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
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 … Read more
The Top 17 Articles of 2017: #5 Can You Pass Sourcing Games?
Every true sourcer enjoys a good challenge. At times, our profession can undoubtedly become monotonous. Not every search bewilders our mind and sharpens … Read more
I Can’t Keep Calm, I Got The Job! Interviewing for a Sourcing Job
Take a glimpse into the hiring manager’s world; the unemployment rate is back down to pre-recession rates of 4.4% and the demand for skilled sourcers is a … Read more
New to Sourcing? This Article Will Help.
So finally you have decided that you want to make a career in sourcing. Congratulations, you have selected one of the most exciting and rewarding careers. … Read more
18 Extremely Intelligent Women Sourcers Share Their Favorite Search Strings
Boolean logic will always captivate me. The art of manipulating a search string to retrieve results will never get old. Our use of Boolean commands has … Read more
2 Friends, a Few Cocktails, and 10 Years of Sourcing History – Reminiscing the Early Days of SourceCon
I remember SourceCon 2007 like it was yesterday. Yet, here we are, nearly ten years later, taking a look back at when the magic all began. Everyone that … Read more
The Top 16 Articles of 2016: #8 – The 3 Simple Rules For Following Up With Candidates
Editors Note: For the last 16 days of December, SourceCon will be resharing our most popular articles from the year. Following up can be tricky business – … Read more
How To Draft Candidates Like A NFL Scout
Remember the Super Bowl? That was two months ago, but it was more memorable than some. It had a couple of intriguing stories: 1) the 50th anniversary of … Read more
How to X-Ray Eventbrite to Find Information About People Who Attended Past Events @Aliciapriselac
Many professional development conferences, networking & alumni events, and classes are ticketed through Eventbrite, which makes it a great place to … Read more
In Case You Missed It: Local Geography Matters in Sourcing and Recruiting
Editor’s note: In this post (previously published on ERE), learn why talent acquisition professionals should source based on transportation routes, … Read more
3 Old-School Sourcing and Recruiting Techniques to Revisit @bethmctheo
I wrote an article for our internal company newsletter upon returning from SourceCon 2013 in Denver, Colorado. It was my third time attending the … Read more
What’s so wrong with recruiting on Facebook? by @WinningImpress
Did you know that recently Facebook had 1 billion users log in on the one day? That’s a staggering 1/3rd of all Internet users and 2/3rds of their own … Read more
A Short rebuttal to the article- How Should Sourcers Use Facebook In A Post-Graph World?
On a recent Monday 1 billion people used Facebook. 1 BILLION…. Facebook is a VERY viable tool for sourcing. As sourcing /recruiting professionals we … Read more
How Should Sourcers Use Facebook in a Post-Graph World? by @RandyBailey
Last week I wrote a post about Radaris and Pipl. When I finished, I realized that using these tools became more important and necessary after Facebook … Read more
How to add Facebook or LinkedIn connections’ birthdays to your recruiting CRM
Note: This post represents my personal views and not necessarily those of my employer. Someone recently forwarded me a question posted about a month ago on … Read more
SourceCon Sneak Peek: Jubal Ince on How to Increase Efficiency
This September, SourceCon will kick your sourcing into high gear. Our Fundamentals Track will explore the core fundamentals, strengthen your know-how, and … Read more