7 habits of highly efficient searchers

The Habits of Highly

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They do their

1

Are you connected to your clients, coworkers, & industry? Have you joined professional groups? Have you updated your Profile to broadcast your search?

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Erica Robertson Software Engineer

ACME Systems

In their Inbox

On the LinkedIn

Homepage

When they

network with your

employees

When they

research your

company

Via Mobile

LinkedIn App

When they

search for jobs

Conceptual Search

Implicit Search

Natural Language Search

Indirect Search

Similar Profiles

Profile Matches

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And you

thought the

red ones

were rare!

–

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Bookmark

Me!

They’re

2

AND Include both

e.g. sales AND Spanish

OR Include either

e.g. RN OR “registered nurse”

NOT Exclude

e.g. manager OR director NOT CEO NOT VP

“ ” Multi-word term/phrase

e.g. “project coordinator”

( ) Pair/apply to all

warehouse (picking OR stocking OR shipping) AND forklift

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Cheese

AND

Bread

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(Cheddar OR colby OR pepperjack)

AND

(Rye OR wheat OR white)

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Sauce

AND

Meat

AND

Vegetables

AND

Cheese

AND

Bread

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(Aioli OR “yellow mustard” OR pesto)

NOT

(Mayonnaise OR “honey mustard”)

AND

(Bacon OR egg OR “french fries”)

AND

(Turkey OR ham AND “roast beef”)

AND

(Lettuce AND tomato AND pickles)

AND

(Cheddar OR colby OR pepperjack)

AND

(Rye OR wheat OR white)

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(contract OR contractor OR contracted OR contracting OR consult OR consultant OR consulted OR consulting OR "on assignment" OR “off assignment” OR temp OR temporary OR “per diem” OR “hourly rate” OR “corp to corp” OR 1099 OR “on project” OR “bill rate” OR billrate OR “pay rate” OR payrate OR freelance OR freelancer OR freelancing OR “currently looking” OR “looking for work” OR “looking for assignment” OR “seeking assignment” OR “seeking work”) NOT (recruiter OR recruitment OR recruiting) AND skillset

Save

Me!

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NOT Ways to use

NOT “XYZ Corporation”

Manager NOT Director

Acountant NOT Accountant

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They take

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Custom Filters

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They

their chaos 4

Organize work from multiple searches

Store profiles of interest before taking action

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They invest in their

6

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They never stop

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1 They do their

2 They’re

3 They take

4 They their chaos

5 They

6 They invest in their

7 They never stop

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