SUPER GATHERING ON THE SUPER INFO HIGHWAY

HENK VAN ESS // SearchBistro

The master info sleuth is back! He has been busy – unearthing the personal phone number of the dutch Prime Minister to hacking new gateways to the disbanded FB Graph Search. No one pushes the boundaries of internet search like Henk does. A favorite of #SOSU events in this session he will share new serendipitous ways of finding anything in an ever evolving digital world. This session will open your minds and eyes to a new world of searching for information.

SOURCING FOR INCLUSIVE PIPELINES

SARAH GOLDBERG // OBJECTIVE PARADIGM

It’s easy to talk about diversity workplaces, but it’s not straightforward to build a diversity pipeline. The problems faced by organisations to find more diverse candidates is symptomatic of the wider failures of the sourcing function. Chances are if you have a working solution to build a steady pipeline of diverse workforce, you would have robust systems  to find any other groups. This session hone in on the particular challenges of building a diverse workforce and will unearth fool-proof strategies and tactics to find elusive talent. The lessons are universally applicable for all.

THE ART & SCIENCE OF PERSUASION.  MASTERING SELLING FOR SOURCERS

MITCH SULLIVAN // FT Recruitment

Finding talent is getting easier, the real battlefront for sourcers is selling and persuading prospects. Persuasion is not simple or easy. It involves a range of skillset, including the ability to write powerful, meaningful and attention grabbing content. In this session master copywriter  Mitch will dissect the role of selling in sourcing and how modern sourcers need to master the art and science of persuasion. This is a hands on session on how sourcers can transform their conversion rate through the subtle and powerful medium of persuasive writing and content.

DEFINING PROBLEMS & CRITICAL THINKING IN SOURCING

PAUL MOUCHET // Facebook

Data, tools and tech amounts to nothing if sourcers do not embrace the skills and aptitude for critical reasoning. More than anytime in history sourcers need to embrace and learn the art of creative and critical thinking.  Often an outcome of embracing criticality is unearthing the problems rather than focusing on the outcome or solution. Paul will share his sourcing journey and identify where sourcers encounters bottlenecks. Often failures comes down to the lack of reasoning and a ‘rush to please’. Paul will offer a different version where sourcers ought to concentrate on finding problems rather than start with outcomes.

EMPOWERMENT & SOURCING SUCCESS

CAROLINE CHAVIER // AGORIZE

Let’s talk empowerment. Female or male, any sort that gives you to the confidence to be the ‘best you can be’. If you are aspiring to be a  super successful sourcer, you need to believe in yourself, take control and own your destiny. A lot of the challenges faced by sourcers is hardly to do with technical skills, but a lot to do with self-belief and confidence. Caroline has seen it all, often climbing steep mountains to reach a level of self-belief and mindset that let her achieve more as a recruiter. This is a clarion call for sourcers to rethink what their role and purpose. Question why they are doing what they are doing and the way forward.

PROGRAMMING YOUR OWN SOURCING TOOLS

ANDRÉ BRADSHAW // COX ENTERPRISES

It is hard to put Andre in a nutshell, as he constantly breaks the mould.  One of the smartest sourcers in the planet is going to show how you can incorporate programming into your sourcing and build your own tools.  In this particular session Andre will show 1) How to build a ticketing system to track the work done by sourcers and make the life of recruiters easier. 2) How to build a sourcing CRM using Google docs. It allows inputing candidates from Linkedin and Github etc. 3) Scripts for parsing emails. In short, an automation feast for super sourcers wannabe.

USING PSYCHOLOGY TO IMPROVE SOURCING POWER

Have you considered using the study of human psychology to improve your sourcing? Behind every single profile online is a unique individual with a a different psychological makeup. Your chances of successful conversion can improve significantly if you understand the psyche of the person you are deal with. In this session Laura, a trained psychologist turned sourcer, will dissect the big role psychology can play in sourcing success.

