Released on = February 27, 2007, 9:44 pm

Press Release Author = Jim Stroud

Industry = Human Resources

Press Release Summary = Recruitment Research Expert Jim Stroud has released “The
2007 Resume Sourcing Survey,” a searchengine analysis of online resumes and where to
find them.

Press Release Body = ATLANTA – Recruitment Research Expert Jim Stroud has released
“The 2007 Resume Sourcing Survey,” a searchengine analysis of online resumes and
where to find them. Inside this survey HR professionals will discover such
information as which searchengines are best suited for finding resumes, which
industries are best represented online and the most popular formats for resumes.
Among the more notable findings were the fact that Technical resumes were not the
most populated resumes online; Yahoo has a bigger index of resumes than Google or
Live and Live outperformed both Google and Yahoo on certain types of industry
resumes.

“The 2007 Resume Sourcing Survey was created out of curiosity more than anything
else,” says Jim Stroud. “I leverage the internet for leads constantly and am always
looking for ways to improve upon my process. It occurred to me that I could probably
improve my production if I knew which searchengines catered most to the type of
prospect I was searching for.”

Jim Stroud chose Google, Live and Yahoo for his study as they were the most popular
searchengines online. “There are literally hundreds of searchengines online I could
have included,” he said, “maybe I will include them in the 2008 Survey.”

The 2007 Resume Sourcing Survey is a free whitepaper that is available from his
website – www.JimStroud.com. Within two days of its release, it was downloaded 1,000
times and passed around from recruiter to recruiter via emails and links from
various blogs online. Within the survey is contact information for Jim Stroud and an
invitation to contact him directly.

“I am amazed at the phone calls and emails I have received so far,” Jim Stroud says.
“I really like networking with people and coaching them on how to search the
internet. It is a passion for me.”

The 2007 Resume Sourcing Survey is most relevant to recruiters within the United
States. However, a survey targeting recruiters across the world may be coming soon.

“If the positive comments and calls continue, who knows?” Jim Stroud says. “It
should not be too surprising if an international edition were to debut over the next
few weeks. I would like to see The Resume Sourcing Survey become a highly
anticipated annual publication for the HR community worldwide.


ABOUT JIM STROUD

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. He presently serves Microsoft as a Technical Sourcing
Consultant and is a regular contributor to Microsoft’s Technical Careers Blog. Jim
Stroud was nominated (and a top 10 finalist) for a “Best Blog Award” for his blog –
Jim Stroud 2.0, by Recruiting.com in 2006. He can reached via his website:
www.JimStroud.com


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Contact Details = Jim Stroud
Searchologist-Trainer-Blogger-Nice Guy
Phone: 770-912-4300
Email: jimstroud@jimstroud.com
Web: http://jimstroud.com