In her recent SourceCon Digital leadership track session, “Challenge Accepted!: Inspiring Remote Teams to Do Their Best Work”, Twitter’s … Read more
6 Tips for Success in a Work at Home Environment for 2021
Back in 2014, I began my official journey from an office-based work environment to a work from home venture. Back then it was becoming more the norm for … Read more
Create Your Own Competitive News Feeder For Free!
You’ve likely seen RSS feeds on various websites (usually signaled by their orange and white wave icon), meaning that you can subscribe (almost … Read more
It’s Time for the Biggest Sourcing Change in Two Decades
The world has changed in the past three months, more than what most of us have seen in our lifetime. Covid-19, the impending economic fallout, and the … Read more
When Research Uncovers Racism
Here’s a difficult topic to discuss, but absolutely necessary to address. We, as sourcers are usually the first line of contact in the talent … Read more
Talentpooling: Your Way Out Of This Crisis 🚀
For the last few weeks, since the start of the Coronavirus Crisis, I have seen many things changing. Instead of making great future plans our focus shifted … Read more
How to Change Your Organization’s Culture
By now, many leaders are well aware of the fact that their organization’s culture has a significant impact on the processes that take place within the … Read more
The “I’s” in Team
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more