We are excited to announce our very first Challenge of the summer, sourcers! This is your opportunity to flex your sourcing muscles and prove that you are among the elite – and also win a trip to SourceCon this fall in Silicon Valley!
Create an effective Google Custom Search Engine (CSE) that will find profiles, resumes, and contact directories online.
Yes… it really is that simple. Or so you thought… Mwahahaha!
Because we want to assist you in the development of a really cool CSE, we have arranged a training webinar with three sourcers who have created some amazing CSEs already. Join us next week on Thursday, June 9 from 1pm – 2pm Eastern time to learn more about Google Custom Search Engines from Dan Harris, Mike Notaro, and Irina Shamaeva. They will go over the basics of what Google Custom Search Engines are all about and show you some examples of CSEs they’ve created as well as take you step-by-step through how to make your own. Even if you’re not planning to participate in the Challenge, this will be a great educational opportunity for you with some of the best in the business. Click here to register for the webinar.
On June 20, we will share all of the entries to the Challenge on SourceCon.com. The first round of judging will come from your peers – so put your promotion hats on! You will have until June 30 to market your CSE to your networks and beg, grovel, plead, etc. for votes. Of course, we hope that you’ll simply create the most amazing CSE out there and that the sourcing community will vote for your CSE because of its sheer awesomeness. But how you choose to grub for votes is up to you. By the way, voting must be done on the official challenge site — votes anywhere else will not count.
On July 1, we will tally up the votes and announce the top three CSE finalists along with the final selection criteria. Make your CSE effective and efficient… the final selection criteria will put your CSE to the test.This will include point rankings based on variety of results as well as quality.
The overall winner will be announced on July 8.
Of the three popular vote finalists, the overall winner will receive one (1) free complimentary pass to attend SourceCon in Silicon Valley, October 13-14. He/she will also be provided travel and hotel accommodations and be eligible to participate in the SourceCon GrandMaster Sourcing Championship to take place during the conference.
You have your mission… should you choose to accept it. Good luck, sourcers! We look forward to seeing what you come up with.
