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Anti-Social Recruiting: Why Sourcing Best Practices Are BS

Recruiting Daily

My very first job title ever was as a “sourcing analyst,” which had the necessary gravitas at the time to make me not feel bad compared to my B-School buddies who selected, rather than scrounged, for their gigs. This role was, essentially, how sourcing is still largely defined: name generation and verification.

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Colts Vs. Patriots–Background Check

ExactHire Recruiting

Here’s what it would look like: Cleveland Browns Past 15 Years (Source: [link] ) 1999 2 14.125 2000 3 13.188 2001 7 9.438 2002 9 7.563 2003 5 11.313 2004 4 12.250 2005 6 10.375 2006 4 12.250 2007 10 6.625 2008 4 12.250 2009 5 11.313 2010 5 11.313 2011 4 12.250 2012 5 11.313 Ouch. Actually, you don’t have to imagine that.

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Is Anyone Succeeding in Trying to Hack the Skills Gap?

Social Talent

Source: LiveCareer. Source: LiveCareer. Jobseekers match only 59 percent of hard skills and 62 percent of soft skills on their resumes compared with what employers list in their job ads. Soft skills account for one-quarter to one-half of all skills appearing in job ads and tend to be undervalued by jobseekers.

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Me! Before hireEZ: Sarah Fung, Former Structural Engineer Reinvents Herself

Hiretual

EZ Sourcing. AI Sourcing. EZ Sourcing >. AI Sourcing. After seeing the devastating impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2005 Hurricane Katrina, and 2008 Sichuan earthquake in the news, Sarah was inspired to help strengthen the structures (i.e. EZ Sourcing. Engagement. Rediscovery. Integration.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s 7 Recruiting Tips

Ongig

The next 2 Zuckerberg recruiting tips came from his 2005 talk at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program: 2) Look For Raw Intelligence Over Experience. 5) Source through Campus and Referrals. this quote came from Zuckerberg’s 2015 Town Hall Q&A in Barcelona. Recruit for strengths.

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How to source on the lesser known Site!!Codecall!!

Recruiting Blogs

Codecall is a programming forum started in October 2005. Codecall is a little-known site and few have tried to source in it. So, to source within Codecall you simply need to create an x-ray string, like the ones below. . Until next week may the source be with you!! As of December 2009, it has over 45,000 members.

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Commoditising Candidates in Competitive Times

The Whiteboard

Whilst I can wholeheartedly recommend switching off from “the grid” and shutting down all mobile devices and sources of news to achieve a truly relaxing break, you do need to be prepared for the jarring deluge that accompanies the simple act of turning your phone back on. This is not recruitment consulting, people. But I digress.

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