LinkedIn announced enhancements to its InMail product and mobile job search functionality today. “The introduction of these two features reinforces … Read more
No School Like Old School, Especially in Sourcing
When I was a young sourcer, I had to walk 15 miles in the snow to find a candidate! Just kidding, but in al seriousness, times have changed. Nowadays there … Read more
The Stroudification of Artificial Intelligence – Engagement
It’s been long overdue, and also, long-in-the-works: no one has quite complemented, mimicked, or successfully copied the Jim Stroud recipe for candidate … Read more
How I Won The 2017 Spring SourceCon Hackathon
Warning! This article contains answers and insanely impressive sourcing tricks to the fifth installment of Sourcing Games. Viewer discretion … Read more
Sourcing Yelp and YouTube with a Circle Of Sourcing Thinker: Stephan Kim
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
Interviewing Sourcers – Hire The Person, Not The Skill
You’ve just completed your interviews, and now it’s time to decide. Which candidate do you hire as the new sourcer for your team? I have gone back and … Read more
We Can Do Better, But Will We?
I heard a great story last fall at the Talent Connect conference. Joan goes to visit her friend Marcus to catch up on life. While sitting on the back … Read more
A Tool for the Most Successful Sourcer
There’s an old saying I picked up early on in my recruiting career: “Don’t spill your candy in the lobby.” It means don’t go blabbing your mouth about your … Read more
The Competition Starts in College – Why Recruiters Need to Start Recruiting Early
Talent is a long-term play. To build a brand and recruit for the future it’s important to invest in the talent pool of the future. While most Fortune 500 … 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