Vurb, the contextual search engine we reported on back in May, has secured $8 million in funding from Redpoint Ventures. Redpoint outlined the potential … Read more
793 Answers to Your Sourcing Questions
Since SourceCon.QA launched in February of this year, sourcers and recruiters have provided 793 answers to 205 questions related to candidate … Read more
Follow the Process…Even in an Ocean of Candidates via @MarkNexus
While having an email exchange with my friend Lisa Amorao, she mentioned to me a certain requisition that she needed filled. As we talked, I figured out … Read more
Eavesdrop on these sourcing practitioners as they discuss their favorite tools
Everybody loves cool new sourcing tools. This week, at the end of SourceCon Live, the panel in the Hangout ON AIR discussed several new tools you may want … Read more
Is Reality TV an Oxymoron?
Recruiter chatter this week has been wild about the toprecruiter.tv program. I’ve never watched the show, so I can’t comment on it’s … Read more
#SourceCon Sourcing Grand Master Discusses His Upcoming Session in Denver
One of the most anticipated events at SourceCon, the SourceCon challenge, takes place each year prior to and during a SourceCon conference. During the … Read more
LinkedIn and the Galene Search Update
Last week, LinkedIn announced a new search architecture which they are calling Galene. Siram Sankar, Principal Staff Engineer at LinkedIn, authored a very … Read more
Guilt by Association: How to Recruit From Professional Associations Online
Professional associations and organizations are a great source of passive candidates. These groups focus on an industry or a discipline, and allow people … Read more
Social Recruiting and Sourcing: What’s The Difference? by @JimStroud
Do you believe in serendipity? I do, kind of, especially today. I was sitting in a lotus position after defending a visiting diplomat from an incursion of … Read more
New Year’s Recruiter Resolution #1: Be a Hunter, not a Trapper
Sourcing for candidates takes skill and strategy – it’s not something that just happens overnight. In order to successfully attract and retain candidates, … Read more