{"id":4451,"date":"2023-01-12T09:28:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T09:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/?p=4451"},"modified":"2023-01-12T09:34:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T09:34:16","slug":"osint-recruiting-and-personal-brand-building-interview-with-jan-tegze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/12\/osint-recruiting-and-personal-brand-building-interview-with-jan-tegze\/","title":{"rendered":"OSINT, recruiting and personal brand building – interview with Jan Tegze"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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As uncertainty and bad news continue to plague the general tech & IT sector (which includes us, people working in OSINT), I want to kick off the new year with a conversation with the one and only Jan Tegze, <\/a>the author of Full Stack Recruiter and Job Search Guide.<\/p>

Jan is a prominent figure amongst various communities of recruiters and sourcers (one of whom told me about him and recommended Full Stack Recruiter to me, which I read). Jan is also an OSINT enthusiast and part of his book is dedicated to various OSINT techniques that he himself uses to find suitable candidates for employment.<\/p>

Check out this interview for his takes and opinions and also take a look at the books linked below if you want to know how recruiters operate (and how they should operate, according to best practices and standards), as well as how to get yourself a new exciting job, in 2023 and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Continuously seeking new ways to find candidates and improve recruitment processes is what drives my passion for OSINT and recruitment.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Who is Jan Tegze and how did you get to where you are now professionally?<\/strong><\/p>

I’m a professional with a lot of different hats – I’m a talent acquisition leader, a sourcer\/recruiter, a blogger, sourcing\/recruitment trainer, career coach, speaker, and an author. My focus is on recruitment and leadership, and I have experience in recruiting and sourcing people from all around the world. In a nutshell, I’m someone who loves writing and is interested in sourcing, recruitment, and OSINT tools.<\/span><\/p>

What made you choose your career path and how did OSINT fit into those choices?
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<\/span>My life has been filled with many interesting coincidences, and I stumbled upon the field of recruitment by accident. Since then, I have been constantly seeking new ways to find candidates, their contact information and improve recruitment\/sourcing processes. OSINT and sourcing are closely related, as sourcers and recruiters often use the information discovered by the OSINT community to locate potential candidates.<\/span><\/p>

At present, is OSINT a hobby of yours or does it have a more professional angle?<\/strong><\/p>

My job involves sourcing and finding candidates, which is close to OSINT methods. While sourcing is part of my job, OSINT is more of a hobby for me. I love finding new ways to find people and I enjoy using different OSINT techniques to do it. Of course, not in some creepy way. It’s important to follow the law and protect people’s privacy, and be in compliance with GDPR.<\/p>

I also like creating new training games on Sourcing.Games<\/a> for the recruitment community to improve their skills. It’s really exciting for me to use OSINT tools and cutting-edge methods to take sourcing to the next level.<\/p>

What is your OSINT setup and what would you recommend to others?<\/strong>
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<\/span>As I am not OSINT pro, my setup is quite basic, a few virtual OSs, several sock puppets etc. <\/span><\/p>