When you use people search on LinkedIn, sometimes you see the “Out of your network” note (as seen on the left here) and at other times you see that the profile is Private. In both cases LinkedIn suggests that you should upgrade your account to see more. Though Glen Cathey posted an excellent exploration of “private” profiles a while ago, …
LinkedIn Connections: Statistics
Searching on LinkedIn without any keywords will show some statistics about your current connections. I have looked at mine and here are some numbers that I find interesting – and relevant to the profile of my company, Brain Gain Recruiting. I wonder if others with large networks would have similar distribution – if you take a look, let me know. Location: …
Semantic Search for Recruiters, Sample Approaches
Semantic search for recruiters, ideally, would let us enter a job description and get lists of matching candidates. Here are some sample approaches that either have been implemented in new semantic search tools for recruiters or can be accomplished through search engines like Google (learn more by getting my Google DVD). Word proximity. If the work managed in near the …
Navigating Semantic Search is Featured on SlideShare
Friends at Monster.com have just forwarded this notification from Slideshare to me: “Your presentation Navigating Semantic Search is currently being featured on the SlideShare homepage by our editorial team. We thank you for this terrific presentation, that has been chosen from amongst the thousands that are uploaded to SlideShare everyday.” Thanks again to Monster.com for giving me the opportunity …
LinkedIn Tip for Non-Premium Account Holders
If you use people search on LinkedIn and get a person that is “outside of your network” as one of the results, you will see a very minimal set of information and this message: “Expanded profile views are available only to premium account holders. Upgrade your account.” But you know what? You do not need to upgrade your account to see much …
My Webinar with Monster.com
Thanks to Monster.com for sponsoring my webinar “Navigating Semantic Search” We had over 1,500 people sign up. The slides are attached to my LI profile. The recording will be posted on Monster.com shortly.
Google-Notepad-Excel Trick to Create a Twitter ID List
The recording shows a few simple steps using Google, Notepad, and Excel to create a list of people to follow.
Find the Right People on Twitter (Expanded Version)
Join us for a Webinar on May 11 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/909164386 “Your seminar was well prepared, well presented, and covered a solid amount of material in a “doable” window of time. I also appreciated that you were able to incorporate pointers or guidance for users at any end of the spectrum, even for …
Control Google Search Results Display With *
Many of us know about the use of the asterisk * to find phrases on Google. The asterisk stands for one (or sometimes a few) words. Here is an example. On Google, search for “current * * manager” marketing site:linkedin.com -inurl:dir “san francisco bay area” to find Senior Marketing Managers, Partner Development Managers, and others on LinkedIn. Did you know that …
Emails in Resumes
Resumes with Email Addresses See a demo here: http://screenr.com/ArC