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November 14, 2011

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Course Information

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Objective

3

At the end of this course, you should be able to use

Boolean Logic to create an effective search.

Agenda

Sourcing Strategy

Boolean Logic: How it Works

Boolean Vulnerabilities

Q & A

Sourcing Strategy

Sourcing Strategy

Look for a person not a resume

Think like a job seeker

Don’t rely solely on your company’s description of the job

Enlist the hiring managers help

Look at current employees resumes

Boolean Logic: How it Works

What is Boolean Logic?

Universal concept for online searches

Uses search strings

Search string = Keywords + Commands and/or Operators

Keywords

> Title

> Skills

> Qualifications

> Certifications

AND

OR

AND NOT/NOT

NEAR

Boolean Logic Commands

java

AND

cobol

java cobol

java AND cobol

AND

AND

java AND cobol

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Analyzed and developed new strategies for the migration of COBOL V3 and HR Access to

the newest version of HR Access version7.

Coordinated tasks within the team and reporting directly to Chief Project.

Tools used in new development platform: Oracle 9i, developing PL / SQL, Java, Hr Access,

COBOL Mfocus in UNIX environment.

Tools used in old platform: Mainframe COBOL 2, HR Access version 3

Will Get:

AND

java AND cobol

Software Engineer

Telecontinuity, Inc. Rockville, MD

Designed and developed a set of multi-threaded Java programs which stream routing data

from an Oracle routing database to a local cache which may be viewed and edited by

network engineers prior to being fed to application-level routing agents.

Won’t Get:

Consultant

Bank of America, New York City, NY

Application Developer, Data Analyst, and Data Modeler in Real Estate Property Assessment

Division (RPAD) Bridge project. RPAD is programmed with legally mandated formulas to

arrive at assessments used for tax purposes. The system was designed using COBOL /

VSAM / CICS.

rn

rn nurse

nurse

rn OR nurse

OR

OR

rn OR nurse

Relief Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse

Harrington Memorial Hospital, Southbridge, MA

Served as a relief charge nurse for a 38-bed medical/surgical/telemetry acute-care unit.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

RN in an extremely busy 50-bed Emergency Department. ACLS and BLS certifications.

Registered Nurse (RN)

Provided care for multiple high-acuity patients.

Will Get:

OR

rn OR nurse

CURRENT EDUCATION

Nova Southeastern University– B.S. Nursing

Rotations completed:

Geriatric – American Pharmaceutical Services

Ambulatory Care – North Broward Medical Center

Internal Medicine – Bay Pines VA Medical Center

Won’t Get:

therapist

therapist physical

therapist AND NOT physical

physical

therapist

physical and

therapist X

AND NOT/NOT

AND NOT/NOT

therapist AND NOT physical

Clinical Out-Patient Therapist

Tri-County Counseling Center, Jerseyville, Illinois (a community counseling center)

Responsibilities included, but were not limited to:

• Comprehensive mental health assessments for adults and adolescents

• Individual, family, and couples therapy

• Diagnoses and treatment plan development

• Crisis intervention

• Medication monitoring and education

Will Get:

AND NOT/NOT

therapist AND NOT physical

Staff II Physical Therapist, Regional Hospital

• Evaluated and treated patients (pediatric through geriatric)

• Clinical Instructor and Co-Center Coordinator for Clinical Education (CCCE)

• Department liaison for Hospital Newsletter

• Proficient in Mediserve

Won’t Get:

1 2

director NEAR finance

Promoted to the Director of Global Finance.

Promoted to the Director of Global Finance.

Director Finance

NEAR

NEAR

director NEAR finance

Director of Operations

Stellar Fundraising

Responsible for finance, payroll, accounting, human resources, legal, and marketing,

resulting in efficient and productive delivery of services to clients.

Will Get:

Multilingual Director of Finance & Decision Support

Experienced in the financial service, manufacturing, and information technology

sectors. Have been based in the United States, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, and

France.

NEAR

director NEAR finance

Finance Director/ GSM

Ada Ford Lincoln Mercury

Sold cars for four years; top salesman for most of that time.

Moved to Finance in 1995. Began as a Manager

Became Finance Director in 1999.

Became New Car Manager/GSM in 2005.

I am Master Certified and Blue Oval Certified.

Will Get:

NEAR

director NEAR finance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Partner - Director of Marketing

Preferred Mortgage Solutions, LLC – Glen Mills, PA

Developed, executed, and managed comprehensive marketing plans.

