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…
Category: Talent Sourcing
Recruiting on social media platforms is essential if you want to land those hard to find candidates. The biggest social network of them all is Facebook. With over 2.3 million users, if you aren’t tapping into this platform, you are missing a ton of potential connections. So how exactly are you supposed to recruit…
FamilyTreeNow is a site that aims to help users research their family genealogy. Their database allows users to look up information on people or merely find out what’s available online about others. There’s a wide variety of information you can use this service to find: home addresses, cell numbers, email addresses, date of birth, associated…
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t receive an automated sales template inmail from a recruiting agency. It’s a copy/paste template that highlights why their firm can find top talent. This morning, I received this message: Hi Jonathan, thanks for connecting on LinkedIn. I work at (agency) which is a search boutique…
Recruiters have a ton of extension tools available to them in 2019. So how do you decide which ones will work the best for you? To help you determine the extension tools that will bring your recruiting game to the next level, I put together a list of trending browser extensions that you should review…
As a Recruiter or Talent Sourcer, I’m sure you log into your laptop every morning and go through your daily routine: Checking emails, social media sites, and the latest news etc. One thing that I’ve really struggled with in Talent Sourcing is the amount of tabs that I have open on my computer. It’s almost…
Have you ever submitted an application and never heard back from that company? Did it feel like your application got sent to a black hole? Have you ever received a message from a recruiter, completed a screen, and never heard back from them on next steps? Well you’re not alone – the majority of…
In 2018, I set out to really master my personal brand as a Talent Sourcer. This past year has been the most success I’ve had finding and hiring candidates. I sourced 36 cold/passive candidates for our niche positions across North America. It was a tremendous undertaking for me personally, as I only focus on niche…
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….
The talent sourcing industry is a small world and I have been fortunate enough to have had a long career in it. If you were to ask me if I know any Talent Sourcers who could be a great fit for a role, I could easily come up with a list of more than a…
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…
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…
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…
Searching for talent is a tedious process so it’s nice to have tools to help find leads quicker. Findera is a new free search engine to help find professionals online. It has over 140 million profiles of professionals and over 125 million email addresses in their database. It was launched in September and was recently…
GitHub is the worlds largest open-sourced repository coding sites online today. Currently, it has over 28 million users and over 57 million in repositories. With so many monthly active users sharing and learning about coding it’s a fantastic place for Talent Sourcers to find qualified talent. With the recent encouragement by Susanna Frazier, I wanted…
As the holiday season approaches, recruiters and sourcers may experience a slowdown in activity. This is a common occurrence during the holidays as applicants tend to focus on preparing for the break and may not have extra time for calls. Additionally, with the end of the year approaching, many applicants may be waiting for bonuses….
A big part of sourcing in the current market is reaching out to passive candidates. There doesn’t seem to be any sign that this will change soon. Job markets that favor candidates are not the best when you are hoping for qualified applicants to apply to your job postings. To capture the attention of…
Talent Sourcing is all about finding the right candidate in a sea of online data. It takes a ton of time to search through places like LinkedIn and there are only so many hours in the day. Luckily for us, there are many ways to find candidates and one of my most essential assets are…
Hi Jonathan, I have been working at my company for 4 years and a year ago was moved into a Talent Sourcing role. The role was new for me as well as my company. I recently attended SourceCon and came across your blog and have been really trying to focus on creating a proactive sourcing…
What does talent sourcing mean exactly? Talent Sourcing is the method used to find applicants who aren’t applying directly to open roles. This is accomplished by building boolean strings and searching for leads, among other things. Not only are they finding candidates, but they are also actively screening and submitting leads to roles. Sourcers…
It’s essential to keep track of your recruitment efforts in order to identify what strategies are working and which ones aren’t. By analyzing your methods, you can see which techniques are producing the most hires and focus on scaling those up. On the other hand, you can also identify which methods aren’t as effective and…
I had the chance to interview Doug Berg the creator of Jobs2web and ZAPinfo. I was a huge fan of his first tool Jobs2web back in 2011 which allowed users to track job applications through social media. I was definitely excited to see that Doug created a new tool called ZAPinfo. It offers many capabilities…
Shon Burton CEO of HiringSolved announced on Monday, October 15th that they would relaunch Prophet II in the extension chrome store. As you can imagine, the response has been ecstatic. For a while, the extension was one of the most widely used tools to find a user-profiles contact information online. Most recently, the tool has…
The ability to stay organized is crucial in the recruiting industry due to the multiple tasks and responsibilities involved. Recruiters must effectively schedule interviews with candidates, maintain accurate records of their contact information and qualifications, and communicate effectively with clients. A missed meeting with a candidate could result in a missed opportunity for a successful…
