For those of you that don’t know, Daniel Bryan was a “professional” wrestler on WWE. He’s small in stature, got a sweet beard, and the odds were always stacked against him when he wrestled the giant stars like John Cena. Years ago…
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Sourcing for a Call Center
In the world of high volume sourcing little compares to the needs of a call center. Call centers are a notoriously demanding segment of the customer service industry, resulting in a call center employee have the shelf life of day…
What Do You Do When Nothing Seems To Work?
You know the scenario. Your hiring manager needs a qualified slate of candidates. They escort you to your desk when you arrive at work explaining the pain they are experiencing. Or perhaps, if you work virtually as I do, there…
Rules for Contacting a Candidate
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…
How to Make Your Experience at #SourceCon Austin Awesome
We are only four days from the big event. Are you ready to get the most of SourceCon? I attended THE first SourceCon in Atlanta. I am not quite certain how I heard about the event. As I recall, since…
Job Posting in a Modern World
Posting a job opening in today’s world may seem like a no-brainer. Put it online and blast it out for anyone and everyone to see. The more job applications, the better, right? Eh, not necessarily. While technology has made it…
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…
The Hardest Thing I’ve Sourced for; and I am Still Looking
The quarterback gets the girl, the cowboy rides away, and the clown hides tears behind the makeup. – Derek Zeller I never quote myself in anything I post. I think it is pretty douchy to do so, but here I…
Metrics: KPI’s for Sourcers
Sourcing is more than just finding the right candidate for the job. It’s a process – sometimes a very time-consuming one – and processes need to be assessed to make sure they are working efficiently. Here are four sourcing metrics…
The Batman Process – Part 2
Previously on the Batman Process…. What is the Batman 7 Step Process? Work by hand Write Down What You Did Find Patterns Check by Hand Translate to Code (Boolean) Run Test Cases Debug Failed Test Cases Step 1. Work by…
High Volume Recruiting – Tools to Expedite & Execute!
The strategy has to be efficient, and the results need to be immediate. That’s the expectation in high volume recruiting. The impression of clients and technical recruiters tends to be that because you are not typically looking for highly technical…
The One Follow-up Question You’re Missing That Could Cost You a Future Prospect
Hey, I get it. We’ve all done it. When we experience that initial rejection of “No, I’m really not looking right now,” or “I’m actually really happy where I’m at,” we thank a candidate for their time and try not…
Why Diversity Sourcing is so Hard
Promoting cultural diversity via talent acquisition has been an initiative we’re all writing into our strategic goals. We know organizations that have broadened cultural diversity have the potential to outperform competitors by 35%, creating a huge opportunity for HR to…
What is the Future of Sourcing?
It’s incredible to think just how much sourcing and recruitment have changed since businesses first began to invest in talent acquisition functions. I can’t imagine what it must have been like 20, even ten years ago, when conveniences like LinkedIn…
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…
Spider-Man Puzzles – Hiring the Right Pieces for Your Own Team
I’ve got four awesome kids! They are ages eight, six, two, and seven months. I know, that’s a lot of kids, and let me tell you, they are a handful. But I absolutely love them. One thing I love about…
What to Expect at the 2017 Fall #SourceCon Conference – Back to Reality
Is this your first SourceCon, or perhaps you haven’t been in awhile? Being the SourceCon junky that I am, my goal each year is to meet more people and learn more about sourcing. With so much going on, the conference…
A Sourcer’s Goodbye to Healthcare via Sourcing Toolbox
As many of you may have heard, I’m leaving the healthcare industry to join the Sourcing team at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. I know, shocker right? As I exit an industry that has been so great to me, I realized I had…
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…