A Recruiter's Checklist (Strings Attached)

A Recruiter’s Checklist (with Boolean Strings Attached)

Social Media Recruitment
The Checklist
Boolean Crash course
Strings attached
Xray “niche” Social Networks
Powersearch for resumes
Target Companies, Universities and
associations
Awesome resources for recruiters

Is Beautiful for Employer Branding

Candidates
can be found faster

Candidates
can be found easier

Candidates
can be found with
higher accuracy

jobs
can get filled
@ lower cost

So social media is recruiters’ best friend

1.Use different social networks

LinkedIn+Plaxo+Twitter+Googleplus
+Facebook
+xing+visible.me+zoominfo+viadeo+
myspace+quora

2.Update your status about the candidates
you are looking for

3.Look for people in Connections,
Friends, Followers and Circles

4-Use Basic and advanced People
Search

4.Look for people relevant to your
search in
LinkedIn Answers
LinkedIn Events
Facebook Branchout App
Twitter Lists

5.Post jobs for free
Facebook Marketplace
Facebook & LinkedIn Groups
Facebook relevant pages
Your Blog OR your Facebook page
Slideshare OR Docstoc OR Scribd

The Checklist
Strings attached
Powersearch for people
Target Companies, Universities and
associations

Boolean Time…

http://www.flickr.com/photos/meliroo/402073246/lightbox/

AND (space in Google ) links two or more terms
OR ( | ) collects information that contain either terms
NOT ( - ) collects documents excluding the term
Quotes ( “” ) defines exact phrase
Parentheses () define a subset of a search
Wildcard * (almost) for proximity search
Tilde ~ search for synonyms
Plus Sign “+” prevents “stemming”

Field Search Commands
intitle: Word in the Title
inurl: Word in the URL
intext: Word in the text
Site: Searches only within a specific website (called xray)
filetype: Searches for a specific format (doc, xls, pdf)

The key to create awesome
Boolean strings is to have
the right keywords.

Keywords
Job Title
Location
Skills (required and desired)

& to create really awesome
Boolean strings get more
keywords

1.Google Adwords
2.job aggregators (indeed and simplyhired)
3.LinkedIn(for job titles and skills
description)

The following strings are
“Google” Friendly Boolean syntax is different for
different search engines and databases

Social Network Strings

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Keywords (site:www.linkedin.com/pub OR
site:linkedin.com/in)-inurl:job -inurl:answers -intitle:directory
-inurl:directory –inurl:dir -inurl:companies -inurl:updates

Keywords site:twitter.com -inurl:status –jobs

Keywords site:twitter.com inurl:lists

Keywords(site:plaxo.com OR site:xing.com OR
site:visible.me)

Keywords (site:visualcv.com OR site:emsurse.com OR
site:about.me OR site:chi.mp OR site:flavors.me OR
site:elance.com OR site:doyoubuzz.com) –job

Keywords (site:flickr.com OR site:youtube.com OR
site:vimeo.com)

Keywords site:youtube.com “video resume”

Keywords site:(wordpress.com OR typepad.com OR
blogspot.com OR posterous.com OR livejournal.com OR
scribd.com OR docstoc.com OR slideshare.com)
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv OR intitle:bio OR intitle:profile
OR intitle:"about me" OR intitle:profile)

inblogtitle: Keywords inposttitle: Keywords ("my
resume" OR "about me")

The Checklist
Strings attached
Powersearch for people
Powersearch Companies, Universities
and associations

For specific areas of recruitment

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4338307379_28d8545d9b.jpg

Creative Design

Keywords (site:behance.net OR
site:ffffound.com OR coroflot.com OR
deviantart.com

Keywords(site:polyvore.com OR
site:lookbook.nu OR site:looklet.com OR site:
moleskine.com)

Interior
Design

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1130/5137671243_f527033dd2.jpg

Keywords (site:avaliving.com OR
site:mydesignstories.net)

Academics
and
Research

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/3330670980_dab9f6b5c8.jpg

Keywords (site:academia.edu OR
site:epernicus.com OR site:quartzy.com OR
site:researchgate.net OR site:scispace.com)

