When it comes to hiring efficiency, performance, fit, retention–or almost any metric to which a recruiter or HR department can be held … Read more
Employer Branding: Recruiters Help You Tell the Right Story
Right now, the biggest trend in recruiting is employer branding, crafting the promise your company makes to its employees. And the biggest trend in … Read more
Twitter Updates Search Features on Android and iOS
Esteban Kozak, Search and Relevance Product Manager for Twitter, announced today that the company has updated their iOS and Android apps to provide new … Read more
LinkedIn Launches Showcase Pages for Brands
LinkedIn introduces a new feature today that will be welcomed by businesses with multiple brands, locations, and product lines. Three years after launching … Read more
Recent News From Around the Web Curated for the Sourcing Mind
As the Editor of SourceCon, I spend a lot of time reading other news sites. Below is a list of articles that caught my eye during the last 2 weeks. Social … Read more
The 4 Components of an Employee Promise
There are four basic components of an employee promise. The job The typical pay-benefits package The culture The brand Each component ties first to running … Read more
Competitive Intelligence and Corporate Espionage: A Sourcers Guide to Understand the Difference
Rusing is an often unspoken reality of the recruiting industry. In fact, the word rusing isn’t included in the Meriam Webster Dictionary, even though … Read more
5 Ways to Rethink How You Use LinkedIn
Without a doubt, LinkedIn has become an essential part of any recruiter’s toolkit. But, there are a few LinkedIn haters who cry about what LinkedIn is … Read more
Why I Failed the LinkedIn Recruiter Certification Exam
By now you have most likely heard the news about LinkedIn’s new Recruiter Certification program. For only $200 and a 90-minute exam, sourcers and … Read more
Data: 9 Out Of 10 Jobs Get Filled By Niche Recruiters
If you receive job orders outside of your specialty should you even bother taking them? How about going after them proactively? The answer is a resounding … Read more