I’m privileged to have had the opportunity to work directly with Dennis Ivanov, a passionate leader in the field of talent acquisition. During my time at Amazon, he served as a solid mentor and coach, providing the guidance and support I needed to grow. I feel honored that he agreed to be interviewed for my…
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For several years now, I’ve had the privilege of knowing David Puente, whom I met during my time at Amazon. I was deeply impressed by his exceptional sourcing skills, and I’m grateful that he agreed to be interviewed by me on WizardSourcer. Introduction David is a devoted husband, father, son, brother, and an…
I am honored that Marc Hamel, my sourcing mentor, graciously accepted my invitation to be interviewed for my recruiting blog. I have had the privilege of knowing Marc for several years and he recently presented at HRTX in March 2023. His presentation on essential tools to master as a talent sourcer was truly impressive and…
Throughout the past few years, I have had the pleasure of getting to know Marvin Booker, an esteemed member of our community. I have been thoroughly impressed by his presentations at SourceCon and HRTX, and he has been an invaluable source of knowledge for me. It was an honor to interview him, and I feel…
Job interviews can be a source of stress for many individuals. Often, people feel unprepared for the various rounds of interviews and may become anxious even if they are qualified for the job. As a recruiter, better mental preparation of candidates for the final interview round can increase the likelihood of successful hires. In the…
I have had the privilege of knowing Dan Wang for many years, and right from the start, I was impressed by his exceptional technical knowledge and talent sourcing abilities. He was an invaluable member of my team at Amazon, consistently delivering outstanding results as a top-performing recruiter. What’s more, Dan was always eager to…
I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to interview Maisha Cannon for my blog. I have been fortunate enough to know her for several years and have seen her speak at SourceCon. Maisha is a passionate, innovative, and respected leader in our community, and it takes a combination of expertise and dedication to…
It has been a wonderful experience getting to know Gabi Preson-Phypers, co-founder of The Tooled-Up Raccoons, a recruiting-tech company based in the UK. Gabi’s passion and creativity in our field caught my attention, and she has shared a wealth of talent sourcing trends on social media. I was thrilled when she agreed to be…
I had the chance to network with Sandra Felmann, a Talent Acquisition Campaign Manager at the unicorn startup Scandit based in Zurich. What stood out to me was her enthusiasm for sharing helpful tips and sourcing strategies on her Instagram and Facebook pages. Her presentations and visuals are incredibly imaginative, and I’m thankful that she…
I was thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Carrie Collier, a highly successful recruiting leader in our industry. I feel fortunate that she was willing to participate in my blog interview. Carrie Collier is an enthusiastic talent advocate and engagement expert for software, product, and quality engineering professionals. She builds strong relationships with potential…
Sofia Broberger is a freelance consultant specializing in IT/Tech recruitment and sourcing. With a background in teaching, she blends her experience in education with her passion for sourcing to offer customized workshops and lectures on sourcing, tech recruitment, and employer branding. She is also available to speak at events on these topics. I’m honored that…
😺🦞🍣🦪🧶🐿 💻 I had the opportunity to interview Trish Wyderka for my blog, a highly skilled sourcer who has made significant contributions to our recruiting community. I was lucky to connect with her over the past few years and benefit from her extensive knowledge in recruiting tools and overall technical sourcing knowledge. She is a…
Landing a recruiter job interview at a FANG company is always worth celebrating, yet it’s only the first step towards getting an offer for a recruiting job. Fortunately, you aren’t alone. Thousands of candidates have undergone a similar (if not identical) interview process, meaning you have an extensive pool of knowledge to help…
As a recruiter, you know the importance of hiring the best talent for your company or client. Recruiters routinely screen and interview candidates until they are convinced, they’ve found the individual who will blend well with the team. Oftentimes, recruiters find it much easier to find the right match for someone else, but the scenario…
I had the opportunity to interview Srinivasa Raju a Sr. General Manager & IT Recruitment Head from Live Connections based in Bangalore. He has been very active in our recruiting community – sharing his advanced Boolean strings and recruiting tools recommendations. I was honored that he would consider getting interviewed by our team at WizardSourcer….
