She sat quietly adjacent to me at the oblong table we used on the first day of training. Her six coworkers all seemed to like her. Her name was Marianne … Read more
Kettlebells and the Parallels to Sourcing and Recruiting
My Introduction to Kettlebell Training Three years ago I had a bone spur ground out of my right shoulder. I waited longer than I should have to move … Read more
“I Want Your Job…”
Thirty six years ago, I was an accountant. Happily or unhappily, as the case may be, putting lots of numbers into lots of big black books. Yes, they were … Read more
Thorough Sourcing Part VII
The class question from last week asked what things are at work that would cause Lisa our Gatekeeper to drop her defenses in the statement below. “Lisa? … Read more
How to Make a Phone Call
I have a sense that a real yearning is emerging for information about how to communicate. I mean about how to communicate face to face or over the phone … Read more
Sourcing Leaders – Have We Been Our Own Worst Enemy?
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