In March 2008, the HR blog “JimStroud.com” (aka JimStroud 2.0) rebranded itself as The Recruiters Lounge. At this writing, it is written by Jim Stroud (and friends) and explores the wacky world of employment with articles, podcasts, videos, comics and more.

Who is Jim Stroud?

Jim STroudJim Stroud is a “Searchologist” with an expertise in the full life-cycle placement of Executive and Technical personnel, Recruitment Research and Competitive Intelligence. He has consulted for such companies as Google, Siemens, MCI and a host of start-up companies. During his 3-year tenure with Microsoft, he served as a Technical Sourcing Consultant and was a regular contributor to Microsoft’s Technical Careers Blog. He is presently a Social Media Development Manager for EnglishCafe – the premier English learning community for global professionals which has English quizzes, some online classes and more.

Jim Stroud is also the Chief Blogger at  The Searchologist where he publishes a website, magazine and online video series dedicated to lead generation strategies for Recruiters.

What follows are highlights of Jim Stroud’s blogging/professional career over the past few years.

[2010 so far...]

[2009 in Review]

  • CAREER Magazine awarded me a “Who’s Who in the Career Industry” trophy.
  • “Blogging 4 Jobs” cited me as being among their Top 11 Besties of 2009
  • Ranked #7 in the Top 25 HR Digital Influencers 2009 list by the HR Examiner
  • Placed The Recruiters Lounge blog on hiatus so I can focus more onThe Searchologist and its subscribers.
  • Launched an iTunes channel for The Searchologist video series.
  • Launched the video series - Searchology and received over 1000 views in its first week! (Later changed the name of the video series to The Searchologist)
  • Cited as a Top 25 HR Blogger for The Recruiters Lounge
  • Created a portfolio site showcasing my video production skills
  • Launched The Searchologist, a blog focused on Online Generation and Resume Sourcing (July 2009)
  • The Recruiters Lounge was cited among the Top 50 HR Blogs to Watch in 2009
  • Quoted in The Wall Street Journal article – “Building Your Brand”
  • Cited by Staffing Industry Analyst as being among the “Who’s Who in Sourcing.”

[2008 in Review]

[2007 IN REVIEW]

  • Nominated for a RecruitingBlogs.com’s Blogging Award
  • Nominated for a HireAbility’s 2007 Recruiter of the Year Award
  • MC for SourceCon2007 – global premier conference for the Sourcing Community
  • Relaunched “The Day In Recruiting” which now tracks 300+ blogs, podcasts and news stories
  • Redesigned my comic strip “The Recruiting Life”
  • Cited by The HR Capitalist as a Top HR Blog
  • Cited by JobMatchbox as a Top Recruiting Blog
  • Cited by Alexa as being among the Top 25 Recruiting Blogs
  • Launched a podcast – “The Big Idea” on Kennedy Information’s Recruiting Trends website
  • Switched hosting companies due to the amount of traffic JimStroud.com was receiving.
  • Released a series of training videos that explained how to reseach the internet for resumes, passive candidates and how to automate (some of) the sourcing process.
  • Launched the video version of “The Recruters Lounge”
  • Created multiple recruitment videos and podcasts to promote Microsoft opportunities
  • Traveled to India to train recruiters how to source passive candidates from the internet
  • Virtually trained multiple recruiting teams in Latin America and Asia Pacific countries on sourcing strategies and techniques
  • My comic “The Recruiting Life” was nominated by Gnomz for “Best Ongoing Comic Series” and “Best Newcomer of 2006”
  • Published my 100th comic strip of The Recruiting Life
  • Published my 50th podcast episode of The Recruiters Lounge
  • Launched the video edition of The Recruiters Lounge
  • Produced multiple podcasts and videos for Microsoft’s “Technical Careers at Microsoft Jobs Blog”
  • My blog was cited in Bullhorn’s Research Report: Tools of The Trade 2007 as being among the best blogs on the recruiting industry (50,000 staffing and recruiting professionals were surveyed)
  • Debuted the “2007 Resume Sourcing Survey,” a free industry whitepaper.
  • My “other site” TheDayInRecruiting.com was cited by Workforce Magazine
  • Presented at Microsoft’s Global Staffing Summit
  • Launched video-on-demand training series – “The Recruiters Guide.”

[2006 IN REVIEW]

  • My blog – “Jim Stroud 2.0″ was nominated for a “Best Blog Award” by Recruiting.com and was cited as being among the top 10 of all recruiting blogs.
  • Launched – The Day In Recruiting, a one page guide to buzz in the recruitment industry.
  • Received a best blog award from Chimby.
  • My sourcing contest – “Can you find my doggy?” yields 13 winners and a LOT of buzz.
  • ERE hosted oneof my podcasts
  • Quoted in Red Herring Magazine and Fast Company
  • My podcast, “The Recruiters Lounge” was syndicated by the Radio Talent Zoo network.
  • Sold my first blog – “Jobseekers Revenge” to CollegeRecruiter.com.
  • Created “The Recruiting Life,” the first comic strip dedicated to the recruiting industry.
  • Interviewed and cited in the book “Happy About: Linked In For Recruiting.”

[2005 IN REVIEW]

  • While at Google, staffing organization was ranked #18 out of a list of “Top 25 Companies in Recruiting and Talent” by the Electronic Recruiting Exchange (ERE).
  • Left Google to Join Microsoft as a “Technical Sourcing Consultant.”
  • Regular blogger on Microsoft’s Technical Careers Blog
  • Launched “Digability,” a series of training guides and blog coaching recruiters on how to best leverage the internet.
  • Cited multiple times by Electronic Recruiting Exchange and Online Recruiting Magazine.
  • Cited in a frontpage article of The Wall Street Journal
  • Nominated for multiple blog awards by Recruiting.com. Won “Best Job Seeker Blog” and “Best Group Blog” due to his contributions on Microsoft’s Technical Careers Blog

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