This was my second trip to SourceCon. My first was last June in Budapest. It was a great experience, but this year beats it hands down. For those … Read more
Putting Candidates Needs First
In my initial calls with candidates, I tell them that I want to do what’s best for them and what’s best for their company. I tell them that … Read more
Yes, You Can Still Search Facebook
The news has been grim this week surrounding the removal of Graph Search on Facebook. With this removal, some of our most beloved Facebook sourcing tools … Read more
The Best Strategies for Building a Pipeline of Talent
Recruiting a good employee can take months, and it can cost your company a lot of money. It also costs your company a ton of productivity because the … Read more
How to Increase Your Response Rate
You know the feeling when a candidate stubbornly stays silent? When no one replies, how do you overcome this obstacle? In a couple of past projects, I … Read more
A Sourcer’s Manifesto
You Are Not an Inquisitor; You Are a Brand Ambassador and a Candidate Assistant Before I became a recruiter, I had a specific image of what recruiters are … Read more
The Age of the Social Media Influencers
Days after I published my book, Full Stack Recruiter, I started getting messages and emails from random people asking the same thing: “Can I get a free … Read more
How to Quickly Measure Conversion Rates
Everyone needs to receive feedback about their job. Am I doing well? Am I fulfilling my team and leader’s expectations? Feedback can take many forms, … Read more
Job Posting in a Social Media World
In today’s world, you cannot rely on one website to post a job advertisement. If you want to reach candidates, if you genuinely want to increase your … Read more
Sourcing the Hidden Criterion
Every year I think I see at least a hundred similar articles online: SOFT SKILLS MATTER! You need to recruit candidates that have “them.” They make … Read more
Get Top Talent to Do What You Want by Using Social Psychology
One thing I learned early in my career is that sometimes the best ideas come from the most unexpected places. For example, I used to manage a website … Read more
Evolve OR Die
Do you have catchy email subject lines? That’s awesome! So does an army of seasoned talent acquisition professionals. A large portion of recruiters and … Read more
The Power of Prophet II
Prophet by HiringSolved has been around for a while. It is a great tool that finds you contact information on numerous sites. Go to the profile you want, … Read more
Believe Me, YOU Matter!
I read a quote today, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow” and started thinking do we really know we matter? And if so, do we believe … Read more
Providing Candidates With Feedback
Have you ever found yourself in the situation that you had to wait weeks after your phone screen went dark and you did not know if you got the job or not? … Read more
No One Goes to School to Be a Recruiter, Right?
Have you been a part of this conversation before? “So, when did you become a recruiter?” “Well, I started in a (…normal person role…) when the recruiting … 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
Sourcing Attendees With Sched
Sched.com is a website that is designed to help manage conferences and events. It is also a great website to find candidates. The very first thing I … Read more
A Review of the Best Boolean Builders for Sourcers and Recruiters
If you are sourcing for candidates, then you are likely using boolean search operators. George Boole was its creator in mid-1800, and creating a tool for … 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