My blog
I write in an ecclectic mix of English and Swedish, about everything and anything related sourcing, recruitment and employer branding.
My blog
I write in an ecclectic mix of English and Swedish, about everything and anything related sourcing, recruitment and employer branding.
Salary statistics Sweden
A little while back I had a phone call from Paula Olinder. We have never actually met but are connected on Linkedin. She wanted to know if I knew of a good source for salary statistics in Sweden that was developer-specific. I didn't. We have SCB, Statistiska...
Personalisation – back off!!
Last week I spoke at ROC day in Wroclaw, Poland. When my friend Kasia first invited me I asked her what she would like me to talk about and she thought that a talk on messaging, how to get replies, similar to what I have talks on before would be a good topic. As it's...
Beyond the keywords
It's been a while since SourceCon in Amsterdam, but I've been reflecting on all the sessions for a while (and it takes me ages to write a blog post...). Despite the actual topic of the conference being Storytelling, that wasn't my key take away. My key take away was...
The ketchup effect
It's been a slow spring for me. Quite a few weeks have past without a single hire. Not for lack of trying. The sourcing gods know I've tried. (If anyone has any hint of how to get a hold of a great Android developer in Stockholm, let me know!). But as Sweden is...
SourceCon Amsterdam
I attended SourceCon, again. This was my third time, and I'm sure it won't be my last. However, this time was a bit extra special to me for various reasons. Firstly, it was my first time attedning SourceCon as a speaker. I had the honor of speaking about automation...
The big collaborative list of Github search operators
The big collaborative list of Github search operators As I was writing my latest post, Behavioural sourcing on Github, I tried finding a list of some with ALL Github search operators. The closest I could come was a sheet that the lovely Susanna had created. It was...
Behavioural sourcing on Github
If you would like to learn how to source on Github as per this post, and other ways, I'd suggest you sign up to Advanced Sourcing Training Live in Barcelona on the 26th of March. Use the discount code GITHUBSOURCING for a 30% discount. Behavioural sourcing Those who...
Quality or quantity?
,Quality or quantity? Some people say recruitment is a numbers game. If you just get in touch with enough people you will eventually make a placement. Most recruiters, at some point in their career, will have been told about the 10% rule. In order to hire 1 person,...
Vad använder du LinkedIn till?
Innan jag började med rekrytering hade jag inte ens en LinkedIn profil. Eller jo, det hade jag nog. Men jag använde den inte. När jag började som researcher var det dags att lära mig mer och det första var att nå till 500 kontakter, så att man...