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Jim Stroud - Searchologist, Trainer, Blogger, Nice Guy

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.

[2006 IN REVIEW]

  • My blog - “Jim Stroud 2.0″ was nominated for a “Best Blog Award” by Recruiting.com and was cited as being among the top 10 of all recruiting blogs.
  • Launched - The Day In Recruiting, a one page guide to buzz in the recruitment industry.
  • Received a best blog award from Chimby.
  • My sourcing contest - “Can you find my doggy?” yields 13 winners and a LOT of buzz.
  • ERE hosted oneof my podcasts
  • Quoted in Red Herring Magazine and Fast Company
  • My podcast, “The Recruiters Lounge” was syndicated by the Radio Talent Zoo network.
  • Sold my first blog - “Jobseekers Revenge” to CollegeRecruiter.com.
  • Created “The Recruiting Life,” the first comic strip dedicated to the recruiting industry.
  • Interviewed and cited in the book “Happy About: Linked In For Recruiting.”

[2005 IN REVIEW]

  • While at Google, staffing organization was ranked #18 out of a list of “Top 25 Companies in Recruiting and Talent” by the Electronic Recruiting Exchange (ERE).
  • Left Google to Join Microsoft as a “Technical Sourcing Consultant.”
  • Regular blogger on Microsoft’s Technical Careers Blog
  • Launched “Digability,” a series of training guides and blog coaching recruiters on how to best leverage the internet.
  • Cited multiple times by Electronic Recruiting Exchange and Online Recruiting Magazine.
  • Cited in a frontpage article of The Wall Street Journal
  • Nominated for multiple blog awards by Recruiting.com. Won “Best Job Seeker Blog” and “Best Group Blog” due to his contributions on Microsoft’s Technical Careers Blog


[IN THE NEWS]


CONTACT:

Jim Stroud
WEB: www.JimStroud.com
LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimstroud
CALL ME: http://www.jaxtr.com/jimstroud (Free overseas calls)





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