The scenario may seem familiar, whether through a real life experience or something you saw on TV. You interview a candidate and it appears as if they … Read more
Recruiting On Facebook Using Groups
By now, every recruiter interested in online sourcing is aware of Facebook Graph search; most are probably less aware Graph Search has now disappeared … Read more
Do Recruiters Still Care About the Candidate Relationship?
Back in the day, while working at my first job out of school, I became bored. Shocker for a young person, right? I made the decision that since I had one … Read more
Should It Be Candidates First, Employees Second and Customers Third?
The candidate experience is a growing priority. Between 2013 and 2014, organizations increased their amount of focus on building strong relationships with … Read more
Boolean is Not Dead by @MarkNexus
I always see blog posts about how Boolean is dead for sourcing and that we can really source for candidates with a single job title. These aren’t new … Read more
New LinkedIn Rule: Search for Free Until You Can’t
LinkedIn, the No. 1 social network used by recruiters and sourcers around the world, is changing the game; it has decided to give it all away for free. … Read more
Let’s Talk About Text by @getreqt
Text is like air for a Sourcer. We literally need text to survive. Don’t think so? From where I sit it’s quite a simple equation: No text means no resumes. … Read more
Puncturing the ‘Myths’ About Contingent Search
Last fall, on BountyJobs, we blogged about macro trends in third party recruiting. Since the end of the recession, fees spent on contingent search agencies … Read more
Sourcing Revelation — Work Anniversaries Are the Best Time to Recruit Employed Prospects
Rather than being data-driven, I have found that most recruiters and sourcers contact employed prospects almost randomly on a trial-and-error basis. … Read more
The Free Lunch Is Over: How LinkedIn Just Changed the Game
This article has been updated to reflect two items found in a previous version, that LinkedIn pointed out were incorrect. (updated again, 1/30/15) … Read more