Guide to How the Best Recruiters Source Candidates

One of the key deliverables that recruitment consultants present to companies is finding the best candidates. Locating active and passive candidates can be tough when you have strict and specific requirements. Companies usually hire sourcers for this, who are innovative, can think critically and make quick decisions. Common tools used by these sourcers include:

1. Job Portals – Various job posting and candidate sign-up portals like Naukri, Monster, etc. have extensive candidate databases. These companies know how to attract candidates and using their help, placement agencies can get access to any type of candidate. These are also generally very user-friendly.

2. Social media – Manpower services actively source from social media sites like LinkedIn and Facebook. These have the added benefit of easy communication. Candidates can immediately respond and so the recruiter is also better informed about the availability of a particular candidate. Furthermore, these sites keep getting updated with better features to allow recruitment consulting agencies to source candidates quickly.
   
   

3. References – Recruitment companies often use employee’s references to build a credible candidate pipeline. These sources are a good way to find the best candidates since the person referring will generally have personally met the candidate already and can hence better guide the company.