Talent Sourcer with 4 years of experience building pipelines for engineering, data and design roles. Sourced 46% of all technical hires at a 600-person company in 2025 using Boolean search and personalized multi-step outreach. Brings research depth, clean pipeline data and messaging that consistently beats response benchmarks.
Experience
Technical Sourcer, Orbital Commerce (Chicago, IL)
Jan 2023 – Present
Source for 30+ engineering, data and design requisitions, delivering 46% of technical hires in 2025
Run Gem outreach sequences averaging a 38% reply rate versus a 22% team baseline
Built talent maps of 1,200 engineers at 40 target companies to support new office planning in Denver
Raised underrepresented candidates in first-round slates from 21% to 36% through community partnerships
Train 4 recruiters on Boolean search strings and Gem sequence design in monthly sourcing workshops
Research Associate, Prairie Talent Solutions (Chicago, IL)
Jul 2021 – Dec 2022
Researched candidate lists for 25 retained finance and operations searches
Maintained a 9,000-record candidate database with consistent tags and notes
Delivered weekly market maps summarizing compensation and availability for each search
Education
B.A. in Communication Studies, Loyola University Chicago (Aug 2017 – May 2021)
A strong Sourcer resume shows the people programs and processes you ran, and how they improved hiring, retention or efficiency. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Talent acquisition
Employee relations
HRIS (Workday, BambooHR)
Compensation and benefits
Performance management
Onboarding
Employment law compliance
Process improvement
People analytics
Change management
Example bullet points
Rebuilt the engineering hiring loop, cutting time to hire from 52 to 31 days across 80 hires
Launched a structured onboarding program that raised 90-day retention from 82% to 95%
Moved payroll and benefits to Workday for 600 employees with zero missed pay cycles
Tips from recruiters
Show the size of the population you supported (headcount, locations, countries).
Name certifications such as SHRM-CP or CIPD near the top if the role asks for them.
Describe sensitive work by outcome and scope, never by individual cases.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Executive (ATS-friendly): Centered executive layout with serif headings
Sourcer resume FAQ
What should a Sourcer resume include?
A Sourcer resume should show the people programs and processes you ran, and how they improved hiring, retention or efficiency. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Sourcer?
Classic, Modern and Executive work well for Sourcer roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Sourcer resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Sourcer put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Sourcer roles are Talent acquisition, Employee relations, HRIS (Workday, BambooHR), Compensation and benefits, Performance management and Onboarding.
How do I write strong Sourcer resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as time to hire, offer acceptance rate and retention. For example: "Rebuilt the engineering hiring loop, cutting time to hire from 52 to 31 days across 80 hires."