“Boolean search doesn’t do what we do justice. It doesn’t describe everything that we are capable of.” Glen Cathey kicked things off at SourceCon letting us know that there is so much more to sourcing than just writing good Boolean strings.  Cathey’s keynote session focused on five different levels of sourcing and how they are an important part of a sourcer’s toolkit in order to become successful in finding quality candidates.

Cathey presented a “face off” battle for control of information between phone sourcing and data mining. Some of the scenarios presented were location, experience and education, and desired opportunity. The point being made from this demonstration was summed up beautifully by Cathey – “Data is not perfect.” However – we as sourcers strive for some predictability when it comes to what we seek – and that’s the point that Cathey made throughout his presentation.

“Success in life comes from the identification, control, and elimination of variables.”