I first met Stephan Kim at SourceCon 2016, where he had mentioned he had read some of my articles. He had told me about Manta.com, a site he used to pull … Read more
Viral Sourcing
I recently had lunch with the owner of Gigg.com, Scott Warner. He uses creative digital media to take businesses’ social media viral. Wow! Do we need … Read more
A Sourcer’s Love-Hate Relationship With Social Media
Social recruiting in the past few years has become a force to be reckoned with. From the tools that help source and to the types of information that are … Read more
Talent Sourcing In The Digital Era – What Makes Your Target Talent Tick?
Talent sourcing has become strategic. Talent sourcing is no longer a conversation about the latest tool or the best Boolean string that will extract your … Read more
How To Find Almost Any GitHub User’s Email Address 2.0
By now, unless you have been living under a rock for the last few years you have seen or used the Github hack to find user’s email address. If you … Read more
A Brief Overview of the LinkedIn User Interface and Functionality Changes
Last week, there were some heated discussions from many voices on different social channels in the sourcing community of fundamental functionality changes … Read more
One Interview Question Is More Important Than a Resume?
I recently read an article entitled: “85% Believe an Insightful Interview Question Is More Important Than the Application or Resume.” Sounds reasonable … Read more
The Struggle In Recruiting Is Getting the Right Kind of Information
Many professionals don’t have a good handle on what their skills are really worth in the marketplace nor who would likely hire them. As a result, when they … Read more
How to Build a Talent Community with Slack
It’s time to break-up with your talent network. It’s not me, it’s your network and the lifeless pile of resumes that once held such great ambition. The … Read more
3 Reasons Your Former Employees Are Bitter (And How to Change That)
Let’s face it — bitter former employees are a lose-lose for everyone because they can outright ruin the reputation of a company. In fact, 38% of … Read more