When LinkedIn began in 2003, it was tiny. Like really tiny, 20 new members signing up a day, tiny. But it started with a great goal in mind: to be a … Read more
How to Source Using Images
Do you have the attention span of a five-year-old? I do. In fact, many great sourcers have short attention spans. If you had to read that sentence twice, … Read more
Survey Says Job Seekers Are Mostly OK Engaging With Chatbots
Job seekers have had to endure the resume blackhole for decades, and it turns out that lack of response from a perspective employer has led to lowered … Read more
Sourcing with Images
If you walked into my cube at Prestige Care, you would quickly figure out that I like photography just a little bit. My cubicle walls are littered with … Read more
Building Your Talent Bench Before You Need It – Sourcing For Pipelines
The end of a company’s fiscal year is often the time where organizations go through headcount review and strategy forecasting. Typically, depending on your … Read more
Our friend, Source of Hire, has retired. We had so much fun. I will never forget you. (Part 1)
I am sorry. I regret to inform the leaders, the dozens and hundreds of talent leaders who tracked Source of Hire, called “Soo” by me. To the many analysts … 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
Slap Some Lipstick on It!
Let me start by saying that for most of us in the recruiting industry we do care about finding the right person for the right role. We don’t want to find a … Read more
What Is Zapier? Why You Should Join Our Hangout
It all started with a nonchalant post in the SourceCon Facebook group. At first, I misread the post as “Zapar” and pondered how Jason Gorham … Read more
A Step by Step Guide on How to Personalize an Email
I’ve been getting spammed by a vendor who starts every email “Hi Deepak” and continues to tell me why I should meet with them. But my name isn’t Deepak. … Read more