Ep 68: How To Source The Very Best Talent

Published: Oct. 6, 2016, 3:49 p.m.

One of the topics we\u2019ve never really covered in much detail on the podcast is the role of sourcing in corporate recruiting. It is obviously something that is absolutely critical to many organizations particularly those who are recruiting in market segments that are suffering skill shortages. My guest this week is Chris Shaw Director of Talent at Meteor. Chris has previously been part of the recruiting team at Google and was part of the team who recruited 300 hires in 11 months at Twitter. At Meteor he focuses on recruiting the top 1% of the top 1% of technology talent and I\u2019m delighted he agreed to come on the show to share his thoughts and some of the practical techniques he uses. In the interview we discuss: \xa0\xa0 \xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0 \xa0Why turning passive candidates into active ones is always better than post and pray \xa0\xa0 \xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0 \xa0How to identify your Hiring Bar \xa0\xa0 \xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0 \xa0The importance of a great ATS \xa0\xa0 \xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0 \xa0Automation and personalization Chris also gives us a step by step walk through of the techniques he uses and share his thoughts on the future of sourcing This episode the podcast is kindly sponsored by Lever, where ATS meets CRM Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes