A Guide to LinkedIn Profile Optimization by: Sophia L. Mendrez LinkedIn is a professional network with over 150 million members and it is still growing and opportunities within this professional social network are limitless. That is why members take time to put up a good-looking profile, business man or job hunters alike. An optimized or a well put together profile [...]

How To Search Google More Efficiently by: Jim Stroud In case you did not know, when you use a tilde ( ~ ) in your Google search, it searches for the keyword you use as well as the synonym of the keyword you are looking for. This is a good thing as it will save you time, so long as [...]

Q: Keep posting! I love your posts! Can you show me how to find employees from different companies on Flickr? A: Sure, that’s an easy one. Just do a group search on Flickr for (whatever company) and employees. For example, at a glance I was able to find VMWare Employees, Oracle Employees and a bunch of Microsoft Employees. . Want [...]

Q: Jim, I really liked your post yesterday. I never used Google to search Flickr before. Doesn’t Flickr have its own search functionality? Is it any good? A: Yes, its quite good actually. For example, I used it to find a whole bunch of Computer Scientists and Computer Engineers fresh out of school and ready to be recruited. How? I [...]

Q: Jim, I have been sharing my pictures on Flickr and having a blast! By chance I met someone on Flickr that I eventually hired. It occurred to me that there might be other ways I could leverage Flickr to source hires. You have any ideas how? A: But of course! There are quite a few unconventional methods for using [...]

Check out this resume I found on the web. Looks just like of a ba-zillion resumes online right? That’s what I thought until I scrolled down to the bottom of the page. I noticed the phrase “Site powered by Apache.” Looks like this guy Garrick was giving some someone a shout-out. But who or what is “Apache?” I figured it [...]

How To Source The Best of The Best by: Jim Stroud How do you decide which companies to target in your recruitment initiatives? Sure major competitors come to mind immediately, but why stop there? Why not create your list based on the best companies operating in your field? (Especially those companies with award-winning products!) Do you know them all? Are [...]

Okay, so I’m flipping the channels late one night and I come across a Spanish soap opera. I do not speak Spanish, but from what I could tell somebody was cheating on somebody else and the main body was just getting home. Panic struck the couple and amid the hurried dressing and last minute kisses, someone said, “See you later.” [...]

RESUME SOURCING TIP OF THE DAY . Q: Jim, “Need ColdFusion Developers for upstate NY (or who are willing to relocate to NY)…can you help?” A: Sure! . How I solved the problem (in 30 seconds or less):   I researched coldfusion so I would understand what it was. I built a keyword list based on my ColdFusion research and [...]

RESUME SOURCING TIP OF THE DAY . Q: Jim, “Can you help me source Financial Analyst candidates with current series 7 license?” A: Sure, I found a bunch on LinkedIn. . . .. . . . Want more? Financial Analysts with “Series 7″ experience . Depending on the state, Series 7 holders must also have Series 63 or Series 66 [...]

RESUME SOURCING TIP OF THE DAY . Q: Jim, I think I have seen every resume on Monster and every resume on the web for (insert technical skillset here) and my req’ is still open. I need to find some developers that are hidden away that no one else has found yet. Can you help me out? A: Sure! Look [...]

How To Get Your Perfect Candidate Hired by: Jim Stroud  How many times have you found the perfect candidate, presented him (or her) to the Hiring Manager and then… nothing? The Hiring Manager has urged you to step up your efforts but when it comes time to make a decision, its an exercise in “analysis paralysis.” “Yeah, sure, he meets [...]

In response to a reader’s suggestion, I will show you how to find Software Developers skilled in the Linux OS. Oohh… Won’t that just make your day? — HOW TO FIND LINUX GEEKS A reader suggested that I write about how to find Opensource Developers. So, for the purposes of this tutorial, I am going to focus on geeks who [...]

If you are a recruiter in Vegas (or just want to do business there), I have a website for you! You ready? Its called “The City of Las Vegas Business License Search” and it is a safer bet than any given BlackJack table you find over there. Why do I say that? Hmmm… Let’s think it through, shall we? Things [...]

If you had to recruit candidates from overseas (and you did not want to spend money on a job board), how would you go about it? If you have no clue, then continue reading… I discovered some resources online that had me thinking in that direction. Are you aware of, The Global Information Technology Report? What is it? Sponsored by [...]