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Ben Solomon has built something rare in recruiting: a sourcing team that works. After 18 years at Objective Partners, he's cracked the code on hiring, training, and scaling sourcing teams in both agency and RPO environments. This isn't theory from a consultant who job-hops every two years. This is battle-tested wisdom from someone who's hired dozens of sourcers and watched them succeed or fail.
In this episode we discuss the counterintuitive hiring strategies that prioritize curiosity over technical skills, why liberal arts majors often outperform computer science graduates in sourcing roles, and Ben's specific interview questions that reveal research capabilities without testing Boolean knowledge. You'll hear about the "Merlin test" that exposes attention to detail, why museum and library experience trumps CRM knowledge, and how to build confidence in sourcers who need to switch between multiple clients daily.
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"What happens if AI doesn't turn out the way everybody thinks it's going to? What if we're in an AI bubble and there's a collapse?" - Ben Solomon
"We're all on the same team. We're all aiming for the same thing. There's a division of labor for a reason." - Ben Solomon
Guest InfoName: Ben Solomon
Ben Solomon has built something rare in recruiting: a sourcing team that works. After 18 years at Objective Partners, he's cracked the code on hiring, training, and scaling sourcing teams in both agency and RPO environments. This isn't theory from a consultant who job-hops every two years. This is battle-tested wisdom from someone who's hired dozens of sourcers and watched them succeed or fail.
In this episode we discuss the counterintuitive hiring strategies that prioritize curiosity over technical skills, why liberal arts majors often outperform computer science graduates in sourcing roles, and Ben's specific interview questions that reveal research capabilities without testing Boolean knowledge. You'll hear about the "Merlin test" that exposes attention to detail, why museum and library experience trumps CRM knowledge, and how to build confidence in sourcers who need to switch between multiple clients daily.
Key Takeaways
Chapters
Sound Bites
"What happens if AI doesn't turn out the way everybody thinks it's going to? What if we're in an AI bubble and there's a collapse?" - Ben Solomon
"We're all on the same team. We're all aiming for the same thing. There's a division of labor for a reason." - Ben Solomon
Guest InfoName: Ben Solomon