I’m in Austin, TX. My sourcer is in Orange County, CA. Our client is in the Bay Area. Obviously, an office pop-in is not an option. Nor is installing a … Read more
Targeting Locations to Search on LinkedIn
Have you ever wondered what all the cities and states are on LinkedIn that are hidden gems? As we have all come to know LinkedIn doesn’t always play nice … Read more
Sourcers, We Need Your Help! It’s Time To Complete The 2017 State of Sourcing Survey
It’s become a yearly tradition for us at SourceCon to conduct a survey of talent acquisition professionals to get a clear picture of the current “State of … Read more
After Decade of Declining Classified Revenue, We Should All Applaud Latest Effort to Slow Death of Journalism
Newspaper ad revenue in 2016 amounted to $18 billion, down from $50 billion just a decade ago. Google it. Of course, googling news is part of the problem, … Read more
The Game Has Changed: Building A Grid of Sourcing Alternatives
For those of you that don’t know, Tron is a Sci-Fi movie in which humans enter the computer world. These humans are known as “users,” … Read more
Check Yourself – Common Sourcing and Candidate Outreach Mistakes
Today we are not going to repeat the well-known rules of Boolean search or to teach you to use these commands. We are hoping that you understand Boolean … Read more
LinkedIn Strikes Back, and Truthfully Do You Blame Them?
If you got sucker punched in the stomach what would you do? Well, LinkedIn has been hit pretty hard lately. The press has been relentless. LinkedIn … Read more
Want Your Job Postings to Rank Well in Google for Jobs? Follow These 7 Optimization Strategies
Google for Jobs launched last week to much fanfare. And now we have a good idea which job boards will be giving your postings exposure, and which ones … Read more
The LinkedIn Apocalypse
If this were a movie, I would start it off with Another One Bites the Dust by Queen. The opening scene, imagine that playing as we see the mighty LinkedIn … Read more
Finding Emails Sans Chrome Extensions
Sometimes when it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Sourcers have an unusual pattern with Chrome extensions and sourcing tools. We discover. We … Read more