The modern techniques or trends of recruitment have boosted the Sourcing process for recruiters and companies as well. The modern method of recruiting no doubt has improved the recruitment process due to easy access to a huge database of Social Media like LinkedIn.

Gone are the days where job seekers went through job ads in newspapers while employers waited…

It’s 2016 and we’re all wondering what this year has in store for us. On that particular note it’s only right that we take a moment to think about what the Recruiting Trends look like for this year. Having highlighted that @Souricngadda every Wednesday we hold discussions where our members get the opportunity to interact with like - minded individuals and add to their knowledge.

These discussions give us a chance to see the other side of things that we don’t usually get to see…

The Talent Acquisition Industry is constantly evolving with professionals implementing new and improved techniques for Talent Sourcing. It’s common knowledge that finding perfect Candidates is like finding a needle in a haystack it’s almost impossible.  

As Talent Acquisitionists most of us usually make hires based primarily on Employee Referrals upon the request of Employers. More…

There has been a longstanding debate about whether a Recruiter’s LinkedIn profile should be personal or in sync with the Company’s vision/ policies they work for. A discussion encourages two perspectives leaving you with mixed responses. 

In such a scenario reaching a conclusion is difficult hence @SourcingAdda we decided to get to similar ground  based on the suggestion of the …

As Recruiters have you ever thought about yourselves as Brand Ambassadors? If not, then here’s a chance to stop and step into the role as Brand Ambassadors. Now that you’ve done that what aspects have you come across so far? 

I’m sure that it would be similar to ones mentioned in the, “Top Tweets of the…

Sourcing on Twitter now is simplified due to the Developments in Twitter. I’m sure that these new developments in Twitter are sure to boost your sourcing efforts with these simple yet easy to use products. Who knew that Sourcing and Monitoring on Twitter would be this simple?

Twitter…

The Talent Acquisition profession is a demanding profile requiring patience, Talent Sourcing skills and to be a Proactive Recruiter who is on the move for a successful hiring. Interacting and Socialising with people is Recruiters bread and butter.

Finding Talented Candidates is like looking for a needle in a haystack thus being abreast with the current market trends in convincing Candidates from bigger firms to join mid-sized firms is that much more essential. Hence…

Gone are the days when recruiters used to use traditional methods of marketing, job ads. The traditional methods of recruiting include the distribution of pamphlets, newspaper job ads job portals and referrals. These days’ with Social Media dominating the way we connect with people it has improved the way recruiters look to hire talented…

The Recruitment Industry is constantly evolving and most Organisations are relying on modern techniques of Sourcing Candidates. While Organisations use referrals to a large extent more of them are now turning to Headhunting and Phone Sourcing methods of Talent Sourcing.

In view of this development in the Talent Acquisition Industry the next Hike Group Chat discussion…

Most Recruiters and Sourcers use Social Media for Recruiting. The popular ones being LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+ but are there others that can be used for Recruiting, if so what are they? If you haven’t already thought about this don’t fret because many Recruiters or Job Seekers alike haven’t either.

The reasons why Recruiters and…

There has been a long standing debate concerning the weightage given to education or relevant skill sets when hiring. In an attempt to come to some kind of conclusion Sourcing Adda decided to conduct the Wednesday’s discussion on, “Education OR Relevant Skill Sets, which one to be given more weight age while hiring a candidate & which one will…

Attracting Passive Talent is simple enough with a readymade vast pool of connections available online. Making sure you attract these candidates isn’t that simple. This is because of a few changes to the Recruiter’s role today. They are now expected to possess Sales and Marketing skills clubbed together with Branding Skills all of this to scout candidates best suited for the role. 

Due to this development just being a Recruiter isn’t enough if you’re looking to attract Passive Talent…

We’ve heard so much about Social Media Recruiting most of us even use it to a great extent yet as Recruiter’s have you stopped to wonder whether your methods are efficient?

If you haven’t then we @SourcingAdda took the liberty to find out whether the methods we’re using as Talent Acquisitions are ideal and most effective. We hosted the…

Employee Referrals are the preferred way to meet your KRAs and is implemented by most organisations. According to a survey conducted by Jobvite the number of applicants received through Career Sites and Job boards are plenty but their conversion ratio falls far behind Employee Referral hires of 40% as against 7%. Yet we are faced with answering the critical question of how…

As Recruiters we’re constantly required to fill positions on a regular basis so we require a strong pipeline of Candidates. With that being the case receiving Employee Referrals actually helps us speed up the Recruitment process. For this reason we decided on how best we can improve Employee Referrals.

Therefore the weekly…

With everything going online and digital even the Recruitment process will be conducted online with the help of Social Network platforms. The top five most used Social networks are LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+ but slowly crawling its way in is Pinterest. 

Doesn’t this information meet the criteria for an article devoted to using Pinterest for…

The title in itself explains the issue that was addressed to gain insightful solutions in the popular Hike Group Chat organised by Sourcing Adda. The Wednesday discussion topic that we had was suggested by one of our group members Sainath from South. The topic titled, “How to get Work Commitment from Campus Hires?” was discussed. We are happy to announce that the topic was well received by our members. Here’s what we uncovered during the…

I’m sure you’ve been waiting to know what the discussion was about and what we discovered from the Hike Group Chat that you’ve missed. So if you’re wondering whether there’s a way to catch up on that and update your knowledge as well then you’ve come to the right place. Lucky for you we at Sourcing Adda have foreseen that so here…

As a Recruiter you’re constantly in touch with potential candidates and you’re in search of talented candidates. Considering this it becomes important to equip yourself with the knowledge of Content Marketing hence we decided to have a #SourcingChat on Content Marketing for Recruiters.

If you’re following Sourcing Adda then I’m sure you’d like to know which are the, “Top Tweets of the…

The weekly discussions that we have are very insightful so if you aren’t already a member then you’re missing out on some insightful perspectives mind you. At Sourcing Adda we encourage our fellow Talent Acquisitionist to express their views on several Industry related topics.

The discussion we had this time shared some light on the…