Part I by Aaron Decker Dev.to is becoming a popular site for programmers who want to read and write technical articles. But is it useful for sourcing? Here … Read more
Let’s Talk About the Dev Bootcamp Talent Pool
You don’t need to tell any IT sourcer that we’re in a tight labor market for tech talent. We feel it every day, and it seems that the number of available … Read more
Setting up a Global Agile Sourcing Team – Part 1
Introducing the Sourcing Function and Splitting Functions In this series of articles, I will come back to the presentation I delivered at SourceCon in … Read more
I’m a Tech Sourcer Learning to Code
You don’t need to know how to code to be an outstanding sourcer. Not knowing how to code won’t stop you from being able to dig into dev communities to find … Read more
Humanpredictions – The New Kid on the Block That Can Find Almost Anything
Humanpredictions is a sourcing, contact finding, and outreach tool with a twist. The twist is the extra information they provide that makes it very simple … Read more
My Favorite Interview Questions
There are hundreds of interview questions in use. They range from the simplest ones, like “Tell me about your previous career?” To more detailed questions, … Read more
Talk Nerdy to Me
In this day and age of music, many songs bring to mind things that are in our day-to-day life. Take for example, “Talk Nerdy to Me.” In the song, the … Read more
How Sourcers Can Stay Updated With Different Programming Languages
I love being a sourcer and getting to use Boolean daily. The best thing about Boolean, in my opinion, is that even when you are wrong, you are only off by … Read more
Making It Uncomfortably Personal: a Sourcer’s Guide to Hyper-Personalization in Cold Reachouts
I’ve been to many conferences and read many articles that speak to the importance of personalization in the recruiting industry. They typically mention … Read more
SeekOut Takes X-Ray Searches to the Next Level
Finally, there has been an update to our Boolean searches. Yes, you read that correctly! Boolean is not dead, especially if you’re using SeekOut. The … Read more
Metasearch Engines: Efficient Searching in a Centralized Location
Metasearch engines or aggregators are great tools used to search other search engines’ data with results from the internet. Metasearch engines have many … Read more
Sourcing Engineers From Amazon Reviews
I am always looking to provide a unique and personalized candidate experience. I find it easy to collect data. But it is often hard to find something in … Read more
Old Ways and New Ways to Recruit Candidates
Every day we are bombarded by the news that something new was made or developed. New methods were discovered; a new process we need to follow; we hear … Read more
Tech Sourcing Deep Dive: Sourcing via CodePen
The world wide web is a fantastic place of endless resources that you as a sourcer can use. Github, StackOverflow, Hacker News, AngelList are popular … Read more
The Interview That Never Should Have Happened
Whenever I interview someone for a job, I always ask them whether they want to sit in Bernanke’s chair. The only wrong answer is, ‘Who’s … Read more
Budget Sourcing 101: Building a Talent Pool in Github
Working at a start-up is incredible; as a recruiter/sourcer, it’s one of the most impactful positions at the company. You’re responsible for attracting and … Read more
Create a List of Attendees From a Mobile App
This is an excellent tutorial to create a list of attendees from a mobile app. If you are learning to code or you are a little bit familiar with … Read more
Acronyms and Data Extraction: Adding Tool Functionality With a Kneeling Jab – A #SourceCon Royale Preview
Learn, innovate, create. These three concepts that help me build pipelines, processes, tools, and websites. Often you can take a tool or resource and find … Read more
Combining Common Sourcing Tools to Create a Sourcing Solution – Part 12
Sourcers are keen on the advantages of sourcing tools, but many are still learning the power behind combining sourcing tools to achieve optimal success. … Read more
The Wonderful World of Search Engines
Search engines are a sourcers best friend, but how do you know when to use what search engine and what type of search to perform? A search will pull up … Read more