Sourcing Redefined: How Microsoft Turned Software Engineers Into Sourcers

Sourcing Re-Defined

Sandeep Sood

Background

Re-defining Sourcing

Team Big Picture

CreativityDecision Making

Key Takeaways

Q/A

Outline

Journey

Innovation Simplicity Learning

My Microsoft World!!

Who Where How

Sourcing Re-defined?

Art: CreativityScience: Decision Making

Sourcing Acumen: Art & Science of Who Where How

Art & Science of Sourcing

• Branding

• Finding

• Engaging

Creativity

• Self promotion

• Marketing jobs

• Company story

Branding

• A+

• Untapped

• Compete

Finding

Engaging

• Outreach

• Conversation

s

• Selling

Decision Making

• Technology

• Ecosystem

• Talent Bar

• Learning

• Automation, Tools,

Devices & Services

• Intake meetings,

Resume Review, &

Screening

Technology

• Talent landscape

• Competition: Internal &

External

• Priorities: Client,

Sourcer & Candidate

Ecosystem

Talent Bar

• Top vs. Average

Talent

differentiators

• A+ Attributes/Flags

• Reverse

Engineering

drives

See Far Build Relationships Go Deep

down

Focus PersistenceTrust

approach

Sales PersonResearcher Technical Evangelist

Operational Excellence

Business Strategy

Talent Acquisition Strategy Driven by Market Intelligence

SourcingScreenin

gDistributing Selecting Closing

On-Boarding

Profiling

Talent Acquisition Value Chain

Strategy

Candidate

experienceSpeed

Partnership

sCreativity

Results

Follow-ups OptimizationRelationship

s

Profiling CDM Skills Data

Sourcing Success Parameters

3 Key Takeaways

• Creativity - a differentiator

• Decision Making - core skill

• 3 P’s of Sourcing - Persuasion

Persistence

Patience

Sandeep Sood

sansoo@microsoft.com

@sansoo

Thank You

Q & A