My LinkedIn account is having multiple problems with the functionality. It’s happening for the second time in the past few months. I can’t use my RPS account (it is a variation of LinkedIn Recruiter). I hope they will fix it again. The nice LinkedIn managers, who support my RPS account, point out that I am a power user and am likelier …
Mapping Out the New Generation Sourcing Tools
The Dream Software, that was the subject of my talk at SourceCon, is the new generation of sourcing software tools. Please check out my conference presentation slides at this link: SourceCon-Atlanta-PPT-Irina The blog post below continues to map out the architecture and the functionality of the future-generation tools. This post is “conceptual”. What I mean to say is, if you …
Sourcing is Dead
The End of Sourcing Is Near … is a post by Dr. John Sullivan on ERE that is drawing lots of attention. I am not going to argue with this point. Let’s just try to read the article carefully. Dr. John Sullivan writes: “Finding top talent among professionals is now becoming painless to the point where almost any firm can do …
A “Dream Software” Design Proposal
Disclaimer. This post is somewhat technical and doesn’t contain specific sourcing tips. It is relevant to my SourceCon Presentation, where I go over a specific kind of sourcing tools. Those tools are apparently gaining attention among recruiters. I am going to post detailed reviews of the tools – listed at the bottom of this post for your reference – here on the blog …
My SourceCon Talk
My first (fun!) experience with SourceCon was attending the conference in San Diego back in 2010, after I won the SourceCon challenge in 2009. The final challenge, won by Katharine @TheSourceress was an amazing explosion of creativity. Those were the days, my friend! I am coming back to SourceCon as a speaker at the upcoming SourceCon-2013 in Atlanta, GA. If you are also …
Do Not Miss the Tool
http://falcon.io/ is called “Rapportive for the web.” but it may be a bit misleading. Many of us have used Rapportive and love it. I often go to Rapportive before getting with someone on the phone, as a good way to “Google” the person when I know the email address. (Of course, its “official” integration with LinkedIn is priceless.) Falcon is not …
People Sourcing Training: Cool Graphics
I am excited about the first upcoming session of the People Sourcing Certification Program in 2013! We begin on January 29th. Enrolled already are: Apple, Dell, PwC, Capgemini, All-State Insurance, Verizon… US, UK, Canada, Australia, India… Our international team is growing and we are on our way to become the world-wide standard for training and measuring the skills in our …
Webinar: People Sourcing and Name Generation without LinkedIn
Join us for a Webinar on January 22 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/581053314 This webinar will cover name generation as well as searching for hidden profiles of target professionals. Who should attend: Recruiters, Recruitment Managers, Teams, Sourcers, Staffing Managers, Talent Hunters, Inside Sales Managers, Business Development, Executive Search Firms, Searchers, Researchers, and Hiring Managers. Some …
How to Source on Github
Some professional sites with software developer population that charge recruiters arm and leg to access the user data, like stackoverflow, are quite hard to search. It’s possible, but it’s not easy. Github is a place where excellent developers hang out, that provides its own clean ways to search for its content – and its users: If you are not a …
Non-Human LinkedIn Profiles
LinkedIn says it has reached 200 million profiles. It is a great number! I do love LinkedIn and I care about its growth. People Sourcers know for a fact that LinkedIn is an incredibly rich source, the best world-wide, even if the claimed number of profiles was larger than the number of real live professionals on LinkedIn. LinkedIn …