by Darko Zelić, Software Engineer at Textkernel. Textkernel organises monthly Textkernel Talks; technical and practical presentations from research and industry specialists. Topics can include Topics involve NLP, IR, Deep Learning, Semantic Search, LTR and more. This presentation was held at the first event on Thursday 3 September. Join the Textkernel Talks meetup group (http://www.meetup.com/textkernel-talks/) to stay informed of all events. Ideas for meetup events at Textkernel? Contact us via talks@textkernel.nl.

2. About Textkernel
• Founded in 2001, currently 65 employees
• R&D spin-off from research in Natural Language Processing and Machine
Learning at the Universities of Tilburg, Antwerp and Amsterdam
• Specialised in information extraction, web mining and semantic searching &
matching in the HR industry

3. About Textkernel Talks
• Technical and practical presentations from research and industry specialists
• Topics: NLP, IR, deep learning, semantic search, LTR, ...
• Previously: (semi-)private events, irregular frequency
• Plan: public monthly events (our meetups + hosting other meetup groups)
• Ideas? → talks@textkernel.nl

4. About me
• Software Engineer at Textkernel since January 2012.
• Working on core products and on new prototypes / innovation ideas
• MSc in Computer Science @ FTN, Novi Sad, Serbia
• BSc (hons) in Software Engineering @ RAF, Belgrade, Serbia
• hackathons, craft beer, digital photography and black metal
• Find me at <almostAnySocialNetwork>/dachaz

5. • A small overview of Textkernel’s products
• Boaz Leskes talks about Resiliency in Elasticsearch
Today

6. • A small overview of Textkernel’s products
• Boaz Leskes talks about Resiliency in Elasticsearch
• pizza and beer! (and sodas)
Today

7. Harvester
Extract!
Sourcebox Match!
JobfeedSearch!
Empowering recruitment

8. Textkernel products in a recruitment process

9. Automatically converts resumes into complete candidate records
Extract! CV Parsing
Sourcebox
Document workflow, automating the bulk of application processes

11. • A positive candidate experience (quicker application process)
• Time saving when entering resumes
• Structured data allowing better search
Extract! & Sourcebox

12. Easily, effectively and efficiently find candidates in multiple databases and
social media powered by Elasticsearch
Search!

13. Auto suggest
Search with
synonyms
Semantic search

14. Searching in multiple sources

15. • User-friendly interface
• Simultaneously searching multiple databases and social media
• Save external profiles quickly and easily
Search!

16. Automatically get an overview of relevant candidates for a given job and vice
versa
Match!

17. Upload a job posting
and automatically
get a search query
Search with a job ad

18. • Automatic, fast and relevant
• Transparent search
• No tedious and expensive query formulation
• Fast and cost-effective way to fill positions
Match!

19. Search and analyse real-time online job ads as well as historical data
powered by Elasticsearch
Jobfeed

20. Jobfeed
Search all online jobs by
criteria like organisation,
intermediary and sector

21. A job from
Jobfeed is
converted into a
query
and matched to
the candidate
database
Match integration

22. Automatic collecting and publishing of job ads from customer’s websites onto
job boards
Harvester

23. Why did you tell me all of this?
• Giving you a (vague) idea about our products and technologies
→ hint what you can expect on future meetups

24. Why did you tell me all of this?
• Giving you a (vague) idea about our products and technologies
→ hint what you can expect on future meetups
• We’re hiring!
→ http://www.textkernel.com/jobs/