Training Sourcers and Recruiters

How I Learned What I Know About Candidate Sourcing

When it comes to my theories and best practices for leveraging information systems for quickly finding highly qualified candidates, I am often asked, ”So, how did you figure all of this stuff out?”
It’s a fantastic question, and I am happy to be asked it, but my answer doesn’t seem to satisfy anyone. 
The short answer is literally that “I just [...]

How-To's, Lean/JIT Recruiting, Myths and Misconceptions, Training Sourcers and Recruiters

Learning the Art and Science of Sourcing Candidates

A short while ago, I wrote an article on CruiterTalk explaining how I believe anyone can learn the “Art” of sourcing candidates.
In my recruiting career, I’ve come across many people who believe that sourcing candidates from databases, ATS’s, and the Internet is difficult to learn.
I think that there are a number of contributing factors to this belief, [...]

Myths and Misconceptions, Sourcing and Recruiting, Training Sourcers and Recruiters

Sourcing Training Best Practices

One of the most common forms of group training in the sourcing community is the webinar.
Some are free, others cost money. Some are internal corporate trainings, and others are delivered by 3rd party trainers.
Although web based training is relatively easy to deliver and it offers the ability to train large numbers of people across multiple [...]

Best Practices, Training Sourcers and Recruiters

Free Content Does Not Mean Low Value

I am well aware that readers come to my blog because I freely share what I feel is basic and common sourcing and recruiting knowledge and information. Quite honestly, that’s one of the major reasons why I write in the first place – to provide value and to help others.

The ROI of Cheap Training
I am not [...]

Training Sourcers and Recruiters