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Basics of Boolean Search

George Boole – Born on 2 November 1815 in England was known for his Boolean algebra. Now, let us see how Boolean Logic helps in our searches. Boolean Operators Search engines are great source for finding resumes. Using proper Boolean

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Recruitment tools

In my previous separate blogs, I have written about few recruitment tools that would be helpful for a recruiter to frame the boolean search strings and to source profiles using social media.  1. RecruitEM. What is it? 2. Boolean Search Generator 3. AIRS Free Resume Search Now,

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New Hiring Strategy – The CEO who writes her employees’ parents

Indra Nooyi has been CEO of PepsiCo since 2006 and during her tenure has seen a remarkable amount of change. A big part of her strategy is intense focus on the employees. A favorite technique is to pen letters to

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The top #Social HR Pros to #Follow on #Twitter

Twitter is an important online tool in any recruiting, employee engagement and development. It is accessible by anyone and used digest content at the fast rates.  This group Social HR Pros are a mix of tweeps in the areas of HR Technologies,

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AIRS Free Resume Search

AIRS have created a new tool (Google Chrome Extension) which would be easier to search resumes from Google, LinkedIn and Indeed. AIRS can be reached at http://www.airsdirectory.comAdd the resume search Google chrome extension using http://bit.ly/AIRSChromeExtOnce you click on the added extension, the

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Boolean Search Generator

Johnny Campbell  and his team (Social Talent) have created a fantastic tool that make it simple and easier to build the Boolean Search strings. Johnny can be reached at @socialtalentHow to use the tool:1. Go to Social Talent tool ( labs.socialtalent.co ) 2. Register yourself

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RecruitEM. What is it?

RecruitEM is a fantastic tool that makes it simple to build X-Ray Queries that target Google+, LinkedIn, GitHub. It was developed by the Clever Biscuit team based in London, UK How effectively to use RecruitEM : 1: Go to RecruitEm’s site here (http://recruitin.net/) 2: Click on the tab

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A wish list for Linkedin

Just like the mosquito, which a cartoonist sardonically depicted as the national insect, many of us have probably grown immune to or learnt to live with those marketing text messages too. Not to forget those nocturnal beeps from your telephone

Posted in LinkedIn

The 10 Keys of Excellent Customer Service

Words alone are very powerful and they have a big influence what your employees and customers think. If you don’t set both of these groups’ expectations up front, your company will never be able to excel in customer service. Focus

Posted in Work etiquette

5 Secrets to Effective Recruiting

Recruiting great employees is very difficult and, often is more complex than people perceive it to be. Below, listed 5 of these secrets. They only work if the hiring manager is coming from a sincere place, is honest, and is trusted

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