23 Amazing Sourcing amp Recruiting Quotes

Selected by the team at

On Sept 23-24 2015 the annual Sourcing Summit will be taking place in Amsterdam

We here at Hello Talent are CRAZY EXCITED to be a part of it

Some of the best recruiters and sourcersfrom Europe and around the world will be there to share their insights

Johnny13 CampbellCEO at Social Talent

ldquoThe13 first13 thing13 you13 need13 to13 do13 before13 attending13 an13 event13 is13 to13 check13 the13 event13 website13 and13 find13 out13 whorsquos13 speakingrdquo

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On Sept 23-24 2015 the annual Sourcing Summit will be taking place in Amsterdam

We here at Hello Talent are CRAZY EXCITED to be a part of it

Some of the best recruiters and sourcersfrom Europe and around the world will be there to share their insights

Johnny13 CampbellCEO at Social Talent

ldquoThe13 first13 thing13 you13 need13 to13 do13 before13 attending13 an13 event13 is13 to13 check13 the13 event13 website13 and13 find13 out13 whorsquos13 speakingrdquo

httpswwwlinkedincompulse6-shy‐effective-shy‐ways-shy‐get-shy‐most-shy‐out-shy‐recruitmenthr-shy‐johnny-shy‐campbelltrk=prof-shy‐post

We here at Hello Talent are CRAZY EXCITED to be a part of it

Some of the best recruiters and sourcersfrom Europe and around the world will be there to share their insights

Johnny13 CampbellCEO at Social Talent

ldquoThe13 first13 thing13 you13 need13 to13 do13 before13 attending13 an13 event13 is13 to13 check13 the13 event13 website13 and13 find13 out13 whorsquos13 speakingrdquo

httpswwwlinkedincompulse6-shy‐effective-shy‐ways-shy‐get-shy‐most-shy‐out-shy‐recruitmenthr-shy‐johnny-shy‐campbelltrk=prof-shy‐post

Some of the best recruiters and sourcersfrom Europe and around the world will be there to share their insights

Johnny13 CampbellCEO at Social Talent

ldquoThe13 first13 thing13 you13 need13 to13 do13 before13 attending13 an13 event13 is13 to13 check13 the13 event13 website13 and13 find13 out13 whorsquos13 speakingrdquo

httpswwwlinkedincompulse6-shy‐effective-shy‐ways-shy‐get-shy‐most-shy‐out-shy‐recruitmenthr-shy‐johnny-shy‐campbelltrk=prof-shy‐post

Johnny13 CampbellCEO at Social Talent

ldquoThe13 first13 thing13 you13 need13 to13 do13 before13 attending13 an13 event13 is13 to13 check13 the13 event13 website13 and13 find13 out13 whorsquos13 speakingrdquo

httpswwwlinkedincompulse6-shy‐effective-shy‐ways-shy‐get-shy‐most-shy‐out-shy‐recruitmenthr-shy‐johnny-shy‐campbelltrk=prof-shy‐post

With that in mind we put together 23 quotes from some of the people who will be speaking

Josef13 KadlecFounder at GoodCall

Three13 Reasons13 to13 Attend13 SOSU13 ndashldquo1)13 You13 will13 gain13 loads13 of13 knowledge13 tips13 amp13 tricks13 and13 motivation13 2)13 You13 will13 meet13 with13 global13 talent13 sourcing13 thought13 leaders3)13 It13 is13 a13 ton13 of13 funrdquo

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Josef13 KadlecFounder at GoodCall

Three13 Reasons13 to13 Attend13 SOSU13 ndashldquo1)13 You13 will13 gain13 loads13 of13 knowledge13 tips13 amp13 tricks13 and13 motivation13 2)13 You13 will13 meet13 with13 global13 talent13 sourcing13 thought13 leaders3)13 It13 is13 a13 ton13 of13 funrdquo

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Victor13 SorokaTalent Aqusition Manager at EPAM Systems

ldquoI13 can13 only13 say13 that13 this13 is13 one13 of13 my13 favorite13 conferencesrdquo

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So what can you expect to learn while you are there

Katrina13 Collier13 Social Recruiting Specialist at Winning Impression

ldquo(In13 emailing13 candidates)13 you13 could13 have13 as13 little13 as13 1513 seconds13 of13 attention13 before13 your13 email13 is13 closed so13 ensure13 your13 communicationbull is13 written13 in13 the13 ldquowhatrsquos13 in13 it13 for13 themrdquobull shows13 that13 yoursquove13 done13 your13 researchbull shows13 that13 yoursquore13 worth13 talking13 to13 andbull isnrsquot13 lazy13 me13 me13 me13 but13 is13 proactive them13 them13 themrdquo