Partner - Sales Manager

Action Mortgage Corporation, LLC – Philadelphia, PA

Implemented a wide range of marketing tools and a new software system.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science Degree, Business & Finance major, Temple University

Won’t Get:

NEAR

autocad NEAR 2000

Experienced with AutoCad Version 2000 and Mechanical DeskTop, Microsoft Office (Excel,

Word), PowerPoint, CoCreate, ProEngineering, SolidWorks, very familiar with IBM and

Macintosh platforms and operating systems.

Will Get:

SKILLS

AutoCAD R-11 thru 2000 with limited exposure to 2006 and 2008.

Have taken various additional college courses and have attended numerous seminars to

further my knowledge of business management as well as construction methods and

materials.

NEAR

WORK EXPERIENCE

Tarallo Design, Bridgewater, MA 2000 – Present,

Typeface Designer Designed typeface characters for online applications.

Mammoth Media, Inc. Pembroke, MA 1996 – 1999

Internship Developed new creative designs for customers and businesses.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Adobe (CS3 + CS4): Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, MediTech, AutoCAD and InDesign

Won’t Get:

autocad NEAR 2000

NEAR

hr NEAR benefits NEAR manager

Manager of HR, Payroll, Benefits and Compensation

Four Seasons Solar Products, Holbrook, NY

Directly responsible for the reorganization and development of administration, coordination

and evaluation of the HR and payroll function, including organizational development,

policies and procedures, as well as programs encompassing employment, compensation,

benefits, performance management, employee relations, recruiting and retention and

compliance with all federal, state and local laws.

Will Get:

HR Manager

Loomis

• Created training curriculum for management

• Benefits administration

NEAR

Vice President / Flint Services Company, Tulsa, OK

Administered corporation’s employee benefits, legal and risk management activities.

Key player in divestiture of O&G construction & field service companies.

Vice President / Flint Engineering & Construction, Tulsa, OK

Developed and implemented strategies for providing shared services to the operating

divisions including Accounting, Finance, Marketing, HR, Information Systems, Continuous

Improvement, Equipment Management, Legal, Office Services and Safety.

Director of Management Information Systems / Flint Headquarters, Tulsa, OK

Directed IT planning and activities of Purolator Products, Inc.

General Manager / Automotive Filter Plant, Dexter, MO

P&L accountability for $50m facility

Won’t Get:

hr NEAR benefits NEAR manager

Boolean Logic Operators

“ ” Searches for an exact match to words enclosed in

quotes

* Searches for the root of the word typed before the

wildcard

( ) Searches for words inside the parentheses

Quotes

“project manager”

Will Get:

EXPERIENCE

Los Angeles and Orange County

Construction Project Manager

• Managed the construction and site development for T-Mobile’s largest metropolitan

network

• Reviewed and redlined project drawings to reflect the best possible site while considering

feasibility, quality, schedule, cost and safety

• Reviewed all change orders, rejected unnecessary line items, and negotiated high-dollar

items with the contractor.

Quotes

“project manager”

Corporate Secretary’s Office

Administrative Assistant

Provided administrative support to the Manager and Assistant Manager.

Prepared and mailed correspondence to organizations wanting funding from the

Charitable Contributions program.

Input payments and correspondence into complex gift program.

Prepared and distributed correspondence for license renewals, filing, faxing, and other

project assignments as needed.

Won’t Get:

Wildcard

financ*

Children’s Health Center of Columbus

Manager of Corporate Finance

• Managed claims for different health insurance companies

• Set up financial agreements between customers and health center to maximize

collections of accounts receivables

EXPERIENCE

• Led cross-functional teams who restructured a $20 million financing program for a major

technology manufacturer.

• Led virtual team who redesigned $200 million vendor program with key financing partner

of Latin American arm of a global financial institution.

Will Get:

Wildcard

financ*

Crane Aerospace/Lear Romec, Elyria, Ohio

Director of Fiance

• Created and modified purchase orders and dock dates

• Relationship manager with outside vendors Assembled work packets for shop floor

Retrieved sketches from shop area for transport

• Researched purchase orders with incorrect information

• Prepared accounts payables and receivables

• Posted cash receipts

• Completed D & B credit reports for credit approvals

Won’t Get:

(java OR j2ee) AND architect

Itemic AG, Dresden, Germany

Junior Java Developer

Acted as a Junior Java Developer for the German company, Itemic AG which offers

software solutions for automation and logistics in high-tech industries. Served as architect

and developer for a substantial workflow and data management Java program.

EXPERIENCE

Over 17 years of IT experience performing the roles of a Delivery Manager, Program

Manager, Solution Architect and Technical Architect for various large and mid-sized

projects both onsite and offshore. Has experience with both Software Development Life

Cycle and Product Development Life Cycle on client/server and various Web-based

technologies (EAI, Oracle, .Net, and J2EE).

