Bret Feig and I have been talking since around May 2018. Since that time, we’ve both had new babies, posted multiple videos on YouTube about tools and scraping, and been nerding out about JSON and which element or selector to…
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DIY FREE Sourcing Automation Tools
WebClipDrop is a pretty cool tool by my free trial expired. SeekOut is an excellent tool, but my free trial expired. SocialList has brilliant search agents (and data parsing), but my trial expired too. Do free sourcing tools still exist?…
Conference List Gold: A #SourceCon Royale Keynote from Aaron Lintz
Most people agree that conferences are fantastic places to source for engaged and interesting candidates. Regardless of industry, people who attend conferences are trying to get better at their crafts, network with their peers, and maybe even find new jobs….
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…
Comparing Top Diversity Sourcing Tools
I’ve been interested in diversity sourcing for many years now. I’ve helped build sourcing teams and have created sourcing strategies designed to address diversity challenges at several companies, including Fannie Mae, Starbucks, and Apple. Today, we have substantial evidence that…
2 Geeky Tools to Manage Your Sourcing Tasks
I will show you two excellent geek tools to manage your sourcing tasks. This is an excellent tutorial if you are learning to code or if you want to elevate your technical abilities. These are not ten excellent tools or…
#SourceCon Las Vegas 2018 Day 3 Recap
Gold, Diamonds, Respect and a New Grandmaster! Day three kicked off quickly with Aaron Lintz, and his keynote on how to hack conference lists (please don’t hack ours, lol) by using skills curated from the worlds of marketing, business intelligence, and…
Create a List of Attendees From a Mobile App
This is an excellent tutorial to create a list of attendees from a mobile app. If you are learning to code or you are a little bit familiar with programming, then you will enjoy this. What is the mission? Go…
Reverse Whois To Find Contact Information
Using reverse whois to find contact information…for research purposes 🙂 One day…I ran out of the free credits from Lusha. I wanted that email. I know it’s a Gmail. I did a quick search online but couldn’t find it. Now…
The Moral Dilemma of Every Sourcer – How Far Are You Willing to Go?
DISCLAIMER: All information in this article serves as examples only; the author of this article wishes to point out topics connected with data privacy and moral dilemma that most sourcers face every day. The opinions expressed here are my own…
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. My process is setting up the templates, creating and automating content, generating likes,…
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 Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Sourcing
In the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, a supercomputer by the name of Deep Thought takes millions of years to answer the question of all questions, “What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?” The answer is 42,…
The Top 17 Articles of 2017: #1 Sourcing on Google Suites – Docs, Drive, Sheets and More
Google Docs, Sheets and other tools that Google offers their users are very popular, free and millions use them every day. They are much more than a web-based variant on traditional desktop-based office suites, like Microsoft Office. Google Apps users…
The Top 17 Articles of 2017: #4 15 Signs You Might Be a Sourcer
1. You hack the Eventbrite site for the local soccer league and cross reference it with your child’s elementary school roster (downloaded from the school’s FTP site) to decide who to invite to your kid’s birthday party. 2. After…
Combining Common Sourcing Tools to Create a Sourcing Solution – Part 12
Sourcers are keen on the advantages of sourcing tools, but many are still learning the power behind combining sourcing tools to achieve optimal success. Like in the card game Yu-Gi-Oh, you can combine tools or cards to create magic. Yu Gi…
Jenny I’ve Got Your Number, Not! Sourcing Tricks for That Hard to Find Phone Number
Remember that catchy phone number from the song by Tommy Tutone in the 80’s 867-5309/Jenny? The song was popular as it caused a fad of calling the phone number and asking for Jenny. Personally, I like to use that number…
ZipRecruiter Acquires Job Board Solution JobBoard.io
JobBoard.io is one of those under-the-radar success stories in our space. An overnight success, five years in the making. No big venture capital. No industry famous co-founders. No big city address. Just a small business, providing a valuable service at a…
Auto Posting Jobs To Twitter May Soon Be a Thing of the Past
I bet some of the earliest tweets on record peddle job opportunities. Hashtags and an API turned the volume up to 11. Then automated services blew up. Names like TweetMyJobs, Tweet A Job, and Tweet Jobs were born, and job postings have littered…
Combining Common Sourcing Tools to Create a Sourcing Solution – Part 11
Many tools come and go, but some have become very reliable in our efforts to better source talent. Sourcers are keen on the advantages of sourcing tools, but many are still learning the power of combining sourcing tools to achieve optimal…