In case you missed my record-setting LinkedIn sourcing webinar on 6/4 (3,000+ attendees!), the fine folks at LinkedIn recorded the whole session and have graciously uploaded the presentation to YouTube, where you can find the Become a Sourcing Ninja: Earn your Boolean Black Belt with Glen Cathey video. Be sure to change the quality to 720 for the best viewing … Read More
Diversity Sourcing is a Breeze with Facebook Graph Search
In some respects, Facebook’s Graph Search has literally changed the game when it comes to diversity and inclusion with regard to sourcing. If you don’t already have access to Graph Search, you may not be aware just how easy it is to leverage diversity criteria such as gender, race and ethnicity. How easy is it? I’ll show you how. … Read More
Diversity Sourcing: Boolean Search Strings for LinkedIn
Note: I’ve updated this post as of August, 2015 with even more inclusive and effective diversity searches for LinkedIn. When it comes to diversity sourcing and recruiting, the first thing that comes to mind for many people is posting jobs on diversity sites and in diverse groups. However, as I have written about many times, posting jobs is … Read More
My SourceCon Presentation – LinkedIn: Beyond the Basics
I was honored to be asked to present at the Dallas 2012 SourceCon event – which turned out to be the largest SourceCon event ever! When I was talking with Amybeth Hale back at the end of 2011 about what I’d like to present on, I asked if anyone had ever run a session solely dedicated to LinkedIn. Now, … Read More
How to Search LinkedIn for Diversity Sourcing
If you ever have a need to perform diversity sourcing, I’m going to show you a trick on LinkedIn that goes beyond the obvious and “everyone’s doing it” methods of searching for fraternities, sororities, specific universities, and of course groups, societies and associations. Let’s say you were in need of identifying people with specific skills and experience that are also … Read More