A cool new technology that has gained popularity over the last year is the QR code. A QR, or “Quick Response”, code is a matrix barcode (or … Read more
Facebook Launches ‘Places’
We wrote an article yesterday on location-based services, and a new one has just been added to the mix: Facebook yesterday announced the launch of its … Read more
Is There Life After Twitter?
(Editor’s note: we originally posted this on The Fordyce Letter but felt it was applicable to recruiting researchers and sourcers as well. Enjoy!) … Read more
Location, Location, Location!
LBS (Location-Based Services) are the new ‘black’ when it comes to shiny new sourcing tools. Everyone (including me!) talks about how we can … Read more
The Good-Fast-Cheap Model – A Job Aide to Better Decision-Making
The Situation You are a researcher or sourcer and you need to convince your boss to make a change. So, you ask yourself . . . How can I convince the … Read more
Making Your Case to Attend #SourceCon Fall 2010: Proving the Value to Your Organization
Many of you have shared with us that while you would love to attend SourceCon in September, you’re not quite sure how to pitch it to your boss. … Read more
Fear Leads to Failure – Building Trust within your Team
— Managers rely on control; leaders inspire trust My sons and I were watching a Star Wars movie marathon last weekend when Yoda (my favorite … Read more
Talentag: the Social CV Site for “Friends” Only
There’s an FAQ on the new site, Talentag, that asks the right question: “What is Talentag and why do you need it?” Precisely what I was wondering after … Read more
Glass Houses
Not too long ago, someone asked me a question about spelling errors on resumes and cover letters, and how I felt about them when I was looking at a resume … Read more
Tools & Techniques for Writing Strategic SEO Job Postings
I get it; typically someone in sourcing gets called in when ad response just isn’t getting the job done. As most sourcers do when they get a new req, we … Read more