Stuck in the daily grind of sourcing LinkedIn, Monster and CareerBuilder? It’s not easy to stay focused when your eyes go crossed and boredom kicks in from sourcing the same sites every stinking day. It’s tough finding new sites that bring real value, sites that deliver results landing you some quality leads.

Check our these 5 power house sourcing sites that can net you some serious sourcing gold:

  1. GrabCad
  2. DOYOUBUZZ?
  3. Xing
  4. SkillPages
  5. CarbonMade

GrabCad

GrabCad is a place for Cad experts to show their stuff, and say a little about themselves. It is a place were engineers manage and share their cad files. Think of it as github for Cad people. Few have heard of GrabCad and even fewer have tried to source in it. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, called x-raying.

Source within GrabCad you simply need to create an x-ray string, like the one below:

site:grabcad.com Seattle engineer

If you run the first string above in Google you will get the results below – Click the image to see results set

 

DOYOUBUZZ

DOYOUBUZZ is a site were they make it easy to create and store your resume. They have templates and resources to help you make the best and easiest resume you can. Of course they also store them and they are searchable with the right strings.  Few have heard of DOYOUBUZZ and even fewer have tried to source in it. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, called x-raying.

Source within DOYOUBUZZ you simply need to create an x-ray string, like the one below:

site:doyoubuzz.com developer

If you run the first string above in google you will get the results below – Click the image to see results set

 

Xing

Xing is a professional community/social software platform for enabling a small-world network for professionals. Most of you have heard of Xing but only a few have used it to source. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, called x-raying.

Source within Xing you simply need to create an x-ray string, like the one below:

site:xing.com/profile developer

If you run the string above in Google you will get the results below – Click the image to see results set

 

Skillspages

Skill Pages is a professional community were people create a profile that will list their skills. Some of you have heard of Skillpages but only a few have used it to source. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, called x-raying.

Source within Skillspages you simply need to create an x-ray string, like the one below:

site:skillpages.com seattle, wa developer

If you run the string above in Google you will get the results below – Click the image to see results set

 

Carbonmade

CarbonMade is a place for creative like designers, graphic people, illustrators and more. Few have heard of Carbonmade and even fewer have tried to source in it. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, called x-raying.

Source within Carbonmade you simply need to create an x-ray string, like the one below:

site:carbonmade.com Seattle design 

If you run the string above in Google you will get the results below – Click the image to see results set


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By Dean Da Costa

Dean Da Costa is a highly experienced and decorated staffing professional, recruiter, sourcer and manager, who also boasts outstanding experience and skills in Human Resources, Project Management, Training, and Process Improvement. He is best known for his work in the highly difficult security and mobile arena's, and the gold star winning numbers he produced. His keen insight and creation of ground breaking tools and processes, to enhance and change staffing as we know it, have proven he is a true "Staffing Thought Leader". Despite all this he remains first and foremost one of the top sourcers, staffing managers and full cycle recruiters in the industry and a true "Search Authority"