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
Another Tool for Finding Information on Potential Candidates on Social Media
For today’s recruiter, there can’t be enough talk about extensions and other ways to find potential candidates’ information. I mean how many tools are … 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
New LinkedIn Research Shows That 44% of Its Members Visit the Site Every Month
Last week, LinkedIn released an ebook for social media managers that contains an updated list of stats about the platform. While this report was designed … Read more
Sourcing Candidates From Hidden Directories
Having returned from a much-needed vacation that included watching Indiana Jones movies for a week, I wondered what new hidden treasures could assist me in … Read more
Making One Meaningful Connection a Day
One meaningful connection a day keeps the hiring managers at bay, usually. Many of us recruiters wish it were that easy. But one small step each day can go … Read more
Lusha vs. Nymeria
Lusha and Nymeria are two favorite sourcing tools that aid us in finding and locating candidates and their contact information on the web. They both excel … Read more
Content Search on LinkedIn
Not many LinkedIn users are aware of this functionality, but this is a great way to discover if anyone has mentioned your name, your project, has shared … Read more
LinkedIn Builds ATS and Launches New Diversity Insights
LinkedIn knows how to put on a show, and this year they didn’t disappoint at its annual Talent Connect Conference in Anaheim, California. The … Read more
LinkedIn Groups Finally Get an Update
LinkedIn Groups have always felt like an afterthought. They’re sort of like the guest room that gets a lot of initial attention but sits there collecting … Read more
Have You Integrated LinkedIn’s Recruiter System Connect?
Every sourcer and recruiter suffer from shiny object syndrome. We all want what’s new, hot, fresh, and oh so shiny. We are quick to jump on the latest … Read more
How to Hide Your LinkedIn Profile From Recruiters
Are you getting so many LinkedIn invites that you already unsubscribe from all LinkedIn notifications? And is the number of LinkedIn invites that you are … Read more
Microsoft Reportedly Acquires GitHub
It has been a weekend of gossip and speculation, but it appears Microsoft and GitHub have agreed to an acquisition and the arrangement could be announced … Read more
Using Your Profile to Attract Candidates
There has been quite the conversation about company branding in our industry and how this is helping drive candidates into the process. Why Coca-Cola or … Read more
Here We Go Again – LinkedIn Updates Its User Agreement
There are times in my life when I hate that I am right about something. Like the time I thought an employee was stealing from my store back in the day and … Read more
New WebClipDrop Feature Lets Users Find, Export Email Addresses of LinkedIn Group Members
With all the sourcing tools out there, it’s easy to forget about WebClipDrop, the solution that launched a couple of years ago by Jobs2Web founder, … Read more
Is Facebook’s Breach a Lens to Reexamine LinkedIn?
With daily revelations about Facebook, and our data (and I use that term loosely), and the nuances of constitutes privacy on the aforementioned social … Read more
Utilizing Your Preexisting LinkedIn Database
A new req opens, and you need to find people. Where do you go first? You probably hop on LinkedIn Recruiter or Indeed and start a new search. I bet you … Read more