Christine Hampton
Christine is a Doctor of Business Administration candidate researching talent sourcing strategies in healthcare. This is Christine's 29th year in Talent Acquisition, with the last 9 years focusing on sourcing and recruitment marketing.
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Content authored by Christine Hampton
Are We the Bad Guys?
There is a satirical movie line where a soldier from a notorious regiment realizes their presence in a foreign land is not to save or restore. The solider does a… Read more
Market Shifts and Hiring Manager Education
So, you want a Lead Basket Weaver with five to seven years of experience, a bachelor’s degree in weaving techniques, no job hoppers, all for $5 an hour in the… Read more
What Do You Call Sourcing?
How do you define Sourcing? Is it dark-web Boolean searches? A virtual career fair? Is it a social media post? A monthly call or connection? Or is it research? Yes,… Read more
Sourcing Requires Momentum
There are few absolutes these days. Talent acquisition is not absolute. Recruitment is the movement of people through a hiring process – and when people are involved, rules become less… Read more
Four Components of Modern Talent Acquisition Teams
Everyone wants the magic potion for the most efficient and innovative talent acquisition teams. In certain industries, the modernization and drive for cutting-edge teams has reached a crisis point. Not… Read more
To Screen or Not to Screen
To Screen or Not to Screen As talent acquisition professionals, we can get hung up on tradition. Little has changed within hiring operating procedures or employment laws over the last… Read more
There is no Degree for Talent Sourcing
There is no Degree for Talent Sourcing Preaching to the choir here, but there is no degree for Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, or Sourcing. We can get a Human Resource Management… Read more
Ruminating on 2020 Sourcing
Ruminating on 2020 Sourcing I took it upon myself to conduct an unofficial and unscientific talent acquisition survey. I wanted to talk to various Sourcers from around the nation… Read more
Everything Old in Recruiting is New Again
Everything Old in Recruiting is New Again What a time to be alive! Artificial intelligence for candidate matching. Advanced site Boolean strings. Free sites for phone numbers and email addresses…. Read more
Does TA Understand Passive Talent Engagement?
Does TA Understand Passive Talent Engagement? As a talent acquisition consultant, specializing in the areas of sourcing and recruitment marketing, I am frequently asked to aid in hard-to-find candidate pursuits…. Read more
Librarians Make Great Sourcers
Librarians Make Great Sourcers At an increasing rate, leaders connect with me to ask about the characteristics and skills that make up a great Sourcer. We are at a point… Read more
Addressing Old School Resume Protocol
Addressing Old School Resume Protocol I read a lot. I enjoy mysteries, but I also read for work: to stay on top of trends in talent acquisition, to discover new… Read more
Passive Candidate Emails: Not the Usual Advice
Passive Candidate Emails – Not the Usual Advice I really wish the internet would purge all guidance for building potential passive candidate email templates published before 2020. Any intelligence preceding… Read more
Evolution of the Sourcing Role
The legacy Sourcer role was such an anticipated position for talent acquisition departments. Not many of us ventured to envision the evolution and maturity of the job title. The legacy… Read more
The Case for National Talent Pools
The Case for National Talent Pools The average practitioner in the talent acquisition world is not always privy to the technology that supports it. Recruiters and Sourcers rarely get a… Read more
