Ever met anyone who majored in recruiting? Who used to say, “I want to be a recruiter when I grow up.”? How crazy is that, considering when I just searched … Read more
Shift Left! Intuit’s Change in Sourcing Mindset
Mimi Turner and Brett Coin from Intuit opened SourceCon with a role-play set in a restaurant with the recruiting process overlaid. This approach opened my … Read more
Responsiveness and Being Human in Sourcing and Recruiting
For my first blog on SourceCon, I am going to talk about something you may not like to hear. via GIPHY This is typical for what I get as feedback from … Read more
I Should Have Gone to SourceCon Years Ago
As I sit on my delayed flight in Atlanta (now there’s a surprise) headed home from my second SourceCon, I reflect on the past three days. What it means to … Read more
I Am Too Busy to Source; What Do I Do?
I hear this all too often from too many people in our industry that are a full desk, half desk, executive recruiter, etc. Well, what are you going to do … Read more
The Chatbots are Coming
This is a tweet from Glen Cathey quoting Shannon Pritchett, Editor of SourceCon. Were you listening? If you weren’t paying attention before you should be … Read more
Entry Level Job Titles That Scream a Candidate Has Hunger and Drive
When using your Boolean search strings to scope out your ideal candidates, it is essential to search for relevant experience in their background to find … Read more
Coming up With a Sourcing Plan
Think back to a time, where you started sourcing, and recruiting processes, only to have to shift gears, change direction and maneuver in a new way. A … Read more
The 5 Tool Sourcer
Building a sourcing team is an exciting challenge, and a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on the business you support. But like anything worth … Read more
3 Reasons to Try Improver
Improver is one of the newer candidate contact finding Chrome extensions. This is undoubtedly one to watch. I have enjoyed having this in my sourcing … Read more