Best of 2013 #14: Should a Talent Sourcer Be Certified?

Advertising & Marketing

Dec 24, 2013

This article is part of a series called Editor's Pick.

Editor’s note: Between now and the new year we will be counting down the top 20 SourceCon posts of 2013. This is number 14.

In many industries, there is one certification that stands out as THE certification for the profession (PMP for project management, CFP for financial planning, SPHR and PHR for HR). Sourcing is still a relatively new function and there are numerous organizations in the race to establish themselves as the go-to sourcing and recruiting certification.

Is a sourcing certification worth the investment? I think it can be… if you hire the right employees to put through the program. A certification, or any training for that matter, can make a good sourcer better. However, in my opinion, a certification won’t make a bad sourcer good. On a side note,

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