Are you a sourcer struggling with filling DevOps positions? If yes, let’s learn a bit about DevOps, and hopefully, by the end of this article, you will have some new creative ideas to tackle this beast. Let’s begin with the…
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Phone a Friend from LinkedIn Recruiter
Playing with LinkedIn today I stumbled on a helpful link to a feature that does not currently exist. Until they take this down you see for yourself from this link: https://www.linkedin.com/help/recruiter/api/hopscotch/84766 “Need a faster response? Contact candidates by phone. To…
Comparing Top Diversity Sourcing Tools
I’ve been interested in diversity sourcing for many years now. I’ve helped build sourcing teams and have created sourcing strategies designed to address diversity challenges at several companies, including Fannie Mae, Starbucks, and Apple. Today, we have substantial evidence that…
Another New Update For Our Favorite Facebook Sourcing Tool
At SourceCon, we love our free tools! After each SourceCon conference, the news of the latest and greatest free tools are spread quickly over social media. For those of you who actually thought, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, think…
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 programming, then you will enjoy this. What is the mission? Go…
Why South Africa Needed an Online Community to Assist People Entering the Job Market
South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world with the 2017 stats sitting at 28%, according to Stats SA. We realized that there are many talented young people in South Africa who need advice on how to…
The Top 17 Articles of 2017: #4 15 Signs You Might Be a Sourcer
1. You hack the Eventbrite site for the local soccer league and cross reference it with your child’s elementary school roster (downloaded from the school’s FTP site) to decide who to invite to your kid’s birthday party. 2. After…
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. Like in the card game Yu-Gi-Oh, you can combine tools or cards to create magic. Yu Gi…
Jenny I’ve Got Your Number, Not! Sourcing Tricks for That Hard to Find Phone Number
Remember that catchy phone number from the song by Tommy Tutone in the 80’s 867-5309/Jenny? The song was popular as it caused a fad of calling the phone number and asking for Jenny. Personally, I like to use that number…
ZipRecruiter Acquires Job Board Solution JobBoard.io
JobBoard.io is one of those under-the-radar success stories in our space. An overnight success, five years in the making. No big venture capital. No industry famous co-founders. No big city address. Just a small business, providing a valuable service at a…
The Snowed in Airport Song; a Story of Inclusion
“As long as we live there is never enough singing.” – Martin Luther I recently traveled to Seattle for a speaking event. It was a good time, and I guess, from the feedback I was warmly received. I don’t overtly like…
Overseas Adventures, International Sourcing and Search Engines
Lately, I have been working on my bucket list, which includes some overseas destinations such as Turks & Caicos Islands, as well as St. Martin. I lived overseas for three years and just love traveling. Traveling got me thinking about…
The LinkedIn Experiment You Didn’t Know You Were a Part Of
I believe that you can always learn from observation. Tamara Tunie I work for a great software company, and we do what is fast becoming the next thing in IT, data analytics. We measure digital data online for our customers,…
Combining Common Sourcing Tools to Create a Sourcing Solution – Part 9
Sourcers are keen on the advantages of sourcing tools, but many are still learning the power behind combining sourcing tools to achieve optimal success. This is the ninth article in a series of posts on how you can combine tools…
The Wonderful World Of Chrome Extensions – Volume 11
It’s obvious that most recruiters and sourcers have a love affair with sourcing tools. There has been a high demand for sourcing tools and extensions. SourceCon is pleased to partner with the Dean Da Costa, the human encyclopedia for all things…
Rapportive Down? Try Accompany for Gmail
Rapportive has been a sourcing best friend for many recruiters and sourcers alike. For those of you who don’t use it, Rapportive is a Gmail plugin that shows a LinkedIn profile (sometimes Twitter) from whoever you’re corresponding with. The extension…
When Managers Want More Resumes; the Three Enchilada Dilemma
Our fear of hypocrisy is forcing us to live in a world where gluttons are fine, so long as they champion gluttony. Jonah Goldberg There are few things that I enjoy more than a good meal, a good drink, and…
SourceCon Presents – The Wonderful World Of Chrome Extensions – Volume 9
It’s obvious that most recruiters and sourcers have a love affair with sourcing tools. Why wouldn’t we enjoy a shortcut or a little assistance in finding information faster? There has been a high demand for sourcing tools and extensions. Many…
Sourcing Different – User Groups
Thank you for joining me; this is Sourcing Different – User Groups, where we will take an in-depth look at Meetup.com and how to source through user groups. Being an active member in your community where you source talent is…
How I Won The Fall 2017 #SourceCon Hackathon
Warning! This article contains answers and insanely impressive sourcing hacks to Sourcing Games. Reader discretion advised. The 2017 fall SourceCon conference was my third time attending and was as exciting as ever. It was SourceCon’s tenth anniversary, the largest SourceCon…