BUILDING & MANAGING A SUPER SOURCING TEAM

RICK SHERLOCK // MICROSOFT

Your sourcing functions and effort are as good as the make-up of your team. Rick manages the EMEA sourcing team of 40 sourcers and is responsible for its growth and success.  It doesnt matter if a team is two or 40, the principles and process of team work, metrics and growth remains the same. In this eye opening session you will learn  how to attract, build and scale not only a great sourcing team, but a SUPER team. Learn how to spot a great team member, and what a team input can achieve that no sourcer individually can accomplish.

BEST PRACTICE REFERRAL SOURCING

FLOOR NOBELS // WORKLIFE RECRUITMENT

A proper, robust and flexible referral strategy is a must for any sourcer. Even the most swithced-on sourcer appreciate the value of a referral. Rather than it being seen as a serendipitous  activity, a strategic referral process can be built into any sourcing project. In this lesson you will learn the latest thinking and application of referrals.

DATA ENRICHMENT & SOURCING WITH APIs

MARK TORTORICI // TRANSFORM TALENT

API’s! The power tech for sourcers. Not only will we talk demonstrate the use of API’s in sourcing, but we will also show you the next step: data enrichment.  We will talk about the tools that can help you automate the process of enriching this data.  This means matching sparse candidate profiles to their LinkedIn profiles.  This means aggregating all of a candidate’s user profiles to a single page.  And this also means finding candidate emails and verifying that the email you are sending is going to right person!  Come join us, whether you are a newbie or an advanced sourcer.  Be prepared to learn a lot and change the way you think about sourcing and information retrieval!

HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN PEOPLE AGGREGATOR

VICTOR SOROKA // SELECT* 

Aggregators are one of the foundations of sourcing. It’s a quick and effective way to harness people information on the web. There are lot of free and paid aggregators. How about building one for your own private use? Seemingly an aggregator that you can tailor to your own requirements. Master hacker and SOSU favorite Victor is going to showcase how you can build your own sourcing tool. This is a hands on session to get your hands dirty and make sense of search and automation. It’s a bold and first move for super sourcers.

DESIGN THINKING AND SOURCING

ILYA MIKHALEV // SMARTLY.io

Why should sourcers care about PRODUCT DESIGN? A lot actually.  Behind every successful product is a highly tuned process to encourage idea generation and creative problem-solving, to eliminating errors and delivering in time. Sourcers can use the principles of successful product design to unearth new creative ways to find talent, and more importantly eliminate the bottlenecks in their processes. This session is a call for design thinking and embracing the proven productivity processes in sourcing.

MAPPING ‘MUTANT TALENT’ IN UNFAMILIAR MARKETS

KRISTINA SHERSHUN // CEAi, Inc

Sourcing is tough, sourcing in new and unfamiliar is even tougher. Kristina is tasked to find talent in one of the most competitive tech market in the world – silicon valley; remotely. Kristina will share her journey including her research methodology and techniques. More importantly, she will cover the importance of motivation and self-belief, when requirements are constantly changing.  This session explores in detail the often painful and ultimately joyful experience of finding success as a sourcer in a new market.

THE JOURNEY FROM SOURCER TO MANAGER

SAM CAMERON // HELLOFRESH

How can sourcer transition into more senior roles effectively? Sam started his sourcing career as a ‘contributor’ and then moved into a ‘managing’ role. How can you seamlessly connect the two responsibilities? Should managers still source? How can you transition quickly from a junior sourcing role into a more senior role with management responsibilities?  Sam will tackle the journey every sourcer is likely to encounter at one point in their career.

SOURCING FOR CULTURE

YULIA BONDAR // BACKBASE
How can sourcers stay relevant to workplaces which are increasingly multi-cultural and diverse? How best can sourcers use cultural awareness in sourcing? When sourcing for talent globally, chances are a sourcer will have to deal with people from a range of background.  A competent sourcer need to overcome unconscious bias and have an appreciation of a culturally diverse talent pool.  This session will take a hard look at the challenges  presented by a connected multi-cultural workforce. It will offer practical lessons and tools to help sourcers avoid cultural clash.

