Danielle B.

A lot of people are terrified AI will take their jobs. AI will take your job if you are cruising. With a mindset of understanding who your candidate is and how they would like to be communicated with, you can combine the AI tools with being a lovely human being and this will always 100% get you desired results. If you use AI tools to help write an email or message, be sure to reconfigure to sound like your authentic self and think about how you would like to be communicated with. What would you include in your message or email? Last tip of advice, never add in your message "I hope this email finds you well." I have seen AI giving me that in a message example. If you are wondering why, do your research on that.

I recommend using chatgpt and doing your own research for some searches. An example of this would be one of my previous roles I was sourcing for was an MES Developer. Rather than just creating a search string listing (mes OR "manufacturing execution system"), identify different manufacturing execution systems and create a boolean string listing those out.

Many tools offer filters such as "skills." In using this filter, you may miss out on someone who may have listed they use this skill outside of the "skills" box. It is always best to use boolean. I start with creating a boolean search string with all the preferences. Many like to do the opposite and start broadly. I start more specific because I want to find the best match for the role I am sourcing for. Because I do this, most of my candidates get hired.

Honesty is best always. Be open and real. Many of the roles I've worked on, there is someone more qualified for a position so I will share that and be honest. In addition, I will keep the candidate in mind for anything they may be aligned with in the future and I also share our career site with them and share with them if they find anything aligned in the future to connect with me in regards. Interestingly, this works. I've gotten many candidates in process and hired quickly even for roles that I am not working on. It is quite rewarding to just be human and help people upgrade their career.

Creating a portfolio is especially helpful if you are doing creative work, like in brand and marketing. Creating a web page to showcase your work and placing it on your resume is a really great way to stand out from every one else.