Over the years, the question of how one defines sourcing has been one that never seems to die. It is almost always accompanied with follow-up questions, … Read more
Have a Great Thanksgiving
From our family to yours, we would like to wish each and every one of you a very Happy Thanksgiving this week. Safe travels as you travel today — we … Read more
Unconventional Leaders: Why Your Sourcing Team Needs a Tim Tebow
I think every sourcing team needs a Tim Tebow. I’ve been a fan of Tebow since he was at the University of Florida. I cheered for him then, and I take … Read more
Sourcers: Don’t Be a Tool
I will never forget the few moments I spent with Bryan Starbuck (founder of TalentSpring, now Talent Technology) in San Diego in 2010 when he shared one of … Read more
Acres of Recruiting Diamonds
Several years ago I read a book called Acres of Diamonds, a short book by Russell Conwell, a Baptist minister. The book, which is essentially was a speech … Read more
Doing Due Diligence In Research
For those who are pure researchers – how do you do due diligence when you are doing a research project? Research by definition is “the systematic … Read more
Sourcing Is Simple
… but that doesn’t mean that it is easy. I hear from some who do not understand sourcing’s purpose as a separate function within a … Read more
Sourcing and Social Media Censorship in China
“Everything that helps information flow is good for society.” Words spoken by Wang Xing, founder of the site known today as RenRen, a Chinese … Read more
On Lazy Sourcing
In a recent article on Forbes, Dan Schawbel wrote, “Job boards are becoming more irrelevant to the corporate recruitment process every single year. … Read more
Sourcing: Choose Your Own Adventure
Being a young kid in the ’80s, I remember reading a bunch of books from the “Choose Your Own Adventure” series. For anyone who doesn’t know what these … Read more
The Sourcing Bull’s-Eye – Are You Using Your Resources or Wasting Money?
Whether or not you want to admit it, we all use some paid resources for our recruiting efforts. This could include any of the following products: job … Read more
SourceCon’s Email Subscription Gets a Facelift
We have been working diligently to revise our email subscription option for you, and we’re pleased to let you know that it is now ready and available … Read more
How To Make Meetings More Efficient
You’re sitting in a(nother) meeting. You’re getting antsy because you have prospects to source, lists to scour, people to research, and … Read more
Somebody’s Watching Me (and You!)
In 1984, a new Motown artist named Rockwell debuted a single featuring backing vocals by pop artist Michael Jackson. The most famous lyrics of this song … Read more
The Future of Search
Can we ever truly know what the future holds? Not really, but we can certainly provide theoretical predictions based on previous knowledge, contextual … Read more
Sourcing Evolution: What’s Next?
Every year, someone comes along and declares that ‘sourcing is dying.’ It’s usually someone who is a recruiter, or someone who … Read more
#SourceCon NYC: Sourcing From Multiple Viewpoints
Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian biochemist and winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Medicine, once wrote, “Research is to see what everybody else has seen, … Read more
Top 10 Candidate Sourcing Best Practices
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in 2011. Due to the timeless nature of the content, it was the most popular post of 2013. I firmly … Read more
Happy Holidays from #SourceCon
My boss is a great guy – he has given us a few days off around Christmas to celebrate with our families. But before we go, we wanted to wish each and … Read more
SourceCon.com Has A New Look!
Happy Monday, SourceCon readers – yesterday afternoon, we quietly did an overhaul to the website and we proudly present to you the new SourceCon.com! … Read more