I’m sure you hear a lot about AI this, blockchain that, and automation is the future. How do you cut through all the noise and decide what is worth your time and what is hype? It can be so confusing…
Recruiting & Sourcing Types
Have You Integrated LinkedIn’s Recruiter System Connect?
Every sourcer and recruiter suffer from shiny object syndrome. We all want what’s new, hot, fresh, and oh so shiny. We are quick to jump on the latest Chrome extension and sourcing tool. We are always in the hunt for…
Your Recruiting Data Is BS
I could not control laughing when I had an executive and business leader tell me this while I was presenting his teams recruiting performance against industry standards. It was somewhat of a self-defense mechanism, but at that time a laugh…
It’s the Recruiter’s Fault I Took a Bad Role
A friend of mine sent me a message on Facebook asking me if I knew of a good IT recruiter in DC. Since I am not living there anymore nor am I working for a company within the metro area…
Finding Your Voice, Finding Your Confidence, Be Valued, and Be You
Maybe it’s the colleague who talks too much and too loudly. Or maybe you’re nervously aware that your manager’s sitting opposite you and you want to impress them. Or maybe we don’t speak up thinking to yourself “why would anyone…
WebClipDrop is Now ZAPinfo
Doug Berg is the first to tell you he’s not very good at naming companies. “Everything I’ve ever started ended up with a different name than when I started,” he said. “JobKeys became Techies.com, HotGigs became Jobs2Web, TrackIF became MyAlerts”…
Your First Day on the Job as a New Sourcer
If you have been following my articles on SourceCon, you know I recently started a new job as a sourcer. This article will divulge what I discovered in the first few days of my new job and the information I…
A Sourcing Scavenger Hunt for Freelance and Contract Workers
As Jimmy Buffet once said, “Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of like a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.” Scavenger hunts can be fun especially when your search has paid off,…
How to Recover and Rise Strong When Things Go Sideways in Recruiting
We all know that from time to time even the best recruiters and sourcers have an off day, get overwhelmed, or drop the ball. This article will give you some tips on how to recover fast and get back to…
How to Find Candidates on Flickr
Wikipedia describes Flickr (pronounced “flicker”) as an image hosting service and video hosting service. It was created by Ludicorp in 2004. It has changed ownership several times and has been owned by SmugMug since April 2018. In addition to being…
TextRecruit and Nexxt Combine Forces to Improve Sourcing and Mobile Recruiting
Roughly a decade ago, Beyond (now Nexxt) added a little checkbox to its job-seeker registration form without knowing exactly how it would benefit the bottom line then, or in the future. The box asked for permission to text users about…
How to Hide Your LinkedIn Profile From Recruiters
Are you getting so many LinkedIn invites that you already unsubscribe from all LinkedIn notifications? And is the number of LinkedIn invites that you are getting from strangers getting bigger every day? Then I will show you five easy tricks…
It’s Almost Conference Season – Time to Source Attendees
Can you believe SourceCon Atlanta is in September?! The excitement is building for me as the upcoming SourceCon conference is only a few short months away. I love going to this conference, not only for the “family reunion” of seeing…
“WhoKnows” Knows Where and How to Find Them
WhoKnows is a newer tool that has multiple capabilities. To begin, it is a sourcing tool that also has over 307 million candidate database. These candidates are worldwide and ready to go. In addition, using its browser extension will allow…
8 Signs You Are Burning Out
It doesn’t matter if you are working as a freelancer, for a small startup or big corporation. Most people live hectic lifestyles, enduring high levels of stress, working overtime, meeting tight deadlines, and so on. Well, no matter how sturdy…
The “Cheerleader” Employee – 4 Ways Foster a Strong Partnership With Passionate Employees in Sourcing
Finding the perfect candidate to join your company is a daunting task all on its own. Sometimes we have a stroke of luck that makes our jobs a little bit easier even if just temporarily. For me, this happens when…
Sourcing Foreign Works With My Visa Jobs
Want to find a website for U.S.-based and foreign workers seeking opportunities in America? What about companies or their contacts who hire foreign workers? Myvisajobs.com is the site for you. Myvisajobs.com draws information from a variety of sources, including public…
Why It Is Good to Share Your Knowledge
SourceCon Budapest 2018 was a first SourceCon conference in Europe and one amazing event. This conference is built by amazing people who like to share, and because I also like to share choosing the topic for my speech was a…
#SourceCon Returns to Atlanta – Back to Where it Started
“A modern recruiter is one who is targeted, builds relationships and knows how to not only find candidates but also get them to respond!”— Stacy Donovan Zapar I had been in the industry for years, and I had never been to…
What Really Happens During a Layoff – a Completely Unscientific, Real-Life Example & Sourcing Strategy
The following is a little secret I discovered years ago, witnessing it as layoffs happened. I validated my theory, as best I could, by watching layoffs happen through a few recessions from within the company. Hearing the announced “target” reduction…