Will Get:

Parentheses

(java OR j2ee) AND architect

Java International

Café Manager/Baker’s Assistant

Managed a team of 23 people

Provided leadership in the development of all baked goods and espresso beverages

Brooklyn Public Library

Senior Architect/Project Manager

Took care of various aspects of Construction/Project Management.

Co-ordinated projects with consultants and contractors.

Won’t Get:

Parentheses

1st – ( )

2nd – NEAR

3rd – AND

4th – OR

(hr OR “human resources”) AND learning NEAR development

Order

Punctuation = White Space

mba ≠ m.b.a.

Best practice: search for (mba OR “m.b.a.”)

Punctuation

EDUCATION

MBA in Finance – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN - 1989

M.S in Industrial Engineering – University of Tennessee, Knoxville- 1987

B.S. in Chemical Engineering – Christian Brothers College – Memphis, TN - 1985

Will Get:

EDUCATION

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1979/1980

Owen Graduate School of Management: M.B.A. in Marketing & Organizational Behavior.

Vanderbilt University B.S. in Economics with Business Administration Minor.

Pharmacist

pharmacist NEAR references AND NOT “upon request”

Nurse Recruiter

recruit* NEAR nurs*

Oracle DBA

oracle NEAR (dba OR “d.b.a.” OR “database admin*”)

Pulling it all Together

Emergency

Room RN

Pediatric RN ER Physician

Emergency

Room Nurse Registered Nurse

– E.R. & I.C.U.

rn OR nurse AND emergency OR er

ER Physician

Emergency

Room Nurse

Pediatric RN

Registered Nurse

- E.R. & I.C.U.

X

Emergency

Room RN

Exercise: Which Resumes Would We Get?

(nurse OR rn) AND (emergency OR er)

Which Resumes Would We Get?

Pediatric RN ER Physician Emergency

Room RN

Emergency

Room Nurse

Registered Nurse

– E.R. & I.C.U. Emergency

Room Nurse

Pediatric RN

X

ER Physician

X

Emergency

Room RN

Registered Nurse

- E.R. & I.C.U.

X

(nurse OR rn OR “r.n.”) AND (emergency OR er OR “e.r.”)

Which Resumes Would We Get?

Pediatric RN ER Physician Emergency

Room RN

Emergency

Room Nurse Registered Nurse

– E.R. & I.C.U. Emergency

Room Nurse

Emergency

Room RN

Registered Nurse

- E.R. & I.C.U.

Pediatric RN

X

ER Physician

X

Practice Exercise: Boolean Logic

What search strings would you use to find candidates for a Customer Service Representative?

Responsibilities

Takes inbound calls from customers in a call center environment

Responds to customer requests and inquiries

Helps to resolve customer issues in a friendly and courteous manner

Preferences

Experience with Clarify Ticketing System

Exercise Solutions

“customer service” NEAR rep* OR (csr OR “c.s.r.”)

inbound NEAR call*

(“customer service” OR “client service”) NEAR “call center”

(“customer service” OR “client service”) NEAR “call center”

AND clarify

Boolean Vulnerabilities

Boolean Caveats

Boolean is not perfect

Boolean understands keyword matches, not concepts

Beware of making your search strings too narrow

Beware of over-engineering your search strings

Do not use soft skills as your keywords

Search results can be accurate but not what you want

THINK LIKE A JOB SEEKER and how they are wording

their resumes

False Positives

executive AND assistant

EXPERIENCE

TransAxle Corporation, Cinnaminson, New Jersey 2008 – 2009

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President Transaxle has 19 facilities on the east coast including two re-manufacturing sites with

annual sales of $3 billion and 250 employees. The company is the largest remanufacturer

of driveline components on the east coast.

Assistant to Executive VP of Operations, 1979-1985 Aided in development and execution of strategic and operating programs for 3 divisions

with sales totaling more than $500M.

Will Get:

False Positives

EXPERIENCE

Lake Center For Rehabilitation, Florida

Physical Therapist Assistant

In contact and overseen by Registered Physical Therapist and supervised technicians

and aides in patient care.

Treated patients with a variety of orthopedic injuries

Worked with staff in a variety of resistance and stretching exercises along with whirlpool,

aquatic therapy, ultrasound, EMS, etc.

Time management skills and leadership skills developed to maximize efficiency and

patient flow.

Will Get:

“physical therapist”

False Positives

EXPERIENCE

AIR/TAK, Inc., Worthington, PA June 1997-December 2000

Product Engineer

HVAC/AutoCAD drawings related to refrigerated air dryers for compressed air systems

Responsible for size calculation estimates, manufacturing support and customer service

Will Get:

autocad NEAR 2000

Resources

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