500+ connections on LinkedIn is a badge of honour for recruiters. I always wonder what’s going on when I see a recruiter’s profile and they have fewer than 500 connections, especially if they have been in recruitment for more than a year. Think about it, a recruiter...
Why Recruiters Should Have 500+ Connections on LinkedIn
500+ connections on LinkedIn is a badge of honour for recruiters. I always wonder what’s going on when I see a recruiter’s profile and they have fewer than 500 connections, especially if they have been in recruitment for more than a year. Think about it, a recruiter...
What is the meaning of X-Ray Search?
X-ray search should be a key part of any recruiter's talent sourcing tool kit. But what does it mean? X-ray search is one of the things I'm asked to explain most often. Many experienced recruiters don't know what it means, or why you might use it. That's OK, I'm here...
#MeetYourRecruiter Week – A LinkedIn Posting Challenge for Recruiters, 9-13 August 2021
#MeetYourRecruiter is a LinkedIn Posting Challenge for recruiters. Posting on LinkedIn is a great habit to get into, it can greatly increase your visibility. #MeetYourRecruiter is here to help get you into the habit of posting regularly. Research suggests we should...
Google Search Tools – A menu you might not even know is there
Sourcing Hat now has a YouTube channel. This is the first video in my Google Search Tips for Recruiters series. Here we look at Google’s search tools. It's essential to know about the Tools menu if you regularly source on Google. Google's Tools menu can help you...
Launching the AirSource Podcast
Every month Katharine from Sourcing Hat and Andy from Aspen In-house will be bringing you soundbites from the world of sourcing in the form of the AirSource podcast. Look for new episodes on the second Thursday of every month. The next episode will be ready to...
Are You Incepting Desirable Talent Ready For January?
Is anyone actually looking for a new job right now, in December? Yes, of course. But there are also a lot of people that are putting it off and people who haven’t even thought about it yet. It’s easy to get caught up in the holiday season. Things are winding down now....
Changes To LinkedIn Will Affect How You Recruit And Source
LinkedIn are making big changes that will affect just about every aspect of using the site. LinkedIn says that they want the interface to be consistent between desktop and mobile. From what I can piece together, this means the interface is getting stripped back and we...
3 Searches That Keep It Simple
I work with a lot of recruiters that find Boolean logic and search engine operators difficult to get their heads around. You can still get a lot out of your search tools though, even if you’re totally bamboozled by Boolean. I’ve been thinking about the searches I run...

Start 2024 with 12 weeks of Sourcing Training
I provide online training courses via Recruiting Gym. This year, Recruiting Gym are opening up the live training provision that goes along with our main sourcing courses for anyone to join.
Q1 will be led by me and have a specific focus on using LinkedIn to its full potential in both your sourcing and candidate engagement.
We’ll kick off with preparations for #MeetYourRecruiter week in our first of 12 sessions on Thursday 4th January. After that, we’ll make sure you’re set up for success on LinkedIn before you start searching and messaging by looking at LinkedIn profiles and growing your network. The rest of our sessions will focus on searching LinkedIn for candidates with multiple different approaches, and effective messaging for higher response rates.
These sessions are appropriate for everyone involved with sourcing candidates. So, whether you’re a resourcer, sourcer, or recruitment consultant, working agency side or in-house, you’ll find every session will up your LinkedIn game in a tangible way.
Candidate Sourcing Live Training (30 minutes per week)
4 Jan – 21 Mar 2024 / Every Thu @ 4:30 pm (GMT)
Tickets are just £200 for 12 sessions. Register here.
If you discover this offer after 4th January, you can still join in and access the recordings of any sessions that have already happened.
Please note: If you are enrolled on any of these courses in the Recruiting Gym you’ll be automatically signed up for the sessions on Crowdcast: Candidate Sourcing & Engagement Fundamentals, Candidate Sourcing & Engagement Zone, or Mastering LinkedIn Recruiter.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with myself or Angela Cripps at Recruiting Gym.
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