This response comes from a question posted the other day regarding the differences between Creative Sourcing and Deep Sourcing. This is a great topic to talk about and really defines the strategy in which you find yourself implementing. Well I hope this helps. Feel free to comment and post your thoughts as well.

Question: What is your definition of Creative Sourcing vs. Deep Sourcing? Creative Sourcing is the baseline or fundamental approach a recruiter will take in developing their map to recruit from. Creative sourcing falls under the umbrella of information gathering.

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Understanding the DNA of your LinkedIn network is a critical step in recruiting with LinkedIn. Now when I a say that understanding your DNA is critical, I am directly referring to what steps you have taken to build your network. Did you build your network based on your business needs or do you simply accept all invites that come your way?

In my opinion, there is really no right or wrong way to build your network. There are certainly compelling arguments on both sides. Regardless it’s imperative that you ...

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The LinkedIn profile organizer is a neat little feature that LinkedIn has added into the free features of their service. In my opinion it’s to entice the recruiter to trial and ultimately purchase a license to their corporate accounts. Though the feature is handy and certainly serves a purpose, it’s free version is limited.

I’ve had the opportunity to use multiple variations of LinkedIn recruiter and though I understand the benefits of the intended features, I am not sure I am sold just yet. I won’t encourage you one way or the other to purchase, but ...

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As a lot of you already know, I am crazy about recruiting. From head to tow I live and breathe this profession and try each day to make a difference. Another Passion of mine is charity. I spend a lot of time trying to help causes that effect loved ones in my personal circle.

Over the last few years I've learned that there is more than a handful in my circle suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. I've been working to help fight MS for the ...

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This is a post from @chrisblum. Chris is the Director of Talent Management for RPO at Kenexa Technologies. Learn more about Kenexa HERE.

Enhancing Hiring Effectiveness – Is it through better services or better technologies

Individually, recruitment services and recruitment technology can enhance hiring effectiveness. However, hiring effectiveness is greatly enhanced by the integration of solid RPO recruitment services and recruitment technologies. It is important to focus on both of these levers to get the most value from any hiring process.

Now more than ever it is imperative that companies develop a focused and integrated hiring strategy which includes best-in-class ...

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Communication - Collaboration - Conversation - Community

What do these terms mean to you? To me they represent the data shift that we have seen over the past few years; it represents the need to share information and the need to touch as many people as possible for no real specific reason.

It’s about having the feeling that you belong; the feeling that your thoughts and work are respected and needed. It’s the impact that you have on your peers and the idea that your impact drives motivation. It’s about sharing thoughts and working in virtual spaces that in reality ...

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So check it out. Twitter is the tool of the end of 2008 and for sure the tool of the year for 2009. Let’s face it, America is a branded society and everything we do, eat, speak and sleep on is a brand. The time to build it is now. Your Brand Equity will determine your success in 2009.

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If you haven’t read the first article in the series check it out HERE. If you have than you already know my top 5 twitter tools I love to use. Chances are they have changed already ...

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We read about them every year; in fact I crave them. I set my readers to pick them up and I set aside extra time to enjoy them. Nothing is more relaxing than a cup of coke in the morning and my recruiting predictions for the upcoming year!

This is not a predictions rant but it does touch on one prediction from a few years back that I dusted off. Have you heard this one: “Recruiting will become a purely electronic transaction?” Really? Sure, the recruiting market has been flooded with the desire to automate ...

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Like most Bloggers, my inspirations come from three places: My gut, my Frustrations or a conversation I have during the day. Over the past 5 years I've bought into the world of social media and leveraging technology to recruit. I'm like you, I love to spend time on podcasts and video, chat and twitter, but when does all of this become too much?

We all talk about strategy and web 2.0, social recruiting and mobile recruiting, Cloud Recruiting and Whatever I can do to not realize that it all comes back to my grass roots recruiting ...

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