Sourcing Mistakes
LinkedIn Sourcing Tip: Searching by Company? Beware!
Recently, I wrote about the intrinsic issues associated with searching LinkedIn for potential candidates with specific industry experience, and how using the “Industry” field can actually prevent you from finding the people you’re looking for. A number of readers responded by suggesting a logical solution to the issue – searching by specific company name(s) instead of using [...]
The Sourcer’s Fallacy
A significant step on the path of sourcing enlightenment is becoming aware of, and not falling prey to The Sourcer’s Fallacy. The Sourcer’s Fallacy is the conscious or unconscious belief that: #1 If you haven’t found what you’re looking for in a particular database, social network, or on the Internet – that it’s not there, And/Or #2 After you’ve run [...]
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