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My name is Furl.
Here is a cool tool alert - Furl. And by the way, Furl holds no relation to the TV show - "My name is Earl." (From Furl's website...) "Furl is a free service that saves a personal copy of any page you...
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Razzle-Dazzle (or how to source with billboards.)
Sometimes when sourcing talent you have to use unconventional methods to get the attention of your target audience. A certain dog lover told me of a time when they posted jobs on a billboard across the...
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I will do it for... One Million Rupees!!!
In case you are sourcing for international candidates in a particular salary range, here is a cool tool for you. XE.com's Universal Currency Converter®This free Web-based service is the world's most...
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The race is on...
The Best Blog Awards sponsored by Recruiting.com are in full effect and your vote is required. When I looked at the competition for the "Best Recruiting Research Blog" (Cybersleuthing, Advanced Online...
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Fish Tales
Okay, so this idea is not all that original but what can I say? I am a softy for the classics (just so long as they work - wink). For you young whippersnappers, let me walk you through. OneHow much...
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Bigfoot Recruiting: Sourcing what does not exist!
It is sometimes a comedy of errors to observe the (sometimes) disconnect from reality between recruiters and well-meaning hiring managers. A recent article in VOIP Magazine discussed how a certain HR...
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Happy Holidays
Happy (fill-in-the-blank) Holiday and have a Merry New Year! (or something like that.) Plus, a big congrats to my fellow bloggers who walked away with the prestigious Best Blog Awards from...
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Santa brought me SNARF...
Vacation’s over. You’ve had a grand time: intriguing locales, fun events, delicious food, memorable moments. You’re relaxed, your batteries recharged. Life is good. You get home and fire up your laptop...
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Do libraries still matter?
Here are a couple of snippets from a very interesting White Paper I came across called, "Do Libraries Still Matter?" Check out these snippets... ... The library’s information provider crown is...
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The web's new "Jook" joint
Here is a head's up on a new tool but,is it cool? Peep the hype from their website. What is Jookster?Jookster is a powerful search engine that ranks results based on sites you and your network finds of...
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I am one with The Matrix...
Someone asked me how I do what I do, well the answer is simple... I am one with The Matrix (as shown in the picture below). Sure, the technology is not on par with what Neo and Morpheus use, but give...
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Sourcing with MSN
How many recruiters/sourcers are on the look out for Microsoft Certified Personnel? Right away you may be thinking of search strings you can use to source those "perfect" candidates, but if you are...
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Krispy Kreme kicks Dunkin' Donuts in the booty
It may be "time to make the donuts" for some people, but maybe that should change to "time to make the searches." I stumbled across this utility on MSN today - MSN Search Insider. On this site one can...
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How Microsoft could recruit the future
This is posted on another blog, but I thought it was appropriate here as well. Afterall, it is a cutting-edge sourcing strategy, yes? (I ask in all modesty.)- Jim I have a problem, actually all of HR...
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Elementary, my dear Watson!
Here is a new cool tool alert from the good folks over at Intellext - Watson. To quote from ther website... "(Watson) transcends the boundaries of contemporary search and information access. The...
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Dialing For Dollars Cheatsheet
Imagine that you are dialing into a company for intelligence retrieval. You have your script and your goals set and no matter how stonefaced the receptionist is, you are determined to strike...
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How to give a spammer the finger
Are you suffering more than you would like to over spam? Probably so... Are you getting too much from one spammer in particular and enough is enough? If so, well... it may be time to hit that spammer...
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From the dark side of sourcing...
Did you know that SOME sourcers cross the line in gathering intelligence on a company? Well, technically the technique hinted on in the article below is not illegal (not yet anyways), but it is a bit...
View ArticleHmmm.. sounds like a new version of Riya to me.
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View Article(Web 2.0) Sourcing with 43 Things
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View ArticleHow to source like a patriot...
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View ArticleDumbfounded: A chat with Chris Seline, CEO of Dumbfind
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View ArticleWhat else can a sourcer do?
Effectively immediately, "The Digability Blog" will be discontinued and after this week, no new content will be posted there. In its place is "Jim Stroud 2.0," a new blog that will continue its focus...
View ArticleOoohh... new internet toys from Microsoft are pending...
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