Teamwork is something that we learn at a very young age. We learn that working as part of a team will strengthen the team and the businesses that partners with the team and in particular contexts such as sports, it’s essential…
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The Employee Turnover Schmurnover
I’ve been at my new job now for six months. It’s the first commute that I’ve had in years. I used to walk to work and then I worked from home for over a year. I’ve become one of those…
How Are You Assessing Cultural Fit?
A friend of mine was recently interviewing for a sales role at a hot tech company, and, in one of the interviews, a person who would be his peer looked him up and down, in his blazer, slacks and button…
Time Management – Work-Life Balance
Time. We don’t ever have enough of it, so be critical with each second of every day as we don’t get any do-overs! Now that we have our schedules down, ability to quickly read through the resume, identify and maintain…
Sourcing for Retail – Tis the Season
With fall right around the corner, you can practically smell pumpkin spice and seasonal hiring in the air. Retailers everywhere are putting the finishing touches on sourcing strategies to grab the much-needed workforce to see them through the holidays. The…
Instagram – There’s Power In that Heart!
Everyone reading this is well aware that Instagram has outgrown its beginnings as a fun app for kids and has become a serious content marketing, networking and audience building tool for recruiters and brands. It’s one of the most popular…
Sourcing from Home
Sourcing from home is a dream come true for many. There is something about not having to take a shower before “going into work” that appeals to the inner sloth in us all. While it is true, certain freedoms are…
Sourcing for Reddit Gold
There is gold on Reddit and not just the kind you get from other Redditors. While it’s not uncommon to hear success stories of people hiring for technical positions using Reddit, what many people don’t realize is what can be…
Rules for Contacting a Candidate
Give it a Google, and you’ll find article after article on the rules for conducting yourself in an interview – as a candidate. But a good impression goes both ways when it comes to contacting a candidate. You don’t want…
What if LinkedIn Disappeared?
If LinkedIn disappeared tomorrow, depending on the day, it honestly might take me a few hours to notice. Not to diminish LinkedIn as one of the number one platforms to source from, but it’s just one of many tools sourcers…
Remote Recruiting and Sourcing – How To Maximize Your Relationship
I’m in Austin, TX. My sourcer is in Orange County, CA. Our client is in the Bay Area. Obviously, an office pop-in is not an option. Nor is installing a camera in my sourcer’s office to keep track of their…
Tomorrow Is a Long Time – Staying Power
I am 42 years old. My first “grown up” job was at the tender age of 22. I have had 12 jobs since that first job. That’s means I average a job change every 1.83 years. Some, I left because…
Apply with Snapchat – Macca’s “Snaplication” Strategy Will Leave Every Other Fast Food Business Undersized!
McDonald’s in Australia, known as Macca’s, is utilizing Snapchat to recruit new applicants in Australia. According to the AdNews in Australia, the fast-food behemoth has launched a Snapchat filter, which shows the user in a McDonald’s uniform and enables them to apply…
How Innovations Revolutionize Talent Acquisition
This past week I had the opportunity to attend the Spring SourceCon event in Anaheim, CA. It was chock full of ideas, information, and enthusiasm. One of the highlights of the trip for me was a presentation by Kerstin Wagner….
Your Most Important Thing
Rarely does anyone feel that they are advancing up the ranks of their current company too quickly. If you do feel this way, please let the community know where you work, and someone will happily take that burden off your…
A Tool for the Most Successful Sourcer
There’s an old saying I picked up early on in my recruiting career: “Don’t spill your candy in the lobby.” It means don’t go blabbing your mouth about your business because you never know who might be listening, lying in…
A Sourcer’s Love-Hate Relationship With Social Media
Social recruiting in the past few years has become a force to be reckoned with. From the tools that help source and to the types of information that are collected social media has become an integral part of a recruiter’s…
Invest In Your Best Sourcers
Managing a team of any size, you have a finite amount of time. You keep investing your time and energy to get the new person up and running, or another person out of a performance management plan. While doing so,…
Sourcing from Home Isn’t as Lonely as You Thought
Any extrovert who has just accepted a talent acquisition role that operates remotely will be met with this question: “You’re so social, won’t you miss that aspect of being in an office?” Or, this statement: “I could NEVER do that….
The Sourcing Tool You Are NOT Using; News Flash, You Should!
If you have ever read anything that I have written on SourceCon you know, it’s not the conventional how to source or try this Boolean string. I try and help you think outside of the box, and I tell you…