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Permalink Reply by Maureen Sharib on December 4, 2008 at 5:41am

What is it you want them to learn first? Research skills? Internet or Telephone?

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Permalink Reply by Norman L. Harris on December 4, 2008 at 2:42pm

As a sourcer I like to consider my role as a "researcher" because I spend on average 3-4 hours per day researching trends, competitors, markets to flush out candidates for my business partners and retrieving information from the Internet. When I stepped into my role 3 years ago I was entering a new industry (6 years in the health services industry to financial services). First I needed to understand business acrumen, Hoshin plans and study business plans so I knew how best to support my business partners in achieving their goals. I tapped into internal learning portals and attended alot of internal meetings. I'm still involved in those meetings. Secondly, I reached out and formed an alliance with others in the industry to obtain a better understanding of industry trends. I took the initiative to enroll in professional media (like this site) to expand my soft skills. Specifically, I wanted to learn more about research techniques using the Internet. Contributors to sites like this one, ERE.net and Jim Stroud's Recruiters Lounge produce some very valuable and specific topics.

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Permalink Reply by pam claughton on December 4, 2008 at 3:25pm

Send them to Peter Leftkowitz's training. They will learn both sourcing and recruiting, great foundation on how to really recruit, not just surf the job boards, phone sourcing, deep interviewing, client development, all of it. It's not cheap, but it's comprehensive and worth it. www.morgancg.com

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Permalink Reply by Robert Natowitz on December 7, 2008 at 9:08pm

Thanks for the advice Pam. Also, I recruit in the engineering field in medical devices. Feel free to contact me regarding splits.

Best regards,
Rob Natowitz
Ideal Search Services
404/474-3020

pam claughton said:

Send them to Peter Leftkowitz's training. They will learn both sourcing and recruiting, great foundation on how to really recruit, not just surf the job boards, phone sourcing, deep interviewing, client development, all of it. It's not cheap, but it's comprehensive and worth it. www.morgancg.com

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Permalink Reply by Robert Natowitz on December 7, 2008 at 9:10pm

Norman, thank you for the advice.

Norman L. Harris said:

As a sourcer I like to consider my role as a "researcher" because I spend on average 3-4 hours per day researching trends, competitors, markets to flush out candidates for my business partners and retrieving information from the Internet. When I stepped into my role 3 years ago I was entering a new industry (6 years in the health services industry to financial services). First I needed to understand business acrumen, Hoshin plans and study business plans so I knew how best to support my business partners in achieving their goals. I tapped into internal learning portals and attended alot of internal meetings. I'm still involved in those meetings. Secondly, I reached out and formed an alliance with others in the industry to obtain a better understanding of industry trends. I took the initiative to enroll in professional media (like this site) to expand my soft skills. Specifically, I wanted to learn more about research techniques using the Internet. Contributors to sites like this one, ERE.net and Jim Stroud's Recruiters Lounge produce some very valuable and specific topics.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Natowitz on December 7, 2008 at 9:10pm

Maureen,

Research and sourcing skills initially.

Rob

Maureen Sharib said:

What is it you want them to learn first? Research skills? Internet or Telephone?

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on December 8, 2008 at 10:25am

Learn how to use the internet, selling skills, research and get to know the industry you are entering (i.e. your organizations financial info, competitor data, and how your company is better).

Kristin Bolinske

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Permalink Reply by Rayanne on December 8, 2008 at 11:44am

Being a member on this site and cruising through blog groups specific to sourcing is a start and it's free! Watch for free webinars advertised here and check out the videos and blogs produced by Scott Love, who specializes in training recruiters. The best learning tool I had was listening to other recruiters who had been doing it for a while!

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