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Recruiters looking for work should check Google

Here is an excerpt of a recent post describing how to use Google to find hidden recruiter job opportunities. Hope it helps!

Judging by the Tweets, Emails and casual conversations I receive, the economy still sucks, especially if you are an unemployed, under-employed or unhappily employed Recruiter. Not too long ago, I gave a few tips on how Recruiters can find hidden job opportunities during a recession. Well, here are a few more. I have created a series of search strings that you can use to find hidden opportunities using the Google search engine. They will also work on Live and Yahoo, so feel free to try your luck there as well. As a treat, I am going to share with you search strings that I created manually and those that were made with the use of an automated tool. First, the manual strings.

By the way, click the PDF icon above to download this article and pass around to anyone you know that could use it. Cool? Cool…

Okay, enough of that, here is the info…

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How to source resumes from Scribd (Part 1)

Have you guys heard of Scribd? (www.scribd.com)

In so many words, its like a YouTube for documents. on any given month, 17 million people research Scribd for documents of all types. Since Scribd launched in March 2007, it has become one of the top 300 websites on the Internet, receiving over 20 million monthly visitors. It has also accumulated over 17 billion words in its library, making it five times the size of Wikipedia!!! Wow. That is a lot.

I have been familiar with Scribd for some time because of other projects I am involved with, but it was not until recently that I realized, “Hey, I wonder if there are any resumes in their growing database?”

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Social Media Recruiting: Recruiting in Second Life

I just posted a video I found online which simulates how someone might recruit in SecondLife. In case you are curious, or just want to see what SecondLife looks like, click here to see it for yourself.

How to Source International Candidates with Social Media

Do you recruit candidates overseas? If so, what is your best method for doing so? I share a few resources on my site on how to source international candidates using Social Media. Its really more of a post to get you to think in that direction. Check it out and let me know what you think? Click here to read my post.

I just posted 100+ free resumes

Every blue moon I collect a sampling of free resumes and post them for all to enjoy. This go-around I am listing a series of Chemistry Science Resumes. However, I have never really asked my readers the type of free resumes they would like to see posted. (Forgive me)

Click here to leave a comment on the types of free resumes you would like me to post for free. As a heads up, here are links to other types of resumes I have already posted in the past:

• 20 Free Life Sciences, Earth Sciences and Chemistry Resumes
• 79 Programmer Resumes
• 100+ Places to Post (and search) jobs for free
• 19 Free Tech Support resumes
• 26 Free Mechanical Engineer resumes
• 70+ Free Manager resumes
• 60+ Free Marketing and Advertising resumes
• 50+ Free Resume Databases (sorted by industry)

I look forward to hearing from you!

-Jim Stroud

Jim Stroud is giving away (and selling) his new book

I just completed a new book (a training guide actually) called - Resume Forensics. With my new book, you will learn:

* How to search Google for free resumes
* How to search Yahoo for free resumes
* How to search Live for free resumes
* How to find additional keywords for your resume searches
* How to create search strings that work on Google, Yahoo and Live
* How to take a job description and create multiple search strings from it. (As an example, I take one job description and create 56 pages of search strings from it.)
* How to automate your resume searches so you can (literally) source resumes while you sleep.

If you would like to get a free copy of it, go to the link below for
details: http://tinyurl.com/5qwguj

Spread the word!

Jim Stroud

Linkedin is growing faster than Facebook

Just in case you needed it, here is another reason to love Linkedin.

ANNOUNCEMENT: JimStroud.com is now "TheRecruitersLounge.com"

I changed the name and domain of my blog to The Recruiters Lounge. (Click here for details)

How to find Software Developers on Twitter

Do you know how to find Software Developers on Twitter? Its not so hard. Let me show you how.

Click here for details.

Jim Stroud is now a Social Media Development Manager

Is there life after recruiting? I believe that there is.

I decided to step out of the recruiting realm by accepting a new opportunity in Social Media. (click here for details)