Companies listed in this category provide candidate identification (also known as "name generation research") services to headhunters and employers. Sourcers are also referred to as research assistants, Internet researchers, candidate developers, candidate profilers and executive search researchers. Although each may offer a unique variation to the service, only companies providing targeted candidate leads to recruiters should be listed here.
Sourcing is the research-intensive part of the recruitment process involving identifying professionals with certain skills and experience as detailed in the employer's job description. This category only lists companies providing candidate sourcing -- frequently referred to as "recruitment research" or "executive search research".
