A while ago I was invited to pitch to a group of investors on behalf of a potential client: a Series B Silicon Valley startup. Our job, as their recruiting … Read more
Improve Your Diversity Sourcing With These Simple Tricks and Tips
Diversity and Inclusion is the hot topic of conversation for more and more companies these days. The importance of attracting a diverse candidate pool has … Read more
5 Common Sourcing Mistakes in 2018
Here in 2018, things move fast. We reach people quickly. It’s the age of instant gratification: you get a ‘like’ of your tweet or a reply to your sourcing … Read more
Turning Your Intake Meeting Into a Winning Service Level Agreement – Sample Included
The past few articles I have written have focused on relationships, trust, empowering, etc. I think we spend a lot of time sharing techniques, process, … Read more
Tech Sourcing Deep Dive: Sourcing via CodePen
The world wide web is a fantastic place of endless resources that you as a sourcer can use. Github, StackOverflow, Hacker News, AngelList are popular … Read more
The Interview That Never Should Have Happened
Whenever I interview someone for a job, I always ask them whether they want to sit in Bernanke’s chair. The only wrong answer is, ‘Who’s … Read more
Ditching Old School Recruitment Practices
As Bob Dylan sang, “Oh the times they are a changin”… The question is, are we changing with them? Depending on the size of your business, interviews, and … Read more
How to Hire for Soft Skills
In April, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner went on CNBC and discussed new skills gap data LinkedIn published on the current state of the job market. In the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Easy, Low Cost Ways to Improve Your Hiring
As you know, employee referrals are one of the least expensive, most efficient ways to recruit job applicants. Better than that, referrals who are hired … Read more
How to Successfully Communicate With Candidates in Other Countries (Examples Included)
Successful communication with candidates seems to be one of the most significant challenges for recruiters. Contrary to what it appears, not only IT … Read more