It’s been a minute since I dropped an article on sourcing. Figured you were due.
Now with all the fancy tools out there, you might be thinking, “Why bother? I got an app for that.”
Yeah, well—you’re wrong.
Because as slick as today’s sourcing tech is, I haven’t seen one that does this… yet.
And believe it or not, I owe the inspiration to none other than Judge Judy. Yep, the queen of courtroom clapbacks just handed me a sourcing gem wrapped in legal sass.
(This one’s for the sourcing nerds, the curious minds, and anyone who still believes that people—not platforms—are the sharpest tool in the shed.)
So I’m watching the show—someone’s flailing in court, and then boom—they whip out an expert witness. Judy barely blinks. Says something like, “People bring experts to court all the time. It’s not that special.”
And I thought—wait a minute.
If people are pulling in experts to win arguments on daytime TV, imagine the demand for expert witnesses in real courts. Civil cases. Criminal cases. Patent disputes. Medical mishaps. You name it.
So I went digging.
Turns out, there’s a whole cottage industry built around expert witnesses. And if you’re the curious type (you are, or you wouldn’t be here), go check out ExpertiseFinder.com. I searched “life sciences” just to see what popped up, and what I found looked a lot like… resumes. Only they’re dressed up as “work bios.” Tomato, to-mah-toe. Same deal.
Want to try it yourself? Pop over to Google and search “expert witness company.” You’ll uncover a whole buffet of companies connecting lawyers with pros who know their stuff. And in most cases, you can peruse those pro bios for free.
And look—if these experts are trusted to testify in court when millions are on the line, odds are they’re more than qualified to sit across from your hiring manager for a quick chat. Fair, right?