Jay-Dee On Talent Pooling

Don't be a fool, maintain a talent pool

1. You, the hiring manager, can't get all the candidates you want when you want 'em

2. So make them members of a talent pool.

3. Create a relationship with them

4. Let them know about the interesting things happening in your firm.

5. If it's good enough they might be moved to join.

6. You can do this via a blog

via Stl Recruiting

Comments

[sponng]

But this requires PROACTIVITY. In my limited little world... Developing proactive recruiting (If they aren't already doing it)
is highly improbable.

[Maureen Sharib]

"You expect me to do what? Pick up the phone? I didn't hire on to do that! It's soooo NOT my job..." she walked out in a huff. Shaking his head, the new Staffing Director typed an IM to the Generalist's Manager, asking her to immediately come to his office. "What's up?" the puzzled manager asked as she tapped gingerly on the open door as she entered.

"When was the last time these people sourced out of our competitors?" he asked the waiting manager. "Say what?" she asked, sensing she had just swan-dived into unfamiliar waters.

"Sourced the competitors," the Staffing Director repeated, slowly, as it began to dawn on him that maybe what he had heard was true - that "75% of the corporate recruiters and 98% of managers have never heard of [names sourcing]”.

“Sourced the competitors,” she repeated slowly, stalling for time. “You mean poach?” She said the word like it was dirty. “We don’t do that around here – we have ethics!” she remonstrated defensively as she felt the ground shift beneath her feet.

“Well, we do now,” the enlightened director said, in a low, serious voice, almost dangerously. “Call a meeting for next Tuesday. I’m calling in a names sourcer to show you all how it’s done!”

The above is a fictional account that you’re not likely to witness in the average American corporate recruiting department. DO NOT attempt to implement without professional guidance. If you are interested in blowing the roof off your organization’s recruiting results, who ya’ gonna call? That’s right – NAMES SOURCER!