Lance Haun, Author at SourceCon

Sourcing: Beyond Cool Tools to Talent Acquisition Evolution

Lance HaunOctober 5, 2013July 21, 2015

I’m a big fan of cool tools. I have an iPad Mini and a Pebble watch. I’m typing this on a Chromebook (and I can’t wait to get the HP Chromebook 14). If … Read more

Sourcing: Four Ways to Set the Tone for a Positive Candidate Experience

Lance HaunSeptember 3, 2013July 23, 2015

How many of you were told at some point in your life, “You don’t get a second chance to make a good first impression”? It’s … Read more

Five Things I’ve Learned From Sourcing as I Depart SourceCon

Lance HaunApril 12, 2013July 22, 2015

The last ever dolphins message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double backward somersault through a hoop whilst … Read more

Google Alerts Not Working? Try Talkwalker For Better Alerts

Lance HaunApril 1, 2013July 22, 2015

One of the fun conversations I’ve had with sourcers over the last year is figuring out the sneaky ways they keep ahead on things. I know one of the … Read more

TalentBin Releases Robust Google Chrome Plugin For Sourcing And More

Lance HaunMarch 28, 2013July 22, 2015

When we last left talent search engine TalentBin about six months ago, they were working on a variety of new projects including patent talent search and an … Read more

Source of Hire Report: Referrals, Career Sites, Job Boards Dominate; 58% Have Sourcing Teams

Lance HaunMarch 21, 2013July 22, 2015

CareerXroads released its annual source of hire report this week and, as usual, the report is full of information about the broader talent acquisition … Read more

Sourcing: A Task Best Suited For Home or Office?

Lance HaunMarch 5, 2013July 22, 2015

In case you missed the thousands of news stories, Yahoo announced to employees in an internal memo last week that they will be discontinue offering … Read more

Sourcing Tool Gild Closes on $8 Million in Series A Round Funding

Lance HaunFebruary 28, 2013July 22, 2015

Yesterday, Gild announced that they just closed on $8 million in additional financing. According to AllThingsD: Gild will announce that it has landed an $8 … Read more

I Want You to Show Us Your Recruiting Innovations

Lance HaunFebruary 27, 2013July 22, 2015

You may have missed the announcement about the reimagined Recruiting Innovation Summit on ERE.net (ERE Media is SourceCon’s parent company). This May … Read more

An Evolution of Sourcing? Why Sourcing is Only Going To Grow

Lance HaunFebruary 20, 2013July 22, 2015

It’s always tough to know what to react to as part of being an editor. People say all kinds of things on the internet about talent acquisition. My job … Read more

Playing Matchmaker at a Unique Sort of Career Fair

Lance HaunFebruary 19, 2013July 22, 2015

I know it is a little late to play matchmaker. After all, Valentine’s day was last week and I’m not usually keen on the comparison between … Read more

SourceCon is Coming to Seattle

Lance HaunFebruary 11, 2013July 23, 2015

It is with great pleasure that I announce that SourceCon is coming to Seattle, WA, October 2nd-3rd, 2013! We will be holding it just outside of Seattle at … Read more

Getting the Most Out of Your SourceCon Experience

Lance HaunJanuary 29, 2013July 23, 2015

SourceCon Atlanta is right around the corner and it is all SourceCon on my mind until I leave next week to cross the country. We have an awesome program … Read more

Quick Hit: Do You Have Facebook Graph Search Yet?

Lance HaunJanuary 25, 2013July 23, 2015

I got notification yesterday that it was my turn to receive Facebook’s new graph search product that Jim Stroud posted about last week. I only had … Read more

Examining the State of College Recruiting in 2012-2013

Lance HaunJanuary 23, 2013July 23, 2015

Things are looking modestly up for most college graduates this coming year (and perhaps a bit more competitive for recruiters). That’s the broad … Read more

Paid Facebook Messages For Sourcers? Don’t Roll Your Eyes Quite Yet…

Lance HaunJanuary 15, 2013July 23, 2015

If you have a greenback with Benjamin Franklin on the cover, you can send Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg a message on Facebook. It is all part of a test … Read more

Search News: Blekko Goes Tablet-Friendly With Izik and Google Goes Advanced

Lance HaunJanuary 10, 2013July 23, 2015

Two quick pieces of news from the world of search. First off, Blekko has continued to innovate and has launched a new tablet-friendly app (and website) … Read more

What Google’s Antitrust Settlement Means For Sourcers

Lance HaunJanuary 8, 2013July 23, 2015

Late last week, word started leaking out about the results of a Google settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over its ongoing antitrust case. And if … Read more

The Best of SourceCon 2012, #1 – Five Reasons To Think Differently About Source Of Hire

Lance HaunDecember 31, 2012July 23, 2015

Every single time I write about sources of hire, a little red siren goes off in my head with a robotic voice saying, “WARNING: Actual results may … Read more

Happy Holidays From SourceCon (And Three Wishes For 2013)

Lance HaunDecember 20, 2012July 23, 2015

I wanted to use this opportunity to wish everyone happy holidays from all of us here at SourceCon. The last posts of the year will be featuring the top … Read more