Sourcer Or Recruiter: Which is the best career choice for your skills?

Sourcer Or Recruiter: Which is the best career choice for your skills??

Let’s first discuss how Sourcers and Recruiters are aligned in the process that culminates in closing a candidate search. Here is the lifecycle, beginning with an

• Intake call: a recruitment search starts with the recruiter and the Sourcer participating in an intake call with the Hiring Manager to understand the open role;?
• Candidate sourcing: the Sourcer - with a variety of different sourcing techniques - helps to?build a good robust pipeline of candidates. In some bigger companies a Sourcer’s work ends here;
• Candidate screening: the Sourcer works with the candidate through initial screening, to ascertain the required information about experience, and, if the candidate skill matches well and is interested in the role, the process moves to the next stage – interview. At this point the Sourcer hands off to the Recruiter, though a full cycle recruiter also does the work of a Sourcer in small/medium sized companies.
• Final Interview: the recruiter works with the candidate and the panel members to get interviews arranged. The recuiters prepare candidates and share enough information as to what to expect at final interview.
• Final offer: this is the most crucial part, where the recruiter must be skilled at negotiating with the candidate in such a way as to close the search to everyone’s satisfaction.

Who is a Sourcer:

• a sourcer is skilled at finding the best candidates,?
• a sourcer is a strategic partner,
• a sourcer is research oriented,
• A sourcer is tech savvy,
• a sourcer is curious and loves solving hard problems,
• a sourcer has the drive to find the best candidates,
• a sourcer loves the thrill to hunt for the right candidates,
• a sourcer loves to have conversations at all levels,
• Overall, a sourcer has the perseverance to build a pipeline of strong, high-quality candidates who are a suitable fit for assigned roles.

Who is a Recruiter:

• a recruiter communicates clearly and with purpose,
• a recruiter is a strategic ambassador,
• a recruiter is process oriented,
• a recruiter is diplomatic and loves working with all kinds of people,
• a recruiter has the flexibility to handle simultaneous priorities,
• a recruiter loves negotiating,
• a recruiter loves to complete a dynamic process successfully,
• Overall, a recruiter represents the company’s mission and brand and is one of the main ambassadors on behalf of the company.

With a growing need for high-calibre candidates, sourcers and recruiters play an integral part in Talent Acquisition.?

Sourcers and recruiters work together and are in constant contact with one another. In most large and medium-sized companies, they form a successful collaborative partnership. The roles do require different skill sets, and a full-cycle recruiter is both a strong sourcer as well as a recruiter. It is possible that a strong sourcer may not take on all of the duties of a strong recruiter.?

What are your skills/ talents and which role would you choose: sourcer or recruiter?

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