I used to write a lot about what I did as a phone sourcer. Sometimes I get up really early and do phone banks. That’s when I call into companies and thumb … Read more
We’re Thankful For Our ERE Family This Thanksgiving
As a company with a distributed workforce (our CEO hates when use the word virtual), the ERE Media team typically relies on our own events for face-to-face … Read more
Blurred Lines: Sourcing, Recruiting, and Firestorm by @Derdiver
I’ve attended a lot of conferences and nothing has confused me more than the argument that “I am a sourcer not a recruiter” or vice versa. Both … Read more
Why I’m Excited About New Product Enhancements for LinkedIn Recruiter By @RandyBailey
Yesterday LinkedIn hosted a webinar titled Ask the Experts about LinkedIn Recruiter (LIR) featuring Sankar Venkatraman, Global Product Evangelist & … Read more
#SourceCon Live: The Evolution of Mobile in Sourcing and Recruiting With Michael Marlatt
Join us for SourceCon Live today at noon central. Michael Marlatt, who will be joining us on the SourceCon All-Stars agenda in March, will be sharing his … Read more
Tech Tips: How To Visualize Sourcing Data With @Silkdotco by @AaronLintz
Lately I’ve been testing some tools to help better understand the often large amounts of data that I source from. I live in spreadsheets and while I can … Read more
10 Big Changes to LinkedIn Groups You Should Know About
On October 14th, LinkedIn began undertaking a massive overhaul of its current Groups feature. There are several important changes of note, many of which … Read more
Sourcing’s Tipping Point: a Race to the Bottom or to Strategic Business Partner?
There are many debates on the role of the individuals and the sourcing function. To see some of the conversations that have taken place on the topic … Read more
#SourceConLive: How Do We Handle the #RecruiterSpam Problem?
Editor’s note: Scroll to the bottom to see a video of the entire discussion. If you source candidates, you’re probably also engaging with them online … Read more
Nurture and Build Pipelines By Improving the Candidate Experience
We all know candidates often interview with more than one company at a time. That’s not bad form, that’s being smart. It makes sense for one to pick the … Read more
How To Extract Google Results Into a Spreadsheet
Irina Shamaeva recently posted a link to this page which talks about converting your Google search results to an RSS feed. I decided to explore taking this … Read more
Authentic Engagement of the Passive Candidate Part 2 – Defining a Passive Candidate and Degrees of Passivityby @GregBradleyCPC
Authentic Engagement of the Passive Candidate – Coaching the Hiring Manager Part 2 – Defining a Passive Candidate and Degrees of Passivity I recently … Read more
3 Alternative Search Engines Sourcers and Recruiters Should Use by @TheJobGirl
Have you ever really thought about how a search engine works? Many people don’t realize that when running a search on any site like Google, the results … Read more
#SourceCon Live: Tools vs Methodologies
We talk a lot about sourcing tools and we talk a lot about sourcing methodologies. How do these fit together and how should we be educating new sourcers … Read more
How Will Facebook Message Changes Affect Sourcing and Recruiting? by @Mike1178
Say goodbye to the “other” inbox and hello to the message request feature. As of October 27th, any Facebook message to someone that isn’t on your friends … Read more
Announcing the SourceCon All-Stars Agenda!
Since SourceCon started in 2007, it’s brought the most technical minds in sourcing together. We’ve continued to push the boundaries each year … Read more
Dear New Sourcer: 4 Tips to Start Your Sourcing Career by @chris_herron3
Day one. You struggled to sleep the night before — waking up, checking your phone, making sure you didn’t oversleep. The excitement builds with … Read more
Top 5 Sourcing Trends From SourceCon Dallas by @Mike1178
The #sourcecon hash tag is no longer trending; first meetings of internet sourcing celebrities have happened; the post conference mutual admiration glow … Read more
A Recruiters Take on Texting Job Candidates by @GregHawkesMDACC
Back when I was in engineering recruitment, I learned about a free resource called Textnow.com. It’s a cool website that allows you to text … Read more
Whose Data is it Anyway? by @BryanChaney
Some companies swear by their database. If they happen to have a candidate’s resume, CV, or profile “somewhere” on file, then they … Read more