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 IBM need a branding team is beyond me, I am pretty sure they are well…
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 two days later I caught them doing just…
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, Doug Berg. However, if this Chrome extension isn’t in your arsenal, maybe it should be. Launched…
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 network, do we ever stop and think about our relationship with LinkedIn. I’m not talking about…
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 aren’t searching your first-degree connections on LinkedIn, though. Why…
Connectifier Attempts A Comeback and LinkedIn Updates Its Terms of Service
On March 8th LinkedIn announced that LinkedIn Recruiter users would now have full access to Connectifier at no additional charge. It appears this was also the case before this announcement, but LinkedIn wasn’t pushing the tool as prevalently before this time….
Phone a Friend from LinkedIn Recruiter
Playing with LinkedIn today I stumbled on a helpful link to a feature that does not currently exist. Until they take this down you see for yourself from this link: https://www.linkedin.com/help/recruiter/api/hopscotch/84766 “Need a faster response? Contact candidates by phone. To…
How Recruiters Can Use Layoff Announcements to Source Candidates and Help Others
Whenever I heard about layoffs, I would think, “Hmm, I want to contact those being affected and see if I can recruit them for my open jobs.” As I did this, I learned, “Hey, a lot of the unaffected people…
The Return of Nymeria – David versus Goliath
David versus Goliath, we all know the story. The story of the underdog versus the bully. It happens everywhere, even in our industry. In recent years, we have seen the creations of websites with massive amounts of candidate or member profiles…
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 technology that sourcers are using throughout their day. This year, nearly 600 sourcers and sourcing leaders…
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 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…
Finding Female Engineers on LinkedIn
Shout out to Jim Stroud for sparking this bit of creativity. The conversation was about finding women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) and we had a room full of people tossing out ideas. (It was during the first…
HiQ Releases Official Statement After Winning Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against LinkedIn
As reported on Monday, hiQ had a nice little victory in their court battle with LinkedIn. “A federal judge issued a huge setback for LinkedIn on Monday, ruling that LinkedIn can’t block the startup hiQ Labs from accessing public profile data,” wrote our own Shannon Pritchett. “Many news…
Sourcing in A Panic! But Why?
The latest in the LinkedIn User Agreement/Terms of Service and its anti-add-on saga has people sharing a list of add-ons that LinkedIn is supposedly monitoring. The reason I’m using apparently is that no definitive proof has been offered confirming such…
Judge Rules in Favor of hiQ – LinkedIn Can’t Block Startup from Scraping Public Profile Data
A federal judge issued a huge setback for LinkedIn on Monday, ruling that LinkedIn can’t block the startup hiQ Labs from accessing public profile data. Many news outlets were calling this a test for the social media conglomerate in how much control…
LinkedIn Now Lets You Search Your Connections’ Connections
There is big news out of LinkedIn today, as the company has officially announced that users will soon be able to search “connections of” a particular user. This new feature appears to be accessible only for your first-degree connections on…
Targeting Locations to Search on LinkedIn
Have you ever wondered what all the cities and states are on LinkedIn that are hidden gems? As we have all come to know LinkedIn doesn’t always play nice on the playground and certainly does not make it easy for…
LinkedIn Strikes Back, and Truthfully Do You Blame Them?
If you got sucker punched in the stomach what would you do? Well, LinkedIn has been hit pretty hard lately. The press has been relentless. LinkedIn Recruiter seats have been dropping like flies. Ever since Microsoft purchased LinkedIn, they are…
The LinkedIn Apocalypse
If this were a movie, I would start it off with Another One Bites the Dust by Queen. The opening scene, imagine that playing as we see the mighty LinkedIn crushing Chrome extension after Chrome extension in their path. Their…