Newly minted recruiter..trying to learn the basics of Boolean Search Strings

[Silas Williams]

I'm an idiot (shameless) trying to figure out the basics of using Boolean search strings? Particularly with Google to find quality candidates. Any advice you can provide would be much appreciated...

[Sanjeev Ammanna]

Hi Silas,

These websites should put you on the track: http://www.googleguide.com and http://www.booleanblackbelt.com

-Sanjeev

[Silas Williams]

Sanjeev,

Thank you so much for the reply - very much appreciated!

Be well,

Silas

Sanjeev Ammanna said:

Hi Silas,

These websites should put you on the track: http://www.googleguide.com and http://www.booleanblackbelt.com

-Sanjeev

[Regina Farr]

Silas

Check out jobmachine as well. Shally is great... he offers free webinars on occassion... Also invest in his cheatsheets, they can help you out tremendously.

[Silas Williams]

Regina,

I really appreciate the tip on Jobmachine and using the cheatsheets. I'll keep you posted on how they work.

Be well,

Silas

[Rithesh Nair - Sourcing guy]

Just Google .. there are plenty of free stuff.. I wouldn't pay ANYTHING to learn the basics. More than 90% of sourcing related material are available for free online.
The only best sites are Jim Strouds ,Barbara Ling and Glenn Gutmacher/Shally.. They have been writing for years and the best ones for sourcing ideas. Most of others are RECYCLERS.

[Kameron Swinton]

Totally agree, no need to pay for it, get yourself a feed reader (Google Reader, Bloglines, etc.) and subscribe to the hundreds of recruiting/sourcing blogs freely available. Several great sites have already been suggested.

-kameron

Rithesh Nair said:

Just Google .. there are plenty of free stuff.. I wouldn't pay ANYTHING to learn the basics. More than 90% of sourcing related material are available for free online.
The only best sites are Jim Strouds ,Barbara Ling and Glenn Gutmacher/Shally.. They have been writing for years and the best ones for sourcing ideas. Most of others are RECYCLERS.

[Silas Williams]

Rithesh,

Your advice and counsel is SPOT on! I checked out Jim Strouds on Twitter, then Glen/Shally on Jobmachine - the free cheat sheets they provide has already lead me to candidates through Google - Linkedin. I still need to study the boolean - to create my own cheatsheets...I really appreciate the advice.

Be well,

Silas

[Silas Williams]

Kameron,

The advice is much appreciated - if ever I can be of any assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me!

Be well,

Silas

Kameron Swinton said:

Totally agree, no need to pay for it, get yourself a feed reader (Google Reader, Bloglines, etc.) and subscribe to the hundreds of recruiting/sourcing blogs freely available. Several great sites have already been suggested.

-kameron

Rithesh Nair said:

Just Google .. there are plenty of free stuff.. I wouldn't pay ANYTHING to learn the basics. More than 90% of sourcing related material are available for free online.
The only best sites are Jim Strouds ,Barbara Ling and Glenn Gutmacher/Shally.. They have been writing for years and the best ones for sourcing ideas. Most of others are RECYCLERS.

[Irina Shamaeva]

Silas,

I was trying to cover the "minimal" Google syntax for a beginner in this article, so that a person can get going with sourcing on Google. I would be very interested in your feedback.
“Googlean” for Sourcing and Internet Research

Thanks,
Irina