Use Resumes for Passive Searches
When an employed candidate puts a resume into a database, they are expressing their desire to talk to someone on the outside. They are willing to look outside of their current employment. They understand that the best way to explore other opportunities is to start some conversations. The resume is the conversation-starter.
It’s almost a guarantee that employed candidates with their resumes online will talk to you when you call them. In other words, they are the perfect entry point for a passive-candidate recruiter/sourcer to gather information about a target company.
When you start a passive search, ask SourceSimple to send you resumes for current employees of your target companies. Call up the candidates and interview them, even if they aren’t perfect for the job. Ask them whatever you want to know: who is their boss? what project are they working on? etc. You’ll be amazed at how much information you’ll receive.