This post originally appeared on AshleyLaurenPerez.com. When I first heard of sourcers, I’ll be honest, I had no idea what their purpose was. The job … Read more
July Makes It 6 In A Row For 200K+ Job Growth
For the sixth consecutive month, the U.S. added more than 200,000 new jobs, a streak not seen since 1997. Data from the government’s Bureau of Labor … Read more
Free Tool Fridays: mon.ki for Gmail
As I stated in my last post, Mon.ki has a suite of Chrome addons that do different things that can increase your sourcing productivity. This week, I am … Read more
Sourcers Are From Mars, Recruiters Are From Venus: Bridging the Great Divide
Sourcers and recruiters both have the same purpose: to facilitate the hiring of the best talent. So, why is it that we don’t always work as a team? Let me … Read more
Inexperience and Criticism: A Potentially Powerful Sourcing Tool Combination
New recruiters that have chosen recruiting as a career path are not always going to have an easy transition into their profession. Developing critical … Read more
Sourcer or recruiter? It’s all about the intitle: via @derdiver
So yeah, I got to be one of the cool kids at Sourcecon in February. I was honored that Jeremy, Steve, and Ronnie invited me to speak. I have, over the … Read more
Free Tool Fridays: The Mon.ki Share Extension
Note: This is a part of the Free Tool Friday series with Dean DaCosta. Each Friday during July and August, Dean will provide a short description of one of … Read more
CareerXroads Survey: With Referrals Down, Direct Sourcing and Agency Hires Rise
Employee referrals waned again in 2013 as a source of hire, as talent acquisition leaders increasingly leaned on other recruiting methods to fill their … Read more
793 Answers to Your Sourcing Questions
Since SourceCon.QA launched in February of this year, sourcers and recruiters have provided 793 answers to 205 questions related to candidate … Read more
A few details from Facebook’s Q2 earnings report and conference call
Facebook held a quarterly earnings call yesterday. For those interested, the Wall Street Journal has provided a complete recap of the call. Our more … Read more