My second grader went through a phase where she was all about watching “Do it Yourself” videos on how to make markers, crayons, and most recently various types of slime. Yes, slime, and it’s very popular with kids nowadays: However,…
Video Resumes
Deepfakes and Recruitment
We are used to technology evolving quickly and coming up with new and surprising updates and solutions. Many recruiters and sourcers love A.I. because it’s going to make our work easier and help improve the candidate experience. But what is…
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…
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…
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…
Viral Sourcing
I recently had lunch with the owner of Gigg.com, Scott Warner. He uses creative digital media to take businesses’ social media viral. Wow! Do we need that as sourcers or what? Gigg often collaborates with celebrities like Maroon 5, athletes…
Sourcing Online; My Everquest Java Adventure
Living in San Diego, near the beach, had its perks when I was younger. Being able to swim in the ocean, moderate temperatures, and seemingly endless sunny days. So one would think that when I had free time, I would,…