Friday Quick Hit: Can One Be A Sourcer And A Recruiter?

Mar 30, 2012

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

In all of the hubbub about the ERE Expo going on this week down in San Diego (where I’m currently reporting from), you may have missed a piece that Maureen Sharib did over at ERE. In it, she says:

Most of your recruiters don’t really want to source and most of your sourcers don’t really want to recruit.

Trust me, I’ve thought long and hard on this one.

Each skill set requires vastly different personality types.

That’s the bottom line.

Read the entire piece over at ERE for more context. Here’s the big question for you today: can a sourcer also be a recruiter (and vice verse)?

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

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