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Sourcing is everywhere...

Evotalents
Evotalents November 17, 2021

 

I copied the links to my posts on LinkedIn and noticed that the URLs are different.

For my post without hashtags, attached links, images, just plain text, the URL in the address bar is "activity" followed by a set of numbers assigned during posting.

For another one of my posts, the URL looked like this:

I see the difference. In this case, some words have appeared:

  • "popru-mari" is not my first and last name but how I customized my LinkedIn profile URL.
  • "google," "linkedin," "sourcing," "recruiting" are hashtags that I assigned when writing the post, such as #linkedin #google #sourcing #recruiting.
  • A set of numbers.

The URL structure seems to incorporate these elements to create a unique identifier for your post.

It seems like you're using advanced search techniques to find LinkedIn posts with specific keywords in their URLs. You're using the "site:" operator in Google to restrict your search to LinkedIn posts and then using wildcard (*) for unknown variables in the URLs. This method can be helpful in narrowing down your search to find relevant posts.

If you have any specific questions or need further assistance with this, please let me know!

We find posts on the LinkedIn platform with the hashtag of the keyword we need in the authors' posts.

As an objection: Why leave the platform when LinkedIn provides an internal search feature for posts?

Because by selecting where to search and specifying "Posts," simply typing a word will find posts with just that word (not necessarily a hashtag).

And by specifying a hashtag in the search bar, you will be limited to posts within your network.

Well, you can also follow a specific hashtag. So don't be surprised when your colleague manages to quickly like posts mentioning the company – he's simply following the hashtag.

Being a sourcer means being attentive to details, analyzing familiar data, and finding ways to apply them to work (and not only) tasks.

I hope it was interesting.

And if you want to improve your sourcing skills, come to sourcing courses at EvoTalents.School.