--- title: "CEO to Recruiter: candidate sourcing" description: "CEO to Recruiter: candidate sourcing" --- [![EVA](https://blog.eva.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/EVA_January2019/Images/eva_logo_blue_text.png?width=1373&height=616&name=eva_logo_blue_text.png "EVA")](https://eva.ai/) [![EVA](https://blog.eva.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/EVA_January2019/Images/eva_logo_white_text.png?width=1373&height=616&name=eva_logo_white_text.png "EVA")](https://eva.ai/) - [PRODUCT](https://eva.ai/product/) - [Agency Recruiters](https://eva.ai/agency-recruiters/) - [In-house Recruiters](https://eva.ai/in-house-recruiters/) - [SOLUTION](https://eva.ai/solution/) - [COMPANY](https://eva.ai/company/) - [BLOG](https://blog.eva.ai/) - [BOOK A DEMO](https://cal.mixmax.com/druefitzgerald-812/eva.ai) - [PRODUCT](https://eva.ai/product/) - [Agency Recruiters](https://eva.ai/agency-recruiters/) - [In-house Recruiters](https://eva.ai/in-house-recruiters/) - [SOLUTION](https://eva.ai/solution/) - [COMPANY](https://eva.ai/company/) - [BLOG](https://blog.eva.ai/) - [BOOK A DEMO](https://cal.mixmax.com/druefitzgerald-812/eva.ai) [candidate sourcing](https://blog.eva.ai/tag/candidate-sourcing) [CEO to Recruiter series](https://blog.eva.ai/tag/ceo-to-recruiter-series) [job boards](https://blog.eva.ai/tag/job-boards) # CEO to Recruiter: candidate sourcing # CEO to Recruiter: candidate sourcing A week ago, I decided to set aside part of my CEO responsibilities and spend some time as a recruiter to develop a deeper appreciation for the recruiter's craft. I knew recruitment wasn't easy, and the second week of my experiment left no room for doubts. ### Day 8: Ben - 1, Job boards - 0 Job boards are no joke. I initially decided to tackle job boards with no technology backing me up. I got greedy and aimed for a big talent pool to shortlist. All my credits got spent quickly on views and exports - visible candidate profiles were too high level. Still, my long list wasn’t even close to “enough”. I had a chat with a Top Consultant at a big recruitment agency. I was looking for some sympathy for my job board struggle. Turns out, she sometimes goes through over 1000 pages looking for “the one”. Even that number may not suffice. I got a little discouraged. Sourcing from job boards took a lot of time I would rather spend on having conversations with real people. So I cheated. I turned to technology - connected to the job board using an API and set relevant filters (position, salary, commute distance, last activity on the job board). A few clicks and  - voila! - I had a list of candidates in front of me. I still had to go through it and use my credits to import the CV directly into my database, but I saw more metadata and was spending credits wisely. The outcome was reassuring. With technology behind my back, I feel good about posting a job ad on the board now.   ### Day 10: I’ve got some good and not so good news. Let’s start with good ones. Today, I read that the UK’s employment rate has reached a record high, while unemployment is at its lowest since the mid-1970s. Well done, UK! Candidates are now in a position to be picky and companies will have to step up their hiring experience and retention game. What’s there not to be happy about? Recruiters have a tough job already, and it’s not getting any easier. Now, they are dealing with a smaller candidate pool to source from than ever. Candidate sourcing techniques have to become sharper. I have a feeling I’m about to experience it myself as I progress with my COO job opening. In 2017, a typical recruiter needed 270 people on average to close one job. I’m not even halfway there. I was just about to start advertising on job boards and see how that works out. Recruiters, how do you stay motivated when dealing with small talent pools? candidate sourcing CEO to Recruiter series job boards - [PRODUCT](https://eva.ai/product/) - [SOLUTION](https://eva.ai/solution/) - [COMPANY](https://eva.ai/company/) - [BLOG](https://blog.eva.ai/) - [PRIVACY POLICY](https://eva.ai/privacy-policy/) - [TERMS AND CONDITIONS](https://eva.ai/terms-and-conditions/)