Promoting cultural diversity via talent acquisition has been an initiative we’re all writing into our strategic goals. We know organizations that have broadened cultural diversity have the potential to outperform competitors by 35%, creating a huge opportunity for HR to…
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When Searching for A New Job Beware of the Bait-and-Switch
Looking for a new job has a lot of emotions behind it. Depending on your current situation, it can have a whole different set of emotions attached to it. If you are currently unemployed, your search probably has a bit…
I’m NOT a Great Sourcer, BUT…
I am not an expert sourcer. That feels good to say, after so many years. I’m a good sourcer, but I’m not going to be building APIs and hacking into the back end of databases this week. This isn’t because…
Finding Female Engineers on LinkedIn
Shout out to Jim Stroud for sparking this bit of creativity. The conversation was about finding women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) and we had a room full of people tossing out ideas. (It was during the first…
Don’t Lie To Me – Make Candidates Show Who They Really Are
In almost every interview, we ask, “Why are you looking?” or “Why are you looking to leave XYZ company?” What is the information that we expect to receive from this question? We can find out the story, but is it…
Batman’s Seven Steps for Sourcing Success
I grew up reading The Hardy Boy’s, Boxcar Children, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Batman comics, and watching Scooby Doo. On some level, it probably affected me subconsciously and drove me into the recruiting field. Something about solving mysteries, saving the…
Judge Rules in Favor of hiQ – LinkedIn Can’t Block Startup from Scraping Public Profile Data
A federal judge issued a huge setback for LinkedIn on Monday, ruling that LinkedIn can’t block the startup hiQ Labs from accessing public profile data. Many news outlets were calling this a test for the social media conglomerate in how much control…
Is Unconscious Bias Driving Conscious Bias?
I was watching a rerun the other day (OK, it was The Office!), and Dwight was quizzing Ryan on those old-school brain teasers (i.e., A man builds a house with all four sides facing south. A bear walks by. What…
Build A Strong Relationship with Hiring Managers
Since I began my career in recruitment a short time ago, I’ve quickly learned that there is more to it than simply finding a great candidate. The hiring manager plays a critical role in any recruitment search. Building a healthy…
I’m Not Paranoid, I’m Just A Sourcer
Disclaimer: The information provided throughout this article is intended for educational and informational purposes only. None of the authors, or owners where this article was published, can be responsible for your use of the information in or linked from, this…
How Are You Today? The Lost Art of Politeness
Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:31 I feel that when you are born into this world and given life, your parents sign a social contract to say that they will raise you to…
How to Recruit a Recruiter
It’s boom time for recruiters after U.S. job market tightens. According to Bloomberg, “there’s hardly ever been a better, or busier, time to be a recruiter in America.” A high-quality recruiter can make all the difference in an organization’s quality…
LinkedIn Now Lets You Search Your Connections’ Connections
There is big news out of LinkedIn today, as the company has officially announced that users will soon be able to search “connections of” a particular user. This new feature appears to be accessible only for your first-degree connections on…
How to Learn Programming for Sourcers, Part 1: Ways to Grab All Email Addresses Without Paid Software
This post is for those who weren’t lucky enough to be among the first 50 people who signed up for Steven Jiang‘s free programming course for sourcers and recruiters that began in mid-July. They are on their way to learning…
Remote Recruiting and Sourcing – How To Maximize Your Relationship
I’m in Austin, TX. My sourcer is in Orange County, CA. Our client is in the Bay Area. Obviously, an office pop-in is not an option. Nor is installing a camera in my sourcer’s office to keep track of their…
Targeting Locations to Search on LinkedIn
Have you ever wondered what all the cities and states are on LinkedIn that are hidden gems? As we have all come to know LinkedIn doesn’t always play nice on the playground and certainly does not make it easy for…
Sourcers, We Need Your Help! It’s Time To Complete The 2017 State of Sourcing Survey
It’s become a yearly tradition for us at SourceCon to conduct a survey of talent acquisition professionals to get a clear picture of the current “State of Sourcing.” With that in mind, it’s time to launch the 2017 survey. Click…
The Game Has Changed: Building A Grid of Sourcing Alternatives
For those of you that don’t know, Tron is a Sci-Fi movie in which humans enter the computer world. These humans are known as “users,” while the residents of the computer world, or The Grid, are deemed “programs.” The Users…
Check Yourself – Common Sourcing and Candidate Outreach Mistakes
Today we are not going to repeat the well-known rules of Boolean search or to teach you to use these commands. We are hoping that you understand Boolean and how to use all the possible combinations and elements of syntax….
LinkedIn Strikes Back, and Truthfully Do You Blame Them?
If you got sucker punched in the stomach what would you do? Well, LinkedIn has been hit pretty hard lately. The press has been relentless. LinkedIn Recruiter seats have been dropping like flies. Ever since Microsoft purchased LinkedIn, they are…