Comments on: Is Candidate Sourcing Dead? http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/is-candidate-sourcing-dead/ Leveraging social networks, resume databases, and the Internet for sourcing and recruiting Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:21:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Sourcing Isn’t Dying… It’s Evolving (Part I) « Amybeth Hale – Research Goddess http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/is-candidate-sourcing-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-5020 Sourcing Isn’t Dying… It’s Evolving (Part I) « Amybeth Hale – Research Goddess Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:04:34 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=1704#comment-5020 [...] Is Sourcing Dead? (March 2009) [...] [...] Is Sourcing Dead? (March 2009) [...]

]]> By: sourcecondude http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/is-candidate-sourcing-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-3941 sourcecondude Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:18:04 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=1704#comment-3941 SOURCECON DUDE IS DEAD - all hail the sourcecon dude !! SOURCECON DUDE IS DEAD – all hail the sourcecon dude !!

]]> By: lorie http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/is-candidate-sourcing-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-3021 lorie Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:07:23 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=1704#comment-3021 This is never easy. This is never easy.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/is-candidate-sourcing-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-2944 Stephen Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:14:35 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=1704#comment-2944 20 years ago I wondered why companies used recruiters and that was when we communicated by fax. The same still applies companies do not have the time or the resources. I think as recruiters we tend to forget that, the Sales Manager is busy selling and the HR managers job isn't just recruitment. Whereas we are doing it all day. Stephen 20 years ago I wondered why companies used recruiters and that was when we communicated by fax.

The same still applies companies do not have the time or the resources.

I think as recruiters we tend to forget that, the Sales Manager is busy selling and the HR managers job isn’t just recruitment. Whereas we are doing it all day.

Stephen

]]> By: Kameron Swinton http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/is-candidate-sourcing-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-2919 Kameron Swinton Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:11:14 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=1704#comment-2919 I think you make a very important, and sometimes overlooked, point here: "With more human capital data becoming available every day via the Internet, social networks, and other information systems, sourcing actually becomes more challenging as the proverbial haystack increases in size." The sourcer's function actually becomes more valuable as the information available grows. The challenge is to filter out the noise (millions of false positives that may match your search criteria), and focus your search without eliminating potential candidates. While Boolean logic is relatively easy to learn; sourcing requires creativity, research and practice. -kameron I think you make a very important, and sometimes overlooked, point here:
“With more human capital data becoming available every day via the Internet, social networks, and other information systems, sourcing actually becomes more challenging as the proverbial haystack increases in size.” The sourcer’s function actually becomes more valuable as the information available grows. The challenge is to filter out the noise (millions of false positives that may match your search criteria), and focus your search without eliminating potential candidates. While Boolean logic is relatively easy to learn; sourcing requires creativity, research and practice.

-kameron

]]> By: Tim Brennan http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/is-candidate-sourcing-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-2916 Tim Brennan Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:42:22 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=1704#comment-2916 I also agree with what you are saying, but their is one part of the discussion missing... The fact that we are measuring the wrong things. We made a video to explain why we get in trouble in selection because the traditional hiring process of relying on resumes sets us up with the wrong admission tickets to the recruitment process. Checkout our video on the topic from our website. Tim http://www.hiringsmart.ca/direct/flash/Measure/WhyResumesAreInsufficient.htm I also agree with what you are saying, but their is one part of the discussion missing… The fact that we are measuring the wrong things. We made a video to explain why we get in trouble in selection because the traditional hiring process of relying on resumes sets us up with the wrong admission tickets to the recruitment process. Checkout our video on the topic from our website.
Tim
http://www.hiringsmart.ca/direct/flash/Measure/WhyResumesAreInsufficient.htm

]]> By: Cherne http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/is-candidate-sourcing-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-2915 Cherne Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:36:58 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=1704#comment-2915 I totally agree with you, I think during high demand of candidates makes recruiting harder because there is more supply to weed through to find the candidate. Clients become more interested in the perfect candidate, that is why company's should rely on good recruiters to find their talent vs themselves. We, recruiters need to rely on our strength which is finding the best candidate and that goes back to sourcing for the right resource. I totally agree with you, I think during high demand of candidates makes recruiting harder because there is more supply to weed through to find the candidate. Clients become more interested in the perfect candidate, that is why company’s should rely on good recruiters to find their talent vs themselves. We, recruiters need to rely on our strength which is finding the best candidate and that goes back to sourcing for the right resource.

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