Archive for October, 2011

LinkedIn’s Talent Connect, Talent Pipeline, and Certification

Tweet Talent Connect 2011 in Las Vegas  was just as good as, if not better than, Talent Connect 2010 in San Francisco. Nearly 2,000 people showed up, which is around 3 times as many attendees as last year’s conference, and they represented over 700 companies from 17 countries. One thing’s for sure – LinkedIn knows how to [...]

Big Data, Conferences, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Search, Moneyball Recruiting, Sourcing Automation

What is a Boolean Black Belt Anyway?

Tweet I’ve been blogging nearly 3 years now, and I realized I’ve never come out and actually defined the term ”Boolean Black Belt.” The concept seems pretty self explanatory, but there has been at least 1 person who’s taken the opportunity to point out (and gain some traffic in the process – but it’s all good!) that it could be perceived [...]

Boolean, Extended Boolean, Information Retrieval, Semantic Search

How to Use Resume Search Aggregators

Tweet I am often asked my opinion on the best use of resume search “aggregators” such as those offered by infoGIST, TalentHook, Data Frenzy RAM, DaXtra, AIRS SourcePoint and others. If you’re not familiar with resume search aggregators, a resume search aggregator is an application that allows a user to enter a search string that will simultaneously execute [...]

Resume Aggregators, Resume Sourcing