Give it a Google, and you’ll find article after article on the rules for conducting yourself in an interview – as a candidate. But a good impression goes both ways when it comes to contacting a candidate. You don’t want…
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Drive Sourcing Through The Power Of Periscope
What goes through your mind when interviewing for a job? One question that I hear time and time again is, how do I know if I will fit in? What is the culture of the company or department? How do…
What if LinkedIn Disappeared?
If LinkedIn disappeared tomorrow, depending on the day, it honestly might take me a few hours to notice. Not to diminish LinkedIn as one of the number one platforms to source from, but it’s just one of many tools sourcers…
Using Videos to Source
When you think of video use in recruitment you probably imagine some kind of career videos. But the usage of videos for staffing purposes could go far beyond that. At the last Sourcing Summit Europe, and more thoroughly at Sourcing…
Refining Your Sourcing Approach
Have you ever found that search, where you feel like you, have tried everything but then need to recalibrate half-way through? Have you found yourself trying to get to the goal and the search you are engaged in makes you…
GlossaryTech Continues To Expand Its Catalog for Tech Sourcers, Integrates With LinkedIn
A big hurdle in the tech recruiting and sourcing world is keeping up with technology, the buzzwords, and staying up to date with the jargon. There are a lot of online glossaries and websites to source technical information. Most of…
I’m NOT a Great Sourcer, BUT…
I am not an expert sourcer. That feels good to say, after so many years. I’m a good sourcer, but I’m not going to be building APIs and hacking into the back end of databases this week. This isn’t because…
The Wonderful World Of Chrome Extensions – Volume 7
SourceCon is pleased to partner with the Dean Da Costa, the human encyclopedia for all things “tool-related,” to produce a series of e-books into the wonderful world of Chrome extensions. Each month, we will release a new volume featuring eight Chrome…
I’m Not Paranoid, I’m Just A Sourcer
Disclaimer: The information provided throughout this article is intended for educational and informational purposes only. None of the authors, or owners where this article was published, can be responsible for your use of the information in or linked from, this…
LinkedIn Now Lets You Search Your Connections’ Connections
There is big news out of LinkedIn today, as the company has officially announced that users will soon be able to search “connections of” a particular user. This new feature appears to be accessible only for your first-degree connections on…
Your Jobs On Indeed Aren’t Showing Up On Google
A former Indeed executive reached out to me last week regarding Google’s recent dive into Indeed’s waters and the launching of Google for Jobs. He requested anonymity, but his message went like this: Hey Joel, Read this article yesterday and was…
Chrome Tool Crisis! Don’t Worry Sourcers, We Have Jedi Mind Tricks
LinkedIn and its user agreements, yes they make some recruiters and sourcers uneasy, but I always tell my cohorts, there is always another way to the information. LinkedIn has been on top of the professional social networking sites, but monetizing…
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….
Building Up a Google X-Ray Search
As sourcers, there’s a lot we can do that often gets overlooked for the fanciest new tool or data scraping technology. Using the Google X-Ray technique (site:), as Dean Da Costa recently wrote about, is one of those old school…
LinkedIn Unveils New Features for InMail, Mobile Job Search
LinkedIn announced enhancements to its InMail product and mobile job search functionality today. “The introduction of these two features reinforces our commitment to bring job seekers and companies closer together making LinkedIn a destination for all things jobs,” the company…
No School Like Old School, Especially in Sourcing
When I was a young sourcer, I had to walk 15 miles in the snow to find a candidate! Just kidding, but in al seriousness, times have changed. Nowadays there are sourcing tools to search just about any website in…
SourceCon Presents – The Wonderful World Of Chrome Extensions – Volume 4
It’s obvious that most recruiters and sourcers have a love affair for 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…
Apply with Snapchat – Macca’s “Snaplication” Strategy Will Leave Every Other Fast Food Business Undersized!
McDonald’s in Australia, known as Macca’s, is utilizing Snapchat to recruit new applicants in Australia. According to the AdNews in Australia, the fast-food behemoth has launched a Snapchat filter, which shows the user in a McDonald’s uniform and enables them to apply…
The Stroudification of Artificial Intelligence – Engagement
It’s been long overdue, and also, long-in-the-works: no one has quite complemented, mimicked, or successfully copied the Jim Stroud recipe for candidate engagement. It’s something that I deeply admire. To produce engaging quality content is rather difficult. With all of…
How I Won The 2017 Spring SourceCon Hackathon
Warning! This article contains answers and insanely impressive sourcing tricks to the fifth installment of Sourcing Games. Viewer discretion advised. Pitched as “a late-night sourcing event… guaranteed to be a major highlight of the conference… part sourcing lab,…