Award Winning Recruiting Author
His mission is simple: To help Recruiters and Talent Sourcers stay updated on the latest sourcing trends within our community.
With close to a decade of full-cycle recruiting and sourcing experience, Jonathan Kidder has served as a talent sourcing and recruiting professional for companies such as Amazon, Vista Outdoor, CA Technologies, American Express, and many others. Throughout his career as a sourcing expert, he has made a dedicated effort to stay informed about the latest trends and to assist clients from various industries in optimizing their use of cutting-edge recruiting tools, from browser extensions to AI automation.
After obtaining a Bachelors of Business degree from Bethel University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Jonathan began his sourcing career at Allegis Global Solutions, a leading RPO staffing company worldwide. During his tenure at Allegis, he realized the potential of social media as a recruitment tool, which motivated him to create and execute a proprietary employer branding EVP and recruitment marketing strategy that could be applied to any client to attract the highest-quality talent globally.
Jonathan’s work has been recognized through numerous accolades, presentations, and awards, including:
- Ranked Top 10 Talent Sourcers in the World in 2014 by Mark Tortorici at SourceCon
- Recognized as a Top Recruiting Leader by Hung Lee of Recruiting Brainfood in 2018
- Holds several AIRS certifications, including Social Sourcing Recruiter 4.0, Diversity Recruiter 9.0 and Social Media Recruiter, among others.
- Presented at SourceCon Digital March 2020
- Presented on Hung Lee’s Recruiting Brainfood Show
- Presented at Sosu Sourcing Summit in July 2020
- Presented HRTX Virtual in August 2020
- Presented at SourceCon Digital in September 2020
- Diversity Sourcing Presentation with Joonko in September 2020
- Interviewed on Recruiting Trailblazers Podcast with Marcus Edwardes in October 2020
- Presented with Brian Fink on the Dueling Sourcers Show in October 2020
- Presented at Sosu Summit #BeBold in October 2020
- Interviewed on Sourcing School Podcast with Brian & Ryan in November 2020
- Presented at SourceCon Twin Cities Event in November 2020
- State of Software Engineers: HIRED Panel in March 2021
- Presented at SourceCon Digital: Sourcing Beyond the Mask in March 2021
- Presented at Amazon’s International Women’s Recruiting Event in March 2021
- Interviewed on TalkTalentToMe podcast in March 2021
- New Sourcing Tools with Jonathan Kidder – Podcast Interview with Chris Russell in March 2021
- Interviewed on Dualta Doherty Recruiting Start up Podcast in July 2021
- Presented at SourceCon Digital in October 2021
- Presented with HackerRank on the talent sourcing tools and tricks in October 2021
- Recruiting Animal Podcast Awards: Most Prolific Author of 2021
- Jonathan Kidder, Top-Ranked Recruiter Awarded the Most Prolific Recruiting Author of 2021 – StarTribune January 2022
- HRTX Virtual – Sourcing & Recruiting for Sourcers & Recruiters – March 23 & 24, 2022
- Presented to Wayfair’s Entire Recruiting Team on D&I Sourcing in April 2022
- 2022 State of Software Engineers Presented by Hired – Panelist Guest – May 5 2022
- Episode 32 – The Wizard Sourcer Jonathan Kidder – Elite Recruiter Podcast Guest – May 2022
- How to Source and Hire Software Engineers – SDE Recruiting Summit – Sept 2022
- Recognized by Talent Hero Media for having one of the best Talent Sourcing training programs online in Oct 2022
- Q&A Interview with the “WizardSourcer” Jonathan Kidder ’11 – Sept 12, 2022
- Top-20 Talent Sourcing Thought Leaders You Should Follow in 2022
- TA Global Trailblazers Award – 2023
- Manatal podcast interview – March 2023
- Recruitment Trends 2023: Insights from 25 Industry Experts and Thought Leaders – MATCHR
- Learn from the best: Top 50 recruitment influencers you need to follow in 2023
- SourceCon Fall – 12 plugin and play AI extension tools – Minneapolis 2023
- The Modern Recruiter Podcast Interview – Productivity Hacks for Recruiters
- 6 Types of Tools for Driving Sourcing Efficiency – Dice Interview
- Succession Talks – Interview Podcast with Dan Harten
- Generative AI Tools Transforming Talent Acquisition: Tech Recruiters Advised to Embrace the Future – Press Release
- HIRING TRENDS IN 2023 AND INSIGHTS FOR 2024 – Sarah Johnston Interview
- Recruitment Trends 2024: Insights from 32 Talent Leaders [Annual Report]
Jonathan is a highly sought-after speaker and mentor, having trained teams worldwide on the best practices for sourcing and recruiting top talent. He is considered as one of the industry’s leading experts on recruiting in the 21st century, regularly writing about the latest recruiting trends on his top-ranked blog, WizardSourcer, and contributing to AI recruiting platform Hiretual (hireEZ). He is also the author of 24 published recruiting books, all available on Amazon.
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