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How To Find Direct Contact Info On Websites

November 6, 2014 by recruitdc Leave a Comment

By Mike Chuidian
The World Wide Web is a beautiful thing. We as sourcers and recruiters don’t even begin to scratch the surface when it comes to mining data/information on the great WWW. But we have some hope for getting a lot of that data, right? You know the saying….The one with the most information wins.  If you source on LinkedIn or any of the many social media platforms (i.e. Github, StackOverflow, FB, Twitter, Behance, etc.) we utilize, often times it’s hard to come by good contact information.

I particularly love IT dudes/dudettes that have their own websites. Why? Because it can be a wealth of information.  Whether that be their interests, the kind of work they do, or maybe if you’re lucky, some contact info….Not. So. Much. In this post, I’ll show you how to glean those 2 ever so important pieces of information….the phone number and email. Heck sometimes we can get the home address!

Usually, personal websites are either stumbled upon or on people’s Social Media bios. There are tons of personal websites out there, but very few reveal their contact info. So how do we glean that information? Let’s get started….

Step1.  First we check out a personal website….Looks pretty good to me!

Whois1Step 2.  I then click on “Contact”. But……..it’s the dreaded “Fill out the form”.  Boooo!! What a buzz kill for such an assumed highly qualified candidate!  Whois2Step 3.  OK…..Challenge accepted! I like to use Whois.com. This site basically allows you to enter in the websites’ URL to gain information on the owner of the website.Whois3Step 4.  Hit “Search”…….and VOILA!! You get this information…..Whois4Now as you can see, there’s all kinds of goodies on this page…..Phone#, email address, and even the home address! Exactly what I need to engage with this individual. But how do I know it’s the contact info of the person I intend to contact? Call them!!! DUH!! This one happened to check out.

There is a caveat to this obviously….Not all website owners will leave their website registrar public and will put privacy filters up. You can usually tell which registrars have been made private. But for the most part, a lot of these personal websites have public registrars.

So have fun with it! It’s another trick up your sourcing sleeve that is sure to be very helpful. I want to give a big shout out to Steve Levy for putting me on to this a while back. Dude is a sourcing genius!

Mike Chuidian is a Sr. IT Recruiting Consultant with Deloitte, and has worked with growing companies such as SAI and Comcast. He’s also an epic connoisseur of sneakers.  Keep in touch with Mike on LinkedIn or Twitter

Ed Note: This post was originally posted on Rad Recruiter, and republished with the Author’s consent. 

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Hiring, mike chuidian, recruiting, Social Media, sourcing

Getting Back To Recruiting Basics

August 15, 2014 by recruitdc 2 Comments

By Mike Chuidian

Couldn’t I argue that most of us hate being uncomfortable?! Couldn’t I also argue that some of us don’t like change? But couldn’t I also argue that change and being uncomfortable are the two things that hold us back from realizing our full potential as human beings?

Several months ago, I was forced to get out of my comfort zone and make a change. The couple years before that, I was engulfed with Social Media and utilizing it in my everyday recruitment routine. I was that guy….You know…. the one who thought he was too good to pick up the phone and call people because I thought I was above making 250 pipelining calls a week.  I really thought that Social Media was my saving grace in the recruitment process. I had what The Boolean Blackbelt, Glen Cathey would call “OESS- Obsessive Exotic Sourcing Syndrome”.  I was that guy.

Last December, I did the unthinkable and landed back in agency. What was I thinking?! Ugh! But you know what? I knew I was getting out of my comfort zone and making a change I knew I had to make….for the better. So here I am…..in a metrics driven environment forced to pick up the phone *insert music of terror*. Was I scared to pick up the phone at first?  YES. But why?!? I’ve been doing this for 8 years and I know recruitment very well. Because I leaned heavily on messaging, tweeting, In-mailing, emailing, etc. The phone was like kryptonite to me while I was “Social Recruiting”, whatever that means nowadays. I’ll save that for another post.

