A sourcer usually utilizes 3-5 sourcing channels they generally look up to source from. However, it is not a bad idea to look at other channels from time … Read more
Marvin Booker: Lessons Learned from My Former Life in Luxury Hotels
Have you ever experienced white-glove service at a fine hotel? Sourcers should adapt that to creating a great candidate experience (CX), which should … Read more
Competitive Intelligence Resources For Your Sourcing Toolkit!
Picture this. Your account team gets a brand-new client onboarded or you are starting a new division. Life in the fast lane, as Eagles say. The sourcing … Read more
What Matters Most to You? How To Think Critically About Your Next Career Move
If someone asked you right now what you want your job to look like by the end of 2022, how would you answer? Similarly, can you picture in your mind what … Read more
Have You Considered These Alternate Searches?
Most of the requisitions arriving on a sourcer’s desk are in general repeat roles (find me a Software engineer or a salesperson or a DevOps engineer). Some … Read more
Try These 5 Habits Of Highly Successful Sourcers
Whether you’re working as a talent attraction specialist or a sourcer new to the industry, there are tried-and-true habits you can adopt. No matter where … Read more
Why Sourcing Is A Career In Its Own Right
Sourcing is a highly sought-after skill set right now – and rightly so. Finding, nurturing, and engaging with candidates with the aim to convert them into … Read more
Word Play 2.0 – How Words Can Be Your Ticket To Successful Searches
In yesteryear’s avatar, in addition to sourcing and recruitment, I used to write proposals or edit proposals. The first thing I would do is fire up the … Read more
Sales Sourcing Hacks!
A company’s proverbial Achilles Heel -Sales. Let’s pause for a minute. Get salespeople in, and voila, and you are in the game. If only it were that easy. … Read more
Day One Closing Keynote Lerato Semenya Being your Authentic Self
I write this as a fellow South African. Lerato Semenya is a Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, Facilitator, and international Speaker. I have attended … Read more
Are We Having Fund(s) Yet?
If you read my last SourceCon article, High Volume Recruiting When InMail Count Is Low – Oh No!, I talked about what to do when your paid messages are … Read more
FLASHBACK FRIDAY! – Do These 3 Things and Your Sourcing Life Will Be Forever Changed!
*article previously published January 2017* Have you ever reached a point in sourcing where you are stumped? Have you become complacent with your so-called … Read more
How To Move Beyond the Buzzwords When You Are A New Sourcer
When I started as a Sourcer, the startup I’d joined had little time for hand-holding. I was given a job description, a cup of coffee, and a “good luck!” … Read more
Flashback: A Newbie’s Perspective of SourceCon
My first SourceCon conference was the 10-year anniversary event in Austin, TX. I had only learned of SourceCon earlier in the year at a local event in … Read more
High Volume Recruiting When InMail Count Is Low – Oh No!
We are living in the time right now known as The Great Resignation. About one-third of the workforce is estimated to leave their current roles within the … Read more
STOP Words!
Let’s talk about stop words – a little-known list of words that were removed from Google’s old search engine (prior to 2019). These 311 words were … Read more
Tools Needed To Succeed As A Sourcer
Whether you just started your first role as a Sourcer or Recruiter or you have been doing it since the days of the rolodex, you could probably use some … Read more
Sourcing Sleuth or Truth Seeker? – Justen Baxter
What if you took your super-sleuth skills as a Sourcer or Recruiter and put them to use in different ways other than just finding talent? Justen Baxter … Read more
Closing Keynote Opens Eyes: Mawulom Nenonene on Embedding DEI
In the closing keynote on day three of SourceCon digital, LTSE Head of Talent, Mawulom Nenonene, shared his insightful and inspirational approach to … Read more
The World Changed And So Did My Job! – A Fireside Chat Recap
It’s not very often you hear Sourcers and Recruiters talk about their experience on the other side of the interview process. It was refreshing and … Read more