Announcing Boolean Sourcing Mastery Classes

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I am forming two Boolean Sourcing Mastery Classes, for people who would like to bring their Internet Search skills to a true Boolean Master’s level: Boolean Mastery Class Level I (Beginner-to-Intermediate level), Boolean Mastery Class Level II (Intermediate-to-Advanced level). Each group will meet by webinar, twice monthly, 90 minutes each, for a total of twelve sessions. Sessions will start mid-January …

How to Avoid Using Boolean Operators

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If you are just getting your feet wet with Boolean Strings search, there’s one easy way to get into deeper searching but keep a bit of the syntax (the site: operator) hidden, and move on when you feel more comfortable. I am talking about Google’s Custom Search on the fly You will still have to remember to use minus (-) as “NOT”, …

CSEs

Select custom search engines from the drop-down menu to try them out. Read all about CSEs in our book https://www.routledge.com/9780367569686. For a CSE-like search on steroids, try the new X-Ray Tool – Social List (two-day free trial).

LinkedIn Profiles: an In-Depth Look – Webinar on June 8th

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If a LinkedIn member wishes not to have a public profile, LinkedIn promptly removes the info from the Web. However, did you know that what you see marked as private profiles in search results has nothing to do with personal privacy settings? The majority of LinkedIn profiles are public and can be viewed – without upgrading your account. Come to my …

Find the Right People on Twitter (Expanded Version)

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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 …

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. …

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 …

Flying Sourcer

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Flying Sourcer is a Custom Search Engine I have created. Check it out; I have added it to the Boolean Strings Network At this point it searches profiles on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. I plan to keep adding sites and refining it. Happy sourcing! .

Boolean Study Group for Sourcers and Recruiters

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Hi all, I am planning to lead a month-long Boolean Study Group in January 2009 in a virtual classroom. Participants will be suggesting real-life searches and we will be crafting Boolean strings for them and parsing search results. The group will help participants to do their job and find candidates on the Internet as well as study Boolean. (Imagine placing …