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Perfect is the enemy of done!
It’s why this newsletter took longer than it should’ve.
We’re all guilty of pushing tasks to the ‘things that’ll never happen list.’
The follow-up BD call that should’ve happened last week.
That LinkedIn post you've been meaning to write, or finally sorting out your website.
We hear it all the time from recruiters.
Spotlighting and overthinking, tinkering.
Whatever you call it, it usually comes down to chasing perfection.
Since building Floats, we’ve spoken with hundreds of recruiters trying to grow their desks or win more business.
And we’ve noticed a pattern.
People hold off, tweak too much, or wait for things to be “just right.”
But the truth is, there’s no such thing as perfect. That point never really comes.
It's a "Fugazi"
And clients aren’t looking for perfect anyway.
They want something real. Something useful. Something new.
Only got 12 seconds? Here’s what we cover today:
📧 Email deliverability hacks to keep you out of the Junk folder + a free email infrastructure handbook that’s helped us add hundreds of customers.
💸 Rec-Tech Global Investment Pulse - six global rec-tech startups just bagged a collective USD 589 million in funding.
🌶️ Recruitment Hot Take Rant - AI replacing recruiters - tech is important, but recruitment is fundamentally about people.
🧠 Recruitment Tech Brain Food - your quick serving of recruitment tech-related wins, trends, events, media and resources.
We share all our secrets, tech and stories. 🕵️♀️
Recruiter BD Hacks - Avoiding the Junk folder with outbound email
Have you ever checked your DKIM?
If your emails keep landing in Junk, this might be why.
DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is like a digital signature that tells inboxes your email is legit. Without it, your outreach looks sketchy to spam filters, no matter how good the content is.
Not sure if yours is set up right?
It’s worth checking. A quick fix could mean way more of your emails get seen.
We used SmartLead to set up our own email system. It’s added hundreds of users to Floats. There’s no reason you can’t do the same.
Want help getting it sorted? Just ask.
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Rec-Tech Global Investment Pulse
Check out these six global rec-tech startups that have just secured funding.
Funding: $82.7 million
What they do: Untapped is an AI-driven platform focused on diversity recruitment. It uses AI to remove unconscious bias from the hiring process, ensuring underrepresented talent gets equal opportunities. Its features include smart candidate discovery, automated outreach, and inclusive job posting optimisation, all aimed at increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring.
Skillvue (Italy)
Funding: Raised $6.3 million in May 2025
What they do: Skillvue uses AI to map, measure, and develop skills across candidates and employees, helping companies identify hidden talent and support large-scale reskilling.
Maki (Europe)
Funding: Raised $28.6 million in 2025
What they do: Maki leverages AI for skills assessment and recruitment, aiming to transform how companies evaluate and hire talent. One to share with your TA partners.
Eightfold (USA)
Funding: Raised $424 million (latest round undisclosed, but among the top-funded)
What they do: Eightfold provides a talent intelligence platform that uses AI to help companies find, recruit, and retain workers, with a strong focus on matching people to roles based on skills and potential.
Funding: $47.3 million
What they do: is recognised as a top AI recruitment company in 2025 and has raised $47.3 million to automate candidate sourcing and outreach for recruitment agencies, improving efficiency and candidate quality.
Recruitment Rant
Every few months, we hear AI is about to replace recruiters.
Smart matching. Automated sourcing. Auto placements.
Great
It’s exactly what they said when computers came along.
Then the internet.
Then apps.
Remember that old Apple ad? “There’s an app for that.”
Now it’s “There’s an AI for that.”
And you know what? It’s true.
There is an AI for writing emails.
There’s one for interview questions.
There’s probably one out there trying to read this post right now.
But none of them can do what good recruiters do.
They don’t build trust over time.
They don’t tell stories.
They don’t feel the shift in someone’s tone and know they’re ready for a move.
They don’t spot the candidate who’s better than their CV.
They don’t take a hiring manager from “we’re not looking” to “can you send them over?”
Tech evolves. That’s a good thing.
But like every big leap forward before it, AI won’t kill recruitment.
It’ll sharpen it.
Floats focus
Last month, we ran our first demo stand at RCSA’s Talent X event in Sydney.
We’re a bootstrapped startup, so the budget was... let’s say tighter than Elon and Trump a few months ago.
The banner cost $160. The branded tees were about $50. A video made from AI tools $100 subscription.
But no one cares if you’re in the right place, talking to the right people.
Here are the tools we use to make the video.
Veed.io - AI web-based video editing - beginner-friendly
Recruitment Tech Brain Food
Some standout news, trends, and updates from the world of rec tech.
🤖 Glider AI Launches Agentic AI Interviews - Advanced interview platform uses Agentic AI technology to revolutionise candidate assessments. READ HERE
🪓 Microsoft Cuts 6,000 Employees - Tech giant reduces workforce by 3% as coding agents advance, flattening company structure. Could signal broader tech hiring slowdown. READ HERE
💰 Google Pays $50M to Settle Class-Action Bias Lawsuit - Tech giant settles with Black former recruiter, highlighting ongoing recruitment bias issues. READ HERE
👻 JobAdder Tackles Ghosting - New AI solutions address job seeker ghosting as UK recruiters manage an average of 767 CVs quarterly amid increasing hiring pressures. READ HERE
💪 Rich Rosen's $300K Month - Record-breaking success achieved through 4-7 daily phone hours, genuine connections, and strategic AI tool use rather than shortcuts. READ HERE
🔄 Forbes: Prepare for Change - New legislation and AI revolution to transform the recruitment landscape. READ HERE
We’re really glad to have you with us.
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Until next time 🫡