Here are some Google Custom Search Engines for Sourcing I have created: Google No-Captchas(a.k.a. Search Like a Human) Public link: Search Like a Human– just search for anything without being tested for not being a bot Email Formats – use to discover email patterns for any corporation LinkedIn – Countries– X-Rays LinkedIn profiles; offers a dozen refinements by country Emails in …
Three Diversity Custom Searches
It is possible, for some membership sites, to create Custom Search Engines that would search for female members only – and do so precisely. Let me share some Diversity Custom Search Engines with you. (I’ll add some nerdy explanations of how it works, for those interested, at the end of the post). Here you go. CSE #1. Searching in Healthcare? …
Ten Custom Search Engines for Recruiters
Google Custom Search Engines (CSEs) is a powerful Sourcing tool, that can improve your Sourcing process with new results, often faster than “regular” Google. CSE users fall roughly into three categories: End-user. If writing out search operators is not your cup of tea, you can use CSEs built by your more technical peers, without even learning advanced operators. Creator. Creating …
Quiz Answers and the Certification Exam Winner
Following up on the Sourcing Quiz, (that was quite popular!) I am posting the solutions and answers to the questions. Question 1: Find a LinkedIn member, living in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose headline is “Student at SDSU Executive MBA” and who started school in 2018. What is his last name? Solution 1: This search on LinkedIn finds …
Sourcing Quiz – Test Your Skills
Would you like to test your Sourcing Skills for 2019? Our quarterly Exam is coming up. You can get certified during the week of January 19-25, 2019. I want to invite you to test your skills with five questions below. (These questions are similar to those that we include in the Exam). I will publish the answers in one week. …
Sourcing Training Library and Certifications
Our Sourcing Certification Program is now in its sixth year. We have had hundreds of professionals enroll in our Subscription and take the Exam. I wanted to update everyone on our offerings. The Training Library has twenty recorded classes, to study at your own pace. The classes cover a variety of sourcing topics in-depth. Some webinars include two sessions, a Lecture, and …
Learn to Search for Diversity
We know that diversity in the workplace positively affects outcomes. Including a diverse pool of candidates in the talent pipeline is a must for any forward-thinking recruiter and hiring manager. When we search for diversity candidates, the same sourcing principles apply, as always – look for “what you are going to find”, “visualize success”. Here are some diversity Boolean search …
Change Your Search Strings for 2016
For some changes in searching on Social Networks in 2015, please check out my previous post – Searching Social Media Got Harder in 2015. Below I have described some changes that are going to happen in Googling early in 2016. These are easy to predict: when a major site, such as LinkedIn or Google-Plus, changes the structure (title, URL, and content) of the public profile pages, …
Diversity Associations Custom Search Engine
We all know how much positive influence diversity provides in the workplace. As a follow-up to our recent, well-attended and appreciated Sourcing for Diversity Webinar, and to help to source from diversity pools of candidates, I’d like to share the new Custom Search Engine (CSE). Public URL: Diversity Associations CSE Shortcut: https://bitly.com/diversity-assoc Here is how to use it: enter a location …
Databases @ Your Library
If you do online research, don’t overlook your local public library. It’s an excellent resource of online information, not just on books and publications, but also on businesses. In this post, I will specifically write about the US Public libraries. Many other countries would have similar services offered at public libraries. While Librarians are certainly skilled at organizing and searching for info, guess what… there’s not …