I have a couple of really great DVDs for sourcers (more commonly called researchers in the UK). They are Social Media Sourcing 101 and Boolean Strings for the Web. I've had them for about two months and have meant to blog about them for ages. However, two things have stopped me a) my DVD drive doesn't seem to work on my PC and b) I'm not a sourcer.
However, I've finally got around to watching them on the laptop in the office and even without being a sourcer I can tell you they are really good training materials.
They have been put together by Irina Shamaeva of Brain Gain Recruiting. Irina is based in the US (and yes, they are a bit Americanised but don't let that worry you) and has been a recruiter herself for a very long time.
The Boolean DVDs (which is available via her website) includes a couple of webinars and some articles on the subject. Basically the idea is that once you've viewed the DVD you'll be able to construct superb search strings to help find those difficult to source candidates.
The Social Media Sourcing DVD is again a webinar with "bonus" material. The webinars covers how to search for candidates on all the social media sites (LinkedIN, facebook, etc plus how to make contact with them and/or "advertise" jobs to them.
Irinia has also done a Twitter sourcing DVD - but I've not seen this one. The two DVDs I've seen are just over $100 each. They are probably as valuable as spending a day on a training course, as the material is very focussed, with the added benefit of being able to revisit the material as and when you need to.
What I'd also say is that I met Irina at the recruitment unconference she was speaking at. If you do get the chance to see her in action (she may come over for a future unconference event) it's worth making the effort to do so.
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