This blog was written with Marvin Smith the “godfather of Talent communities” and my coworker at Lockheed Martin. I am honored to work with, know and count Marvin as one of my friends.

 At Lockheed Martin, we’re driven by a sense of purpose and a passion for innovation to solve some of the world’s most difficult challenges. This post on our…

So in reality you should not strive to be a follower but a leader. That said this post is about who out in the industry should you follow. Mind you this is the UPDATED list as of 12/23/14 and there will be more updates coming. By follow I mean on twitter, connected to on Linkedin, RSS feeds etc. People or companies that will provide you valuable…

I have always preached research comes first with regards to staffing, and sourcing in particular. You have to know what you are looking for and know what companies have what you are looking for. You need to be able to find and contact those people, know trends, perform talent mapping and basically find what cannot be found. Here at Lockheed Martin, this type of research…

As we approach this holiday time, let keep in our payers, minds and hearts all of those who have served. Let’s go out of our way to help, acknowledge, and appreciate those who proved the liberties that we live under. If you know of any who are looking for work, direct them to my Vet page below, to any of the links below and…

Xing is a professional community/social software platform for enabling a small-world network for professionals. Most of you have heard of Xing but only a few have used it to source. 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 x-raying.…

How to source on the lesser known sites!! Skillpages

Skillspages is a professional community were people create a profile that will list their skills. Some of you have heard of Skillpages but only a few have used it to source. Well to do this without worry you need go no…

How to source on the lesser known sites!! JobBoarders

Jobboarders is a professional community for those working in the online employment industry, however it has a large and robust community that includes a lot of different skill…

How to source on the lesser known sites!! Carbonmade

Carbonmade, is a place for creative like designers, graphic people, illustrators and more. Few have heard of Carbonmade and even fewer have tried to source in it. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your…

On this Veterans Day it’s time to help those who allow us the freedoms we have!! 

So here on Veterans Day, it is a must that we respect, appreciate thank and help those who gave and protect our right to live free. Being a veteran I…

Losing the candidate at the last second!!

Yet another break in our series on lesser known sites, has us addressing a huge issue. Losing candidates at the last second.…

Okay guys this is the one you have been waiting for. A place to go to find some of the most sought after and hardest to fill positions there are. Kaggle, Is the home of Data Science. Data Science that means “Big Data”, “Machine Learning” and everything  DATA .  Think of it as github for DATA people. Few have heard of Kaggle and even…

AngelList is site where you can learn about startups, get funding, get a job and place a job. IT is also a place where you can search if you know how. Now of course you can join and go through it that way. However as you can guess by now there is another way and you need go no further than into your bag of…

How to source on the lesser known sites!! Pinterest

Pinterest, were pictures, ideas, and interests all come together. Most have heard of Pinterest, few have used it to source. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into…

Don’t complain when you are the cause!!

So once again we will be taking a break from the series on lesser site, however rest assured we will continue it.

I am getting so so tired of all the hiring managers and recruiters complaining  about the supposed lack of talent. …

How to source on the lesser known sites!! Craigslist

We have all heard of Craigslist and most have used it. However not many have used it for sourcing. Below is how you source craigslist from to do this without worry you need go no…

We are going to take a 1 week break from the series on lesser sites, as this subject came up and got me going. 

Recently there was a thread on Facebook title “the…

How to source on the lesser known sites!! Toptal

All right after a 2 week hiatus here we go…. Toptal is a marketplace for developers. It is a place where you can find, and hire developers, of all kinds, and all locations. Of course as with…

Hiring Solved has even more now!!

So you have heard of Hiring Solved, you have all read my previous blog on them. Well now they provide even more than they did…

Replacing Rapportive!! 

I decided to hold of one more week before going back to the lesser sights, as I have been aqsked a lot about replacing Rapportive, so here we go. Since Rapportive stopped allowing us to validate work emails, people have been…

RECRUITERS WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

We are taking a short break form the series on lesser known sites, but do not worry we will get back to it, I have a boat load of more sites to share. However this post had to be…