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10 Tips for Sourcing Candidates

Lisa Jones@LisaMariJonesBarclay Jones

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Not everyone is a job seeker (80%), so dump the assumption

Create an environment and develop amentality which attracts as well as approaches

Communities are not LinkedIn lists orTwitter Followers

The 80/20 Rule

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When you engage with me (follow, connect, poke, like, share, look) – I look back

Make sure you have your makeup on, or the date won’t progress

Get Pimped and Pumped

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IT Manager, Account Manager, Interim ManagerPharmaceutical, Chemicals, Sales

Recruiters are not normally shy, so don’t hide online

Behave like a candidate to search engines – keywords for your sector and typical roles you recruit

Look to get found

3 Clients are looking for talent – jump into their searches!

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Stop being a social media snob

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Recruitment is a social activity sobe social

You don’t have to approach people through Facebook / Twitter –find them and take the conversation to where you’re happy

Blend your social channels to find / engage with people

Why would you NOT want to know things about people that break ice / start conversations?

etc…

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1.1 billion people can be searched

Use natural languageUse filters

Perhaps message them, or take the conversation back to LinkedIn / Google+?

Facebook Graph Search

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Search for people who are ACTIVE on YOUR systemsIncrease speed of placement Reduce advertising costs and volume Mine your own data

Talent Finder

6Advertising jobs is great BUT use Radar to find active

candidates (and clients)

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Save up to 3 People searches (10 job searches)

Receive new / amended profiles by email(or check online)

Saving LinkedIn Searches

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Use Twitter Advanced searches to locate Tweets (and thus people)

…find people and gauge approachability on Twitter

Twitter: Locating People

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Lots of online resources for sourcing

Know which resources are aimed at you…!

Know your sector?

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