http://www.sourcecon.com SourceCon’s newsletter created just for sourcers and researchers Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you attending or thinking about attending SourceCon 2010? Glen Cathey is going to be the keynote speaker for the event, and he will be presenting on Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Cognition when it comes to sourcing and matching. Even our regular contributors are eager to hear what Glen has ... http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2010/03/01/artificial-intelligence-vs-human-cognition-a-synopsis/ There is no shortage of ways to source effectively outside the confines of an office cubicle. Whether you have a smart phone such as an iPhone or Blackberry, or use a laptop or netbook, there are countless sites, networks and tools to tap into for sourcing. By now, nearly every ... http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2010/02/24/how-to-source-on-the-run/ We have a winner! Lisa Offutt won the challenge after a late start. We had participants from five continents this time and the field of contestants was very engaged. We even got the attention of a hacker who played along for a couple of days, pretending to be someone else, ... http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2010/02/22/and-the-final-challenge-winner-is/ Regular Contributor post from Marvin Smith Technological advances are unprecedented. In fact, thinking about technological changes is mind numbing. In recruiting and sourcing, our current technology is so sophisticated that most of our process can be automated. Think about it--we automate how candidates find jobs on the web ... http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2010/02/22/the-cost-of-technological-anonymity/ If you read the speaker’s bio on Eric Jaquith, it understates the real talent and influence that Eric has on the sourcing world. I think of Eric as the sourcer’s sourcer. If a sourcer needs a deep dive on a technology or a process, then Eric should be ... http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2010/02/19/why-i-love-sourcecon-learning-from-great-sourcers-and-recruiters/ Hi, some of you may know that my name is Sue Pike, and I am an IT Recruiter in Seattle. After so many of you reached out to me, I did a little research myself. I have a friend who is very tight with SourceCon. Unfortunately, he's very underground in ... http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2010/02/15/challenge%c2%a03%c2%a0the%c2%a0last%c2%a0hope/ Regular Contributor post from Kristen Fife I recently had a phone conversation with someone I've crossed paths with in the local Seattle recruiting community but  have never met personally. This is a question a good sourcer gets asked fairly frequently. My skill set, which like any good recruiter includes agency/corporate full lifecycle ... http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2010/02/08/why-sourcing/ The Arbita Recruitment Genome Project research in early 2009 demonstrated that most companies’ sourcing functions are not taking advantage of the shift in candidate behavior. In the third quarter of 2009 we conducted a new survey and once again, thousands participated. We then compared the results to our baseline data ... http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2010/02/02/is-your-sourcing-team-good-enough/ Sara Chi, who along with Anthony Knierim and Andrea Mitchell is a former SourceCon Spotlight, is a Corporate Information Optimizer. She is a sought-after business intelligence provider, best known for harvesting knowledge to enable smart decisions for businesses. She has more than 15 years of business research and competitive intelligence experience ... http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2010/01/28/meet-sara-chi/ Anthony Knierim, also a former SourceCon Spotlight, began in the sourcing/recruitment world on the agency staffing side in 2004 where he worked for the Allegis Group. There, he sold Business Professional Services and IT Staffing Services. Anthony has always had an infatuation with Social Media and utilizing various channels for research/sourcing. ... http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2010/01/25/meet-anthony-knierim/