There is a growing portion of the sourcing community that feels sourcing is no longer so much about finding candidates, but engaging them. While this is … Read more
What Should You Say When Messaging a Candidate?
Following up on a discussion on response rates that I started about a year ago, I would like to share some new insights. The data is based on 543 … Read more
3 Things You Can Do to Improve Candidate Engagement
Editor’s note: As sourcers and recruiters, we often refer to candidate engagement as the art of engaging candidates and courting them for a … Read more
Why You Should Attend SourceCon in February by @steverath
Let me share a little secret with you… back in the summer of 2007, I was asked to attend the very first SourceCon in Atlanta, GA, and my response – … Read more
5 Quick Tips to be a More Organized Sourcer or Recruiter
Being a sourcer or recruiter can be highly stressful. One of the key skill sets you’ll need to be successful in a recruitment role, is organization. … Read more
That’s Not Sourcing, That’s Sloppy
As you might imagine, a recruiting industry friend of mine, who posted his resume online, has been inundated with a constant barrage of irrelevant replies … Read more
Sourcers, Recruiters Riled By LinkedIn Mailing Changes
LinkedIn is making a change to the way recruiters can reach out to members of a group. Beginning Tuesday LinkedIn will charge for sending mass mailings to … Read more
New Gmail Feature Makes it Possible to Email Anyone in Your Google+ Circles
Remember when people actually replied to inmails you sent them on LinkedIn? We could be entering a short time period like that with Google+. Gmail has … Read more
What is Sourcing? SourceCon Weighs In
What is sourcing? This is an important question that the talent acquisition community has been wrestling with in recent years. Glen Cathey, author of … Read more
Inside the Millennial Mind: A Gen Y Recruiter Speaks Out
There have been many articles written about my generation – the Millennials or Generation Y – and the disconnect we have with employers. We’ve been called … Read more