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 and cited in Bullhorn’s Research Report: Tools of The Trade 2007 as being among the best blogs on the recruiting industry (50,000 staffing and recruiting professionals were surveyed). His podcast series – “The Recruiters Lounge” recently aired its 50th episode. His comicstrip series – “The Recruiting Life” has also celebrated its 100th edition and was nominated for “Best Ongoing Comic Series” and “Best Newcomer of 2006” by Gnomz, a community of Comic creators. Jim Stroud also trains recruiters on how to source the internet for passive candidates and has trained recruiting organizations worldwide. His experience in using the internet to find hidden talent spans a decade. Jim Stroud can reached via his website: jimstroud.com

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