Update on my new book – Resume Forensics
Wow!
I am overwhelmed with joy for all of the interest in my new book – Resume Forensics. Thank you so much for your comments and subscribing to my site. As of now, I am just over halfway to the goal of 5,000 new subscribers and I really appreciate it. At this rate, I will be releasing my new book on Friday. (Fingers crossed) To make that happen (for sure), I ask that each of my present subscribers, simply get at least one more co-worker, fellow recruiter or HR professional to subscribe to my site.
It is easy to subscribe to The Recruiters Lounge via Email, by simply clicking this link and adding your information in. (You can also subscribe by going to www.therecruiterslounge.com/subscribe.)
I would also like to thank those individuals who wanted to buy my book now, rather than wait. I REALLY appreciate that, but I want to be fair to my original deal. Rest assured, the sooner I hit my goal, the sooner I release my work. Okay? (Don’t hate me.)
Finally, for those who may be unaware of my original post that promoted my new book, I am enclosing a slightly edited version of it below. (It is just after after the video.) I hope you check out the video however, I made it (just now) with the help of 2 little girls that love to drive me crazy. Enjoy…
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Its been awhile since I produced a new training guide, so I hope this one makes up for the delay. I call this one – “Resume Forensics.” (Cool title, yes?)
Here is the introductory page to my training guide.
INTRODUCTION
What is “Resume Forensics?”
Resume Forensics is the application of a research methodology for the purpose of gathering intelligence and leveraging it for recruitment advantage. The practice of Resume Forensics (or at least my spin on this form of online research) goes back as far as 1997. It was then that I was working for MCI on a plum assignment. You see, my client had open positions in areas that were not considered (by some) to be tourist attractions. My challenge was to source qualified people who were open to moving to those areas.
Fast forward a few years and I’m at Siemens sourcing engineers skilled in energy and automation. The challenge in this assignment was that the competition for the skill set I was hunting came from a small selection of companies. Indeed, hiring for these roles was like watching a game of musical chairs. I knew that there had to be a better way.
Jump ahead a year and I am a Googler seeking diversity candidates in a dwindling talent pool. It was pointed out to me then that Google had an interest in a certain company and its alumni. At the speed of mouse, I make like a Boolean Bandit and return a list of techies affiliated with said company. Unfortunately, the list was very small as it was a startup company.
Going further still, I am at Microsoft and working on finding software engineers for various locations around the world. Identifying talented individuals from countries of which I was unfamiliar with who spoke languages I did not know, was also very challenging, but certainly not impossible.
MCI, Siemens, Google and Microsoft are all very different organizations; needless to say. The projects I worked on were very diverse, yet I was able to use the same method to favorably resolve each matter to my client’s satisfaction. Is it my intent to detail how I performed each task? No. It is my aim however, to breakdown my methods step-by-step with the hope that you can apply my strategy to your particular need.
Please understand, Resume Forensics is not a magic bullet nor is it a quick fix. It is actually a major undertaking that takes time to implement, but has always proven worthwhile. (Smile) I dare say that if you master the basics outlined herein, you will be able to source any candidate, for any company, no matter the industry and at any time.
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This is what you will learn in Resume Forensics:
- How to search Google for free resumes
- How to search Yahoo for free resumes
- How to search Live for free resumes
- How to find additional keywords for your resume searches
- How to create search strings that work on Google, Yahoo and Live
- How to take a job description and create multiple search strings from it. (As an example, I take one job description and create 56 pages of search strings from it.)
- How to automate your resume searches so you can (literally) source resumes while you sleep.
Does this sound like a training guide you would like to own? If it does, you will like the price – FREE! Yes, I am giving this training guide away for free.
Why?
My site is free and has always been free. I would very much like to keep it that way. However, I would like this site to be profitable as well. As such, I am proposing the following scheme. I have people working in the background who will be selling advertising on The Recruiters Lounge in the very near future. The more traffic I have and the more subscribers I have, the easier it will be for them to do their job. As such, I want to build up the amount of readers who subscribe to this blog. So here is the deal…
- Everyone who subscribes to my blog by email (sorry RSS readers) will get a copy of Resume Forensics.
- Once I have 5,000 new email subscribers, I will email a copy of Resume Forensics to everyone on my email list.
- Shortly thereafter, Resume Forensics will be for sale and will no longer be given away. (Only the early birds will get this one.)
So how can help each other? Here are a few ways.
- Tell your co-workers about my new training guide – Resume Forensics, my giveaway promotion and ask them to subscribe to The Recruiters Lounge via email.
- Mention my giveaway in Recruiting Forums that you frequent (be sure to add a link to this blog post).
- Give a heads up to people in your Linkedin Network (be sure to add a link to this blog post)
- Mention my giveaway in your next Recruiter Association meeting (be sure to… you know).
If there is anything else you can think of, please leave a comment at the end of this blog post. And of course, if you do not already have an email subscription to The Recruiters Lounge, you can subscribe now by clicking here.
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