SOSUEU DIGITAL PASS 2018
Videos of talks from #SOSUEU 2018. OCT 9-11 2018, AMSTERDAM
- 33 VIDEOS
- 41 SPEAKERS
- 27 PRESENTATION SLIDES
- 145 EUROS
SOME OF THE TOPICS
included in the 2018 DIGITAL PASS
- PITCHING IN A WORLD OF NOISEDAVID BECKETT // PITCH COACH
Getting your message across in a world crowded with oceans of information has never been more difficult and more essential. No-one wants information to be complex, long and difficult – that’s why a short, sharp pitch is so important. In this interactive talk, David will share practical tools that will help you build and deliver your confident, persuasive pitch.
UNEARTHING LEADS IN A WORLD OF DATA PROTECTIONGERARD COMPTE // FIND THAT LEADGetting your message across in a world crowded with oceans of information has never been more difficult and more essential. No-one wants information to be complex, long and difficult – that’s why a short, sharp pitch is so important. In this interactive talk, David will share practical tools that will help you build and deliver your confident, persuasive pitch.
TRIFECTA FOR SOURCING SUCCESS – TECH, TOOLS & MARKETINGSUSANNA FRAZIER // UMGThe modern sourcer need to be tech savvy, love tinkering with tools and have a marketing brain. A trifecta of skills critical for any sourcer. This session marries technology, tools, psychology and marketing practices to solve sourcing roadblocks. Susanna will illustrate how you map talent, embrace technology and apply new tools.
BOOKMARKLETS: THE SOURCER’S GATEWAY DRUG FOR AUTOMATING SOURCINGGLENN GUTMACHER // STATE STREETIn this session, you’ll learn a little JavaScript (one of the most popular programming languages, also the official language for scripts in Google Sheets) and embed those into your bookmarks, turning them into bookmarklets, shown clearly step-by-step. Leveraging practical sourcing examples, you’ll see how to automate a wide range of recruiting tasks, and leverage prompts to customize the input and output. Glenn will showcase repositories of ready-to-use bookmarklets used by sourcers worldwide. Before long, you’ll be solving issues raised by your recruiting colleagues through coding, too!
- RE-THINKING WHOLISTIC ENGAGEMENT TO SOURCE TOP TALENTINGEBORG VAN HARTEN // IRDETO
In sourcing, much of the talk around engagement pertains to building relationships with potential hires. Ingeborg advocates that engagement should start within the company first. How you engage your internal employees dictates the quality of the external talent you will be able to recruit. She will show how Irdeto runs an internal engagement project within the engineering team, resulting in improved recruitment numbers. This is a call to rethink how we approach engagement and how we can use it for sourcing.
- MANAGING DATA DELUGE FOR EFFECTIVE SOURCINGPIERRE-ANDRÉ FORTIN // ANARA
The abundance of data often leave sourcers ‘drinking from the hose’. Scraping is becoming easier and there is so much data, but so little time to make sense of it all. Pierre-Andre has developed a process to make sense of data deluge and help sourcer be more productive. In this hand-on on session you will learn how to collect and manage data using set processes and tools. There will be a focus on what to do with data, with the end result being increased efficiency and productive sourcing.
FROM OUTBOUND TO INBOUND: REVERSING THE FLOW OF INFORMATION FOR SOURCINGHUNG LEE // WORKSHAPE.IOArchitect of RecruitingBrainfood Hung Lee knows a thing or two about building an audience. How do you become a magnet rather than a spammer? How do talent source you rather than the other way around? It’s all about transforming your outbound efforts into inbound gold. Sourcers can and should be inbound champions. But it requires a generous and patient mindset.
- USING GAMIFICATION PRINCIPLES IN SOURCINGJAN TEGZE // SOLARWINDS
Gamification is an innovative concept that uses game theory and game designs to engage and motivate people to achieve their goals. Gamification keeps people more engaged, and converts the boring and frustrating task of recruitment into a fun element. Can you “gamify” your sourcing strategy and improve the results of your team?
