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The Best (Most Read) SourceCon Post of 2013: Top 10 Candidate Sourcing Best Practices by @GlenCathey

Dec 31, 2013
This article is part of a series called Editor's Pick.

Editor’s Note: The most read post of 2013 is a classic written by Glen Cathey in 2011. Happy New Year!

I firmly believe that candidate identification is the most critical step in the talent acquisition/recruiting life cycle – you can’t build a relationship with, receive a referral from, network with, or hire someone you haven’t found in the first place.

From the very beginning of my recruiting career, I’ve leveraged technology for talent identification. I’ve learned that searching databases, the Internet, and social media offers intrinsic advantages over other methods of candidate sourcing, and I’ve compiled a list of what I believe are the top 10 best practices for searching for candidates.

This article is part of a series called Editor's Pick.
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