I am still basking in the afterglow of SourceCon 2024 in San Diego!
Wow!
Wow.
Just… wow.
In the unlikely event you have not seen pics from the event in your social media feed, check out this comment from our new “Quiet Hero” Erin Mathew, this recap from one of our speakers – Bukola Stewart, another recap from former SourceCon Editor – Megan Whittington, another one from photographer extraordinaire Joshua Jones, and others from SourceCon speaker Jo Weech, past SourceCon Hackathon winner – Stephanie Rangel and power posing Superstar presenter – Emma Krejci. There are more out there, lots more, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind. Umm… you did see the ones on our Instagram page, yes?
But I digress.
While at SourceCon, Emma Krejci gave me a GREAT idea that I am declaring SourceCon law, an updated version of Sourcers Anonymous. These are the new rules.
- You submit an article to me via email (for now). In the future, I will likely set up an online form for this.
- Submit your article as a Word DOC. Your document should NOT have your name or any other info that will identify who you are. However, aliases are permitted and encouraged. (Only I will know your secret identity.)
- Your article will be reviewed by select supporters of the SourceCon community. (The select supporters reviewing the articles have extensive experience with sourcing, recruitment and talent acquisition. They are a multi-faceted, gender diverse, motley crew of misfits who have seen it all and yet, crave more.)
- Once the article has been deemed “SourceCon worthy,” by myself and the reviewers, I will post it on the SourceCon website with the author’s real name.
- When someone has four peer-reviewed articles posted on the SourceCon website, they will be entitled to one ticket for the upcoming SourceCon.
Now comes the new stuff…
a) You can designate your earned ticket to whomever you like. So if you want to write 4 peer-reviewed articles and give your ticket to a co-worker or whomever, that is now allowed.
b) You can ask multiple writers to submit content towards your “Send (somebody) to SourceCon effort. Under that allowance, people submit articles and INCLUDE IN THEIR ARTICLE SUBMITTAL that their article should be credited towards (somebody)’s SourceCon ticket.
Okay, here is the fine print! Read carefully…
- To earn a ticket via Sourcers Anonymous, the articles must be posted on the SourceCon website 60 days prior to the most recent upcoming SourceCon event. For example, the next SourceCon event is April 29-30, 2025. To earn a ticket via Sourcers Anonymous, your article must be on the SourceCon website by February 28, 2025. Articles submitted after the 60 day deadline will be credited towards the next SourceCon. No exceptions. So please keep in mind that you have to send your content in early enough to be thoroughly reviewed and to respond to suggested edits from the judges.
- Articles that are already posted cannot be credited towards an upcoming SourceCon event. Sorry. Only the new stuff applies.
- Appearing as a guest on The Source, our YouTube series, counts as a Sourcers Anonymous credit.
If this is appealing to you, and I hope it is, click here to see articles that have been peer-reviewed and posted in the past. Pro tip: Articles that detail personal experiences in sourcing and/or recruiting, step-by-step instructions on a sourcing hack, or a fresh perspective on an old topic is always appreciated. Do not waste your time sending us an article that was generated by ChatGPT or some other LLM. The judges frown on lazy and have widgets and apps that pick up on that. They want something real, so give it to them, and may the source be with you.
Just another reason to love SourceCon. 😉
Jim Stroud
Your SourceCon Editor