The 10 Pillars of Effective Sourcing

• Author: Amitai Givertz
• Posted: August 24, 2007
• Category: Recruiting, Sourcing Strategies
• Tags: Recruiting by Numbers, Sourcing Strategy
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Recruiting by Numbers: Friday, August 24th, 2007

1. Strategic. All of your sourcing programs must tie to your company’s business strategy and operating plan.
2. Sizzling. In order to capture the attention of top people who are “just looking,”
3. Segmented. What works for a highly networked millennial won’t for a mid-career boomer.
4. SEO’d. Your talent hubs and jobs openings must be found, and that’s where search engine optimization techniques come into play.
5. Sequential. While you don’t want to compromise candidate quality or time to fill, there’s no reason to pay more than necessary.
6. Substantive. Sourcing without substance is akin to selling smoke and mirrors. You must have real jobs that offer real challenges and real opportunities for growth.
7. Systematic. Sourcing needs to be a well-develop business process with metrics.
8. Sustained. Sourcing is not an event; it’s an ongoing process.
9. Self-generating. There is a hidden talent market that has largely been untouched.
10. Sophisticated. You need to be professional every step of the way.

Lou Adler, ERE