I was invited to join a Facebook group “No LinkedIn Fridays” by Jeff Newman. It’s a group of active, innovative recruiters and sourcers who’re exploring … Read more
Use The Force: A Sourcer’s Story
Return of the Jedi was released in theaters when I was four years old. Although I was young, I will never forget the opening scene from this cult … Read more
Do These 3 Simple Things to Impress the Heck out of Your Hiring Manager
We all have that memory of working with a particular hiring manager, you know, the one which seems impossible to satisfy; the one who no matter how great … Read more
Look Back To The Year of 2004 To Understand The Future Of LinkedIn
LinkedIn has been the “talk of the town” this past week after the Microsoft-LinkedIn acquisition deal closed. Our sourcing community buzzed with tons of … Read more
Don’t Be That Sourcer – Improve Your Subject Line Skills
Most sourcers know that one of the most important components of a well-crafted email lies in the subject line. In fact, 35% of email recipients open email … Read more
It’s Official – Microsoft Closes Its $26 Billion Acquisition of LinkedIn
Microsoft and LinkedIn officially sealed the deal Wednesday morning, closing its $26.2 billion acquisition. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner made the … Read more
The Art Of Building A Google Custom Search Engine – Bonus: Adding Complex Refinements
A major aspect of Custom Search Engines (CSE) is choosing and creating effective refinements. Refinements can hone in or focus your search engine on … Read more
LinkedIn Removes Premium Search Filters
The drama that plagues LinkedIn continued to unfold this morning with a shocking post from Ira Bass on Google+. “LinkedIn is a money maker … Read more
How Sourcing Can Disrupt An Industry
In June 2014, I attended a wonderful event which got me contemplating a great deal about how thinking like a start-up can help sourcing and talent … Read more
The Art of Building a Google Custom Search Engine – Part 3: Site Searches With a Side of URL Manipulation
In the first entry of this series, we went over some basic methods in building a Custom Search Engine (CSE) to search a specific site (like Manta.com). … Read more