"During my career, I've utilized many sourcing strategies. These have included email blasts to competitors, attending industry events, and re-branding to help recruit. But to me, the importance of uniqueness in sourcing truly sets an organization apart in attracting top talent. My current organization had trouble recruiting engineering staff for many years. We attended events, discretely contacted high-profile engineers from across the country, and sent recruitment postcards to members of one of the engineering societies, and none of those strategies worked. We started a networking campaign among our current engineering staff by doing some recruitment training for them over a couple of team meetings. We also approached executive leadership about creating a referral bonus for the engineering staff. Based on the great job satisfaction of our staff, the networking campaign led to four hires within the first six months and truly showed me how powerful expert-to-expert networking could be."

"As you are probably aware, the use of different social media platforms as recruitment tools has become a game changer in recent years across every industry. Over the past five years, I've tried to delve into this sourcing strategy and have seen some great successes utilizing sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Slack. With my experience, I could help your clients tap into new passive candidates for their open jobs."