Social media sourcing is not a new concept; recruiters have been using Linkedin to find new talent for years. While using other social media sites like … Read more
LinkedIn Recruiter Spreadsheet Hack
Where is the love for LinkedIn Recruiter? As a “cool” and “modern” sourcer, I am supposed to hate corporate products. Not just … 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 on Twitter – A Success Story
For me, Twitter is rarely a black hole. Seriously. Because, while I don’t do a ton of sourcing these days, I do make sure to follow my clients and their … Read more
LinkedIn Live is Live, Sort of
A few of my lucky friends (like Michael Goldberg) have gone live with Linkedin Live. It is LinkedIn’s Video streaming service similar to Facebook Live and … Read more
LinkedIn Loses Appeal Over Scraping Public Profile Data
Two years ago, LinkedIn a federal judge issued a considerable setback for LinkedIn, ruling that it can’t block the startup hiQ Labs from accessing public … Read more
It Takes Just Five Minutes a Day
It is difficult to stand out from your competition as a recruiter or sourcer. We are continually being asked to be creative, be strategic, and connect … Read more
#SourceCon Presents – The Wonderful World Of Chrome Extensions – Volume 24
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 … Read more
Hacking Veteran Recruitment – Where to Find Them
Sourcing veteran talent doesn’t differ much from sourcing any other type of talent. It requires knowledge of the skillset you are looking for, … Read more
The Lazification of Recruiting
When LinkedIn was founded at the end of 2002, it revolutionized the staffing industry. Touted as a professional social site, it very soon became the go-to … Read more
Humanpredictions – The New Kid on the Block That Can Find Almost Anything
Humanpredictions is a sourcing, contact finding, and outreach tool with a twist. The twist is the extra information they provide that makes it very simple … Read more
LinkedIn Caters Its Algorithm to Personalized Content
About two weeks ago, LinkedIn announced a change to its algorithm. The new format is tailored around a user’s LinkedIn Feed. Content will now be … Read more
The Real Return on Investment of Attending #SourceCon
When I think about going to SourceCon, I think about the fantastic time I am going to have with others like myself. In September, when I attend the … Read more
Story From #SourceCon: How a Tweet Has Connected a Sourcer and One of His Role-Models in Real Life
We’ve been back from SourceCon Europe for some time now, and I have to say what an event! A lot of people are opting for a digital pass when thinking about … Read more
Yes, You Can Still Search Facebook
The news has been grim this week surrounding the removal of Graph Search on Facebook. With this removal, some of our most beloved Facebook sourcing tools … Read more
How to Increase Your Response Rate
You know the feeling when a candidate stubbornly stays silent? When no one replies, how do you overcome this obstacle? In a couple of past projects, I … Read more
The Age of the Social Media Influencers
Days after I published my book, Full Stack Recruiter, I started getting messages and emails from random people asking the same thing: “Can I get a free … Read more
Job Posting in a Social Media World
In today’s world, you cannot rely on one website to post a job advertisement. If you want to reach candidates, if you genuinely want to increase your … Read more
How to Find the Best Candidates in Ukraine
I recently came across a great article: How to Recruit in the Moldavian Market, and decided to share some tips and tricks about sourcing and reaching out … Read more