The Checklist
Strings attached
Commands on “niche” Social Networks
Powersearch for resumes
Powersearch Companies, Universities
and associations

Keywords (intitle:resume OR inurl:resume OR intitle:cv
OR inurl:cv OR intitle:vitae OR inurl:vitae OR intitle:profile
OR inurl:profile)
-job –submit –wizard –eoe –examples –sample –template –
apply

Keywords (filetype:doc OR filetype:pdf OR filetype:wpd
OR filetype:wps OR filetype:pdf OR filetype:rtf OR
filetype:txt) (intitle:resume OR inurl:resume OR intitle:cv
OR inurl:cv OR intitle:vitae OR inurl:vitae) –jobs

Keywords site:(wordpress.com OR typepad.com OR
blogspot.com OR posterous.com OR livejournal.com OR
scribd.com OR docstoc.com OR slideshare.com)
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv)

Target Companies & Associations

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Keywords (names of companies and competitors)
(intitle:resume OR inurl:resume OR intitle:cv OR inurl:cv
OR intitle:vitae OR inurl:vitae) -jobs –sample

Keywords (names of companies and competitors)
(intitle:team OR inurl:team OR intitle:staff OR inurl:staff OR
intitle:people OR inurl:people OR intitle:employees OR
inurl:employees intitle:people OR inurl:people OR
intitle:associates OR inurl:associates)

Keywords (names of associations) (intitle:attendees OR
inurl:attendees OR intitle:chapter OR inurl:chapter OR
intitle:participants OR inurl:participants OR intitle:roster OR
inurl:roster OR intitle:registrants OR inurl:registrants OR
intitle:officers OR inurl:officers)

Keywords filetype:xls (intitle:attendees OR
inurl:attendees OR intitle:speakers OR inurl:speakers OR
intitle:participants OR inurl:participants OR intitle:roster OR
inurl:roster)

Keywords (names of universities) (intitle:alumni OR
inurl:alumni OR intitle: Alumnus OR inurl: Alumnus OR
intitle:graduates OR inurl:graduates OR intitle:alum OR
OR inurl:alum OR intitle:grads OR inurl:grads OR
intitle:masters OR inurl:masters OR intitle:postgraduates
OR inurl:postgraduates)

Resources
AIRS Directory and Sourcing Report
Boolean Black belt
Boolean Bar
Recruitingtool.com
broadlook.com
Arbita Training
booleanstrings.ning.com
Recruiting.com
Ere.net
recruiting blogs
Dean Da Costa blog
booleanblackbelt.com
recruit2.com

About Maysoun Mohamed
Advanced Certified Internet Recruiter(ACIR)
Certified Social Sourcing Recruiter(CSSR)
Certified Internet Recruiter(CIR)
Professional Recruiter Certification(PRC)
Certified Diversity Recruiter (CDR)
Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
Inbound Marketing Certificate (IMU)
Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW)
Bachelors in Business Administration(BBA)
Master in Business Administration (MBA)

Crowd http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2052/2163151837_1ebe564306.jpg
Pens http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/5431650667_03219a77bc.jpg
Einstein http://www.copyblogger.com/imfsp/
colors http://farm1.static.flickr.com/66/200301729_1500c9c747.jpg
Black and White Building http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3324/3410235668_90a5e57cc2.jpg
Bears http://www.flickr.com/photos/26327184@N07/3851755966/
Barbie http://farm1.static.flickr.com/63/181464305_4624c952dd.jpg
Bookshelf http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/3330670980_dab9f6b5c8.jpg

Image Credits
Boolean http://www.flickr.com/photos/meliroo/402073246/lightbox
Visual Resume http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougbelshaw/4274387237/
Mindmap Resume http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwynia/216512010/
Alexander Park Resume http://www.flickr.com/photos/buyalex/3421549748/
Pau Morgan resume http://www.flickr.com/photos/paumorgan/4028700199/
Strings http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6138/5930582380_e90557878c.jpg
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