Sourcers always joke about how many tabs they have open during one search. Sometimes it can get fairly excessive once you get into a deep dive. At a given time, I’m also using around 30-50 plugin chrome extensions for various purposes. This can really cause problems when extensions end up not playing nice with each…
The extension tool world is always growing! It’s honestly hard for most Recruiters to keep up with all the latest trends and that’s why I started blogging on WizardSourcer. I love exploring the latest extensions that work with LinkedIn. LinkedIn at its core is all about finding leads, prospecting, and networking. There’s a lot…
Michael Crouse has been raving about this new email video tool. BombBomb is a tool that allows you to quickly personalize a video message and send that to anyone over email. The majority of users have been using this tool for generating sales leads or in real estate. It’s quite an impressive tool with 33K…
Are you still missing Rapportive? I continually have Sourcers reach out to me on this issue. What’s a good replacement to cross-reference email addresses with LinkedIn profiles? Thankfully, there are about 20 extensions and tools that replace Rapportive’s basic features but none of those really offered a bulk cross-referencing version until now. The Email…
I’ve been a big admirer of Gem for some time now and am excited to finally share my comprehensive review of this amazing tool. Essentially, Gem is an email outreach solution and in my opinion, it performs exceptionally well in this regard. To sum it up, Gem is a fantastic email outreach tool that offers…
There are certainly a lot of tools to find contact information these days! Our Talent Sourcing industry is definitely experiencing a gold rush of recruitment automation tools. I was granted a one-week access (5 Credits) to a new tool called SignalHire. Well, to be fair it was new to me. This company has been around…
I often find myself feeling frustrated with recruiters due to the frequent unsolicited, automated messages I receive. Recently, I received a message that stated I would be a great fit for a Workday Developer role, despite not being a developer and being unsure of how my information was obtained without recent updates to job board…
Bret Feig recently recommended this extension that automates certain Facebook tasks called Toolkit for FB. This tool is a collection of over 20+ tasks that helps simplify Facebook. Just doing a quick overview the tool offers a massive amount of opportunities to use in research sourcing and it will take a few hours to fully…
I have a love vs. hate relationship with Twitter. It’s a great place to reach out to a lot of users at once with content. However, there’s a lot of bots and sometimes it can be a time waster. If used correctly, it’s a great place to network and find potential leads for your roles….
Irina Shamaeva and her team at Boolean Strings created a new extension tool called Email Extractor. This extension is a simple solution to extract and collect email addresses from website pages. You can use this extension in two different modes. The first option-mode, collects every email on a page, including hidden emails. There’s a…
AmazingHiring is a powerful search engine for locating technical talent, with over a million profiles in its database drawn from various sources. I had the opportunity to demo the features of AmazingHiring, courtesy of Yulia, without any compensation. I review tools like this solely for the purpose of learning about the latest talent sourcing tools….
I have been reading about murmurs around different recruiting communities across the web on focusing on the phone. The trend has been to go back to the basics. Several blogs have belittled talent sourcing tools and claiming that the phone is some forgotten tool. The phone is not a new discovery. You need to…
As a Recruiter, it’s important to stay connected to email at all times. However, constantly checking and responding to emails, even outside of normal working hours, can be a bad habit. I found a solution to this problem by implementing an email hack several months ago, which has helped me to limit my email checking…
Are you searching for the best option to track your emails? If yes, then this post is for you. Recruiting involves a lot of going through back and forth over email with applicants. So, knowing that the recipient is viewing and responding to your emails is important. Communication with applicants is probably the most important…
AI and other automation tools have definitely been on the rise lately. It’s an exciting time to be in the talent sourcing world because we can use these same cutting-edge innovation tools to source, research, and automate certain recruitment tasks. Phantombuster is a tool that was recently mentioned in the SourceCon group and it connects…
Improver has granted me full access to there new talent sourcing extension tool. I was able to test this tool out for about two weeks and I’m really impressed by its accuracy levels to find user contact information. It’s worth having this tools added to your to wizard sourcing tool belt. Below is my complete review…
WizardSourcer is dedicated to reviewing the latest sourcing tools in our industry and the Uplead CEO (William Cannon) reached out to me to have us review there prospecting B2B tool. I was granted full accesses to test out this lead gen tool. Wow, was I blown away by this tool. The simplicity and user-friendly dashboard…
Facebook has over a billion monthly active users. In my previous post I wrote about using Ads for applicant lead generation and in this post, I wanted to highlight a way to scrape Facebook groups for valuable data. Grouply is a great scraping tool for this! This extension was created for B2B growth marketers and…
We’re seeing a lot of change in the recruitment technology space and it’s definitely an exciting time to be in the talent sourcing world. An extension that was first introduced by Dean Da Costa back in late February has really taken off in the sourcing world. The extension is called: GlossaryTech. This app allows users to…
