Good communication skills are important in practically every facet of the corporate world and as a recruiter, these skills are absolutely essential. With daily responsibilities comprised of conversations via phone and face to face, email correspondence and presentations, and writing quality job ads and descriptions, having the ability to deliver your message concisely is possible…
Category: Recruiting
Most recruiters like myself have fallen into recruiting without any real rhyme or reason. You might have gotten an internship in human resources or applied to a random job ad after college. You took that first role offered, but then you fell in love with recruiting. Why are personal development skills important for recruiters?…
Goal setting is something everyone is familiar with, however, knowing how to set realistic goals and create a strategy for achieving them is essential when it comes to actually being a successful. Recruiter. Goals serve as a sort of road map for us, marking a clear target and providing a step by step process that…
Recruiters will need to brace themselves for a hiring downturn across the globe due to the Coronavirus. The stock market and Dow Jones have taken a recent hit in regards to future expectations. Most small to medium sized companies will be considering a hiring freeze for at least the summer months of 2020. So what…
Finding qualified candidates to fulfill job positions is not a fast process, and takes approximately on average 60-90 days from beginning to end. During that long waiting period, oftentimes the most desirable candidates are snagged by other companies. While a recruiter does bear much of the responsibility, collaborating with the hiring managers on a consistent…
The elite Recruiters and Sourcers always prep their candidates for the onsite interview. In order for the candidate to have a successful experience they need to come prepared for what to expect and how to handle the process from straight to finish. We’ve all hand candidates who have been blind sided and have failed the…
Large corporations such as Facebook, Nestle, Amazon, and Cargill are putting a halt on both domestic and international travel as a precautionary step to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Understandably, such impactful decisions will affect lives personally and professionally, but due to the fact tens of thousands of people across 40 countries have become…
To identify the most suitable candidates for a position, it’s crucial to first gather all the relevant information for the job advertisement. After crafting and publishing the ad on various job boards, the application and phone screening process can commence. When creating the job ad and screening applicants, it’s important to keep a few crucial…
Good talent is hard to find, but when it comes to tech positions, it is markedly more challenging. For quite some time, there has been a shortage of tech workers, and the number of job openings to available talent is being thrown even more out of balance now that businesses are motivated to invest in…
Diverse teams lead to better outcomes in projects. However, recruiting women in the tech industry can be challenging. To address this, companies need to invest in diversity and inclusion efforts from the top down. This includes updating mission statements, holding hiring managers accountable for bias, and fostering an inclusive culture. Leadership must be committed to…
There’s a lot of marketing automation tools that you can use in recruiting. These tools help automate various mundane tasks like client management, social media management, scheduling content, monitoring analytics, marketing campaigns, or lead generation. A recruiter’s time is quite important. You probably don’t have extra time to manage your personal brand, social…
Facebook is an untapped gold mine when it comes to recruiting and sourcing talent across the web. Basically, it’s a massive database of millions of people. The trouble is, many recruiters don’t know how to approach using it for such. I wanted to create a basic guide into the world of sourcing Facebook. …
Something that I’ve discovered with working with other millennial recruiters is that they don’t like cold calling candidates. They find it to be awkward and uncomfortable when reaching out to someone they don’t have a previous engagement with. Cold calling is the best way to connect with a new lead. I’ve connected with so many…
Effective time management is essential for recruiters to be successful, as it allows them to handle the many responsibilities they have. Time management skills are what sets top recruiters apart from others. Despite its importance, it is not a topic that is frequently discussed by recruiters or recruitment bloggers. “Time will either make or…
I recently got access to this sourcing tool called Hired.com. It’s a massive database of active tech candidates across the globe. The Hired team actively pursues available talent online and gets them to join this database. Honestly, it’s what LinkedIn recruiter used to be like when developers actively responded to messages. They have a variety…
I developed a thorough list of Boolean search strings to aid in sourcing and recruiting diverse candidates online. While many companies primarily rely on job postings to attract a diverse pool of applicants, in today’s competitive job market, it is essential to proactively search for potential candidates online. To my surprise – this list has…
I will be starting a new series that highlights the latest Sourcing hacks. Our sourcing world is changing at a rapid pace and it’s hard to stay up to update on what’s trending within our recruiting community. I’m hoping that these hacks will help to improve your hiring and overall productivity whether you are a…
Master Sourcer Jung Kim introduced me to a hack for finding a user’s email address on GitHub. By adding (.patch) to the end of a URL for a repository, the user’s email address, which is required for uploading on GitHub, becomes visible. What is GitHub exactly? GitHub is a web-based platform for version control…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Interviewing can sometimes be a stressful experience for applicants. Preparation is key to helping you feel confident in your answers. The best preparation is to use the STAR method. This method is best used with behavioral based interview questions focused on teamwork, problem solving, initiative/leadership, interpersonal skills, and pressure/stress. The STAR interview method is a…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Relying solely on job postings and waiting for applicants is not an effective method for finding top talent. While luck may occasionally bring in suitable candidates, the majority of the time you will be disappointed. Many individuals who are not actively job searching may still be open to a great opportunity, and even those who…
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…
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,…
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…