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I'm still relying heavily on Hoovers, the Internet and the phone to get my sourcing work done but I know many of you are using other tools - care to share them w/ us? ****** Do something today you don't think you can do.
Maureen Sharib Telephone Name Sourcer/MagicMethod Trainer 513 899 9628 TechTrak.com, Inc. maureen at namesourcer.com My NameSourcer blog.
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Maureen,
In all honesty, the Internet is filled with information on names and people you might want to recruit. I don't think that finding them is the real challenge anymore. Between Google, LinkedIN, ZoomInfo, Jigsaw (although I'm finding that the contact databases are just filled with LinkedIN names now so I'm having trouble justifying that cost anymore) and others you can pretty much find any professional you want (one exception being highly specialized positions in health care like pharmacists, physicians, etc.) If I have a job to source for typically I know what companies out there currently employ my potential leads (or the client tells me specifically).
What's made the biggest impact for us is using a robust CRM tool specifically designed for recruiting. We had to develop it on our own since we couldn't find anything else out there. The reason it's been so successful is that it accomplishes two things primarily:
1) it increases the speed by which sourcers can work, spending less time on low impact/value tasks and more time making calls.
2) It's allowed sourcers to leverage each others work. Over time, the CRM database has grown to millions of candidate records and has become the first and best place to source We know a lot of information about a candidate that someone on our sourcing team spoke to a year ago that's in our system with an historical record/journal of notes, activities, email threads, etc. It's no different than a sales team that spends less and less time looking outside the CRM database for prospects. Over time, chances are you have the prospect in your database already (which also increases speed).
Our Sourcing CRM had become so successful over 4 years that clients started asking us to let them use it. So we've finally made it available as a monthly subscription on a per seat license (SaaS) about 4 months ago.
Mike
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1/3rd of my day is gathering info via the Internet (search strings, job board hacks, LI, Zoominfo, etc.). The other 2/3rds is on the phone. I also emply some "secret weapons" that allow me to provide better services than my competitors in many cases.
Since the phone is used the majority of my day, it's important to have great service. I was referred to Vonage by Shally Steckerl when I first started working with him at Microsoft. I've researched other services over the past couple of years and have found that Vonage provides exactly what I need. Flat fee, no long distance charges, customizable menus, call forwarding...tons of great stuff.
If anyone would like to consider Vonage, drop me an email and I'll refer you to get the best rates.
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Phone-based effort has become about 75% of the sourcing we are doing. To originate the contacts or relevant information we are using LI, Jigsaw, alumni lists and directories, local associations and business group websites, and various other paid sources that are specific to the industries we target.
The magic is in taking the first contact and turning it to multiple so sources can vary quite a bit.
Good luck!
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Hello, I know a recent graduate who has both Bachelors and Masters in Pharmacy Degrees and is looking for a full-time job as a Pharmacist. If you are interested reply me with your contact details.
Thanks Ravi JJR Technlogy Solutions St.Paul, MN
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I work for Target Corporation.
I am looking out for Candidates who has Degree in Pharmacy and have licensed to work for MN location (55403)
I'm finding difficult to get a good candidate.
Can someone help on portals or search strings where i can find candidates who match the criteria.
Thanks,
Tino.
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