Sourcing requires a skill set that includes expertise in a variety of areas; such as cold calling, SEO, branding, social media and technology. Although … Read more
Giddy Up! The 2016 SourceCon Registration and Welcome Wagon
For you, it’s rote by now: arrive at the conference venue, pick up your badge and a brochure, perhaps a t-shirt, hug-hug-air kisses to folks you haven’t … Read more
A Phone Sourcer’s Voice – Getting Comfortable with The Gatekeeper
In 2006, after a few years as a watchful community member and a group manager, I wrote my first article for ERE. The article was called Names Sourcing: … Read more
Sourcing — Measuring What Works
Unless you’ve been practicing your best Rip Van Winkle impression for the last few years, it’s impossible not to have noticed companies adding talent … Read more
The Cold Call: Why Are You Afraid?
Remember how you felt as a kid on the playground and you didn’t know anyone? It’s still true today. The popularity of social media is that it gives … Read more
The ‘Uberization’ of Recruitment: What You Need to Know
The ‘online gig economy’ is such a buzzword these days – but what exactly does it mean? In a nutshell, the online gig economy is basically about workers … Read more
Source Smarter: How to Build a Research and Sourcing Plan
Tools, technology, and the Internet have revolutionized the way sourcers conduct research and identify talent. I started sourcing at an in-between time … Read more
The Importance of Research in Sourcing
Over the last few months, I have noticed an uptick in the lack of research that is being done by Sourcers at the onset of a job search. It is vitally … Read more
What Tool, Website, or Program to Use and When
The vast amount of sourcing tools, websites, systems, and programs can be very overwhelming for any recruiter or sourcer. When and what should I use, is a … Read more
Return on Time (ROT) – The Difference between Average Recruiters and Advanced Experts
A very important but largely overlooked stat in sourcing is return on time (ROT). Many areas in recruiting/sourcing are judged by time, such as time to … Read more