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE FOR SOURCING SUCCESS

MAGGIE KRAMAR // BOL.com

Relationship between sourcers and candidates are often complicated. How can it be transitioned to love status instead? In this session Maggie will dissect why there is so much misunderstanding between sourcers and candidates, and why it is often sourcers who pays the price.  The session will look at how sourcers can invest in tools, tech and techniques that can minimise friction. She will point out why technology can also be our worst enemy in breaking up relationships. This is a fun session where you will learn that LOVE is all you need.

BUILDING A NETWORK FROM SCRATCH

LUKE THOMAS // PASSIONATE PEOPLE

Could this be the greatest inbound sourcing technique of our time? Luke starting building a network from scratch to organising one of the biggest events for developers. This is a story of how a sourcer can build something big by taking a different path. This is also a story of how an idea turned into a business and full time job with employees. Starting with nothing can be your friend, just don’t forget the passion.

OSINT CASE STUDY – NETHERLANDS POLICE

MAIKE BORST // POLITIE NEDERLAND

It can’t get more interesting than this – real-life stories of how the Netherland Police use OSINT and investigative tools to identify suspects and bring them in. It’s a no-holds barred look into the reality of information gathering and analysis. It’s a powerful reminder of the power of technology to do good and bad. It’s a feel good message that the Good guys can always win.

FINDING THE PERFECT SOURCING JOB

MORGANE DALBERGUE // HEETCH

Throughout your sourcing career you will go through a range of employers and projects. How can you make sure you landed in a role that you love and care about? In this eye-opening session Morgane will revisit the sometimes unpleasant task of finding a sourcing job. She will explore red flags, cultural fit, progression and more importantly a job you believe in. Whether you are an industry veteran or newbie it’s important to navigate the new rules and environment of finding new sourcing opportunities.

SOURCING ON GOOGLE DRIVE

MARK MANSOUR // SERVIAN

Have you tried Google Big Query for your sourcing? Mark has. In this hands-on session Mark will show how he utilises Google products to build a sourcing infrastructure. Battling for talent in the tough Australian tech market Mark has to push for new innovation. Result – a Google product to manage sourcing for his team. Take a deep dive into a new technology that will have a significant influence in years to come.

TACKLING SOURCERS’ MENTAL HEALTH & BURNOUT

ZSUZSA DE KONING-SZABÓ // ROYAL IHC

It’s the elephant in the room – the mental well-being of sourcing practitioners. The demands of a modern workplace can put sourcers under immense pressure contributing to mental related stresses. Many sourcers know of a colleague or peer dealing with mental stresses. It’s time for sourcers to look after their own well being. It’s time for workplaces to look into addressing the issue. Zsuzsa will share her own personal story of dealing with work related stresses, the importance of a sabbatical and rest. One cannot do good work unless your mind is in good shape.

UNMASKING HIDDEN TALENT POOLS

MATT BURNEY // INDEED

In the tightest recruitment market since 2006, hiring the “right” people is harder than ever.  Defining what makes somebody “right” includes unconscious biases that we are not even aware of.  This session will explore hidden talent pools that are often overlooked and how to utilise them.

OPEN SOURCE TOOL & TACTICS FOR SOURCERS

LISETTE ABERCROMBIE // Politie Nederland

Sourcing shares a lot of commonality with open source journalism. Hear from the top expert in open source data on how information gathering can be improved.

UNCONVENTIONAL SOURCING FOR UNCONVENTIONAL TALENT

FEDERICO D’ALESSIO // TROVIT

How unconventional can you get to source talent? How about finding talent with your t-shirt slogan? How about creating customised gifs embedded in emails? How about shouting from the roof tops? You have to be unconventional to grab attention. This session is a call to try and be more unconventional.

