sourcing-strategy
Build a talent sourcing strategy for a hard-to-fill role. Use when asked to create a sourcing strategy, a candidate sourcing plan, a channel plan for hiring, or to figure out where to find candidates for a role. Produces a strategy — the ideal-candidate profile and where they are, prioritised sourcing channels, outreach approach, a pipeline target with funnel math, and a weekly plan — so sourcing is deliberate, not just posting and praying.
Profile →npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill sourcing-strategy --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Sourcing Strategy Skill Hard roles aren't filled by posting a job and waiting — they're filled by knowing **who** you need, **where** they are, and **how** to reach enough of them to fill the funnel. This skill builds that plan: the target profile, the channels ranked by where the talent actually concentrates, and the pipeline math so you know how many to source to make one hire. ## Working from a brief Given "we can't fill our staff ML engineer role", **build the strategy anyway** — infer the candidate profile, where they cluster, and a realistic funnel, labelling assumptions. Use funnel **ratios with a worked example** rather than inventing exact numbers. Never withhold for missing detail. ## Required Inputs Ask for these only if they aren't already provided (else infer and label): - **The role** — what it is, the must-have skills, level, and what's hard about filling it. - **Constraints** — location/remote, comp band, timeline, and any visa/relocation limits. - **Selling points** — why a strong candidate would want it (and any known weaknesses to counter). - **What's been tried** — current pipeline, channels used, and where it's stalling. ## Output Format ### Sourcing Strategy
- Working from a brief
- Required Inputs
- Output Format
- Sourcing Strategy: [role]
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
- Based On
What does the sourcing-strategy skill do?
Build a talent sourcing strategy for a hard-to-fill role. Use when asked to create a sourcing strategy, a candidate sourcing plan, a channel plan for hiring, or to figure out where to find candidates for a role. Produces a strategy — the ideal-candidate profile and where they are, prioritised sourcing channels, outreach approach, a pipeline target with funnel math, and a weekly plan — so sourcing is deliberate, not just posting and praying.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill sourcing-strategy --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.