At the recent Talent42 conference in June, Glen Cathey delivered the keynote presentation and blew the roof off the auditorium. He compared LinkedIn to the … Read more
No Surprise, LinkedIn Dominates Social Media Sourcing
If you need any more evidence that LinkedIn is the sourcing tool of choice, then look to this morning’s Jobvite survey on social media recruiting, which … Read more
Actually, Recruiting is Not HR Anymore
Recruitment, now widely referred to as talent acquisition, has and continues to evolve enough that we are really have become our own animal, not a cage in … Read more
LinkedIn to Sell $1 Billion More in Stock
What’s LinkedIn planning to buy? The speculation that the giant, and hugely profitable, business network is planning to make a major acquisition … Read more
Infographic: 12 Reasons To Attend SourceCon Fall 2013
SourceCon Fall is just around the corner. On October 2 and 3, over 300 sourcers and recruiters will descend on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA for 2 … Read more
When is Sourcing Candidates Online Actually Hacking?
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1030, adopted in 1984, makes it a crime to “intentionally accesses a computer without authorization … Read more
4 Early Stage Startups Recruiters and Sourcers Should Watch
Jim Schnyder included “Early Adopter” as one of the top 12 DNA traits of a good sourcer. Do you consider yourself an early adopter? If so, here … Read more
Engineers Most Confident About Finding a New Job If They Want
Confidence among U.S. finance and accounting workers spiked nearly 10 points in the 2nd quarter to 63.1, the highest since 2007, according to … Read more
Recruiting ‘Trends’ Are Not Trends At All: Beware of Impractical Advice, and Remember Effective Metrics
I keep seeing articles about the “hottest trends in recruiting” that are, in reality, of little value to the recruiting community. These articles list … Read more
The Top 12 DNA Traits of a Good Sourcer
What does the three letter acronym of DNA stand for? I wish it stood for Dynamic Natural Abilities since that would have made this article easier. We all … Read more