- HANDS-ON TAKE ON DATA ANALYTICS FOR SOURCING SUCCESSJIŘÍ HERODEK // BLUE-INFINITY
Why does data analytics matter for sourcing? One – candidate compatibility can be vastly improved. This session is a buzzword free hands-on session on how you can utilise data in every step of the sourcing process. In particular, Jiri will show how they use AWS to collect and consolidate date which is used to source more comparable candidates. This is a sophisticated operation that marries technology and creative thinking to sourcing. Jiri will demonstrate practical case studies and will show how any organsation can implement data for good.
- EAT. SOURCE. PLAY. THE IMPORTANCE OF DISCONNECTING & ‘REST’ FOR SOURCERSJITSKE VAN DE WORP // JITS & SUITSUPPLY a.i.
Jitske had an epiphany and hits the road crisscrossing around Europe for a year. The time off allows her to rest, asses what important and what works for her all the while working as a remote sourcer. Jitske will shed light on why it’s healthy to disconnect from ’normal’ life, to create freedom of location and live and work remotely for a year. Jitske discovered experiences that only a certain lifestyle and mobility can bring. This is a fascinating story of a sourcer’s search for meaning and a balance between work, play and rest. It’s a path every sourcer should take.
INTELLIGENCE GATHERING FOR THE INTELLIGENT SOURCERSHALLY STECKERL // SOURCING INSTITUTE FOUNDATIONKnowledge is perishable. If it is in the news, it is not intelligence. Sourcers must acquire and analyze knowledge quickly and act on it before competitive advantage is lost. In this session sourcers will learn how to ethically acquire, validate, analyze and apply actionable knowledge about key stakeholders so you can set goals, formulate strategy and support HR & recruitment missions.
X-RAYING FACEBOOK SOURCERS & SOURCING PROCESSONDREJ PROCHAZKA // FACEBOOKWhat does it takes to be a sourcer at Facebook? Ondrej moved from an RPO stint to be a part of the toughest sourcing gigs in Europe. Finding software engineers for Facebook. Ondrej will lift the lid to how things are done at a large organisation at scale. From snippets on automation vs personalisation, to tools and role of culture, Ondrej will shed light on the inner workings at Facebook, and at the same time highlights the challenges, opportunities sourcers face when they transition from agency to in-house.
SOURCING TALENT GLOBALLY WITH LOCAL RESOURCES – TAXIFY CASE STUDYANNA GOLUBCEHNKO // TAXIFYHow do you source talent globally from one location? Do you need an office or local resources to hire locally? Taxify operate and hires in over 26 countries from one central location in Estonia. In this case study Anna will show how a team of four can reach out to locations all over the world and find talent. This is a case of achieving plenty with little resources.
SOURCING HACKS FOR THE BOLD (& BEAUTIFUL) SOURCERADRIAAN VAN DER HEIJDEN // ZAMROAdriann is of the belief that there is no place for timidity in sourcing, especially when the work involved industries with acute talent shortages (e.g security engineers). This session will showcase the many ways sourcer can be be bold (and the beautiful). It involves taking the road less traveled, tinkering and experimentation. Adriaan will showcase some of the most creative and effective sourcing hacks from the trenches. This is a fearless sourcing session.
- GROWTH TACTICS & TOOLS FOR SOURCING AWESOMENESSMARCEL VAN DER MEER // RABOBANK
Why should growth tactics matter to sourcers? In the fight to find the best talent what tactics can get you noticed? This session will explore how you can use growth hacking thinking and tactics to excel in sourcing. Marcel will explore some of the proven ways to get more exposure or applicants. This is a hands-on practical session where you will be shown how to use some of the new tools and techniques to power your sourcing. This is sourcing at its most sophisticated and useful.
BOOSTER SOURCING – THE NEW PARADIGM FOR FINDING TALENTDENIS DINKEVICH // PREPLYBOOSTER sourcing is probably what you need if you are dealing with sourcing despair. BOOSTER – Balanced, Observed, Objective, Specific, Timely, Enhancing, Relevant – sourcing strategy is a sophisticated roadmap to bring order and lasting solution to any organisation struggling with ROI issues. Is your sourcing directionless? Help is on the way. Just BOOSTER your sourcing. A robust process driven sourcing methodology that is adaptable to any industry or circumstances.
