No doubt, if you’ve worked as a sourcer for any amount of time, you’ve heard what you consider to be some ridiculous comments from the recruiters you … Read more
Surviving Week 1, the Seattle Agenda, and Favorite Posts
I have managed to survive my first three days as Editor of SourceCon! My primary focus this week (apart from learning to use a Mac again) has centered on … Read more
Diversity Recruiting Requires Close Cooperation Between Employer and Sourcing
Many organizations do a good job of diversity recruiting at the college and mid-management level, but often fall short when it comes to the senior … Read more
More Tech Startups Want to Hire, But Are Finding Talent Hard to Find
More tech startups than at any time in the last four years will be looking to hire this year, says Silicon Valley Bank, but they worry they won’t be … Read more
Announcing Our New SourceCon Editor
A colleague recently told me that she felt like every job she has had has helped to prepare her for the role she just accepted. I feel the same way about … Read more
Is A Fear of Failure Holding HR Technology Back?
Between January 1, 2010 and March 2012 there were 157 venture capital transactions, totaling $966 million, funding companies focused on solving HR and … Read more
NSA Releases Spy Guide to Sourcing the Internet
As sourcers and sourcing recruiters we often find ourselves scouring the Internet for new resources and tricks. This week, the National Security Agency … Read more
Must-Have Email Tools for Recruiters
Recruiters live inside their inboxes. While that can be painful at times (apps like Mailbox are trying to help with this), there are some great tools that … Read more
Are Your Important Emails Ending Up Down the Drain? Blame Gmail
Spam filters and kitchen sinks have some things in common. Both suck down the waste you don’t want. Both will also suck down the occasional thing you … Read more
April Jobs Grew By 165,000; Unemployment Rate Down to 7.5%
After a mediocre jobs report from ADP on Wednesday, and the government’s own anemic March report last month, economists and the financial markets … Read more