Amybeth Hale
11 days ago
A couple of things have happened in the word of search in recent weeks that were overshadowed by some of the legislature going through the US House of Representatives as well as the US Senate: speculation of an Amazon cloud search, and announcement of major changes to Google’s search functionality, otherwise known as Google ‘Plus Your World.’
Shally Steckerl
on Dec. 27, 2011
Editor’s note: Shaly Steckerl’s article was the 4th most popular article on SourceCon in 2011. It originally ran in September.
Our Recruitment Genome Project demonstrated that 85% of surveyed staffing leaders utilize Social Recruiting avenues yet 70% of them lack any form of strategy. With all the choices available and potential legal, audit, or regulatory entanglements many recruitment leaders are confused or even paralyzed by fear. Hiring organizations know the recruitment world has made a dramatic shift, and recruiters know they need to meet prospects where they already are, but without a clear strategy many end up jumping blindly into social recruiting and make easily avoidable mistakes.
If you think the best way to recruit with social media is feeding your jobs RSS feed through Twitter but then get distracted with new entries into the social networking space such as Google+, we wrote this series just for you and hope this helps you avoid an epic #fail by falling victim to some of the most common mistakes.
Shally Steckerl
on Sep. 2, 2011
The Arbita Recruitment Genome Project demonstrated that 85% of surveyed staffing leaders utilize Social Recruiting avenues yet 70% of them lack any form of strategy. With all the choices available and potential legal, audit, or regulatory entanglements many recruitment leaders are confused or even paralyzed by fear. Hiring organizations know the recruitment world has made a dramatic shift, and recruiters know they need to meet prospects where they already are, but without a clear strategy many end up jumping blindly into social recruiting and make easily avoidable mistakes.
If you think the best way to recruit with social media is feeding your jobs RSS feed through Twitter but then get distracted with new entries into the social networking space such as Google+, we wrote this series just for you and hope this helps you avoid an epic #fail by falling victim to some of the most common mistakes.
Amybeth Hale
on Aug. 24, 2011
I’ve taken a while to weigh in on Google+, partially because I simply haven’t had time to play with it, and partially because quite honestly I think I’ve hit my fatigue level with social networks. And I suspect I’m not alone in that.
Don’t get me wrong, I immediately notice the relevance to branding, learning, and knowledge sharing. Those are no-brainers. And if Google ever opens up Plus to its Apps customers (we here at ERE Media are customers), I’ll happily hop on the bandwagon because I think it’ll give SocialCast and Yammer a run for their money for private network communication and sharing.
But for sourcing and recruiting? Well, I needed to take it for a test drive myself before making a comprehensive assessment.
Glen Cathey
on Aug. 9, 2011
This post is second in a series focused on using Google to search for resumes on the Internet.
In the first post I left some unanswered questions, such as why:
Whether or not you had those questions burning in your mind, I will address them all in this post.
Glen Cathey
on Aug. 2, 2011
Want to learn how to find resumes on the Internet using Google? You’ve come to the right place!
Whether you are new to searching the Internet for resumes or you are a veteran Internet sourcer, I’ve included some tips, tricks, and observations for the novice and expert alike.
Shally Steckerl
on Jul. 12, 2011
Showing up to the requisition intake meeting from a position of immediate value is one of the fastest and most effective ways to gain your hiring manager’s trust and build your credibility. Sourcers and recruiters alike can do this by bringing with them a few key pieces of information they can confirm or validate with the hiring manager. Job titles from competitors or from organizations that hire similar talent are important criteria in developing the sourcing strategy. But where can you quickly get job titles in preparation for your hiring manager meeting?
There are numerous sources for researching job titles. Here are my favorites:
Amybeth Hale
on Jul. 8, 2011
The CSE Challenge is over! The finalists all gave us their best – but there can only be one winner…
This Challenge was different – unlike challenges of the past which sent participants on complex hunts for clues all across the Internet to see who could reach the finish line first, this assignment was simple and without an urgent timeline: create a Custom Search Engine to find candidate resumes, profiles, and directory lists. The execution, however, would prove to be more thought-provoking and, well, “Challenging,” than anyone could have imagined.
So who among our three finalists created the best Custom Search Engine?
Glen Cathey
on Jun. 30, 2011
Think you know all there is to know about Google search?
I was once asked a question regarding the use of the asterisk when searching on Google, specifically in conjunction with certain punctuation.
This person was under the impression that if you used the equal sign on either side of an asterisk when searching Google, it would function as a multiple word wildcard operator. For example, searching for [linux=*=administrator] should return results of linux system administrator, linux systems administrator, linux network administrator, linux server administrator, etc.
The short answer is that Google ignores most punctuation, and that there is no need to combine the asterisk with any other punctuation or symbols for it to perform as a single or multiple word wildcard.
The long answer is much more interesting. I decided to perform some experiments with Google’s wildcard asterisk and I uncovered a few oddities and unsolved mysteries. I’m curious if you might be able to shed some light on them. But first, I will show you exactly how you can make good use of Google’s asterisk when searching for resumes on the Internet, as well as when X-Ray searching LinkedIn and Twitter.
Amybeth Hale
on Jun. 21, 2011
Last Friday was the last day for submissions to participate SourceCon’s first Challenge of 2011 — to create a Google Custom Search Engine that would return results with profiles, resumes, and contact information. Today, we announce to you our five contestants who will each be competing for three finalist slots in the quest to win a trip to SourceCon this fall in Silicon Valley.
First, let’s answer a couple of questions you may have at this point:
Welcome to SourceCon: