Last year, we conducted the first annual “State of Sourcing” survey. The results were shared on the blog and at the 2013 Fall SourceCon … Read more
62 Interview Questions People Said Were Their Favorites
A contest for people to submit their favorite interview questions yielded the interesting, the odd, the useful, the insightful, and the obscene. They … Read more
Arguing With the Boss – and Living to Tell About It
Take it from me: Arguing with the boss is generally not a career enhancing experience. I know this because I have worked for a lot of different bosses over … Read more
2 Ways to Support the Family of Marie Journey
Marie Journey, a long-time SourceCon attendee and supporter, passed away last month. Many people in the recruiting community have asked how they can help. … Read more
My Obligatory Zappos Post
OK, everybody is talking about it, so I guess we’ll weigh in as well. Zappos recently announced that they were going to stop posting jobs. HR … Read more
2 New Shows for the Tech-Minded Talent Acquisition Professional
As sourcing and recruiting technology professionals, we often fancy ourselves as hackers and coders. Some of us have failed startups in our past (here I am … Read more
10 Commandments of Innovation as Presented by @GuyKawasaki at #execforum
This week, I attended the Staffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum in San Diego. The event, which ends today, was attended by over 1,100 executives from … Read more
The Top 20 Reasons Why Recruiting Is an Exciting and High-Impact Job
As a professor in a large business school, I am frequently asked, “What is the most exciting and impactful job in the corporate world?” While others may … Read more
How to Find Almost Any GitHub User’s Email Address
Editor’s note: This was #1 on the Best of 2014 list. GitHub can be a powerful tool for sourcing software engineering talent. For the uninitiated, … Read more
The Complete Guide to Recruiting and Sourcing Candidates on Github
This post is part of our Source the Web series here on SourceCon. It features articles on how to mine particular online data resources from experts like … Read more