When Monster announced a few weeks ago that it was being bought by Randstad, the only surprises were the buyer and the price, $429 million. But this … Read more
Running the Bases: My Journey Toward Being a Sourcer – The Job
As I alluded to in my first few posts, I finally found a company that wanted to bring me into the staffing world. I am currently in a sourcing position … Read more
A Phone Sourcer’s Voice – Getting Comfortable with The Gatekeeper – Part 2 Tone and Cadence
Our voice is the most powerful business tool we possess. I won’t kid you. The internet changed my life. Twenty years ago I reached a milestone in my life. … Read more
Healthcare Hunt Bonus: Finding Doctors
I was talking to one of my friends about hunting medical doctors the other day, and through our discussion I came across some pretty interesting ways to … Read more
The Blue Lobster Tastes the Same as the Other Lobsters: Managing Expectations and The Desires of Our Hiring Managers
For every two million lobsters, there is one blue lobster. The blue lobster would taste exactly the same as the other red lobsters if it was cooked. There … Read more
Is this the End of XRay Search on LinkedIn?
Something’s happening on LinkedIn, recruiters. If you have a basic LinkedIn account and you regularly do X-ray searches on Google to find candidates on … Read more
Working AROUND the NEAR Truth! Who Offers Proximity Search?
Finding several terms that are close to one another is a way to make the search results more relevant, i.e. make the search more semantic. This feature is … Read more
5 Tips For Sourcing Success When Your Employer Brand is Poor
All sourcers, on the agency or corporate side, encounter a bad employer brand throughout their sourcing career. Although this common concern of recruiters … Read more
The 3 Simple Rules For Following Up With Candidates
Following up can be tricky business – you want to make sure that you’re doing absolutely everything you can to get potential candidates to respond to you, … Read more
Pokemon Go is like stealing home! My journey toward being a Sourcer
One of the most exhilarating and pulse-pounding plays in baseball is stealing home. It does not happen much, but when it does, and it works, it is like … Read more