ENTREPRENEURIAL SOURCING FOR SOURCERS

SASKIA RADEMAKER // ANTLER

Saskia operates in the high-stake niche sector of finding talent who can be mentored to become successful entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs don’t play by the same rules as everyone. Driven, not risk averse and outcome orientated they are not easy to recruit. In fact your sourcers/sourcing should have the same entrepreneurial flair that entrepreneurs possess. Saskia will share the challenges faced and the lessons sourcers can learn from entrepreneurs.

TRAINING & EDUCATING SOURCERS

MATEUSZ MACHA // HUMEO

Sourcing skills is not always easy to transfer. Some of the skills required to be super sourcers are unique to an individual and almost impossible to scale. So, how does one effectively design sourcing train programs? Mateusz started from a clean slate of not knowing anything about sourcing to designing a training program for sourcers. In this session you will learn what skills are transferable and what are inherent, and how a systematic transfer of sourcing skills is an achievable goal.

DEVELOPING SOURCING EXPERIMENTATION FRAMEWORK

LAURA PETRESCU // LEVELUP VENTURES

Taking risks and experimenting is a major foundation for sourcing success.  Borrowing heavily from design thinking, agile development and growth hacking, Laura has developed a framework for  experimenting with sourcing that can be applied to any project. You state your objective, use the framework and start experimenting. The key is tinkering and doing it fast with the outcome being eliminating the things that don’t work and embracing what works. This session is all about bringing rigorous method to the madness of trying new things. It’s a foundation for new birth.

SOURCING ON REDDIT

WIM DAMMANS // IS4U

REDDIT is the 13 most visited website in the world and is a treasure trove for finding people you would normally not get elsewhere. Because of the stickiness of the site it is a great place to find talent. In this session Wim will share in detail on how to begin sourcing on Reddit, and how to effectively use it as a steady pipeline for talent.

BUILDING SOURCING INFRASTRUCTURE IN ADVANCE

TEDDY DIMITROVA //
THE PEOPLE & CULTURE SHOP

‘The best time to plan a tree is 20 years ago; the next best time is now’ so goes the Chinese proverb. A modern sourcing infrastructure cannot be built overnight.

OPEN SOURCE TOOL & TACTICS FOR SOURCERS

LISETTE ABERCROMBIE // Politie Nederland

Sourcing shares a lot of commonality with open source journalism. Hear from the top expert in open source data on how information gathering can be improved.

HACKING HUMAN BRAIN: A NEUROMARKETING APPROACH TO SOURCING

GUILLAUME ALEXANDRE // GATES SOLUTION

We are the unconscious slaves of our brains, we make decisions even before being conscious of it. In this keynote, Guillaume will dissect neuroscience, neuromarketing and behavioural economics and reapplying it to the engagement side of talent sourcing. How is the human brain wired? Be aware of unconscious behaviours to trigger positive responses: Emotions, feelings and decisions are heavily linked, how to take advantage of it? Ultimately, how should you shape your outreach messages to increase your response rate? Cognitive biases can be both your worst enemy and your best friend, crack the code and push your engagement to the next level.

DEVELOPING SOURCING EXPERIMENTATION FRAMEWORK

LAURA PETRESCU // LEVELUP VENTURES

Taking risks and experimenting is a major foundation for sourcing success.  Borrowing heavily from design thinking, agile development and growth hacking, Laura has developed a framework for  experimenting with sourcing that can be applied to any project. You state your objective, use the framework and start experimenting. The key is tinkering and doing it fast with the outcome being eliminating the things that don’t work and embracing what works. This session is all about bringing rigorous method to the madness of trying new things. It’s a foundation for new birth.

