*article previously published January 2017* Have you ever reached a point in sourcing where you are stumped? Have you become complacent with your so-called … Read more
Grand Master Challenge 2021 – Let’s Go!
Welcome to the 2021 SourceCon Grandmaster Challenge! Every year, SourceCon hosts the GrandMaster Challenge. It’s an opportunity for you and all the … Read more
A Look Ahead: What to Expect at SourceCon Digital 2021
This year marks the five year anniversary of my first SourceCon. Back in 2016, I was sourced by conference Editor, Jeremy Roberts to present. For the … Read more
Reading Github Profiles When You’re Not An Engineer
Reading Github profiles doesn’t have to be difficult. If you are sourcing technical talent then you have at one point or another, looked at a … Read more
New Product Alert – Resource Launches With a Collaborative Sourcing Approach
Each new conference season yields new product and company launches. As attendees flock to several different events scattered throughout the next few weeks, … 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
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
The Top 10 Email Finding Tools
Finding emails is one of the most important things we can do as sourcers. If you can’t contact them, what good is their resume? Seventy-five percent of … Read more
Quick Tip for X-Ray Search Addicts
If you couldn’t imagine your life without your search operators and CSEs, this article is made for you. When I started to get interested in sourcing, I … 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
The Lazification of Recruiting
When LinkedIn was founded at the end of 2002, it revolutionized the staffing industry. Touted as a professional social site, it very soon became the go-to … Read more
Why It Is Important to Become an SME
Becoming an SME is not easy. It takes time, but you will find it is worth it when you can share your knowledge to those who are seeking to increase their … Read more
Creating a Positive Working Relationship
Having good friends in the workplace can boost your job satisfaction. How good are the relationships that you have with your colleagues? According to the … 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
Building a Relationship With the Hiring Manager
As a recruiter, building hiring manager relationships is the key to successfully and efficiently doing your job. While a close working relationship is … Read more
The Real Return on Investment of Attending #SourceCon
When I think about going to SourceCon, I think about the fantastic time I am going to have with others like myself. In September, when I attend the … Read more
The Value of Sourcing
A good friend of mine, a senior Talent Acquisition Leader, hired two great sourcers to work on hard-to-fill reqs. The sourcers were doing a proper job … Read more
Growth Hacking For Recruiting
Scaling a world class team that’s cohesive and operating at a high level is the hardest thing most companies face. There are various obstacles that … Read more
My Whirlwind Year in the #SourceCon Community
A year ago, I had my first blog published to SourceCon. At the time, I was utterly unknown in the sourcing community, never used Boolean, and had never … Read more
A Simple Boolean String to Help You Get Results With Email Addresses
We have all tried endlessly to get an edge, in any way possible, to find talent whether they are actively looking or hiding under a rock someplace distant, … Read more