Award recognizes HR leaders putting purpose to work with innovative hiring solutions
BOSTON – Aug 8, 2024 – Harver, the industry leading hiring solution helping organizations optimize their talent decisions, today announced recipients of its annual Leading Innovators For Talent (LIFT) Awards, honoring individuals within the HR talent community for their excellence in equitable, technology-driven hiring efforts.
The Harver LIFT Awards honor individuals who are innovating in the HR space, strategically leveraging technology, and advocating for creative, human-centered approaches to talent acquisition and management.
Honorees include:
- Matthew Allen, ROI Solutions, a Connexus Resource Group Company
- Emma Blixt, Circle K
- Alexandra Cohen, Blackstone
- Mary Susan Costa, Working Solutions
- Kristie Crespo, Gainwell Technologies
- Ashley Diotte, Gainwell Technologies
- Erica Dumont, KellyConnect
- Marlin Gayfield, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
- Rhonda George, TaskUs
- Jeremy Grigaitis, IntouchCX
- Anna McCord, Gainwell Technologies
- Sarai Nieves, Gainwell Technologies
- Claudia Pires, Qualfon, Inc.
- Gregg Riefenstahl, Penske
- Asma Sultana, Alorica
- Jonathan E. Thompson, Johns Hopkins University
- Rain Villagonzalo, Qualfon, Inc.
2024 LIFT Award honorees are trailblazers, helping their organizations make better-informed hiring decisions using science and data. In recognizing the honor, LIFT Award recipients shared their thoughts on their proudest work and how advanced technology is positively impacting talent acquisition strategy and processes
“I am particularly proud of my role in enhancing our technology partnerships, such as our collaboration with Harver, which has significantly optimized our recruitment processes and allows us to screen candidates at scale using scientifically proven assessments,” said Jeremy Grigaitis, Senior Director of Global Tools & Sourcing at IntouchCX.”
“We are thrilled to recognize these driven and passionate HR leaders for their innovations in talent acquisition, talent development, and DE&I,” said Steve Martin, Chief Executive Officer at Harver. “The inaugural honorees exemplify the power of innovative TA technology, science, and data in helping hire better, faster, and more inclusively.”
Congratulations to this year’s winners. To learn more about the 2024 Harver LIFT Awards, the honorees, and their advice for tackling tech-driven talent acquisition, please visit the Harver website.
About Harver
Harver is the industry-leading hiring solution helping organizations optimize their talent decisions. Rooted in over 35 years of rich data insights backed by I/O psychology and cognitive science, Harver delivers a suite of automated solutions that enables organizations to engage, hire, and develop the right talent in a fast and fundamentally less biased way. Having processed over 100 million candidates, Harver provides trusted, data-driven, and adaptable offerings, including assessments, video interviews, scheduling, and reference checking. Harver has helped more than 1,300 customers take the smart path to the right talent.
