Back in October, Reuters disclosed that a year earlier Amazon had abandoned its AI recruitment software because it was biased against women. Though the … Read more
Making It Uncomfortably Personal: a Sourcer’s Guide to Hyper-Personalization in Cold Reachouts
I’ve been to many conferences and read many articles that speak to the importance of personalization in the recruiting industry. They typically mention … Read more
If AI Improves, Do We Need LinkedIn Recruiter?
I’m a life-long (at least career-long) LinkedIn Recruiter (LIR) user, it’s how I generate over 90-95% of my placements, so when someone suggested, “Why … Read more
How I Increased My Email Response Rate
Finding candidates is the first and most important aspect of a sourcers job, followed closely by contacting candidates. According to Software Advice’s … Read more
Sourcing for Candidates on Forums
Forum sites can be an excellent place to find candidates that may not be “out there” on the normal job boards. Especially with niche populations, it is … Read more
SeekOut Takes X-Ray Searches to the Next Level
Finally, there has been an update to our Boolean searches. Yes, you read that correctly! Boolean is not dead, especially if you’re using SeekOut. The … Read more
Ladders Introduces Pay-Per-Click Advertising Feature
Have you seen the #10yearchallenge on social media? Basically, people post a picture of themselves from 2009 and put it next to a current photo. It’s … Read more
#SourceCon Kicks off 2019 With Over a Dozen Local Chapter Meetups
SourceCon is going local! The SourceCon community is larger than ever, and it is expanding into local chapter meetups and events. If you ever wanted to … Read more
I Finally Created My Own Video Messaging for Sourcing – Here’s What Happened
During SourceCon Atlanta one of the most memorable tips for me came from Tim Sackett’s keynote. In his keynote, Sackett described using video messaging as … Read more
Step Up Your Recruiting Strategy In 2019
The landscape of human resources has changed dramatically over the course of 2018. As tools using artificial intelligence increase company accessibility … Read more