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Sourcing and Recruiting Resources Page
It’s been a long time coming, but I have finally gotten around to creating a resources page that essentially contains a “best of” compilation of Boolean Black Belt articles. It contains 10 “How-To” posts ranging from how to search Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, and Google for candidates, as well as articles on semantic search, Boolean, extended Boolean, [...]
Why Boolean Search is Such a Big Deal in Recruiting
In recent posts I’ve explained the Boolean Black Belt concept and exposed what I feel is the real “secret” behind learning how to master the art and science of leveraging information systems for talent identification and acquisition.
Now I would like to show you precisely WHY Boolean search is such a big deal in recruiting. There are [...]
How to Become a Boolean Black Belt or E-Recruiting Expert
I recently wrote an article that definitively defined the “Boolean Black Belt” concept. In this post, I explain how to become one. The good news is that you don’t have to be born with the “Boolean gene” (no one is). The bad news (for some) is that it requires a great deal of what is known as “deliberate [...]
What is a Boolean Black Belt?
I’ve been blogging for a little over 6 months now, and I realized I’ve never come out and actually defined the term ”Boolean Black Belt.” The concept seems pretty self explanatory, but there has been at least 1 person who’s taken the opportunity to point out (and gain some traffic in the process – it’s all good) that it could be perceived [...]
Boolean Contest!
Boolean Contest – come one, come all!
Irina Shamaeva and I were chatting a few weeks back and she asked me if I thought a contest focused on Booolean strings would be a good idea. You can imagine my reaction – “Of course!” She thought offering prizes of ResumeFinder or ResumeGrabber would be a great idea, and Chandra [...]
Master Boolean Logic and Raise Your Game!
When it comes to golf, what’s more important – the clubs or the golfer?
It should be obvious that it is not the clubs, but the technique and skill of the person wielding the clubs. Tiger Woods could play better than most people even with 20 year old clubs found at a yard sale.
If you own a set of golf [...]
It’s (NOT) all about the Booleans, baby!
Do you speak the local language?
If you traveled to a foreign country where you don’t speak the local language, you would find yourself in a situation where there are questions you would want to ask people and things you’ll need to know, and nearly everyone you run into would be able to help you - but because you can’t articulate in a manner that the locals [...]
Top 15 Common Secondary Sourcing Mistakes
Top 15 Common Secondary Sourcing Mistakes
I’ve had the opportunity to assess, train and coach hundreds of recruiters from corporate and agency environments responsible for performing sourcing functions, and I’ve been exposed to many myths, misconceptions and mistakes when it comes to leveraging information systems for sourcing and recruiting. I’d like to take a moment to share [...]
Searching Facebook for Candidates
I recently received a request from a reader to come up with some example Boolean Strings for finding software engineers on Facebook who are from Top 10 schools (Stanford, Berkeley, MIT, CMU, etc) and live in the Silicon Valley.
***Quick disclaimer***
I am definitely not a Facebook sourcing guru – I don’t see it as a high [...]
Why learn how to master Boolean search strings?
Why bother to learn the arcane art and science of Boolean search logic?
It really bothers me when I read or hear about the idea that sourcers and recruiters don’t need to worry about learning how to craft and execute Boolean queries for talent identification and acquisition. This opinion usually has something to do with the [...]
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