TL;DR: These are (a couple of) the things that I can’t live without as a Sourcer. I have a confession to make… I am a hoarder. Not the kind that … Read more
The Return of the Numrange
About 2 years ago or so, Google killed off their numrange operator. This, of course made us all very sad because it was such a useful operator for … Read more
Using TweetBeaver to Extract Data from Twitter
In the past I‘ve tried sourcing candidates from Twitter by manually looking at who followed targeted accounts. This was often tedious, not an effective use … Read more
Let’s Talk About the Dev Bootcamp Talent Pool
You don’t need to tell any IT sourcer that we’re in a tight labor market for tech talent. We feel it every day, and it seems that the number of available … Read more
Sourcing with YouTube
Google search: YouTube number of users Result: 1.3 billion users Google search: world population Result: 7.5 billion On YouTube, I searched for software … Read more
Utilize Those Sourcers!
Hiring Manager: “I needed these jobs filled yesterday.” Sourcer: “Right, happy to help” (Facepalm) When your Recruitment model is in constant reactive … Read more
Which of These 6 Thinking Hats Do You Use When Solving Problems?
Recruitment has evolved very fast in the last years, and as recruiters, we are exposed to deal with new situations that require us to provide fast … Read more
Why Solving Candidate’s Superior Needs Will Increase Your Success
As recruiters, we help candidates change jobs, improve their current situation, and in the end put them in a place where they will work more motivated, … Read more
5 Non-Trivial Places to Look for IT Specialists
How often are we as recruiters limiting ourselves just with LinkedIn, overlooking other resources? In this article, I want to push the borders of sourcing … Read more
What’s the Plan, Stan?
My mom once said to me as a young adult to make sure to make and take a list when you go grocery shopping, and 20 years later, this process still resonates … Read more