Author Archives: thebalazs

Great companies starting their journey of building an in-house sourcing function are usually aiming for cost saving in the first place. This is the most regular answer they give when interviewing them: become less dependent of 3rd party agencies and thus to save cost on agency fees. This is an obvious drive behind such aContinue reading “sourcing ROI calculator [TOOL] #sosueu”

This is the pair post of my very last one: 25 questions you need to ask before setting up a sourcing function. No, I am not [yet] fully addictive to blogging, however, as the previous post was pretty lengthy I thought it might be handy to have (more or less) the same content but in a prezi style.Continue reading “designing the ever-best sourcing function [PREZI]”

Setting up any sourcing function (in-house, agency or an RPO-type megacenter) is a massive exercise. Many think that hiring a handful of experienced sourcers will make the game. Great sourcers know what to do (and how) and their previous expertise will automatically solve everything. Others more believe in focusing on the continuous learning and developmentContinue reading “25 questions you need to ask before setting up a sourcing function”

This is the story of the last 3-4 months when I switched off from work and decided to reboot the engine of my life. I resigned from Randstad at the end of July 2016 (producing my ever longest sugar sweet emotional farewell video) and joined GE in a refreshing and brand new European Sourcing LeadContinue reading “#OldMeNewMe (Part I.)”

This makes me crazy: some recruiting leaders determine totally ad-hoc productivity targets for sourcers, often, without understanding what the business really needs and what can be a realistic requirement. Ridicule! It looks like sourcing is only a number game and these leaders love to hear those (usually super rare) stories when sourcers make 20 (or even more) qualified, interested and availableContinue reading “How many CVs does your Sourcer [really] need to make?”