The UK’s Secret Sourcers

It is easy to think that there aren’t any great talent sourcers in the UK.

They are certainly not very visible online, and wouldn’t they be if they existed?

A few weeks ago at the Executive Research Association’s Annual Conference, I met a whole group of undiscovered secret sourcers!

ERA

I was really impressed by the people I met there. Some identified as researchers, some as recruiters, resourcers or head hunters, but all of them were clearly very passionate about tracking down hard to find talent. I really hope some of them decide to raise their profiles by sharing their skills with us online.

I was asked to share with them some tips and tricks when it comes to searching the web for candidates. When I sat down to write my presentation, I decided to share some of the first things I had learned when I started out as a researcher in 2008.

Here are the slides I shared with the ERA group – giving you a crash course in Google-ing for talent.

Andy Headworth also gave a fantastic keynote presentation “Social Media – Friend or Foe” – I’d recommend checking that out too.

Katharine
@TheSourceress

Two Events – April 2011

In April I will be speaking at two Social Media for Recruitment events in London.

Social Media – Friend of Foe?
Wednesday 6th April – Royal Society of Arts, London
From the Executive Research Association

Aimed at UK researchers and resourcers, Social Media – Friend or Foe? is aiming to educate about Social Media and its uses for both building your profile as a researcher and identifying potential candidates. I will be introducing the basics of Internet research.

I aim to demonstrating the sheer volume of information relating to people, and what they do for a living, available on the web.

Social Media in Recruitment 
Thursday 7th April – Congress Centre, London 
From Web Based Recruitment

Now in its third year, Social Media in Recruitment has built a fantastic community and reputation as a thought leadership event in Social Recruiting.

I will be talking about identifying and engaging people online rather than mearley looking for CVs. Here is an interview with me, conducted by Mike Taylor of Web Based Recruitment, telling you more.

Katharine Robinson
@TheSourceress