I had the opportunity to interview Glenn Gutmacher he currently works at State Street as a Talent Sourcing Manager. I’ve been looking forward to this interview for a while now! I hope you enjoy learning more about Glenn and his journey into sourcing. 1. What are the unique talents you bring to the sourcing…
I had the opportunity to interview Amy Miller. Currently, Amy’s a Senior Tech Recruiter at Amazon. She has 20 years in recruiting, hunting everything from truck drivers to CFOs. She’s spent the last several years in big tech (Microsoft / Google) after many years in various agencies learning how “real” recruiting is done. She’s passionate…
I had the opportunity to interview the legendary Katrina Collier from The Searchologist. She describes herself as an author, speaker, and facilitator. I would also add Wizard of Sourcing to the list. She is the author of: The Robot-Proof Recruiter: A Survival Guide for Recruitment and Sourcing Professionals. Which comes highly recommended by many recruiting…
I had the opportunity to interview the legendary Vanessa Raath. I had the chance to see her speak at SourceCon in 2019 and I was very impressed by her sourcing presentation. She has over 13 years of recruitment experience, 10 years focusing on the South African Technical IT market, she then decided to launch…
I had the opportunity to interview the legendary Aaron Lintz. He’s currently Senior Sourcing Specialist at Thoughtworks based in Florida. He’s been in the industry for many years and has presented at many recruiting conferences across the globe. Overall, I’m grateful and honored that he was open to getting interviewed for my blog. Tell…
Recruiters can use a number of strategies to get the information they need out of interviewees, but competency based questions are among the most beneficial because they ask interviewees to get specific about how they have demonstrated specific skills in past scenarios. These questions are an excellent way to have a candidate explain their abilities…
I had the opportunity to interview the legendary Guillaume Alexandre. He’s a Talent Sourcing Lead at Gates Solutions based in Switzerland. He recently did a fantastic presentation at SourceCon digital this past week. Overall, I was really impressed by his presentation and I hope you enjoy reading his interview below. 1. Tell us about…
I had the opportunity to interview Marcel van der Meer a legendary Sourcer within our community. He is the founder of BadAss Recruiters & Sourcers group on Facebook. Currently he’s a Global Sourcing Lead at Rabobank based in the Netherlands. He’s been very active within the sourcing and growth hacking space. Honestly, I can’t wait…
In response to current trends, many companies are now allowing their employees to work fully remotely. To keep up with business operations, technology has become a crucial tool, and recruiters are no exception. With the rise of the pandemic, video interviewing software has become increasingly popular among recruiters as a way to continue the hiring…
I had the opportunity to interview Erin Mathew. She is currently a Talent Sourcer for Maxar Technologies in Illinois. She’s been actively involved with content creation for SourceCon, RecruitingDaily, The Sourcing 7, Recruiting Brainfood and CareerArc. She’s definitely a wizard at sourcing and I was excited to interview her for the blog. 1. Tell…
I had the opportunity to interview Josef Kadlec. Without a doubt he is a wizard at the craft of talent sourcing! Josef is a former ethical hacker, digital forensic examiner and hardcore Linux engineer who went head over heels into the talent sourcing and recruitment industry utilizing his cross-field experience. Along with Milan Novak, the…
I had the opportunity to interview Jeremy Bonewitz the Manager, Global Talent Acquisition Infrastructure at Stantec. I’ve been really impressed by his work in recent years and hope you enjoy reading this interview. 1. Tell us about your work experience in recruiting – how did you get your start, how did you progress, where…
I had the opportunity to interview Carmen Hudson. She’s currently a Principal Consultant, Recruiting Toolbox, and co-founder of the first-ever conference focused on tech recruiting, Talent42. Carmen draws from over 15 years of recruiting experience, with a strong focus on helping organizations attract, source and recruit top talent. She recently launched Recruiterhunt to help recruiters…
I had the opportunity to interview Will Sims a Talent Acquisition Manager from Plural Strategy. He runs a very active group on Facebook called: UnRecruitment (Recruitment Hacks, Productivity, Automation). Overall, I’ve been really impressed by what Will has been sharing on sourcing in recent months and I was excited that he was open to…
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…
I had the opportunity to interview Martin Freeman from Medallia. He’s been a very active and positive voice within our community. He recently launched a website that highlights all the latest talent sourcing and recruitment tools. Overall, I love getting a Talent Sourcers perspective from Sydney, Australia and I hope you enjoy reading this interview! …
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…
I had the privilege of interviewing Luke Doubler, the founder of a local staffing company (RecruiterCentral) in the Twin Cities and a seasoned talent sourcing professional with over 15 years of experience. I had been following Luke’s career from a distance and had the opportunity to meet him in person at a SourceCon meetup in…
I had the opportunity to interview the legendary Shally Steckerl about talent sourcing. He’s definitely a leader in our space and I was overjoyed when he finally allowed me to conduct a full interview. He just recently wrote a new book about sourcing called The Sourcing Method. So, I recommend checking out that book and I…
I’ve learned a lot from Bret Feig on our Talent Sourcers Facebook group over the past few weeks. Through his passion for sharing within our community, I was able to learn about a new Facebook extraction tool called Toolkit For Facebook by PlugEx and it’s really blown me away. I was devastated to hear the news…
I had the opportunity to interview Dean Da Costa regarding his latest book titled: The Book of Recruiting; Da Costa Style. His book is a compilation of his thoughts, tips, tricks, and advice as it relates to staffing and Sourcing. Dean has an extensive background in Talent Sourcing and it’s a real honor to have…
I had the opportunity to interview Jaward Sabra from Cruits Consulting about Talent Sourcing. It was a real pleasure getting to interview him on his perspective from Europe on the future of Talent Sourcing. There’s been a lot of recent changes – GDPR to new technological advances. So, there was recently a lot to discuss! Overall,…
I had the opportunity to interview Chris Russell from RecTech. I was really impressed by my conversations with him over the phone on the state of recruitment marketing. I hope you enjoy reading this interview! How did you get into recruitment marketing? I got my start back in 1999 when I launched my own…
I had the opportunity to interview Katrina Kibben from Three Ears Media on the future of employment branding. A couple weeks back Katrina was looking to network with other employer branding professionals out there and I offered to connect over the topic. We chatted a few days later over the phone and I was really impressed by…
If you’ve been staying active in recent Facebook groups (Sourcers Who Code) and discussions for the past few months you would know that Michael Crouse has been very active in our community. He’s definitely someone that I have admired and I decided to take the chance and reach out to him directly. What a thoughtful,…
I had the opportunity to interview Greg Hawkes a Strategic Talent Sourcer at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It was an honor to speak with Greg about the future of sourcing and talent acquisition. I hope you enjoy reading this interview! How did you get into Talent Sourcing? I was a full-cycle recruiter several years back…
I had the opportunity to interview Pete Radloff – Talent Acquisition Operations @ comScore and Principal at RecruitingIn3D. I appreciate him sharing his thoughts and observations on the recruiting industry, and I hope you’ll enjoy this fun interview! How did you get into recruiting? Probably the same way that 90% or more of us…