As I sit riding the train up to my fourth SourceCon in Seattle, WA I can’t help but reflect over the last three years and how talent sourcing/talent … Read more
Source Every Website
What I like about sourcing is that every sourcer does it differently. Thanks to that, any time there is a knowledge-sharing event or online discussion, you … Read more
Sourcers Need to Own It!
This I have learned over the last 19 years; gosh I am old; the only real way you’re going to get better at anything is owning it. Why look to someone else, … Read more
The Best Boolean Builder That You Can Use for Free
Building boolean strings is one of the first things that every sourcer should learn. No matter what the platform that you’re sourcing on, you’ll most … Read more
Lessons Learned From a #SourceCon First Timer
I was SO nervous about attending my first SourceCon conference. I’ve been a recruiter/sourcer for over 15 years now, following many of the speakers at this … Read more
I Gave You an Interview and Where Is My “Thank-You” Email?
Once in a while, we come across hiring managers with some odd questions or assessments they put their candidates through. I’ve been in the HR professional … Read more
Seattle #SourceCon 2019: The Conference That Gave Us All “The Feels”
The theme of Seattle SourceCon may have been mistakes made and lessons learned, but the impact on attendees was something more unexpected. Over the past … Read more
60 Sourcing Lessons I’ve Learned At 60
Yes, I turned 60 last week. Half my life has been spent in talent acquisition. When I began my journey, IBM 8088 PCs weighed 42 lbs, “social” and “media” … Read more
New Tool Alert – Become a LinkedIn Sourcing Machine!
In the words of famous comedian Bret Kreischer, “I am the machine!”, or as he said it in his famous Russian study abroad story – “Я … Read more
Recruiting AI: Resistance Is Futile
We are not in danger of being assimilated into the Borg collective. AI is not self-aware…yet. Automation isn’t going to replace everyone, and it is not … Read more