Comments on: LinkedIn Sourcing Tip: Searching by Company? Beware! http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2010/01/linkedin-sourcing-tip-searching-by-company-beware/ Leveraging social networks, resume databases, and the Internet for sourcing and recruiting Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:53:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: A Better Way to Search LinkedIn for Industry Experience http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2010/01/linkedin-sourcing-tip-searching-by-company-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-6227 A Better Way to Search LinkedIn for Industry Experience Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:02:43 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=4640#comment-6227 [...] course, when crafting company searches, you’ll have to keep in mind that there are often many ways that people will write company name... – you can only find exactly what you search for in most [...] [...] course, when crafting company searches, you’ll have to keep in mind that there are often many ways that people will write company name… – you can only find exactly what you search for in most [...]

]]> By: Corey Harlock http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2010/01/linkedin-sourcing-tip-searching-by-company-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-5477 Corey Harlock Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:06:59 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=4640#comment-5477 Great articles on the future of recruiting and Linkedin. I agree things are changing and the old school job boards definitely have thier challenges ahead of them. My question is what is next - after Linkedin is out of date? Great articles on the future of recruiting and Linkedin. I agree things are changing and the old school job boards definitely have thier challenges ahead of them.

My question is what is next – after Linkedin is out of date?

]]> By: Katie http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2010/01/linkedin-sourcing-tip-searching-by-company-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-5462 Katie Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:59:17 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=4640#comment-5462 Excellent points there. I've had to be quite creative in searches for FMCG candidates in the UK. There are about 8-10 different industry categories that an FMCGer might use to discribe their industry. And then there are the accountants who don't know the difference between a profession and an industry... Excellent points there.

I’ve had to be quite creative in searches for FMCG candidates in the UK. There are about 8-10 different industry categories that an FMCGer might use to discribe their industry.

And then there are the accountants who don’t know the difference between a profession and an industry…

]]> By: Aaron Felts http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2010/01/linkedin-sourcing-tip-searching-by-company-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-5436 Aaron Felts Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:30:08 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=4640#comment-5436 I found this article incredible! I thought I knew linkedin.com very well. Now I need to know if there is anyone who knows less than I do. Aaron I found this article incredible! I thought I knew linkedin.com very well. Now I need to know if there is anyone who knows less than I do.

Aaron

]]> By: Lisa Bowen http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2010/01/linkedin-sourcing-tip-searching-by-company-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-5433 Lisa Bowen Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:10:58 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=4640#comment-5433 Hi Glen- I recently found your website and it's very helpful. Thanks!I wanted to say that the difficulty you raise of searching by company name is also a major issue in database appending for key accounts. Occasionally I've had clients who prepared an Excel spreadsheet with all the possible name spellings, but it's a tedious job for sure! Hi Glen-
I recently found your website and it’s very helpful. Thanks!I wanted to say that the difficulty you raise of searching by company name is also a major issue in database appending for key accounts.
Occasionally I’ve had clients who prepared an Excel spreadsheet with all the possible name spellings, but it’s a tedious job for sure!

]]> By: william http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2010/01/linkedin-sourcing-tip-searching-by-company-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-5428 william Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:36:12 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=4640#comment-5428 Your "Final Thoughts" are what many of us in recruiting need to keep in mind when organizing a search, be it keyword set or a target list. The "Industry" problem, that of user self-identification is a problem with free-text fields be they LinkedIn profiles or applying to your career site. One could eliminate such a field and use some sort of standard from the marketplace such as the editorial board at Hoovers: http://www.hoovers.com/about/help/100000501-1.html and others. Cheers - Your “Final Thoughts” are what many of us in recruiting need to keep in mind when organizing a search, be it keyword set or a target list.

The “Industry” problem, that of user self-identification is a problem with free-text fields be they LinkedIn profiles or applying to your career site. One could eliminate such a field and use some sort of standard from the marketplace such as the editorial board at Hoovers: http://www.hoovers.com/about/help/100000501-1.html and others.

Cheers -

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