In this episode of The Searchologist, Jim Stroud explains how to search Google, Yahoo and Bing more efficiently by using the metasearch engine – Dogpile. Plus, Otis Collier gives tips on how to increase views of your Linkedin profile. Yay! Watch the video, then pass it on to a friend. Click here for more recruiter training tips. Related PostsWhy I [...]

The Searchologist Magazine presents The Week In Recruiting: #HireFriday Job Tips for 2010 by Marie Journey 1. Council bans mini-skirts in crackdown on ‘inappropriate’ clothing in the office 2. Recruitment market faces more obstacles  3. India to Add 110 Million to Global Workforce 4. Six Principles Every Organization Must Employ 5. Are Men In HR Going the Way of the [...]

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and many State laws require that employees be paid the wages and overtime pay they are legally entitled to receive in a timely manner. Unfortunately, many employees who have not been paid amounts that they are legally entitled to receive are hesitant to complain because they are concerned about being fired or otherwise [...]

The Searchologist Magazine presents How Bad Credit Keeps You Unemployed There is a lot of controversy around employers using credit checks to disqualify a potential employee and I mean A LOT of controversy. Does it make sense that a company hire (or fire for that matter) someone based on their credit? Jim and Karen discuss the issue in an uncharacteristically [...]

Everyday I went to work it was another trip into the land of misery. Now don’t get me wrong I liked what I did and I was really good at it. The problem was the constant abuse and belittling attitude of my supervisor and the owner of the company. As a manager I was also required to punch in and [...]

Bill Rubico was a talented Engineer. He graduated at the top of his class from a respected university. Because of his academic achievement he was heavily recruited by many powerful organizations throughout the country. He finally settled on an organization headquartered in Houston, Texas. Everyone believed Bill would be a great addition and all had high expectations. Bill was on [...]

The Searchologist Magazine presents… 1. Okay, before I begin, let me ask the obvious question: “Where in the Hell Was HR in the Shirley Sherrod Case at the USDA?” The whole thing was a comedy of errors. Could you even count the HR mistakes made in that whole debacle? Sigh. But I digress… 2. CNN had less to go on [...]

The Automation Issue This issue is dedicated to the question, “Hey Jim, how can I put resume sourcing and lead generation on automatic because I don’t have time to do all that stuff?” Plus: * How to manage your search strings * How to find programmers worth recruiting * How to get passive candidates to send you their resume and [...]

Be on the lookout for Joe – The Unscrupulous Recruiter. He might be at a local jobfair, but most likely he is online somewhere. Related PostsCHRISTMAS COMICS – The Recruiting Life #1 of 5COMIC – The Recruiting Life – Geektech vs OOFCP (part 1)INDIA: Beware fake recruiting agenciesCOMIC – The Recruiting Life – Geektech vs OOFCP (part 2)COMIC – The [...]

The hiring industry has found a new sense of relief in the discovery of the effective uses of social networking sites in their recruitment processes. Among the widely used social networking site as an online recruitment tool is the Twitter microblogging site. Currently, Twitter has millions of users from all walks of life and from different parts of the world. [...]

Prior to using a recruiter, recent college graduates should know about the industry and make a wise decision as to which route to go. College Grads – Complete Recruiters Handbook So, you’re about to graduate and are in the process of sending your resume out to several jobs. Well, it just so happens that one of the ads you applied [...]

Recruiting began with the military and dates all the way back to ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. The birth of the modern recruiting industry, however, did not take place until the 1940′s as a result of WWII. Employment agencies began to advertise for workers who were not obligated to military service in an effort to fill the void in the [...]

It’s normal to wonder how and why you get paid the salary you do. After all, most employers are not willing to share inside salary information and salary decision methods, without at least a little prodding. So how are wage increases determined in big companies? And how can you use that salary information to your advantage? Let’s take a look at [...]

Your salary history tells an important story of how far you’ve come along a career path, so it’s fitting that a prospective employer might be interested in learning more about your past earnings. Yet it’s unfair to take a salary history at face value, because there are so often back-stories that need explaining. Career experts say you should be prepared [...]

To all concerned: I updated The Searchologist website. For those who are unaware, The Searchologist is a recruiter training website, online video series and magazine dedicated to resume sourcing and lead generation strategies for Recruiters. If you would, check it out and if you like what you see, please click the Facebook like button. (That will make me feel all [...]