PhoneWolfI was forced to go back to basics and learn how to get my swagger back on the phones.  It was like picking up a surfboard or bodyboard you haven’t ridden in years and picking up where you left off. It took me a little while to get it back, but I got it back.  Smooth as ever and building an awesome pipeline of candidates in an area that for me was/is foreign to recruit in….Central PA. But YES, I’ve fallen back in love with the phones, but I still LOVE Social Media and using it as a tool to supplement my sourcing and recruiting efforts.

I was pretty good with the “Social Recruiting” thing.  But you know what?!  I’m even BETTER picking up the phone in combination with using Social Media to recruit and source.  So getting back to basics of picking up the phone has served me a big piece of humble pie…straight to the face. But I’m savoring that taste to take me to new heights in an industry that I love immensely.

I’ll leave you with a quote, an inspiring one to say the least……

“Look down at that little black box right in front of you. You see it? It’s a wonderful little invention called the telephone. Here, I’ll spell it for you: T-E-L-E-P-H-O-N-E. Now, guess what, everybody? This telephone won’t dial itself! Yeah, that’s right. Until you take some f*cking action, it’s nothing more than a worthless hunk of plastic.”…..“So don’t you ever f*cking forget that that phone sitting on your desk is a deadly weapon. And in the hands of a motivated Strattonite it’s a license to print money. And it’s the great equalizer!”” ~ The Wolf of Wall Street

Mike Chuidian is a Sr. IT Recruiter with Modis, and has worked with growing companies such as SAI and Comcast. He’s also an epic connoisseur of sneakers.  Keep in touch with Mike on LinkedIn or Twitter

Note: This post was originally featured on The Rad Recruiter, and was republished with the author’s consent.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: agency, mike chuidian, networking, Phone Sourcing, recruiting, Recruiting Basics, Social Media

recruitDC Tweetup – Why It's A Must-Attend

April 28, 2014 by recruitdc Leave a Comment

By Celinda Appleby
4amigoslgoIt is safe to share that the concept of the “Three Amigos” was solidified over Bob Evans brunch about a year and a half ago. Mike, Derek and I came up with the brilliant idea to host Tweet-ups for local recruiting tweeps after we bonded over Social Media Sourcing Tips. Lucky for us, the great folks at RecruitDC, loved the idea and have been super supportive. The idea came from a place of wanting to network with likeminded professionals in a relaxed setting. ‘Cause we all know, a glass of wine, can definitely help after a day of power sourcing or to drown the sorrows of a candidates rejection.

We have lots of fun planning these events and they have been timed to coincide with the RecruitDC conferences. But we have also hosted some just for the heck of it, since networking is always a good time.  Recently, we added Doug to our group due to his in-depth local DMV bar knowledge (his recruiting experience doesn’t hurt, either). We are now officially, a band of amigos! We invite you to join us May 21st at Tara Temple bar in Arlington, VA.

If you have never been to one of our tweet-ups, you are in for a treat! It is much more socializing than tweeting… so a twitter handle is not required. However, we have lots of love for Twitter and you will find us tweeting throughout the event. These events are open to all local recruiters, sourcers and even HR professionals. You are encouraged to attend, even if you are unable to attend the conference. As in this intimate setting you can mingle with the Conference Speakers, attendees and even RecruitDC board members (Ben, Susan, Pete, Lars and Jim)!

We always have a great time and would love to add new faces to our growing tweet-up fan club! You can RSVP right now — Quatro Amigo Tweetup for the best networking event for Recruiting in the DMV!

If you have not registered for the Spring RecruitDC event, we still have X tickets left. I personally benefit from the seminars and the additional networking opportunities each conference gives me. I have shared before how RecruitDC gave me the ammunition I needed to take my career to the next step.

Don’t miss out on the chance to learn hear two of the amigos present at the conference! Register today -> RecruitDC Spring 2014

Celinda Appleby is the Global Digital Media Program Manager for Hewlett-Packard’s Global Talent Acquisition organization. In this role she leads HP’s talent acquisition digital strategy and also oversees HP Careers social media footprint to position HP has a top employer in the market. Feel free to connect with Celinda on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Filed Under: recruitDC Events Tagged With: 4 amigos, celinda appleby, Derek Zeller, Doug Munro, mike chuidian, recruitDC, Tweetup

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