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Katrina13 Collier13 Social Recruiting Specialist at Winning Impression

ldquo(In13 emailing13 candidates)13 you13 could13 have13 as13 little13 as13 1513 seconds13 of13 attention13 before13 your13 email13 is13 closed so13 ensure13 your13 communicationbull is13 written13 in13 the13 ldquowhatrsquos13 in13 it13 for13 themrdquobull shows13 that13 yoursquove13 done13 your13 researchbull shows13 that13 yoursquore13 worth13 talking13 to13 andbull isnrsquot13 lazy13 me13 me13 me13 but13 is13 proactive them13 them13 themrdquo

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Balazs ParoczayHead of Recruiting Strategy amp InnovationsRandstad Sourceright

ldquoA13 long13 chain13 of13 everyday13 small13 victories13 gives13 a13 happy13 life13 to13 a13 sourcer13 So13 stimulate13 this13 environment13 and13 celebrate13 Celebrate13 every13 little13 win13 The13 first13 submission13 A13 happy13 candidate13 reply13 A13 quick13 hire13 Everythingrdquo

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Jim13 StroudRecruitment Strategies Director at Randstad Sourceright

ldquoThe13 Seven13 Habits13 of13 Highly13 Effective13 Sourcers ndash1) Be13 curious13 2) Use13 data13 3) Leverage13 Imagination13 4) Be13 an13 expert13 5) Be13 an13 enthusiast13 6) Be13 authentic13 7) Know13 your13 competitionrdquo

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Glen13 CatheySVP Talent Acquisition Strategy amp Innovation at KFORCE

On13 recruiting13 via13 Twitter13 ldquoEngaging13 people13 on13 Twitter13 is13 really13 no13 different13 that13 striking13 up13 a13 conversation13 in13 person13 You13 hear13 someone13 talking13 about13 the13 game13 last13 night13 a13 book13 they13 read13 a13 work13 challenge13 etc13 and13 you13 can13 easily13 jump13 right13 in13 with13 relevant13 content13 andor13 questionshellipengaging13 people13 in13 two-shy‐way13 conversations13 is socialrdquo13

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Tyler13 GoldenManager Talent Recruiting amp Research at Redhat

ldquoWhen13 you13 consider13 that13 women13 make13 up13 half13 the13 worlds13 population13 and13 workforce13 but13 they13 hold13 a13 much13 smaller13 percentage13 of13 its13 technology13 jobs13 its13 clear13 that13 our13 industry13 is13 missing13 out13 on13 a13 big13 potential13 source13 of13 talent13 Thats13 why13 its13 critical13 that13 companies13 invest13 in13 getting13 more13 women13 into13 techrdquo

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Matthew13 JefferyGlobal Head of Sourcing amp Employment Brand at SAP

ldquoRecruitment13 IS13 marketing13 If13 yoursquore13 a13 recruiter13 now13 a13 days13 and13 you13 donrsquot13 see13 yourself13 as13 a13 marketeer13 yoursquore13 in13 the13 wrong13 profession13 If13 yoursquore13 not13 marketing13 yoursquore13 not13 in13 it13 to13 win13 itrdquo

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Jakub13 ZavrelFounder at Texkernel

ldquoAnyone13 taking13 candidates13 through13 more13 than13 one13 page13 of13 questions online13 does13 not13 deserve13 candidatesrdquo

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Jan13 BernhartSenior Sourcing Recruiter at NetApp

ldquoIrsquove13 just13 hired13 a13 VP13 using13 Whatsapp13 Donrsquot13 let13 conservative13 minds13 keep13 you13 from13 using13 the13 technology13 of13 todayrdquo

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Bill13 BoormanManaging Director Technology amp Innovation at RecruitingDailycom

ldquoRecruiters13 need13 to13 stop13 thinking13 in13 terms13 of13 social-shy‐media13 channels like13 Twitter13 Facebook13 LinkedIn13 or YouTube13 and13 (instead)13 think13 of13 all13 social13 media13 as13 a13 combined13 communications13 channelrdquo

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Conni La13 DouceurPresident amp Chief Sourcing Strategist at ExecuQuest

ldquoSupplementing13 internet13 findings13 with13 original13 telephone13 research13 elevates13 candidate13 quality13 and13 empowers the13 proactive13 pipelining13 we13 all13 seekrdquo

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Ben13 HigginsContestant13 on13 the13 American13 Reality13 Show13 ldquoThe13 Bachelorrdquo

ldquoAt13 the13 end13 of13 the13 day13 I13 was13 able13 to13 open13 up13 and13 have13 feelings13 for13 somebody13 again13 and13 thats something13 that13 I13 canrsquot13 take13 for13 grantedrdquo

Oops13 Sorry13 we13 had13 the13 wrong13 Ben13 Higgins

Letrsquos13 try13 again

Ben13 HigginsHead of HR Operations at Societe Generale

ldquoTodays13 dynamic13 talent13 know13 the13 importance13 of13 investing13 in13 their13 own13 personal13 brand13 and13 they13 can13 better13 relate13 to13 organizations13 that13 make13 a13 commitment13 by13 having13 their13 own13 employer13 brandrdquo

