I started in HR as a Recruiting Coordinator in the days before ATS, smart phones, and any of the tools we think we needed to be effective in talent acquisition. Back then, I scored most of my gigs through staffing agencies, including my first job in HR. I worked with (and sometimes for) various staffing agencies and headhunters for several years. I started as a Silicon Valley ... Read Full Article
Social Geo-Targeting Is Your New Recruiting Secret Sauce
I'm the master sauce maker whether it's ketchup, barbecue or a nice hollandaise I can make a sauce like nobody's business. Your sauce is the secret to elevating your meal or dish because without it your chicken would be just chicken, boring and flavorless and your eggs benedict would just be poached eggs with a biscuit. Add in the sauce and you've changed the game. I feel that ... Read Full Article
How to Use a Google X-Ray Search to Find Hidden Candidates
One of the most effective ways to source for talent online is using what is called Boolean search. Boolean allows you to combine words and phrases using the words AND, OR, NOT (known as Boolean operators) to limit, broaden, or define your search. It is an effective way of sourcing and searching for very specific skills, traits and qualifications of candidates you want to find ... Read Full Article
Ep 91 – Understanding Sourcing’s Role in Recruitment and Hiring
Sourcing. It’s probably one of the most overlooked parts of the hiring and recruiting process. In fact last week I referred to it as the red-headed step child of recruiting. I believe it is one of the most important pieces of our talent acquisition puzzle. It’s targeted. It’s specific and it’s one of the most nebulous of all recruiting. Episode 91: Understanding Sourcing's ... Read Full Article
Why Sourcing Is the Red-Headed Step Child of Recruiting
There have been times in my career that I've said recruiting is based on gut feelings and intuition. It's that good feeling or bad one that you get when you are interviewing with a candidate. Unfortunately these instincts no matter how clear not only won't pay the bills, but also aren't enough for your boss or leadership team to blindly follow your intuitions. Science isn't ... Read Full Article
Ep 54 – The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Internet Sourcing
Episode 54: Successful Secrets and Habits of Internet Sourcing with Jim Stroud (@jimstroud) One of the reasons I have admired Jim Stroud is because he plays both sides meaning he is also thinking about the recruiter just as much as he is about the job seeker experience. This is apparent in how he approaches sourcing as well as candidate engagement and in the resources and ... Read Full Article
How to Use Facebook Dark Posts to Recruit Passive Candidates
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
Why Internet Sourcing Isn’t Your Recruiting Savior
Social media combined with the power of the internet has re-invigorated a once overlooked skill of sourcing within recruiting. Simply put, sourcing is the proactive searching for qualified job candidates for current or planned open positions. In terms of internet sourcing, it is research for the purposes of recruiting. What is Internet Sourcing? While internet sourcing has ... Read Full Article