When I reflect on my career in Talent Acquisition, I am amazed by some of the transformations that I have seen take place. Regardless of your occupation, … Read more
Healthcare Hunt 2016 (Part 2 of 3): Cross Referencing and List Diving
In my last post, we went over some examples of how to pull candidate lists from various resources. These lists are great, but often times people ask me, … Read more
Getting Creative to Source for Retail
Attracting top talent continues to be a big issue for all businesses, but retail, in particular, is struggling this year with talent attraction. According … Read more
6 Takeaways from STAR Chicago’s Annual Symposium
As summer finally feels like it might return to Chicago, it was nice to get out of the office for a day to check out the awesome views of the city from the … Read more
Reaching Second Base: My journey toward being a Sourcer- The Training
Training is a crucial part of evolving as a sourcer. As I mentioned in my first post, I was fortunate to get a chance to take the Social Talent Ninja … Read more
How to Source for Software Developers, Who are Willing to Relocate
The reality is that almost 216 million people, about 3% of the world’s population live outside their countries… and some software engineers are among them. … Read more
We are NOT Cool Kids, and There is NO Special Circle
“Yesterday was pretty great. Got to see all the cool kids on the block that I admire. Now I need to figure out how to become a part of their “cool … Read more
Hiring Bias: Managers Prefer Candidates From Top Schools, Indeed Study Reveals
Top school degrees get you hired, but don’t factor into workplace performance reviews In another example of workplace bias, managers who graduated from … Read more
Get Your Hiring Manager Into The Sourcing Game
Getting the right names and contact information of candidates could be a lot easier than you think. If you work within a corporate environment as a … Read more
Mindset Matters: Getting Your Sourced Candidates Ready to Interview
Like many fans of HBO’s comedy Silicon Valley, I love that the show so accurately depicts life in the high-technology industry. A few episodes depict a … Read more