Dueling Sourcers Pro Tip: Jonathan Kidder Suggests Checking Layoff Websites

Face it, getting let go from a job sucks. But if you’ve been in the workforce long enough, there’s a good chance it’ll happen to you. Often, it has nothing to do with your job performance. Business might be down for your company, or it’s going through a big reorganization. But never fear, another better job could be right around the corner.

There’s a good chance that when your company announces those layoffs, it will be in the news. This could actually get recruiters and sourcers looking for a person like you, who’s in need of a new job, to fill a roll that they’ve been working on.

Jonathan Kidder, a senior technical recruiter at Amazon, is someone who pays attention to new about company layoffs and is ready to see who might be available to fill the next opening he has thanks to those layoffs.

In a recent episode of Dueling Sourcers, the educational video series from TechRecruit providing tips, secrets, and hacks for sourcers everywhere, Jonathan suggests checking layoff tracking websites like www.thelayoff.com and others to find potential candidates. For more information Jonathan, check out his website at https://wizardsourcer.com/

To find out more about simple tips and hacks like this from Jonathan and other well-respected sourcers in the tech world, check out the entire episode on the TechRecruit Members Hub.