u/Zestyclose_Many3324

Genuine question because I can’t tell anymore

Feels like sourcing used to be “find good people and start conversations.”

Now it’s sourcing + outreach + personalization + follow-ups + ATS updates + CRM hygiene + activity tracking + metrics + reporting + LinkedIn noise + AI tools everywhere.

And candidates seem harder to engage at the same time.

I’m curious whether people here think sourcing itself has actually gotten harder, or if recruiters are just carrying more workflow/admin load around the sourcing process now

Because sometimes it feels like the sourcing isn’t the exhausting part anymore