Technical Sourcer

# Technical Recruiter / Sourcer – LinkedIn RPS Expert $1000 USD per month for working full time 40 hours/week (PST Time Zone) ** This is long term multi year role for the right candidate** **Specialization:** LinkedIn Recruitment Professional Services (RPS), Advanced Sourcing, Boolean Search & Talent Data Mining ## About the Role Seeking an **expert-level Technical Recruiter / Talent Sourcer with deep, hands-on expertise in LinkedIn Recruitment Professional Services (RPS)** to source highly qualified technical candidates for positions with our clients. **LinkedIn RPS expertise is a core requirement for this position.** We are not looking for someone whose LinkedIn experience is limited to posting jobs, reviewing applicants, or conducting basic LinkedIn Recruiter searches. We need a sourcing specialist who understands how to use **LinkedIn's professional recruiting ecosystem at an advanced level** to identify, research, segment, engage, and develop pipelines of hard-to-find technical talent. The ideal candidate combines **LinkedIn RPS expertise, advanced Boolean search, candidate data mining, talent mapping, and technical recruiting knowledge** to uncover candidates other recruiters may miss. ## What We Need You should have expert-level, practical experience with: * **LinkedIn Recruitment Professional Services (RPS)** * LinkedIn Recruiter and advanced LinkedIn sourcing capabilities * Advanced Boolean search methodology * Candidate data mining and recruiting research * Talent mapping and market mapping * Passive candidate identification * Building highly targeted candidate pipelines * LinkedIn projects, searches, filters, candidate organization, and pipeline management * Developing complex searches from technical job requirements * Identifying alternative job titles, related technologies, transferable skills, and target employers * Candidate segmentation and prioritization * Personalized LinkedIn outreach and follow-up strategies * Measuring and improving sourcing and outreach effectiveness ## Key Responsibilities ### LinkedIn RPS & Advanced Sourcing * Serve as an **internal expert on LinkedIn RPS and LinkedIn-based candidate sourcing**. * Use LinkedIn's recruiting capabilities to build highly targeted talent pipelines for client requirements. * Develop sophisticated sourcing strategies for difficult and specialized technical positions. * Build advanced Boolean searches using combinations of titles, skills, technologies, companies, industries, geography, seniority, education, certifications, and other candidate attributes. * Use multiple search approaches rather than relying on a single keyword query. * Continuously refine searches based on candidate quality and client feedback. ### Talent Research & Data Mining * Conduct deep candidate research and **talent data mining** to uncover passive candidates. * Map target companies and identify where candidates with specific technologies or experience are likely to work. * Identify variations in titles, terminology, technologies, and career paths that may reveal candidates missed by conventional searches. * Develop talent maps for difficult-to-fill skill sets. * Create reusable talent pools for recurring client requirements. ### Technical Recruiting * Analyze technical job descriptions and client requirements to determine the true candidate profile. * Distinguish must-have requirements from preferred qualifications. * Understand technical terminology sufficiently to identify candidates whose profiles demonstrate the required experience even when they do not use the exact keywords contained in the job description. * Source candidates across software engineering, cloud, DevOps, cybersecurity, data, AI/ML, enterprise applications, infrastructure, architecture, and other technology disciplines. * Screen sourced candidates before presenting them for client opportunities. ### Candidate Engagement * Develop personalized LinkedIn outreach designed specifically for passive candidates. * Create and test messaging strategies to improve response and conversion rates. * Conduct systematic follow-up while maintaining a professional candidate experience. * Track outreach, responses, qualified candidates, submissions, interviews, and hires. ## Required Qualifications **Candidates should apply only if they have substantial hands-on experience with LinkedIn RPS / Recruitment Professional Services.** Required: * Demonstrated **expert-level LinkedIn RPS experience** * Advanced LinkedIn Recruiter sourcing expertise * Expert Boolean search skills * Strong candidate research and data-mining capabilities * Proven experience sourcing passive technical candidates * Technical recruiting or technical sourcing experience * Ability to build sourcing strategies from complex technical requirements * Strong understanding of technology roles, titles, skills, and terminology * Experience managing multiple searches and talent pipelines simultaneously * Excellent written candidate outreach skills * Strong analytical and research capabilities Experience sourcing **hard-to-find, niche, or highly specialized technical professionals** is strongly preferred. ## How We Will Assess LinkedIn RPS Expertise This position requires demonstrated sourcing ability. Shortlisted candidates should expect a practical sourcing assessment. We may provide a sample client requirement and ask you to: 1. Translate the requirement into a sourcing strategy. 2. Identify appropriate LinkedIn search filters and targeting criteria. 3. Build advanced Boolean search strings. 4. Identify alternative titles and related skills. 5. Develop a target-company strategy. 6. Identify a sample group of potential candidates. 7. Explain why each candidate appears relevant. 8. Draft an outreach and follow-up strategy. **We are specifically looking for demonstrated LinkedIn RPS expertise—not general claims of LinkedIn recruiting experience.** ## What Success Looks Like The objective is not simply to generate a large number of LinkedIn profiles or send a high volume of InMails. Success means consistently using **LinkedIn RPS, advanced search, Boolean methodology, talent intelligence, and candidate research** to produce highly relevant candidates for client requirements. If you are the person other recruiters turn to when they cannot find the right candidate on LinkedIn, we want to hear from you. ### Application Requirement Along with your resume, please briefly describe: **1. Your experience with LinkedIn Recruitment Professional Services (RPS).** **2. The advanced LinkedIn sourcing techniques you use regularly.** **3. An example of a difficult technical search you successfully completed.** **4. The Boolean/search strategy you used to find those candidates.**