300 Best Boolean Strings

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I am excited to announce the upcoming release of the “300 Best Boolean Strings”. It has been in the works for the last two years, as I have been saving my searches created during sourcing projects, in response to our student’s questions, and to demonstrate various search hacks in webinars. “300 Best Boolean Strings” is an e-book with a collection of …

How To Source on LinkedIn with Any Account

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In a recent post, I have described a great productivity tool, Talent Pipeline, available to those who have a LinkedIn Recruiter subscription. It’s little-known, but those without a Recruiter subscription can use LinkedIn functionality similar to Talent Pipeline. It is available from any personal account, Basic and Business alike. Just like with the Recruiter Pipeline tool, you can upload a list …

Boolean is Alive and Well, But Long Boolean is Dead

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  Recruiters like very long Boolean search strings. Why? It seems that the more synonyms and keyword variations you include, in long OR statements, the better control you get over the results and the more relevant results you will find. It’s common to run searches on Google that push the 32 keywords limit. The truth is, this approach used to …

The Reason Why We Love LinkedIn Recruiter #LIR

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The LinkedIn Recruiter Talent Pipeline was first rolled out in 2012. It is included in the LinkedIn Recruiter (LIR) subscription at no extra charge. In my mind, Talent Pipeline is one of the best LIR features; I have used it successfully for sourcing projects in numerous industries and locations. However (based on our teaching Talent Sourcing and talking to many LIR subscribers), …

Sourcing Revolution! Googling in Ways You Never Have

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I am about to describe ways to search the Internet that you likely have never used. Please be patient; I need to start with some background, to explain how this works. Read on. There is a difference we face in searching within a database vs. searching the Internet. In a database, we access structured data, i.e. records with predefined fields, and can do …

Webinar: Custom Search Engines for Everyone

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Please join me for a new webinar on Custom Search Engines. Google’s Custom Search Engines (CSEs) have long been a favorite tool for experts searching the Internet. CSEs benefit researchers in many ways: by providing a simple User Interface and lessening the need for advanced Boolean operators; expanding the limits of Google’s search capabilities; and eliminating annoying “captcha”s triggered by …

Previously Undocumented Use of the Asterisk

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The recent document Google’s Advanced Search Operators by @dmrussell has a nice, compact overview of Google search operators.  Since the author works at Google, it’s also a reliable source – make a note of it! Most of the content is not new for those of us familiar with the advanced Boolean search syntax; but one part, at the very end, grabbed my attention. I’ll copy …

Only a Few Days Left to X-Ray for Unlisted Groups

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LinkedIn is in the middle of switching all groups to either Standard or Unlisted. My previous post addresses what it means to us as group members and moderators. Not to be missed! As the switch happens, LinkedIn assigns its best guess to be either in the unlisted or standard categories for each group. Moderators can change the category; many won’t. …

Changes in LinkedIn Groups: What They Mean for Members

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There are blogs, explanations, and heated discussions about the upcoming changes in LinkedIn groups. Here are some positive news: members will be able to post images and “talk” to each other by typing each other’s names. Those are welcome Social Media additions, already common on other platforms. I have also heard, from a reliable source, that LinkedIn will raise the limit of groups a member …

LinkedIn Quietly Brings Back “Related Skills”

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  Remember the Skills pages on LinkedIn? They went away in 2013. Many professionals who are in search for Talent liked the Skill pages while they were up. The pages listed “related skills”, helped to navigate unfamiliar terminology and suggested a variety of keywords to use. At this time, apparently, LinkedIn is expanding its Topic pages. Topics include Universities, Companies, Industries – and now, Skills as well! You can find the …