Editor’s note: There are new readers discovering SourceCon all of the time. With that in mind, we run popular posts from past years on occasion to … Read more
3 Profiles to Consider When Hiring a New Sourcer
Hiring a good sourcer is difficult. Identifying new sourcers who do not have experience in the recruiting function is even more difficult. If you’re trying … Read more
Are We Nearing A World Without Passives?
Getting the cold shoulder from your LinkedIn prospects? Maybe it’s just bad luck that you’re sourcing for high demand candidates who may be in … Read more
Leveraging Your Employment Brand to Boost Your Sourcing Strategy
As employment branding becomes an increasingly popular discussion in talent acquisition, I’ve seen more companies embracing the concept. During the last … Read more
New Year’s Recruiter Resolution #1: Be a Hunter, not a Trapper
Sourcing for candidates takes skill and strategy – it’s not something that just happens overnight. In order to successfully attract and retain candidates, … Read more
To Source, or Not to Source by @MarkNexus
“To Source, or not to Source…that is the question: Whether ’tis Nobler for recruiters and sourcers to suffer The Postings and Campaigns of outrageous … Read more
What Do Sourcing Success profiles Look like?
Developing a search plan from a job description (JD) or a few words on an email can be difficult, especially if it’s a challenging skill set or one you … Read more
Sourcing is Selling: Why a Sourcer MUST Know How to Sell
According to a recent survey conducted by SourceCon, 79% of the individuals with the word “sourcer” in their titles are responsible for … Read more
Competitive Intelligence and Corporate Espionage: A Sourcers Guide to Understand the Difference
Rusing is an often unspoken reality of the recruiting industry. In fact, the word rusing isn’t included in the Meriam Webster Dictionary, even though … Read more
Why Cold Outreach Will Always Prevail Over the ATS
Applicant tracking systems are wonderful. They help you post a job to your own site and to many job boards, track submissions, and bring up those … Read more