Many people seem to fall into working in the recruitment industry. I know this is the case with many recruiters and sourcers, and it certainly was for me. … Read more
Ignoring Facebook, Job Seeker Confessions, and Typers vs. Talkers
What a fun week in the community. I can’t wait to see more of you in person at the #socialrecruiting summit in May (pst… this is the last week … Read more
Approach Passive Candidates Differently
The truly passive candidate is a horse of a different color. Usually, they can’t be found anywhere on the Internet. They’re many times the result of … Read more
SourceCon Has a Grandmaster Sourceress
SourceCon is underway and in the spirit of this event dedicated to the art of finding a certain needle in a haystack loaded with other needles, I should … Read more
Let’s Be More Human
I saw a tweet this morning: Coffee is the second largest item of international commerce in the world. The largest is petrol. It got me to thinking (as many … Read more
The Best-Time Recruiting Strategy Avoids the Pitfalls of Coincidence Hiring
Spock of Star Trek fame was famous for pointing out things that were completely illogical, which leads me to believe he would have had a field day … Read more
The Cost of Technological Anonymity
Technological advances are unprecedented. In fact, thinking about technological changes is mind numbing. In recruiting and sourcing, our current technology … Read more
Recruiting Lessons From the Olympics: Learning From Outside Your Box
You will never become a world-class recruiter if you restrict your learning to benchmarking against other similar corporate recruiting functions. Great … Read more
Why Sourcing?
A good Sourcer enjoys research, marketing, and building long-term relationships with people. Read more
Top 10 Phone Sourcing Rules
People would rather focus on phone sourcing’s sister cousin, Internet sourcing, than telephone sourcing. Phone sourcing still seems scary to most; after … Read more