When you went through school, I’ll bet at some point in time you asked your teacher, “When am I EVER going to need to use this in real … Read more
Look Beyond The Obvious
As researchers and sourcers, we are tasked with generating leads for our recruiting colleagues or our clients. But, as the slogan goes for my favorite … Read more
What if there weren’t telephone numbers?
Over on TechCrunch late last week, the co-founder and CEO of voice-application startup SayNow, Nikhyl Singhal, wrote a very interesting post titled Phone … Read more
Conducting a Quality Search: Let Keywords Be Your Guide
That title is kind of a ‘duh’, isn’t it? But it’s amazing how often developing a good list of keywords, and then putting them to … Read more
Data, Information, and Knowledge
Data: a collection of facts Information: data that have been processed into a format that is understandable by its intended audience Knowledge: … Read more
“Reading the Tabloids” vs. Sourcing
Last week, Raghav Singh wrote an article on ERE.net titled ‘Catch Me If You Can‘, where he discussed the use of online data found via social … Read more
Initial Outreach For Sourcers
I’ve been asked several times over the course of my research career to share examples of my initial email outreach to prospective candidates after … Read more
Sourcing and Plato’s Cave Allegory
Plato was was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution … Read more
How #SocialRecruiting Is Changing Sourcing
Yesterday I received a notification from Jobvite that the results to their 2010 Social Recruiting Survey were available. This is a topic of great interest … Read more
Needles and Haystacks
We’re finally turning a small corner in this awful economic situation. Several of our industries are starting to see hiring picking back up. But … Read more
Editor’s Thoughts: #SourceCon 2010, The Family Reunion
I’ve been to all three SourceCon conferences, so you could call me a SourceCon roadie. I was privileged to be asked to speak at the first SourceCon … Read more
Please Welcome Our Newest Regular Contributor
We are pleased to add a new face to our lineup of Regular Contributors. Following his ‘retirement’ as Grandmaster Sourcing Champion, we … Read more
Meet Sara Chi, Regular Contributor to The Source
Sara Chi, who along with Anthony Knierim and Andrea Mitchell is a former SourceCon Spotlight, is a Corporate Information Optimizer. She is a sought-after … Read more
Meet Anthony Knierim, Regular Contributor to The Source
Anthony Knierim, also a former SourceCon Spotlight, began in the sourcing/recruitment world on the agency staffing side in 2004 where he worked for the … Read more
Meet Kristen Fife, Regular Contributor to The Source
Kristen Fife is a health care sourcing recruiter in the greater Seattle area. She has been in recruiting since 2004, when she was hired as a contract … Read more
Meet Andrea Mitchell, Regular Contributor to The Source
We are so pleased to have Australia represented in our Contributors roster for The Source. Andrea Mitchell, a former SourceCon Spotlight, is the functional … Read more
Meet Marvin Smith, Regular Contributor To The Source
We at The Source are proud to introduce you to one of our new regular contributors, Marvin Smith. Marvin currently works for Microsoft in Redmond, WA as a … Read more
The NEW Newsletter
Happy 2010 everyone! The start of a new year leads many to make resolutions, to draw a line in the sand, and to restart or renew. 2009 was a year of big … Read more
Ain’t No Cure For the Summertime Blues!
Summer = time for taking vacations, spending time with your kids who are out of school, and taking it a little easier. Stop and smell the flowers, enjoy … Read more
May 2009 Newsletter Available For Download
Please check out our Box.net widget (see the menu bar to the right) –> The May 2009 newsletter is available for download in PDF format. Please … Read more