Google query: facebook number of users Result: One billion active users on Facebook. 100 million monthly active users on Instagram. I also found that there … Read more
OSINT Scraping On A Ramen Budget
OSINT stands for Open-source intelligence. It is the process of collecting data from public sources to be used in an intel context. Google search … Read more
Unusual Search Engines for Sourcing
We all know the usual suspects: Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Is that it? Are those the only options? Let’s try these unusual search engines for sourcing. … Read more
Why Modern Talent Sourcing Is Not an Entry Level Function
My roots in talent acquisition are humble, but they run deep and wide. Over the years, I have worked in just about every function you can imagine in talent … Read more
Sourcing Strategy: Helpful or Over-Analyzing? Part 2
This is a continuation of our two-part series that will take a look at six different steps in examining and building your sourcing strategy. Sourcing … Read more
Sourcing Strategy: Helpful or Over-Analyzing? Part 1
This two-part series will take a look at six different steps in examining and building your sourcing strategy. Sourcing without strategy: my story What is … Read more
Sourcing with Reddit
Reddit is an aggregator of websites that can be ranked by users. It contains subreddits to categorize topics and users can comment on these. Reddit … Read more
How the Sausage Is Made – a Trick to Impress Your Hiring Manager
We all occasionally love instant meals, and clients and hiring managers are no different. Sometimes they want their meal (in this case, the perfect … Read more
Sourcing with Metasearch Engines
In simple terms, a metasearch engine is an aggregator of data. It uses another search engine to produce results. In most cases, it uses either several … Read more
Being Genuine as a Sourcer
These words: Authenticity and Transparency get thrown around A LOT and not just our industry. In today’s recruiting social media frenzy, these words get … Read more
Two Mental Triggers That Will Help Candidates Trust Recruiters
There is a love story between candidates and recruiters/sourcers. Google SEO tells us that we are searched as stupid, waste of time, liars, lazy, and many … Read more
4 Habits of a Successful Sourcer
Have you ever thought about how your professional experience forms your habits, and then – affects your everyday life? In this post, I want to share … Read more
Sourcing for Engineers
Sometimes, candidates will apply for a position at the agency where I work because they see that we recruit for engineering, but we recruit for 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
I’m a Tech Sourcer Learning to Code
You don’t need to know how to code to be an outstanding sourcer. Not knowing how to code won’t stop you from being able to dig into dev communities to find … 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
Integrating Video into Outreach
Many people know I make videos about sourcing tools, and I’m here to tell you this realm is advancing tremendously. The main take away here is the way … Read more
YouTube – a Place Where No Staffing Professional Has Gone Before!
YouTube is a video-sharing website that was founded in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. It is headquartered in San Brune California. It … Read more
Swordfish, The Ultimate Contact Finder
Swordfish is one of the best contact finding tools out there right now. It finds both work and personnel emails, work, home, and cell phone numbers, as … 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