Glen Cathey
on Aug. 2, 2011
Want to learn how to find resumes on the Internet using Google? You’ve come to the right place!
Whether you are new to searching the Internet for resumes or you are a veteran Internet sourcer, I’ve included some tips, tricks, and observations for the novice and expert alike.
Ken Hew
on Jul. 20, 2011
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 idea of what many sourcers use when they’re out looking for candidates, I’ve complied a list of my most prized tools as of today — but as always, I’m on the hunt for more.
Ken Hew
on Jun. 22, 2011
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 first looking at your client’s direct competitors. By targeting the competition, you achieve two things:
The impact of this approach varies, depending on the seniority and position of the role you’re sourcing for and whether they have succession plans in place.
There are three main sources you can find your client’s key competitors: Online Databases, Boolean Search, and People. Last time, we covered Boolean search.
Following on from parts I and II, our final article focuses on leveraging information from ‘People.’
What’s the easiest way to verify information on the Internet? Pick up the phone and ask!
Ken Hew
on Jun. 7, 2011
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 looking at your client’s direct competitors. By targeting the competition, you achieve two things:
The impact of this approach varies, depending on the seniority and position of the role you’re sourcing for and whether they have succession plans in place.
There are three main sources you can find your client’s key competitors: Online Databases, Boolean Search, and People. Last week, we covered Online Databases.
The next installment of our ‘Finding Target Organisations’ series focuses on Boolean Search.
Ken Hew
on May 26, 2011
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 looking at your client’s direct competitors. By targeting the competition, you achieve two things:
The impact of this approach varies, depending on the seniority and position of the role you’re sourcing for and whether they have succession plans in place.
There are three main sources you can find your client’s key competitors: Online Databases, Boolean Search, and People.
Today, we’ll kick off with Online Databases. So without further ado, let’s take the example of finding key competitors for KONE – the world’s fourth largest elevator company.
Ken Hew
on May 10, 2011
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 connected with her on LinkedIn, and you can’t seem to find her business card that she exchanged with you during your last meeting. There are a number of ways to track down someone’s email address, but the easiest way I’ve found by far is to simply fabricate the email address…
Lori Barry
on Dec. 14, 2010
How many of us remember the days before Google, LinkedIn, and other social media sites… When sourcing was a primary function of recruiters, who relied on phone sourcing as the primary means of connecting with potential candidates. When recruiters resorted to purchasing phone directories of targeted companies and then figured out how to break through a phone system to reach the desired department, often resulting in many misconnections that somehow lea to the right person.
Phone sourcing has become somewhat of a lost art form – which is interesting considering that we live in a world of connectivity yet have lost the personal touch of picking up the phone and calling, regardless if you are full cycle recruiter, a sourcer, or a researcher.
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