- FINDING THE SMARTEST PEOPLE IN THE PLANET – A PRIMERYVES GREIJN // MAVEN
Hiring engineers is tough, but hiring chief architects and engineering leaders that are capable for guiding a domain and can impact an organisation or industry, that’s another ball game. This talk with be giving more context on what it’s like to hire engineering leaders, what to look for when trying to spot them, how to engage with them and how to work together with your internal business stakeholders.
TRANSFERRING SOURCING SKILLS. BEST-PRACTICE SOURCING TRAINING.BRITT VAN CAPELLEVEEN // YACHTAre world-class sourcers made or born? Britt, manages the training of new sourcers at Randstad, argues anyone can be trained to become a great sourcer. But the weakest link is often the training process or God forbids the trainer themselves. Britt will show why effective training starts with the hiring process and why robust system matters. This session will solve one of the biggest challenges faced by sourcing teams – knowledge transfer and building new talent.
- TOOLS 2.0: THE NEW CURRENCY FOR SOURCING PRODUCTIVITYIKER JUSUE // ROYAN RECRUITMENT
Thousands of tools exists for sourcers to use, how do we make sense of what’s useful and what to ignore. In this session Iker will continue in a long tradition of #SOSU and open his current toolbox. He will demonstrate some of best new technology in the market. This is a smorgasboard of plugins, extentions, apps. free tools and technology that are worth investing for the astute sourcers. Iker will also add a cost/effect dimension to every tool he explored.
SOURCING 2.0: WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF SOURCING IN AN AI ENABLED WORLD?BILL BOORMAN // #TRU EVENTSAlgorithms are already proving to be faster, cheaper and more accurate at finding, sorting and ranking talent than the humble Sourcer. What is the future for our boolean-loving Sourcer in this fast emerging world? What is the role of the unicorn hunter in an augmented TA world. In this session Bill charts the road ahead and will crystal gaze what sourcers can expect and act.
NAVIGATING THE ROAD AHEAD FOR SOURCINGBALAZS PAROCZAY // CIELO TALENTWhat does the road ahead looks like for sourcing and sourcers? What does our experiences dabbling with different sourcing models in the past decade can tell us about the future? Where can sourcers add the most value going forward? Will sourcing in its current form survive? In this session Balazs will explore what the future hold – the risks, the challenges and opportunities for sourcers. Part crystal gazing, part case study, Balazs will lay down what sourcers need to do to matter.
- UNCOVERING THE DEEP WEB FOR TALENTSHALLY STECKERL // SOURCING INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
Find hidden talent through image and video search, blog post comments not visible through search engines, correlating user names and aliases on public websites, finding thought leaders’ peers, colleagues and influencers not in the limelight through unusual social search techniques on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, and others. Apply creative search strings to uncover authors of presentations, documents, meeting minutes, user groups, discussion lists, mailing list archives, and more.
15 SOURCING HACKS TO POWER YOUR SOURCING IN 2019IRINA SHAMAEVA // BRAINGRAINTechnology evolves rapidly. Sourcing tools and products change daily. The astute sourcer need to constantly be armed with the latest techniques and tools to stay a step ahead. Who better than the master hacker to identify the best sourcing hacks for . From new tweaks of old tools to new hacks, Irina will demoed the 15 trends you need to master for a successful sourcing year ahead.
- ADVANCED LINKEDIN HACKS FOR THE MODERN SOURCERMARCEL VAN DER MEER // RABOBANK
Linkedin continues to play a major role for sourcers. Learn how to optimise the new Linkedin including workarounds limitations. This is a must session for those who want to get the most out of their investment in a continually evolving Linkedin product.
SOURCING RIOT @ RIOT GAMES BY A HYBRID SOURCERENRICO HEIDELBERG // RIOT GAMES & JUMBOEnrico thinks he is a hybrid – 50% recruiter and 50% sourcer – who combines the best (or worst) of both world. In this fascinating session Enrico (a Dutchie) will talk about his experiences in one the fastest growing company in Ireland. The session will cover the importance of a sourcer’s soft and hard skills, relocation from one city to another, working as a sourcer in another culture, and of course – sourcing tools and techniques. This is an honest take on the limitations and the potential of sourcers.
