The Purple Squirrel track session of day 2 consisted of 2 presentations, They were Sourcing Utensils by David Nicola, and Source Like a Boss by Beth Theodore.

First up Source like a Boss by Beth Theodore.  The gist of this was using job boards, and employer branding.  Between Indeed, Monster and Careerbuilder there are over 358…

The George Boole session of day 2 consisted of 3 presentations, however there was only one downloadable, so we will cover it. That was Winter is coming/HERE – Time for Competitive Intelligence by Jess Roberts.

So this starts with what is competitive Intel. He defines that as – “Competitive Intelligence is primarily concerned with anything…

The Anonymous session of day 2 consisted of several presentations to include-Underground Old School Hacks by Kevin Walters and Hacking a Conference Attendees List by Aaron Lintz.

Underground Old School Hacks by Kevin Walters. He discusses doing a Talent Level Mapping, in other words, competitive Intel. He used Linkedin to gain a lot of this…

The morning session of day 2 consisted of several presentations to include-How to ensure you survive the Machine Learning and AI disruption by Jeremy Roberts, Its about the Human Sourcing for Soft Skills by Jennifer Shappley, and Can we automate being Human by Katrina Collier.

First up How to ensure you survive the Machine Learning and AI…

This is the day 1 Purple Squirrel  Tracks. These included; How to go From Average Joe to Sourcing Pro by Matt LeBlanc and Smart Recruiting by Amy Miller.

First up How to go From Average Joe to Sourcing Pro by Matt LeBlanc. SO first up a realization all sourcers need to know; “hiring managers could care less where food candidates come from.”…

This is the day 1 George bool Tracks. These included; Source Like an Athlete by Jenn Hall and Sourcing around the Globe by Ed Delgado. 

First up Source Like an Athlete by Jenn Hall. So basically she utilizes the principles that many athletes use, that being Practice, commitment and discipline as the foundation for sourcing and are the 3 key…

This is the day 1 anonymous tracks. These included; Connecting the Dots by Randy Bailey and Drip Sourcing by Jim Schnyder.

First up Connecting the Dots by Randy Bailey, Think of this as your crash course in how to follow the bread crumbs to find what you want. Example you found a profile on Linkedin (LI). However there is no contact info and…

The morning session of day1 consisted of Intro to Machine Learning by Summer Husband, AI in Search by Glen Cathey.

First, up Summer Husband, the first thing I would like to say is Summer is one of the smartest people I have ever heard. She is scary smart and yet knows how to make so us mere mortals can understand it. She started out with a great intro to…

Sourcecon Spring 2017!! The Aftermath

Sourcecon spring 2017 has come and gone and starting next week I will be posting my breakdown. For this post we will cover a few of the special events. 

The pre-Sourcecon training event done by the great Mark Tortorici. This was a half day of tips, tricks, tools…

As most of you know Sourcecon Spring2017 is coming in Anaheim on March 13-15. The theme “the Future of Sourcing is Now!” I am involved in numerous events and such and hope to see everyone there. This year's Sourcecon is going to be different than others in the past. New speakers, new tracks, and new…

Before I start let me preface this by making it very very clear we in the staffing community are amongst the most helpful there is. We will always help those who need it. That said keep in mind we are also very very busy, and asking the same type of question over and over again, instead of looking first is really a waste of everyone’s time. What started this…

Yelp is an American multinational corporation headquartered in …

Disqus is a site that helps you with your website, its content and so much more. Discus is not well known in the staffing world. And not a lot of recruiters try to source there . The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, called…

TripAdvisor, Inc. is an American travel website company providing reviews of travel-related content. It also includes interactive travel forums. Now  Trip Advisor is not well known in the staffing world. And not a lot of recruiters try to source there . The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into…

TripAdvisor, Inc. is an American travel website company providing reviews of travel-related content. It also includes interactive travel forums. Now  Trip Advisor is not well known in the staffing world. And not a lot of recruiters try to source there . The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into…

 Realtor.com is an online resource for home buyers, and sellers with a comprehensive database of for-sale properties and the information, tools and professional expertise to help people purchase a home.Now  Realtor.com is not well known in the staffing world. And not a lot of recruiters try to source there . The reason is simple they do not know how. Of course this…

    OkCupid is an American-based international operating free online dating, friendship, and social 

    networking website that features member-created quizzes and multiple-choice questions.

Now  OKCupid is not well known in the staffing world. And not a lot of recruiters try to source there . The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to…

Airbnb was Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone or tablet. Of course this can include software development, Tech Writing, etc. Now  AirBnb is not well known in the staffing…

Github is a coding repository, were people keep their code, projects and more. Now  Github is well known in the staffing world. And a lot of recruiters try to source there, but many struggle. The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out…

Ohloh is a coding repository, were people keep their code, projects and more. They have over 34 trillion lines of code there. Now  Ohloh is not very well known in the staffing world. And very few recruiters try to source there. The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull…