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
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
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
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
Job Postings in the Age of Social Media
I don’t know about you, but my least favorite thing to create is a job posting. Don’t get me wrong, it brings in great candidates, but I prefer to be on … Read more
Sourcing Through Social Media Communities – How to Bridge the Gap Between Remote Recruiting and the Locality of Your Markets – Part 2
Previously I detailed the justification for adding Facebook as a sourcing method for passive candidates in local markets. The sheer volume of users and … Read more
Sourcing Through Social Media Communities – How to Bridge the Gap Between Remote Recruiting and the Locality of Your Markets – Part 1
Telecommuting has become incredibly common in the workplace in the last decade, and trends indicate that the number of remote workers will continue to … Read more
Another New Update For Our Favorite Facebook Sourcing Tool
At SourceCon, we love our free tools! After each SourceCon conference, the news of the latest and greatest free tools are spread quickly over social media. … Read more
How To Scrape Data From Facebook Pages
This is a tutorial to scrape data from Facebook pages for research purposes. I have been working with Facebook pages for a long time to create audiences. … Read more
The 2017 State of Sourcing Survey – The Persona
Each year, hundreds of sourcers participate in SourceCon’s annual State of Sourcing Survey. This survey helps us take a look at patterns, trends and the … Read more
Facebook Updates Its Status, Tests New Resume Posting Feature
If there’s anything more interesting than Facebook’s foray into recruitment, it’s the speed at which it is moving. This year … Read more
Is Facebook Just a Sourcing Fad?
As the world’s largest social network platform with over two billion people monthly users, it’s time we talk about Facebook as a sourcing tool. It may not … Read more
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 … Read more
How Facebook Could Destroy LinkedIn In a Year by @jimstroud
[This article is a transcript from my latest podcast.] Let me begin by saying that I am a big fan of LinkedIn. I’ve watched its evolution with keen … Read more
What’s so wrong with recruiting on Facebook? by @WinningImpress
Did you know that recently Facebook had 1 billion users log in on the one day? That’s a staggering 1/3rd of all Internet users and 2/3rds of their own … Read more
A Short rebuttal to the article- How Should Sourcers Use Facebook In A Post-Graph World?
On a recent Monday 1 billion people used Facebook. 1 BILLION…. Facebook is a VERY viable tool for sourcing. As sourcing /recruiting professionals we … Read more
How Should Sourcers Use Facebook in a Post-Graph World? by @RandyBailey
Last week I wrote a post about Radaris and Pipl. When I finished, I realized that using these tools became more important and necessary after Facebook … Read more
A Quick Experiment With the New Facebook Messenger Web Interface by @thecandidategen
With the news of the new Facebook dedicated web interface for messenger, I wondered what I could do with this new offering. I did a quick test with an … Read more
The Ultimate Guide to Sourcing and Recruiting on Facebook in 2015 by @thecandidategen
The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change ? Heraclitus Facebook has moved to a KISS model, “Keep It Simple Stupid.” Search has been made “easier” but as … Read more