Katie Gerard shares practical ways AI helps streamline sourcing, improve pipeline quality, and maintain human connection—plus a preview of Greenhouse updates that make recruiting simpler.

From RecOps Con 2024, hear from Mike Joyner & Amy Wood on how position yourself as a trusted partner to the business.

From RecOps Con 2024. Leigh Miller leads a conversation on driving innovation while remaining efficient with your recruiting tech stack.