Over the years, the question of how one defines sourcing has been one that never seems to die. It is almost always accompanied with follow-up questions, … Read more
How To Find Contact Details, Part 2: The Pros and Cons of Contact Search
When we talk about finding someone’s contact details, what we are normally trying to achieve is a way to directly communicate with the candidate. The … Read more
What Is a Sourcer Worth?
I am worth $1.83 million. No, seriously, I am — at least, that’s what www.humanforsale.com told me. I took their survey and the resulting value … Read more
How I Am Implementing New Skills Learned at the SourceCon Conference
If you had told me five years ago that I would be in a role where I get to geek out by using mathematically based principals to do my job, stalk people … Read more
Ask Jackye: Three Million Networking Contacts and Counting
How do you source for high demand diversity professionals? Great question! I had a boss who always told me, “You have over three million people to choose … Read more
High Volume Sourcing Trends: Creating a Pool, Not Sinking
Think you have a stressful sourcing job? What if you had two weeks to fill 20 positions, and then were asked to repeat that demand over and over again? … Read more
The Unique Mind of a Sourcer
A couple of weeks back I saw an article on SC about Rob McIntosh’s Brain Is For Sale. Being an inventor of various sourcing contests like Rob’s dog and a … Read more
The Answer is 42.
Dollars, That Is. For anyone familiar with The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, you know that the answer to the question of Life, the Universe and … Read more
Explaining Your Sourcing Process
Whether you are a brand new sourcer, a seasoned veteran, or leading a team of sourcers, one of the most important things to do when you or your team start … Read more
“The Phone Rang…” Recruiting the Candidate
This time the phone rang after hours. Lucky for me I was working late and answered the call. It was from one of my favorite students. She was having … Read more