Sourcing Parties, Inflation Slowing, Candidate Troubles, Candidate Expectations - and other recruitment insights

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Catch up on the latest Talent Acquisition insights.

• One of my favorite ways to collaborate with teammates is to have a Sourcing Party. A Sourcing Party is when you and your recruiter teammates hop in a call together.. and, well, source! Here are the benefits and how they work.

• It can be tempting to fire off all of your InMails in one session. I actually recommend doing them in waves, and also starting with a test batch. Here are the benefits of an InMail Test Batch and how to do it.

• Having a 'Search Checklist' as a Recruiter is really important. It's so easy to get scrambled up when you don't have a process in place. Here is a step-by-step checklist that you can use for your searches.

Stay informed with the latest Labor Market insights.

• The annual inflation rate in the US slowed for a sixth straight month to 6.5% in December of 2022, per the Consumer Price Index Report released last Thursday. Inflation seems to have peaked at 9.1% in June of 2022 but it still remains far above the Fed's 2% target. The Fed will continue their attempts to cool the labor market until they get inflation where they want it.

• US Initial Unemployment Claims (the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits) fell to 205,000 on the week ending Jan. 7th, per the Weekly Claims Report released last Thursday. It's the lowest value in over three months, which points to the labor market still being tight despite the Fed's aggressive stance.

• For workers that have jobs that can be done at home, 32.3% work fully on-site, 46.6% work hybrid, and 21.1% work fully from home, according to WFH Research's January Report , released last Monday. The top three industries that offer WFH include Information/Tech, Finance/Insurance, and Wholesale Trade.

Check out the best r/recruiting threads from this past week.

• "Do rude candidates ever get to you?" asked a Redditor to the community after they got off a call with a candidate who was being short and condescending. "If that's how they act in an interview I don't want to imagine how they'd act as a manger to direct reports" mentioned one top comment.

• "Curious to hear about experiences moving from agency to internal" asked a Redditor to the community. Recruiters from both sides shared their perspectives. "The internal opportunity has to be the right one. Professional development is paramount" advised one community member.

• "How much does the average recruiter make in commissions their first year?" asked a Redditor curious about agency recruitment. The community responded with a lot of helpful, transparent tidbits about their experiences starting off in agency recruitment.

The best and most recent talent-related articles from around the web.

• "What candidates are expecting in 2023" by Monster details what Monster's latest poll data shows. Nearly 96% of survey respondents said that they're currently looking or planning to look for a job in 2023. A higher income, their employment situation, or room for growth are their top three reasons.

• "How to use 'quiet hiring' to your advantage for a raise or promotion in 2023" by CNBC explains how to identify if quiet hiring is happening at your company and how to take advantage of it. "If you are taking on more work than usual, or temporarily switching roles, talk to your manager about a promotion or raise", the article says.

• "New website aggregates tech salary ranges in California and New York City" by HR Dive discusses Comprehensive.io, a new website created by the founder of Layoffs.fyi , Roger Lee. The mission of the company is to advance pay transparency and eliminate pay inequity. You can use the website for free to look up pay rates from top tech companies.