LinkedIn People Finder (International)

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I have updated my LinkedIn Google-based search engine, based on the recent changes to LinkedIn URLs (requiring us to say -inurl:dir -inurl:jobs instead of the “usual” -intitle:directory, first noticed by Glen Cathey). Here you go, and please note that this engine has country-based refinements: Try the updated LinkedIn People Finder and let me know what you think.

Sourcing Webinar. Find the Right People on Twitter

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Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/369338827 Would you like to be able to quickly locate the right people to do business with, potential candidates, clients, peers? We will discuss Google-based techniques and tricks and specialized search tools. Useful for sourcers, recruiters, and anybody who wants to find the right people online. Expect some unique, unpublished content. …

How to Find People with Many Friends on Twitter

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On Google, type this: “2000..100000 followers” “2000..100000 following” bio and add your keywords. Change the numbers above if you need to. Guess what? These people are likely to follow you back. Irina @braingain

Webinar: How to Create Search Strings that Work

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Join us for a Webinar on April 20 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/559359819 . In this webinar, we will discuss the following questions in regards to web searches (and more). * Is there the best Boolean string for every search? Which strings are right and wrong? How many strings do you need? How to alter …

Locating Qualified Candidates on LinkedIn

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LinkedIn provides advanced capabilities to search for candidates. We also know how to X-ray LinkedIn. One problem is, though, that the majority of LinkedIn users have profiles that are barely filled out. Quite often all they have is a list of titles and companies. While these people may be fantastic potential candidates, they haven’t put the right keywords in their …

Search for Recruiters on Twitter Using Google

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Enter keywords (such as a company name, or a skill for a job opening), then select one of the refinements: recruiters, HR, etc. Recruiters and HR People on Twitter

Emailing a Google Custom Search Engine

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Did you know you can email a custom search engine to a colleague? Google provides us with a piece of HTML source code to include on a site, which you can also just save as an HTML file. You can then email it to someone as an attachment. If you have a team of sourcers, it’s a nice way to share …

Webinar: Google-Based Sourcing

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Join us for a Webinar on March 30 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/993401131 Google-Based Sourcing Google remains the Tsar of search engines. 75% of hiring managers and recruiters Google candidates. We will discuss all facets of using Google search for sourcing, including new features introduced by Google in December 2009 and in 2010. We will …