Day 1 - Tuesday 3rd November: 15:00-15:30 PM

Unconventional Sourcing for Hard to Find Talent

Laura Stoker - AIRS

Hosted by UK Recruiter:

In today’s hyper competitive talent market, the usual recruiting tactics may not always yield the best candidates. This session will cover best sourcing practices for using multi-media sites, image sharing sites, video sites and more. The presentation will give attendees some unconventional ideas for sourcing hard to find candidates that may not be found on traditional social media sites. This session will take attendees on a tour of creative and sometimes controversial sites for locating the best candidates available today.

Laura Stoker

Laura Stoker began her recruiting career as a researcher for executive search firms working on both international and domestic projects. During her career Laura has worked as a recruiter and internet search specialist for executive search firms, staffing agencies, as well as corporations both domestically and in Europe. Laura attended one of the first AIRS training courses in 1997 and built on that experience to shape a 19 year career as a subject matter expert in recruiting and internet sourcing. Joining AIRS in 2000, she has had the opportunity to train recruitment professionals all over the world. She has been a speaker at numerous industry conferences around the world including SHRM, ERE, Onrec, SOSU and Recruiting Trends. She spent a year studying at the University of Tübingen in Germany and received a degree in English with an emphasis in German from Colorado State University – Pueblo.