Entry-level sourcer jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles
A sourcer finds potential candidates before they apply, using search tools and professional networks, and starts the conversation for a recruiter.
What a sourcer does
In the hr and recruiting family of jobs. Roles that find, hire, onboard and support employees.
A typical day
- 1. Search for people with specific skills
- 2. Build candidate lists
- 3. Send outreach messages
- 4. Track replies
- 5. Hand warm candidates to recruiters
Do you need experience?
Entry-level sourcer jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.
Open entry-level sourcer jobs
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Skills for sourcer jobs
The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.
Skills to build or show
- 1. Boolean search
- 2. Outreach writing
- 3. Research
- 4. Persistence
- 5. Applicant tracking systems
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The market for sourcer work
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- Open entry-level sourcer jobs
- 0
Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.
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Questions about sourcer jobs
- What does a sourcer do?
- A sourcer finds potential candidates before they apply, using search tools and professional networks, and starts the conversation for a recruiter. A typical day includes: search for people with specific skills; build candidate lists; send outreach messages; track replies; hand warm candidates to recruiters.
- Can I get an entry-level sourcer job with no experience?
- Entry-level sourcer jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.
- What skills do you need to be a sourcer?
- The skills this job uses most are boolean search, outreach writing, research, persistence, applicant tracking systems. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
- Where can a sourcer job lead?
- People in this job commonly move to recruiter, recruiting coordinator, sales development representative, HR coordinator. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.
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