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
Meet SourceCon Spring Speaker Erin Bazinet @ErinBaz
Editor’s note: the Meet the Speakers series is designed to introduce the SourceCon audience to the speakers who will be presenting at SourceCon Atlanta in … Read more
Leveraging Personal Relationships to Source Talent
Anyone looking for a job has no doubt been told “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Well, the same holds true for the sourcing professional; the … Read more
The Top 9 Reasons to Attend SourceCon in Atlanta in February
It’s crunch time. The holidays are in full swing, and 2014 will be here before we know it. But are you setting yourself up for success in the new year? … Read more
5 Quick Tips to Help Recruiters and Sourcers Increase Candidate Response Rates
With the evolution of the sourcing role, candidate engagement is no longer left to recruiters. In fact, a recent SourceCon survey discovered that 79% of … Read more
10 Things Sourcers and Recruiters Should Avoid When Emailing Candidates
Everyone I know feels harassed by email which has invaded their waking and sleeping hours. –Margaret Heffernan The ease of finding profiles on LinkedIn has … Read more