As the economic outlook improves, companies will need to rethink their hiring strategies in order to maintain their current quality of hire, as well as … Read more
LinkedIn Is Not a Job Board
In the recent months, LinkedIn has made deliberate efforts to move more toward a recruitment direction as part of their IPO strategy. Last month, LinkedIn … Read more
The Sourcer’s Apprentice – To “OR”, “AND,” or “NOT”…that is the Question
Boolean searches… at first look I wanted to find any and all methods of sourcing that could eliminate the need of these strings from my tool box. My only … Read more
Thorough Sourcing X
“I don’t know who I’m calling,” Marianne said. “That’s the problem, isn’t it?” I answered, while thinking to myself that none of us ever really do. She … Read more
Sourcing Using Blogging Platforms
One thing that is all too easy to do is to get into a sourcing rut. For example, going to the same wells of talent (i.e. Linkedin, Google, etc.) each time … Read more
Thorough Sourcing IX
Last week I told you we were going to continue Marianne’s story by exploring the opportunities LinkedIn did offer, and I promised that’d we build on those … Read more
Sourcing: The Next Sexy Thing
Even Chris Brogan thinks that you’ll still need skilled people to analyze and manage data in the future. In a recent post on his blog, Brogan goes … Read more
Thorough Sourcing VIII
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
Using LinkedIn Groups to Source Effectively
Have you looked on LinkedIn lately in the Groups that are dedicated to job-related networking? You know all those people that put: Looking for an … Read more
The Future of Search
Can we ever truly know what the future holds? Not really, but we can certainly provide theoretical predictions based on previous knowledge, contextual … Read more