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Professional, helpful, and pretty unflappable – even when the tech is against her!
Katharine Robinson has been working in recruitment since 2008 and internet sourcing is her primary expertise. Over the last 15 years, she has worked in both Agency and In-house recruitment teams. She loves to geek out about search tools and finding candidates. In 2010 she won the title of Grandmaster Sourcer at SourceCon in San Diego.

The Sourcing Spell Book

The Benefits of ChatGPT for Recruiters
As a recruiter, your time is valuable. You have a lot of responsibilities, from sourcing and screening candidates to coordinating interviews and negotiating offers. It can be tough to keep up with all of the demands on your time, and anything that can help you work...
A Review of ChatGPT from OpenAI
As a writer the announcement of ChatGPT back in November 2022 made my heart sink. The creativity and imagination we writers love to use, could surely not be recreated by AI tech? But having used OpenAI’s DALL.E 2 image tool, I knew there was a possibility that the AI...
8 Chrome Email Finder Extensions For LinkedIn.
When trying to find email addresses on LinkedIn I find the simplest solution is to use a Chrome Extension. Recently I decided to compare a few different extensions to see which would be the most useful. I wanted something that would Find company and personal email...
News & Events

The best LinkedIn #hashtags for your #MeetYourRecruiter posts
LinkedIn #hashtags to help your content be seen. When someone you’re connected to on LinkedIn uses a hashtag you follow, you’re more likely to see their content. So, when you make posts on LinkedIn, it makes sense to add some hashtags. But not just any hashtags, you...
LinkedIn Update: Changes to the ‘Activity’ Section
New LinkedIn update to the ‘Activity’ Section on LinkedIn profiles, makes it far more obvious to the viewer whether the person they are viewing has posted or interacted on LinkedIn recently. The ‘Activity’ section is located near the top of LinkedIn profiles, above...
Sourcing Hat is now Cup & Sourcer
We are rebranding and changing the company name from Sourcing Hat to Cup & Sourcer! Here's why. In 2012 I registered Sourcing Hat as a limited company. I’d been debating a name, and nothing felt right until this idea dawned on me. I had talked about putting my...


Every quarter we hold a LinkedIn posting challenge with the hashtag #MeetYourRecruiter. The challenge gives you a daily prompt help you post. Posting regularly on LinkedIn can boost your visibility.