NO BUDGET NO PROBLEM. BOOTSTRAP SOURCING FOR EVERYONEPAULINA WÓJCIAK // SCALEWORKSWhat if you work for a start-up and sourcing is not a priority of management? What if you have no budget allocated for your sourcing project? In this session Paulina will showcase how you can run a sourcing project on the cheap, or heaven forbids not a priority of management. The session will explore some of the tools and products you can use to run sourcing, and importantly strategies to sell the value of sourcing to various stakeholder. This is bootstrap sourcing at it’s best.
- INTEGRATING APIS FOR SOURCING SUCCESSAARON LINTZ // THOUGHTWORKS
Last year Aaron showed us some amazing tricks to build lists and automate data extraction. That fancy stuff works great on stage, but how can YOU take those concepts and apply them to your team and sourcing goals? Aaron is back. In this hands-on session he will show how to find undocumented APIs. More importantly, he will show how APIs are going to speed up research. There will be practical tips to jumpstart any sourcing strategy.
CASE STUDY – VOLUME SOURCING @BOOKING.COM. SOURCE WELL, SCALE RIGHT.AURELIEN ARNOUX // BOOKING.COMIt’s one thing finding one person, how do you scale your efforts when the task is finding hundreds of people? How do you scale sourcing from one to a bigger volume? Booking.com hired hundreds of techies in one year using a range of growth hacking tools and strategies. This session is a real-life case study of volume sourcing and how you can achieve more with less. It’s achieving sourcing growth using proven marketing and start-up sales tactics.
SOCIAL STIGMA – FINDING PEOPLE WITHOUT DIGITAL FOOTPRINTSMANJURI SINHA & PETER COULSON // ZALANDOA lot of what sourcing can find is predominantly those with digital footprints. How do you account for those that cannot be easily decihpered like social skills, culutral fit, strong performers just from keywords searches. In this session Zalando are going to share how they truly go beyond digital footprints in identifying strong performers and how to decipher and differentiate between social skills in different departments, teams and hiring for a business while keeping a keen eye on team dynamics in hyper growth companies. What this looks like from having dedicated recruiters to specific teams to having unbiased hiring committees.
WORKSHOP: FACILITATING AGILE SOURCING WITH KANBAN BOARDSBARBARA BRAEHMER // INTERCESSIOOne of the biggest challenges in sourcing is working as a team. Team dynamics brings unique problem like information sharing, status updates and deadline syncing and knowledge transfer. In this session Barbara will address her team’s journey with agile methodologies and will highlight how they use Kanban boards in their sourcing projects and how it benefits knowledge transfer. We even use mobile to inform each other and I will show how this helps to save time and keep the overview on all your sourcing projects as well as the status of the projects.
USING HACKATHONS AS A SOURCING TOOL & STRATEGYKYRYLO KOZHEMIAKIN – EPAM & YULIA KUZMANE – AMAZINGHIRINGUse hackathons to motivate and build team cohesion, share knowledge and ultimately source better. In this session Yulia and Krill will explain how you can harness hackathons as a sourcing strategy.
- GROWTH HACKING – POWER SESSIONFERDINAND KOELEWIJN // GROWTH TRIBE ACADEMY
Building products isn’t enough. Marketing channels are saturated. Rapid Experimentation and Growth Marketing skills help you beat the competition and keep growing!
AI FOR GROWTH – UTILISING AI FOR GROWTHBERNARDO NUNES // GROWTH TRIBESourcers should not fear AI instead they should harness its powers. A.I. is no longer something reserved for extensively qualified data scientists. The world of growth has already begun to be influenced by machine learning and artificial intelligence, with the companies who want to stay ahead taking advantage of this new competitive advantage. Growth Tribe has spent the last year teaching non-coders to use machine learning for marketing and growth. In this workshop, we’ll test your skills, expose you to the real-life applications of A.I., as well as show you how you can learn to leverage it!
