As sourcers, we have a unique set of skills that enable us to search for and find elusive candidates. We tend to get creative and go far beyond job boards. … Read more
Natural Language Search As A Brand New Sourcer
Before I joined the world of sourcing, I used Google (because there’s no other search engine, right?) in a completely different way than I do now. I … Read more
SourceCon Is Back For The New Year!
“In an interstellar burst, I’m back to save the universe” Welcome to the future, my friends! Your Editor for SourceCon is back and wants … 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
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
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
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
Hacking Veteran Recruitment – What You Need to Know
There is nothing more offensive than companies paying lip service to pander to their consumers. Therefore, as a military veteran, it truly irks me to see … 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
Rectxt Launches as an Affordable Text Recruiting Platform
Once a trend, texting candidates has now become a requirement for sourcers and recruiters. Without a doubt, texting is the most efficient way for … Read more
Sourcing for Domains and Finding Personal Websites
One of the things I like the most about sourcing is stumbling upon peoples personal websites, their own little place on the internet. Most of the time I … Read more
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 … Read more
The Top 17 Articles of 2017: #2 It’s Happening – Google Launches its Jobs Search Engine
After nearly a year of speculation, a search engine optimizer in Australia capturing screenshots in the wild, and an official announcement from the CEO, … Read more
The Top 17 Articles of 2017: #3 Google Quietly Launches ‘Badass’ Hiring Tool For Employers
It looks like Google isn’t taking Facebook’s move into the employment space lying down. The company is quietly introducing a new product called Google … Read more