Keywords are important. I do not deny that. Yet, it is just as important to understand what a candidate is actually doing, not just checking the boxes for … Read more
Sourcing for Artists: ArtStation Deep Dive
As a tech sourcer, I don’t often look for people in the creative space. I do, however, love to find new platforms to source from, and I couldn’t be more … Read more
The Power Of Pessimism In Sourcing
I’m all for optimism – my coworkers comment all the time on how positive of a person I am. But sometimes when it comes to sourcing, you have to … Read more
Sourcing On Podcasts
This morning I was thinking about different ways to find people. I’m over LinkedIn. I’ve done Twitter. GitHub alone wouldn’t get me what … Read more
Using Emojis to Find Hidden Talent
Emoji, known for their colorful forms are used in text messages to represent everyday things such as animals, feelings and activities. I like to think of … Read more
Upskilling Old-School Techniques
“It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be … Read more
Sourcing Crypto UI Designers On Dribbble
I was recently inspired by my wife, who did a UI redesign (dices, app icon and loading page) for an iPhone game. As a result, sales rose 50% and the app … Read more
Natural Language Search As A Brand New Sourcer
Before I joined the world of sourcing, I used Google (because there’s no other search engine, right?) in a completely different way than I do now. I … Read more
Sourcing on Dev.to
Part I by Aaron Decker Dev.to is becoming a popular site for programmers who want to read and write technical articles. But is it useful for sourcing? Here … Read more
Talent Mapping for Free
Talent mapping is the identification of a group of individuals that fit a certain job profile. The profiles can also be targeted by industry and location. … Read more
Sourcing in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Here is a quick-start sourcing guide for the pharmaceutical industry. We’ll cover some terms and techniques that are good to know when starting out … Read more
The Return of the Numrange
About 2 years ago or so, Google killed off their numrange operator. This, of course made us all very sad because it was such a useful operator for … Read more
Sourcing with YouTube
Google search: YouTube number of users Result: 1.3 billion users Google search: world population Result: 7.5 billion On YouTube, I searched for software … Read more
#SourceCon Presents – The Wonderful World Of Chrome Extensions – Volume 27
Many sourcing tools come and go, yet the market is undoubtedly hot for any extension that enables us to better communicate with candidates. SourceCon is … Read more
5 Non-Trivial Places to Look for IT Specialists
How often are we as recruiters limiting ourselves just with LinkedIn, overlooking other resources? In this article, I want to push the borders of sourcing … Read more
Unique Social Media Tools for Sourcing
Google query: facebook number of users Result: One billion active users on Facebook. 100 million monthly active users on Instagram. I also found that there … Read more
OSINT Scraping On A Ramen Budget
OSINT stands for Open-source intelligence. It is the process of collecting data from public sources to be used in an intel context. Google search … Read more
New Product Alert – Resource Launches With a Collaborative Sourcing Approach
Each new conference season yields new product and company launches. As attendees flock to several different events scattered throughout the next few weeks, … Read more
Unusual Search Engines for Sourcing
We all know the usual suspects: Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Is that it? Are those the only options? Let’s try these unusual search engines for sourcing. … Read more
Why Modern Talent Sourcing Is Not an Entry Level Function
My roots in talent acquisition are humble, but they run deep and wide. Over the years, I have worked in just about every function you can imagine in talent … Read more