Leveraging social networks, resume databases, and the Internet for sourcing and recruiting

Sourcing Automation

The 5 Levels of Talent Mining and Candidate Sourcing

Posted at May 4, 2010

There are individuals in the HR/recruiting industry who believe that searching databases, the Internet, and social networking sites to source talent is relatively easy and that it can be automated through the use of technology.
I am happy to say that unfortunately for them, it’s not that simple.
While anyone can run a basic search and find some people, there are actually many different levels of [...]

Sourcing Automation, Sourcing and Recruiting, Talent Intelligence, Talent Mining

SourceCon 2010: Resume Sourcing and Matching – AI vs. Humans

Posted at March 16, 2010

Here is the expanded slide deck from my SourceCon 2010 Keynote: Resume Sourcing and Matching – Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Cognition. It contains all of the talking points as text so you are not left guessing as to what I spoke to during the live presentation.
You’ll learn about the intrinsic and often overlooked challenges [...]

Artificial Intelligence Matching, Boolean, Extended Boolean, Hidden Talent Pools, Human Capital Data, Proximity Searching, Recruiting Technology, Search Process, Semantic Search, SourceCon, Sourcing Automation, Talent Mining

Curious About My SourceCon Keynote?

Posted at March 8, 2010

Are you attending or thinking about attending SourceCon 2010 in San Diego in March?
I am going to be the keynote speaker for the event, and I will be presenting on Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Cognition when it comes to sourcing and matching resumes.
If you’re curious to know what kinds of things I’ll be addressing during [...]

Artificial Intelligence Matching, Recruiting Technology, Resume Sourcing, SourceCon, Sourcing Automation

The Two Levels of Candidate Sourcing

Posted at October 20, 2009

Many individuals and organizations treat the sourcing role and function of recruiting – searching for and identifying potential candidates – as an entry level position, and/or a simple and basic task that does not require much skill or experience.
I agree.
I believe that it does not take much skill or experience to simply transcribe job titles and required skill keywords into LinkedIn, Monster, [...]

Artificial Intelligence Matching, Resume Sourcing, Search Process, Sourcing Automation, Sourcing and Recruiting

Automated Semantic Search: Proceed with Caution

Posted at July 21, 2009

There are many software vendors who offer solutions to HR, recruiting, and sourcing organizations that claim to have automated candidate search and match capability. These applications can take your search, a job description, or an example resume and claim to leverage semantic search, fuzzy logic and/or Artificial Intelligence search technology to return relevant results.
I’ve had the opportunity to use [...]

Artificial Intelligence Matching, Semantic Search, Sourcing Automation

About Me

I have significant experience with and passion for leveraging technology and Lean principles to achieve high quality hires in a Just-In-Time manner. I'm a power user of Social Media, ATS and CRM applications, job board resume databases, the Internet, Boolean queries and semantic search for recruiting.