A Note to Hiring Managers – Good Recruitment Housekeeping for the Business
I was in the Pub the other day with an ex-colleague and, as we were talking, the inevitable topic of work came up. They said everything was going well, but that they were struggling to recruit for...
View ArticleAttitudes to Social Media for Recruiting & Sourcing
There seems to be two camps in the recruitment community. The blasé – they’re not convinced by Twitter or Facebook as useful for recruitment and they’re certain that they couldn’t possibly search or...
View ArticleTwitter Replies & Mentions – Now An Even More Important Distinction
I’ve written about the difference between Replies and Mentions on Twitter before, but with this week’s changes to Twitter profiles, it’s even more important that you understand the distinction. We all...
View ArticleDon’t Fill Pools, Build Pipelines
Talent pools, talent sourcing, talent pooling… We (sourcers of the world) all hear these phrases batted around all day every day by our peers and hiring managers. Some more than others, no doubt! But...
View ArticleEverybody Loves Prophet
Yesterday we ran our 9th UK Sourcers Meetup. It was our first event in Bristol and everyone there was new to our format – it was really exciting! One plugin keeps coming up, whenever I meet sourcers...
View ArticleCould Workshape.io Re-shape The Way We Look For Talent?
One of the stand-out tools talked about at this month’s Christmas meetup was Workshape.io. This tool has been knocking on the door of my awareness all year. Hung Lee, Workshape.io’s founder, told me...
View ArticleDo you take sourcing more seriously than your competitors?
I recently went to a conference full of HR and Recruitment Leaders. I felt like I was totally in my element, talking to peers and influencers of our markets and shaking hands with industry heroes etc....
View ArticleSupercharge Your Twitter Use With Lists
Have you started using Twitter but unsure how to really get the most out of it for recruiting and business development purposes? Twitter Lists can really help you become a part of an engaged community....
View ArticleLinkedIn has closed the door on a useful group member search hack
I wrote about a LinkedIn URL hack on The Undercover Recruiter blog several months ago. This little trick was brought to my attention well over a year ago by the very knowledgeable Martin Lee. This...
View ArticleHave you tried our LinkedIn Profile Search tool?
By far the most popular page on the UK Sourcers site in 2013 has been our LinkedIn profile Custom Search Engine. The tool uses the X-ray (or site: search) technique to search for only UK LinkedIn...
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