As background, I spent the last two years leading the global sourcing team for Hewitt Associates so the finger I am pointing is directly at me. As the … Read more
The Sourcer’s Apprentice – A Lesson in Twitter
August 5, 2010 – the date that I created my Twitter account due to the encouragement of my co-workers saying that it would be a valuable tool. My initial … Read more
Your Job Search Toolkit — A Resume Template and User’s Guide
Editor’s note: as sourcing professionals, it is important for us to know as much as possible about the candidate side of the recruitment process so … Read more
Thorough Sourcing Part V
So how do we find the other members in a person’s group when we know that group contains what we’re looking for? As you recall, that was the last question … Read more
Client or Source: Perspective From the Corporate Recruiters
In a recent blog post by Jessica Lee, Senior Employment Manager at APCO Worldwide, a privately held, global public affairs and strategic strategic … Read more
Recruiters Are Hypocrites
We recruiters tell candidates to do their homework before contacting any potential employer, and what a bunch of hypocrites I am finding out there. … Read more
Thorough Sourcing, Part IV
So here we are on the second day of the onsite MagicMethod phone sourcing training. We’re about to embark on the actual calling that is an integral part of … Read more
The Taxonomy of Sourcing Types
I presented at the SourceCon 2011 event in New York on February 8. It was my first SourceCon event and I enjoyed the opportunity to meet interesting people … Read more
Sourcing Evolution: What’s Next?
Every year, someone comes along and declares that ‘sourcing is dying.’ It’s usually someone who is a recruiter, or someone who … Read more
Thorough Sourcing Part III
Remember, at the beginning of the last lesson, I asked the nervous sourcer sitting next to me if I could see his call sheet? He busily pulled up the Excel … Read more