{"id":999881463,"date":"2013-03-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/?p=327637443"},"modified":"2013-03-14T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T12:00:00","slug":"rockstar-tech-sourcing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/hiring\/recruitment\/rockstar-tech-sourcing","title":{"rendered":"Rockstar Moves for Sourcing Tech Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-embed-wrapper\" style=\"height:0; overflow:hidden; padding-bottom:56.25%; padding-top:30px; position:relative\"><iframe allow=\";\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tA_vsh2ud5s\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Digging up tech talent can be difficult\u2014especially when you factor in the specific skill sets and requirements often needed to fill IT reqs. Mix in the limitless search possibilities throughout cyberspace, and finding the perfect candidate can seem like a next-to-impossible task. So we asked for some help at SourceCon in Atlanta and got attendees&#8217; &#8220;rockstar&#8221; tips and tricks for sourcing tech talent. Not only did we get some gnarly feedback, but we saw some hardcore rockstar moves in the process. <strong>Rock on!<\/strong> <div class=\"wpmf-gallerys wpmf-gallerys-life \" ><div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery gallery_life wpmf_gallery_default gallery_default  gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery-link-post wpmf-has-border-radius-0 wpmf-gutterwidth-5 no_ratio\"><\/div><\/div> <span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digging up tech talent can be difficult\u2014especially when you factor in the specific skill sets and requirements often needed to fill IT reqs. 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