Dear SourcingNinja, I read your article on a Sourcer’s Toolbelt and I noticed you mentioned using MindMaps to help with your sourcing. I recall using … Read more
Making Hiring Hits Out of Near Sourcing Misses: Running an Internal “Open House”
A frequently recurring frustration of a good sourcing recruiter is the ‘laissez-faire’ attitude of many hiring managers. We dedicate ourselves to finding … Read more
Effective Management of Your Sourcing Projects
When I first started my career as a sourcer, I realized quickly that a big secret to being a good researcher was developing an efficient project management … Read more
LinkedIn’s New Universal Resume Apply Button
Just before lunchtime in New York City, LinkedIn announced it is offering employers a button to include on all their job postings enabling candidates to … Read more
SeeMore Takes Monster to the Cloud
Monster is taking its branded, 6Sense semantic search into the cloud in a clever and innovative application that will not only make life simpler for … Read more
Sourcing Mobility — 16 Apps for the Sourcer “On The Go”
Creativity and innovation involve the process of creating something new or better. As sourcers, we are constantly brainstorming creative and innovative … Read more
Why is Semantic Search Important to Sourcers?
There is just too much confusion about so-called “Boolean search” so I’d like to clarify a few basic things: Booleans are simply three LOGICAL OPERATORS: … Read more
What’s In a Sourcer’s Toolbelt?
A Sourcer’s Toolbelt is never full – there are always cool new tools and resources to use to help us find candidates for our job openings. To give you an … Read more
Sourcing Is Simple
… but that doesn’t mean that it is easy. I hear from some who do not understand sourcing’s purpose as a separate function within a … Read more
Searching Social Media Requires Outside-of-the-Box Thinking
Non-Standard Descriptors and the Role They Play in Social Media Sourcing has always been a significant component in the recruiting lifecycle. However, in … Read more