I wanted to put together a list of different Boolean strings for niche SAP roles. Finding top SAP professional for various different skill-sets can be challenging. I hope these string examples help you find the best SAP professionals online. SAP ABAP developer ((“sap r/3” OR “sap netweaver” OR “sap erp” OR “abap”) AND (“smartforms”…
As a Talent Sourcer, my week usually flies by fairly quickly. I track all my talent sourcing duties on a weekly basis: from meetings to intake calls, creating Boolean strings, searching, cold calling + prospecting, and screening applicants. I also try to make an effort to respond and update applicants throughout the process and feel…
Are you missing Rapportive yet? Yes, LinkedIn shocked many users be removing Rapportive and replacing it with LinkedIn Sales Navigator. For while Rapportive was the hottest tool for verifying and cross-referencing email addresses to user profiles on LinkedIn. I was using this tool every single day and I certainly at a loss for words…
As a Talent Sourcer, my internet tabs and search history would appear chaotic due to the constant multitasking of searching, prospecting, and screening leads. However, with the fast-paced nature of the job, it is easy for things to slip through the cracks, such as forgetting to update candidates or losing passive leads. To combat this,…
How many places to you use to recruit candidates? If you are only listing one or two places, it’s time to add to your list. Recruiters need to look for various ways to find qualified candidates. We all know about using LinkedIn and other popular sites for sourcing, but what about something a little outside…
I’ve noticed in the past few weeks that certain users have been getting locked out of LinkedIn and it’s because they’re using browser extensions that violate LinkedIn terms of agreement. Certain extensions are great for scraping for candidate information but you’re taking a risk by using these types of tools. Thankfully, a new extension…
What if there was a site where you could find top industry professionals in different niche areas based of Q&A responses? It’s a reality with the site Quora. With an estimated audience of over 700,000 it’s also a spot to tap into some high quality talent. Recruiting in 2018 requires more than the typical tools…
Need a way to monitor and multi-task your daily searches? Google Alerts may be the right solution for you! Basically, you can subscribe to your keyword search directly on Google. As soon as something new gets posted online you will receive an update directly in your email inbox. This simple yet useful trick has helped me…
You may have heard of the popular online forum Reddit.com as a go to place to get answers to your questions or find the latest news stories. One area you may not have associated with the fourth largest website online today is it’s potential for recruiting. Yes, you can use Reddit to source and…
How many hours do you think you spend on social media every week? 30 minutes here and there can really add up! Social media is everywhere these days, but are you making the most of it? Forget just using it to connect with friends and family, why not tap into it for recruiting? Social media…
Talent mapping analytics are like golden nuggets of information. This information can help show how your sourcing strategy can help the client find more qualified candidates. There is a wealth of information on the internet that can help you source more efficiently. Knowing that talent analytics is helpful isn’t enough, you also need to know…
I used to always be in a rush throughout my career, and work-life balance was something I talked about but didn’t fully practice. As a result, at times I felt overwhelmed and even considered quitting the industry altogether. Recently, I’ve started incorporating mindfulness into my daily work routine, and it has made a significant impact…
Companies are seeing the value in having a diverse employee workforce. Every company wants to attract and retain the most qualified applicants and finding applicants with a diverse background can be very challenging. I’ve had my own difficulties trying to source for diverse talent. Here’s how to create a diversity talent pipeline to fill…
Recruiters find candidates and deal with hiring managers right? If you are in the recruiting industry or are a hiring manager you likely have some knowledge of the fact that there are sourcers and recruiters but did you know these are two very different roles? There are definitely some similarities and overlap in job function,…
I recently discovered this sourcing hack while playing around with text messaging. You can send a text message through an email account. This simple yet highly useful hack could be life changing for recruiters who have been relying on expensive text messaging platforms to reach candidates. Candidates may prefer text messages or email for…
Many companies take pride in their company culture, and many even overemphasize it ad nauseum. This may come off has non-genuine or even phony. A new employee may have been sold on the benefits and EVPs of the company altogether. But what happens when the perks and shiny newness wear off? If the company culture…
A talent sourcer is a professional whose role is to identify and attract potential job candidates for an organization. This can include searching for candidates through various sources, such as job boards, social media, and professional networks, as well as reaching out to potential candidates to gauge their interest in job opportunities. The goal of…
Twitter is a great resource to find active users within certain niches. You can easily find users that are active and posting within the tech world. More than ever users are moving away from using LinkedIn. So, in some ways you will need to explore other social networks to find and engage talent online. I’ve…
A Sourcer supports Recruiters in their efforts to find candidates. They typically initiate contact with potential candidates and schedule meetings with the designated Recruiter. The Sourcer’s duties include searching for candidates, interacting with them, and ultimately referring them to the Recruiter (who is the primary point of contact for the client). Recruiters and sourcers…