I’ve seen a lot of unique tricks to source and recruit employees with hard-to-find skills, and heard about a lot more, but I have never found one that is … Read more
Arbita Lays Off Sourcing Group; Job Posting Business In Flux
Following the departure of master sourcer Shally Steckerl, the recruitment services company Arbita has closed its sourcing unit, laying off its employees, … Read more
Arbita Lays Off Sourcing Group; Job Posting Business In Flux
Following the departure of master sourcer Shally Steckerl, the recruitment services company Arbita has closed its sourcing unit, laying off its employees, … 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
Determining a Sourcer’s 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
A Recruiter Competency Model for Passive Candidates
You can’t recruit and hire passive candidates using the same workflow nor the same recruiters used for active candidates. We conducted an in-depth survey … Read more
Acres of Recruiting Diamonds
Several years ago I read a book called Acres of Diamonds, a short book by Russell Conwell, a Baptist minister. The book, which is essentially was a speech … Read more
Only 1 Way to Recruit Talent
For a thought experiment (and to encourage creative conversation), I recently asked a few recruiting friends, “If you were left with only one method or … 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