What I like about sourcing is that every sourcer does it differently. Thanks to that, any time there is a knowledge-sharing event or online discussion, you … Read more
60 Sourcing Lessons I’ve Learned At 60
Yes, I turned 60 last week. Half my life has been spent in talent acquisition. When I began my journey, IBM 8088 PCs weighed 42 lbs, “social” and “media” … Read more
New Tool Alert – Become a LinkedIn Sourcing Machine!
In the words of famous comedian Bret Kreischer, “I am the machine!”, or as he said it in his famous Russian study abroad story – “Я … Read more
Hiring Managers Who Don’t Want to Talk to You
I gotta be honest; my favorite hiring managers started off our relationship by telling me to “F*ck off.” Two of them, and to this day they are both still … Read more
Honesty in Phone Sourcing
Phone sourcing is probably where most of us are uncomfortable. I know I was when I started. How do you ask for the “Engineering Manager” without their name … Read more
It’s Time to Bring Artificial Intelligence Into Candidate Assessments
Candidates are quickly learning that with unemployment at 3.7%; jobs are easy to come by. In fact, in a recent survey, 72.8% of employers are struggling to … Read more
How to Give Candidates Feedback
Do you give all your candidates feedback that you screened? What about candidates who interviewed? Sometimes, giving candidate feedback can be the most … Read more
Don’t Let Fear Be Your Failure – a #SourceCon Story
Have you ever NOT done something because you were afraid? Well, I have. Let me name some of these things and then tell you a story. I didn’t dance … Read more
Best Practices for Improving Your Speed-to-Hire
One of the banes of a recruiter’s existence is metrics. There is no head down in the trenches recruiter that cares about, “cost of hire” or “time to fill” … Read more
Authenticity in the Workplace
Why does the term “be authentic” seem like it’s been popping up everywhere these days? If you Google it, over a million results appear. Why do we all have … Read more
Should You Form Referral Partnerships?
This is a little bit of a hot button for me. I am a highly relationship driven person. In my opinion, the best recruiters are. Here’s a story that tells … Read more
Should a Company Use a Sourcer or a Researcher?
What is the difference between a resourcer or researcher and a sourcer, and which of the two do you need for your organization? You might be thinking to … Read more
Why Sourcers Should Talk Less and LOL More
By nature, successful talent acquisition requires a high amount of human interaction, whether written or some form of interpersonal communication. A good … Read more
Building a Consumer Persona for Sourcing
In my last SourceCon article, I talked about how to deliver an emotionally intelligent message. This article will discuss how you can pick which emotional … Read more
New LinkedIn Research Shows That 44% of Its Members Visit the Site Every Month
Last week, LinkedIn released an ebook for social media managers that contains an updated list of stats about the platform. While this report was designed … Read more
Use the Classic 1-2-3 Outreach Approach to Increase Your Candidate Response Rate
One of the common themes I have seen recruiting leaders such as Stacy Zapar and Shally Steckerl champion is the 1-2-3 outreach approach to increase your … Read more
How to Deliver Emotionally Intelligent Messages
This article will dissect the impact of evoking emotions with our messages, and how to use our EQ (Emotional Quotient) to do this successfully. “We … Read more
How to Find Anyone’s Email Address & Phone Number in Under 30 Seconds
Disclaimer: At the moment, using a scraping tool or an extension on LinkedIn is not permitted, and it is a risk for your account: LinkedIn monitors some … Read more
Voice of Intuition
Instincts, gut feelings, hunches, premonitions, all of these words point to a deep capacity that we all carry inside known as intuition. The word intuition … Read more
How Video Interviews Can Change Sourcing for the Better
Can I ask you a question? During a phone interview have you ever felt like you are asking, “paper or plastic” or “would you like fries with that?” Do you … Read more