Sourcers
are
sexy
and
here
is
why.

I
find
sourcers
sexy.
In
the
past
months,
especially
a7er
a8ending
Sourcing
Summit
Europe*,
I’ve
been
trying
to
figure
out
why
I
find
sourcers
to
be
so
much
more
sexy
than
‘the
average
recruiter’..
*Best
recruitment
event
ever
organised
by
@PhillipTusing

Robert
Tornabe,
a
plasGc
surgeon,
once
wrote
in
a
blog
post:
‘It
is
my
conten-on
that
certain
nega-ve
characteris-cs
of
one's
personality
can
actually
make
that
person
less
a9rac-ve
and
less
physically
appealing.’

I
am
not
a
genius,
but
I
think
this
also
means
that
certain
posiGve
characterisGcs
can
make
a
person
more
a8racGve
and
more
physically
appealing.

So,
what
are
those
characterisGcs
of
sourcers
that
I
(apparently)
like
so
much?

1.
Sourcers
share.
They
share:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Knowledge
Network
Tips
Tools
Tricks
Hacks.
They
truly
believe
that
by
sharing
they
will
gain
more
than
by
keeping
everything
for
themselves.

2.
Sourcers
are
thorough.
If
you
hear
@TheBalazs
talking
about
what
you
should
know
before
you
start
recruiGng,
you’ll
know
what
I
mean.
99%
of
the
recruiters
I
know,
don’t
know
in-­‐country
specifics,
don’t
do
cost
of
living
comparisons
or
use
social
plaWorms
that
are
used
locally
(because
everybody
is
on
LinkedIn,
right?!).

3.
Sourcers
are
nerds.
If
you
didn’t
know
yet
–
nerd
is
the
new
sexy.
And
if
you
haven’t
seen
the
hacks
sourcers
use
to
get
more
data
they
can
use
to
find
the
best
candidate
and
what
kind
of
boolean
strings
they
build
someGmes
to
get
profiles
that
really
match
the
job
yet
-­‐
you’ll
be
amazed
when
you
do.

4.
Sourcers
really
add
value.
Because
they
know
the
market
they
can
really
help
businesses
get
the
best
talent
available
to
get
maximum
business
impact.
That’s
a
li8le
different
from
‘filling
jobs’
isnt’t
it?

5.
Sourcers
are
charming.
They
know
how
to
engage
and
move
people:
If
you
hear
@jimstroud
talking
about
how
much
effort
he
puts
in
geang
to
know
a
candidate
or
@socialtalent
about
how
he
finds
out
what
is
the
right
message,
when
is
the
right
Gme
and
what
is
the
right
channel
–
you’ll
find
out
these
people
are
real
charmers.*
*They
are
the
type
of
men
you
don’t
really
noGce
in
a
bar
unGl
they
leave
with
the
nicest
lady..

6.
Sourcers
are
creaGve.
@AndreMploy
from
SpoGfy
for
example
builds
playlists
to
approach
candidates
with..

7.
Sourcers
are
passionate.
They
really
want
to
deliver,
they
actually
really
enjoy
what
they
are
doing.
Energy
you
get
from
listening
to
people
like
@braingain
is
very
different
from
the
energy
you
get
from
talking
with
average
people
in
recruitment.

Great
news:
Sourcers
are
here
to
stay
Due
to
globalizaGon
and
increasing
mismatch
between
supply
and
demand
of
skills,
there
is
and
will
be
a
lot
of
work
in
the
future
for
sourcers.
A
lot
of
things
in
the
recruiGng
process
like
adverGsing
and
assessing
(interviews
suck)
can
be
done
by
technology
now,
but
finding
people
and
especially
–
knowing
how
to
move
them
from
not
knowing
about
a
job
and
a
company
to
being
enthusiasGc
and
willing
to
talk
about
that
job
and
with
that
company
is
something
we
sGll
need
humans
for
-­‐
and
will
for
a
very
long
Gme.

Next
event
Phillip
has
promised
me
he
will
organise
another
event
in
Amsterdam
in
September
2014.
Be
there!
In
the
next
post
I’ll
show
some
of
the
Gps,
tools
and
tricks
the
speakers
at
Sourcing
Summit
Europe
shared
that
will
get
you
ahead.
Next
blog

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