THE SUBTLE ART OF INTAKES FOR SOURCERS

SANDOR LOKENBERG // DE VOLKSBANK

There are two types of sourcers – those who do intakes well and those who do not. The former, more often than not, tend to get better results. In this session Sandor will explain the critically of taking proper intakes and why they are as important as the sourcing itself. It’s never just about taking notes, it’s having a probing mind and asking the right questions. This session will articulate the productivity line a sourcer will need to undertake.

WHY PLANNING MATTERS IN SOURCING

JOSEPH DE GARR WILKINSON // ZALANDO SE

Planning makes a difference in most areas of business operation, it is critical when it comes to sourcing. Learn how to draw a sourcing plan and execute it. It will be a game changer.

FAILING & FAILURE

ANETT TARNOKOVA // MCKINSEY

We now remained convinced that Success is a boring and tackling failure is more constructive. This year we will up the ante on tackling sourcing failures. If you have experienced failure, you are a winner in our eyes.

CLOSING THE DEAL

JULIA JOLKIN // IT TALENT

Always close the deal. No sourcing project can be successful without the deal being closed. In this session learn the art and science of closing the deal. It’s a lot more than candidates replying or interacting. It’s a way

DATA MANIPULATION FOR SOURCING EFFECTIVENESS

JIRI HERODIK // 
With the amount of data deluge it is easy for sourcers to drown in information. How can sourcers make better sense of data and information. In comes visualisation. This session will look at the latest tools, both commercial and self-built, to decipher data for better sourcing. It will encourage sourcers to strategically build visualisation techniques for powerful sourcing results

SOCIAL NETWORK UNBOUND

IRINA SHAMAEVA // SOURCINGCERTIFICATIONS

A lot of what goes on social networking sites are not visible to the public. In this session, Irina will turn her forensic eyes on social networks, especially LinkedIn, and unearth all the peculiarities and foibles that are not undocumented or in the public domain. It’s part hacking, it’s part a call to lateral thinking and a please to foster critical thinking and develop curiosity. This session will increase your understanding of how social networks work and how to get the best out of them for sourcing.

TECH INTEGRATION FOR SOURCING SUCCESS

BALAZS PAROCZAY // CIELO TALENT

Any modern self-respecting sourcing team has an array of tools at its disposal. The challenge is having an integrated approach where the tools are talking to each other.  It’s tools working in unison to serve one common purpose – source effectively. This session will address one of the most common problems faced by sourcers – how to get the best out of its tech investments. Sourcing Tech nirvana is a possibility.

FINDING TALENT IN UNEXPECTED PLACES PART 2

LAURA STOKER // AIRS

The internet is a smorgasbord of communities. We will explore all the varied ways talent can be found. From apps to niche search engines to communities, the unconventional is the new convention.

BUILDING A DATA INFORMED SOURCING STRATEGY

SARAH GOLDBERG // OBJECTIVE PARADIGM

A look at building a data , fact based sourcing strategy. Many sourcing projects suffer from not having enough useful data. This session will look at building a data rich sourcing function, when no data or precedent exists.

APPLYING TECH SOURCING TO OTHER INDUSTRIES

MAGGIE KRAMAR // BOL.com

The dearth of talent in the tech sector means that is a hotbed for sourcing innovation. This session will look at how the skills and learning from the tech sector can be applied to other industries.

SOURCERS GOT TALENT

DOV ZAVADSKIS // EXPEDIA GROUP

Sourcers are more than just people finders. A celebration of the  people behind sourcing. Sourcers Got Talent will highlight things of beauty, talent and the triumph of the human spirit.

BEST SOURCING HACKS OF THE YEAR 2019

IRINA SHAMAEVA // SOURCING CERTIFICATION

The latest clever ways to find talent from one of the best tools tinkerers in the business.

GETTING THE BEST OUT OF GITHUB

ANDRÉ BRADSHAW // COX ENTERPRISES

Break, tinker and extract the best out of Github. If you are into finding tech talent. This is a no-holds barred session on how to find the best talent from Github.