Articles - Recruiting and Candidate Dev

Imagine that you are dialing into a company for intelligence retrieval. You have your script and your goals set and no matter how stonefaced the receptionist is, you are determined to strike information gold. So you dial, you hear the phone ring and AAAAHHHH!!!! A recording… Press 1 for this and press 2 for that, how aggravating. Fortunately, there is a way to bypass all of this.

Now, I rarely blog about how to leverage intel from the phone. Ummm… okay, I never blog about it, but after coming across this online gem, I just had to. Paul English’s Cheatsheet is something I thought was only urban legend and whispered about in quiet recruiting circles. Imagine my surprise to discover that (unlike Bigfoot?) it is a true document. Yes!

Here is a peek at what it looks like.

I HIGHLY suggest that you visit Mr. English’s website and download a copy as quickly as you can. If after reviewing it you see a company missing that (in your opinion) should be listed, then click here to update it.

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Biography

Jim Stroud is a “Searchologist” with an expertise in the full life-cycle placement of Executive and Technical personnel, Recruitment Research and Competitive Intelligence. He has consulted for such companies as Google, Siemens, MCI and a host of start-up companies. During his 3-year tenure with Microsoft, he served as a Technical Sourcing Consultant and was a regular contributor to Microsoft’s Technical Careers Blog. He is presently a Social Media Development Manager for EnglishCafe – the premier English learning community for global professionals which has English quizzes, online classes and more.

Jim Stroud is also the Chief Blogger at  The Searchologist where he publishes a website, magazine and online video series dedicated to lead generation strategies for Recruiters.

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