So you’ve identified a potential candidate – you can see that they have the requisite skillset, experience, and have the right technologies under their … Read more
Ken Hew is the Director of Quest Research, a Passive Talent sourcing firm based in Sydney, Australia. Having had a life-long love affair with computers since he was eight, an innate sense of curiosity, and a strong interest in people, he has always had a natural affinity towards research and sourcing. Still an active sourcing practitioner, he takes a systems approach to conducting search and emphasizes the need to harness both Internet research and phone-based sourcing. Ken blogs at www.sourcingninja.net.
How To Find Contact Details, Part 2: The Pros and Cons of Contact Search
When we talk about finding someone’s contact details, what we are normally trying to achieve is a way to directly communicate with the candidate. The … Read more
How To Find Contact Details, Part 1: Dispelling a Lie
Over the next few weeks I’ll be covering ways to find people’s contact details. There are a multitude of reasons why you might embark on such a task but … Read more
The Australian Sourcing Industry Is Getting Serious…
A spectre is haunting our industry – the spectre of sourcing. Too long have we spent time under the shadow of recruiters, under the guise of recruitment. … Read more
Melbourne Hosts Second Sourcing Event in Australia for 2011
It’s been just over a week since ATC SourcEvent 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. I originally intended to post up something a lot sooner, but there was just … Read more
Sourcers Gather in Sydney, Australia for Australasian Sourcing Summit
Last week, Phil Tusing of Destination Talent and Andrea Mitchell, founder of the Australasian Researchers Network, hosted the inaugural Australasian … Read more
How to Use MindMaps for an Effective Search
Dear SourcingNinja, I read your article on a Sourcer’s Toolbelt and I noticed you mentioned using MindMaps to help with your sourcing. I recall using … Read more
What’s In a Sourcer’s Toolbelt?
A Sourcer’s Toolbelt is never full – there are always cool new tools and resources to use to help us find candidates for our job openings. To give you an … Read more
Sourcing 101: Finding Target Organisations, Part 3
Over the last few weeks I have been running a Finding Target Organisations series. A good way to start identifying potential target organisations is by … Read more
Sourcing 101: Finding Target Organisations, Part 2
Over the next few weeks I will be running a Finding Target Organisations series. A good way to start identifying potential target organisations is by first … Read more
Sourcing 101: Finding Target Organisations, Part 1
Over the next few weeks I will be running a Finding Target Organisations series. A good way to start identifying potential target organisations is by first … Read more
Sourcing 101: How To Fabricate an Email Address
Let’s say you wanted to reconnect with an old client you haven’t spoken with in a while. You know she doesn’t like speaking on the phone, you’re not … Read more