#97- Fixing the Candidate Black Hole: Elaine Orler on Building Match2 and Redefining Career Search Tools

SUMMARY Elaine Orler didn’t plan on disrupting the candidate experience. She lived it. With roots in early childhood education, she transitioned into recruiting at Qualcomm before launching a consulting firm and co-founding the Candidate Experience Awards. In 2023, she took a bold leap again, joining forces with Doug to tackle one of the industry’s biggest pain points: the candidate black hole. In this episode, Elaine shares the origin story of Match 2, a platform designed to empower candidates with ATS-style tools while helping employers surface better-qualified applicants. Instead of relying on vague job boards and outdated resumes, Match 2 uses intelligent matching to serve candidates the right roles and helps recruiters cut through the noise. It’s candidate experience, reimagined. Elaine and Clark also preview what to expect at this year’s ERE Recruiting Innovation Summit, where Match 2 is a featured Silver Sponsor. From real-time resume data feeds to deeper CRM integration and personalized job matches, this conversation is a masterclass in how thoughtful tech is making hiring more human.   ELAINE'S BIO Elaine Orler is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy and Product Officer at Match 2, a platform aimed at transforming candidate-employer relationships through intelligent matching and profile-driven job discovery. A long-time champion of the candidate experience, Elaine previously founded Talent Function and co-founded the Candidate Experience Awards (Talent Board). Her career spans recruiting operations, consulting, and product leadership across the globe. Bonus fact: She began her professional life as a kindergarten teacher, proving that people-first skills never go out of style. Connect with Elaine on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaineorler/ Stop wasting money on lead-gen tools that don’t work. Learn how top recruiters are winning on LinkedIn with content, messaging, and automation—without spamming.  Get live coaching, ongoing support, and a proven system to drive revenue inside Digital Recruiter Bootcamp. Join now: DigitalRecruiter.io/bootcamp Get the best and most current digital recruiting insights, tips, and strategies every Sunday—straight to your inbox, for free: https://www.digitalrecruiter.io/drnewsletter For more information about Digital Recruiter, click HERE ---＞ https://linktr.ee/thedigitalrecruiter Make sure to sign up for the ERE Recruiting Innovation Summit on November 4th and 5th in San Diego. In person and virtual seats available. Get 10% off your ticket by using code "DigiRec" at checkout: https://lnkd.in/ewQcNVEi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices