Shally Sourcing Tip

I wanted to share this tip that Shally Steckerl (Chief Cybersleuth) of JobMachine recently sent out to me (and his nework!).

You may have heard about the free hack I debuted long ago that lets you find many unblinded LinkedIn profiles outside your 3-degree network. Whether or not you have a large network or paid account, this enhanced version eliminates all noise results and gets you just who you need (type in www.google.com search box):

site:www.linkedin.com intitle:linkedin YOUR KEYWORDS HERE -intitle:answers -intitle:updated -intitle:blog -intitle:directory -inurl:jobs -inurl:megite.com

I typically recommend a mix of related job titles or companies, and even geographic locations, to target results.  Example:
site:www.linkedin.com intitle:linkedin (microsoft OR amazon) evangelist "greater seattle area" -intitle:answers -intitle:updated -intitle:blog -intitle:directory -inurl:jobs -inurl:megite.com

For other similar tips, see my LinkedIn recruiting cheatsheet at http://jobmachine.net/products

Shally is a great guy.  He produces so much valuable material that you should really spend some time checking out this website. 

When I asked him if it was OK to reproduce this tip on my blog he asked if I’d mention a couple of other things he’s working on…. as I say he’s a great guy so how could I say no!

If you’re thinking of attending HR Tech on October 15th, you should know we’ll be there, too. We’re really looking forward to the show this year – it will be the first public event featuring JobMachine and Arbita together! (You’ve probably heard by now that JobMachine and Arbita merged in May – details at http://www.arbita.net/news/articles/05222008.html)   

If you absolutely can’t make HR Tech, I hope you can virtually attend at least one of this month’s JobMachine-hosted webinars taught by sourcing guru Mark E. Berger.  Each class is limited to 200 seats.

Tuesday, Oct. 28: "LinkedIn – Beginner/intermediate Techniques To Get More Out Of The Network”  Register at http://jobmachine.net/Linkedin10-28-08

Get great tips and techniques to locate those hard-to-find candidates for your next recruiting assignment. Explanation of advanced searches, network searches, keyword and title searches, location searches, industry searches, company searches, group searches, and how to leverage recommendations, groups, and interests. Tips on how to best contact your search results, how to maximize your own profile and grow your network.

Thursday, Oct. 30: "SITE Searching For Recruiters – A Close Look At This Increasingly Popular Search Technique" Register at http://jobmachine.net/SiteSearch10-30-08

Used by successful recruiters to source candidates online, the site: search engine command can be used in a variety of ways to get the kind of great leads you need to fill your next position. The class will show attendees how to use this technique to find candidate leads on: Internet communities, Social and business networks, Blogs, Free resume sites,  Associations, company and educational websites.