Jonathan Kidder: The Tools of the Recruiting Trade

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Jonathan Kidder: The Wizard Sourcer

In this episode, Marcus Edwardes speaks with Jonathan Kidder, otherwise known as the “Wizard Sourcer”. He is currently working as a tech recruiter for Amazon, and his blog, Wizard Sourcer, has become one of the leading knowledge resources for recruiters online.

Listen in as Jonathan unloads a treasure trove of advice on the current sourcing and recruiting landscape, including best practices to keep in mind when reaching out to potential candidates. He also gives us his favorite tools and platforms for prospect databases, customer engagement, and automation, as well as a primer on his own free browser extension, Recruiter Wand.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

●      [1:49] How sourcing has evolved over the past five years

●      [3:45] Looking for candidates versus engaging with candidates

●      [4:52] Do all good recruiters make good sourcers, and vice versa?

●      [5:44] Is automation disadvantageous to the recruiting process?

●      [8:43] Jonathan’s process as a technical recruiter at Amazon

●      [15:30] What are some alternatives to LinkedIn?

●      [21:24] Why InMail is losing steam

●      [22:59] The best way to utilize texting

●      [26:00] Using video to connect with prospects

●      [27:26] Examples of candidate engagement platforms

●      [31:28] How Jonathan built his brand with Wizard Sourcer

●      [33:48] Jonathan’s other favorite platforms

●      [38:36] The four levels of automation and examples of automation tools

●      [40:39] What is Jonathan’s browser extension, Recruiter Wand?

Key quotes:

●      “Sourcing, as a whole, when it first started, was focused on lead generation. It’s changed in recent years as some teams do the full cycle process while others have sourcers and as well as recruiters to take over at some point in the process. More than ever, sourcers do now communicate and engage candidates and start them on the process.”

Resources Mentioned:

●      The most complete database of tech people: Human Predictions

●      Build better business relationships with video messaging: BombBomb

●      Candidate engagement platforms: Hiretual, SeekOut, Lusha, Gem, Lemlist, Interstellar, Sense

●      A new candidate interviewing platform: Honeit

●      Get matched directly with active talent: Hired, Vetterly, AmazingHiring

●      Automation tools: Phantombuster, IFTTT, Zapier

●      Jonathan’s free browser extension to create auto-filled emails: Recruiter Wand

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