Can I ask you a question? During a phone interview have you ever felt like you are asking, “paper or plastic” or “would you like fries with that?” Do you … Read more
Mike Wolford has over 10 years of recruiting experience in staffing agency, contract and in house corporate environments. He has worked with such companies as Allstate, Capital One, and National Public Radio. Mike also published a book titled “Becoming the Silver Bullet: Recruiting Strategies for connecting with Top Talent” and “How to Find and Land your Dream Job: Insider tips from a Recruiter.” He also founded Recruit Tampa, and he’s currently theStrategic Sourcing Lead at Nielsen. An active member of the recruiting community, Mike has spoken publicly in an effort to help elevate the level of professional skills. Follow him on Twitter @Mike1178, or connect with him on LinkedIn.
Back to the Basics
“I’m a slow learner, that’s true. But I learn.” -Sansa Stark I’ve been in TA for over ten years. I have worked for an agency, corporate and RPO. I have … Read more
The Top 18 Articles of 2018 – #8 Sourcing Is the New Recruiting
I have some excellent news for you. Sourcing is the place to be in talent acquisition today! Recruiting as it has traditionally been known is going away. … Read more
The Candidates Are in Control: The New Age of Infinite Recruitment Marketing
SourceCon Atlanta delivered great insights into the changing nature of our industry. If you missed it, you should know that one of the underlying themes … Read more
Sourcing Lesson Number 1
Do you feel like we have spent a lot of time speaking about technology lately? As I reflect on my career and some of what I have experienced I have tried … Read more
The Chatbots are Coming
This is a tweet from Glen Cathey quoting Shannon Pritchett, Editor of SourceCon. Were you listening? If you weren’t paying attention before you should be … Read more
The Importance of Value Add Metrics
Time to fill, cost per hire we are all familiar with the “standard” recruiting metrics but have you ever considered highlighting your value to the … Read more
A Few Simple Questions to Ask When Buying AI Technology
I’m sure you hear a lot about AI this, blockchain that, and automation is the future. How do you cut through all the noise and decide what is worth your … Read more
How to Interview a Sourcer
If you have ever run a sourcing team or been asked to build one you know that sourcing for your own team can be the most daunting of all of the purple … Read more
Sourcing Is the New Recruiting
I have some excellent news for you. Sourcing is the place to be in talent acquisition today! Recruiting as it has traditionally been known is going away. … Read more
Thinking like a Navy Seal Sourcer
Does the idea of making cold calls give you a pit in the bottom of your stomach give you the chills? Do you worry about how people will react if you email … Read more
Sourcing and Employee Referrals
As sourcers we almost never think about employee referrals, but I would suggest it is time to reconsider that position. There are a few reasons for this. … Read more
3 Top Sourcers Share Secrets to Find Email Addresses
Mike Wolford The new hot topic is how to find email addresses. I’ve covered a few different tools and tactics in my previous posts. In Sherlock Holmes … Read more
2 Sites for Finding Email Addresses by @Mike1178
There are 2 sites I use on a regular basis when I need to find a large number of contacts. Usually, I’m looking for a population of people with a specific … Read more
Best of 2015: To Email, but When to Email….
Editor’s note: For the rest of the month, we’ll be sharing the top SourceCon posts of 2015. Here is a post from Mike Wolford. When I … Read more
The Creative Sourcing Myth
Herein follows a tale of sourcing woe, like that of Juliet and her Romeo. Have you ever been in a meeting with a, fill in the blank, and at the end of the … 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
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
To email, but When to Email… That is the question! by @Mike1178
When I entered recruiting, one of the first things I learned about was timing. I had to make my calls first thing in the morning, send my emails in the … Read more
Sherlock Holmes Sourcing by @Mike1178
How do you find something that can’t be seen? It’s a classic question we face every day as sourcers. As the great detective himself once said, “My name is … Read more