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Oops13 Sorry13 we13 had13 the13 wrong13 Ben13 Higgins

Letrsquos13 try13 again

Ben13 HigginsHead of HR Operations at Societe Generale

ldquoTodays13 dynamic13 talent13 know13 the13 importance13 of13 investing13 in13 their13 own13 personal13 brand13 and13 they13 can13 better13 relate13 to13 organizations13 that13 make13 a13 commitment13 by13 having13 their13 own13 employer13 brandrdquo

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Ben13 HigginsHead of HR Operations at Societe Generale

ldquoTodays13 dynamic13 talent13 know13 the13 importance13 of13 investing13 in13 their13 own13 personal13 brand13 and13 they13 can13 better13 relate13 to13 organizations13 that13 make13 a13 commitment13 by13 having13 their13 own13 employer13 brandrdquo

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Irina13 ShamaevaChief Sourcer at Braingain

ldquoA13 true13 Sourcer needs13 to13 be13 open-shy‐minded13 resourceful13 and13 creative13 While13 some13 sites13 and13 tools13 may13 seem13 to13 cover13 the13 ldquowrongrdquo13 territory13 many13 can13 be13 used13 quite13 productively13 if13 you13 give13 them13 a13 chance13 and13 dig13 a13 little13 deeperrdquo

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Vince13 SzymczakSourcing Expert at Randstad Sourceright

ldquoWith13 more13 and13 more13 people13 being13 present13 online in13 many13 positions13 the13 real13 challenge13 is13 the13 engagement13 with13 the13 candidates13 ndash and13 the13 end13 result13 depends13 more13 on13 your13 selling13 than13 searching13 skills13 What13 you13 have13 to13 realize13 however13 that the13 way13 you13 search13 and13 who13 you13 search13 for13 impacts13 the13 difficulty13 of13 the13 sales13 efforts13 you13 have13 to13 makerdquo

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Barbara13 BraehmerFounder at Intercessio

ldquoPassive13 sourcing13 is13 a13 process13 and13 not13 a13 one-shy‐time13 event13 Your13 goal13 with13 passive13 sourcing13 measures13 is13 to13 find13 out13 who13 the13 talent13 is13 where13 these13 hand-shy‐picked13 individuals13 are13 online13 what13 methods13 have13 the13 best13 chance13 that13 theyrsquoll13 respond13 to13 you13 and13 that13 the13 accompanying13 measures13 help13 to13 retain13 themrdquo

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Matt13 BurneyStrategist Employer Insights at Indeed

ldquoSocial13 media13 has13 changed13 We13 used13 to13 believe13 it13 was13 this13 engagement13 toolhellip13 (now)13 we13 should13 be13 treating13 it13 like13 media13 (Social13 media)13 allows13 us13 to13 do13 the13 same13 things13 (as13 traditional13 media)13 we13 just13 need13 to13 think13 of13 it13 in13 the13 right13 wayrdquo

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Shane13 McCuskerCEO at Intelligence Recruitment Software

ldquoTwitter13 should13 not13 be13 considered13 the13 end13 goal (of13 sourcing13 and13 recruiting)13 rather13 Twitter13 is13 the13 channel13 through13 which13 recruiters13 can13 find13 and13 engage13 with13 the13 talent communities13 they13 are13 interested13 in13 With13 Twitter13 sourcing13 it13 is13 all13 about13 who13 knows13 whordquo

httpwwwintel-swcomblogrecruiting-with-twitter

Andreas13 DittesCo-Founder amp Managing Director at Talentwunder

ldquoYou13 could13 (interview)13 a13 lot13 of13 people13 and13 just13 spend13 a13 little13 time13 (with13 each13 of13 them)13 or13 you13 could13 talk13 to13 just13 five13 instead13 of13 one13 hundred13 and13 spend13 a13 lot13 of13 time13 with13 them13 Our13 goal13 isnrsquot13 to13 replace13 a13 recruiter13 but13 to13 give13 them13 tools13 to13 determine13 if13 there13 is13 a13 fit13 before13 they13 talk13 to13 (candidates)rdquo

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Matt13 BucklandHead of Talent at LYST

ldquoLet13 candidates13 know13 what13 they13 stand13 to13 gain13 from13 being13 an13 employee13 If13 you13 can13 hint13 at13 a13 brighter13 future13 for13 those13 who13 come13 and13 work13 for13 you13 it13 might13 just13 be13 the13 tipping13 point13 for13 them13 to13 hit13 that13 big13 red13 apply13 buttonrdquo

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Matt13 Buckland -shy‐ bonus quote

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Kasia BorowiczHead of Talent at The Sandpit

ldquoAuthenticity13 plays13 a13 vital13 part13 in13 attracting13 candidateshellip13 When13 you13 are13 selling13 a13 role13 to13 a13 candidate13 it13 really13 matters13 how13 you13 feel13 about13 itrdquo

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As you can see the speakers are going to be amazing To learn more about the lineup visit

httpssosueuropecomspeakers

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