Month: March 2019

March 28, 2019 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

How to become a professional recruiter with no experience? Is a common question that many people have searched for within Google. I wanted to highlight my experience as a recruiter and how I gained experience throughout my career.   I’ve been recruiting for almost a decade in several niche industries. Like most recruiters I fell…

March 27, 2019 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the job application process? After a while applying for jobs can become an unorganized mess. Thankfully, there is a new and faster way to manage your job search right from your Google Chrome browser called Indeed for Chrome. Whether you’re browsing jobs, submitting resumes, or interviewing for a job with…

March 26, 2019 Jonathan Kidder 1 comment

Meetup.com is a social networking platform centered around events, with approximately 30 million users, 300,000 groups, and 500,000 monthly meetups. It can be an invaluable resource for sourcing and recruiting talent globally. There are multiple ways to search for communities on Meetup.com.   There are several ways to use Meetup.com for recruiting: Search for relevant…

March 15, 2019 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

Recruiting is a lot like fishing. When reaching out to leads it’s a combination of luck and timing. Sometimes you catch great leads who are open to looking at new opportunities. The more you can plan ahead and prepare yourself the better response will you have back. There’s a lot of different tools that you…

March 12, 2019 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

Machine Sourcer is a new browser extension that enables recruiters to source less and convert more by automating your targeted LinkedIn outreach. You can easily build and save targeted lists on LinkedIn using this tool. After, you’ve created your lists you can then automate the outreach and send them all personalized inmail messages.    This…

March 9, 2019 Jonathan Kidder 3 comments

Are you having trouble finding qualified talent to submit to your technical job reqs? These candidates are not as engaged in typical sites like LinkedIn and don’t apply to job openings on career sites as frequently. Because of their reclusiveness, it takes a bit of work to find them. To help yourself stand out as…

March 8, 2019 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

Whether you’re looking for programmers, designers, engineers, developers, or just IT pros you need to have the right tools and knowledge to find the best. As a Tech Sourcer myself – I find the need to manage my sourcing and research time efficiently. I’ve put together a list of productivity tools, social networks, Boolean string…

March 7, 2019 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

As a Talent Sourcer in the tech space, I’m always looking for certain keywords on profiles. For example, I’ve been searching for Back End Developers with Java, RESTful, Spring, Hibernate, and Agile experience. When I’m viewing profiles on GitHub and Stack Overflow I sometimes struggle with searching for every keyword. Thankfully, there’s a browser extension…

March 5, 2019 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

Blockspring is a tool that most Talent Sourcers or Recruiters are probably not aware of. It’s similar to Phantombuster, Zapier, IFFTTT, and Airtable – which connect API’s and automate certain tasks. Blockspring was founded by three entrepreneurs Kasten, Pinkus, and Tokoph and there goal was to turn a billion non-technical users into software engineers across…

March 4, 2019 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

I had the privilege of interviewing Sarah Goldberg, a highly respected Talent Sourcer in North America. I have been impressed by her contributions to the sourcing community through her presentations and articles on SourceCon. Sarah graciously agreed to be interviewed for my blog, WizardSourcer. I am excited for you to read this Q&A and for…

March 3, 2019 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

  What Is Social List? Social List is a tool to instantly build lists of target social profiles, matching your search parameters, such as locations, employers, and job titles. The search is precise and more powerful than traditional search engine X-Ray methods and helps to overcome various social sites’ search limitations.   Social List consists…

March 2, 2019 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

The team at SwordFish requested a review of there browser extension tool. It’s a NEW contact finding tool that works on many different platforms like: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, & URL Company Domains. I enjoyed my time with the founder Ben Argeband and I hope you enjoy learning more about this great new sourcing tool!…