Sourcing versus traditional recruitment? Tips and timing.

Опубликовано: 04 Август 2026
на канале: The HR Hub with Andrea Adams
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Sourcing is not traditional recruitment. But what is sourcing and how does it work? When should you use sourcing versus traditional recruitment? Tips and timing?

With sourcing you take control and get passive talent to become actively interested in your organization. Sébastien Savard started out doing this for Cirque du Soleil and has since formed a company with a sourcing specialty. He knows the details and the art of sourcing and shares so much of it in this episode.

0:00 Intro
1:13 What is sourcing
1:51 Are the candidates hard to convince?
4:38 Which kinds of positions are good for sourcing?
7:06 Where to find candidates (and so many tips!)
10:13 When does sourcing look like traditional recruitment?
11:55 How long does sourcing take?
14:15 Managing the pipeline with sourcing
17:15 Advice for beginner sourcers

Sébastien's Organization, Sourcinc: https://sourcinc.ca/en

Blogs:
SourceCon - https://www.sourcecon.com/
Glen Cathey - Boolean Black Belt - http://booleanblackbelt.com/

Sourcing Summit: https://sourcingsummit.net/