If you are pushing the envelope as a sourcer or recruiter, in anyway, you are likely getting some negative responses especially if you are relying solely on LinkedIn which last year made some changes to response rates and messaging as part of their LinkedIn Recruiter product offerings. Engineers, especially, have adopted a mindset that recruiters just shotgun messages without ... Read Full Article
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Three Ways To Improve Candidate Experience From A Sourcing POV #thecandidate
These tips are simple to understand and often hard to implement, at least consistently. However, at scale, it will make dealing with candidates that are NOT hired much less awkward. Step 1: Stop Trying To Close Like A Freshman In College If you are searching for candidates in any kind of market where their market competition chances are your inmail/email/phone ... Read Full Article
Out With the New, In With the Old
The original way headhunting (sourcing) worked was purely through networking. No Linkedin or other internet powered search tools, not even a job board per say. It was one executive calling a search firm that was seriously connected to fill their critical need. Often this was because the company hiring really wanted candidates from their competitors and wanted to enlist a ... Read Full Article
Six Must Have Ingredients for Filling the "Hard to Fill" Req's
Even sourcers who push the envelope have hard to fill reqs that are collecting dust on the aging reports. It happens, and probably more frequently then we care to admit. When it comes to filling the “really” hard to fill searches having these ingredients in place will usually create a positive outcome. Use this guide in reverse to figure out where the chink in the armor is ... Read Full Article
3 Easy Ways to Improve Candidate Engagement
According to many thought leaders (me included) the emerging battlefield for sourcing & recruiting is no longer the ability to find great talent, but rather the ability to engage them. Here are some easy to adopt ways you can improve your candidate engagement ratios and separate your opportunity from the noise. Kill the Stogy Job Description Its perfectly understandable ... Read Full Article
5 Things to Consider When "Selling" a Candidate
There is a lot of chatter in the air about the industry of sourcing shifting away from its legacy as experts in search toward its future of experts in engagement. So when you start unpacking what it means to “sell” a candidate here are some things to consider. You still have the cookie. It wasn’t long ago when candidates were treated more like cattle then the sought after ... Read Full Article
The Future for Sourcers Is Bright
Anyone who has been sourcing heavily since 2006 knows that the landscape for sourcing has changed. Not necessarily better or worse, just different. Thanks to social media networks like Linkedin with now over 200 million professional profiles, locating viable candidates for searches has never been easier. The funny thing is, the very same site that helps mainstream ... Read Full Article
Better Candidate Experience = Sustainability For Us All
Recently I observed a candidate experience that went something like this; the recruiting team was pushing for a self imposed deadline for an interview day. A couple days before the ‘big day’ a few of the candidates that had been through the normal and fairly rigorous screening process needed to reschedule. To meet the SLA’s for the business unit, like any good recruiting team ... Read Full Article