Month: December 2018

December 31, 2018 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

In order to hire an applicant you will first need to master how to have an intake meeting with the hiring manager. To be successful at  recruiting you need to have a great relationship with the hiring manager. You need to paint a clear concise picture for them around the process from start to finish….

December 28, 2018 Jonathan Kidder 1 comment

2018 will soon be a distant memory, but the challenges faced will follow recruiters into 2019. As you ring in the new year, you will need to start thinking of your recruiting strategy. Based on trends and projections, this year may be the most challenging market to find top talent in years. Candidates are scarce…

December 23, 2018 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

This past week Prophet II was officially launched to (100) Beta users. Was I one of the lucky Talent Sourcers to make the cut? Unfortunately, I was NOT! But, thankfully I was graciously given an insiders view from my friend Greg Hawkes. A quick overview Prophet II is a contact finding extension that was recently…

December 14, 2018 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

A Talent Sourcers day is filled with searching and finding active leads for your open requisitions. It takes an immense amount of time and energy to find someone’s corporate email address. Thankfully, there’s a great extension tool that offers an all-in solution to finding and engaging leads over email called Snovio. The extension has over…

December 11, 2018 Jonathan Kidder 1 comment

I recently read a post that claimed that generalist recruiters and sourcers were ruining the talent acquisition industry. I could not disagree more with what that author was implying. In order to become successful in recruiting you need to start as a generalist. You need to get your feet wet within full-cycle recruiting before you…

December 7, 2018 Jonathan Kidder 4 comments

Google Chrome extensions are a vital part of a Talent Sourcers tool belt. Chrome extensions help Talent Sourcers and Recruiters simplify a variety of different tasks. Chrome extensions are (most often free tools) that you can download directly in your chrome browser. You can then easily navigate to these tools when searching across the web. On…

December 1, 2018 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

Talent Sourcing automation tools are certainly becoming a new trend. A recently launched tool in the chrome store called: Recruiter Nerd – claims to help automate LinkedIn. LinkedIn continues to be the best place to find and source talent. So, having a tool that helps automate certain tasks and duties within this social network is…