Internet Sourcing

PURPOSE

• Contents of a resume.
• How to read the resume.
• Locate the capability of reviewing the resume.
• How to find out the match qualification.
• Improving/ building keyword list.
• How to locate in search string.
• Creating own search strings.
• How to match the resume.
Contents of a resume

• It contains skills and experience in a logical format.

• There is no right or wrong way to create a resume for a job seeker. It can come in any
format.
• There is no hard and fast rule for creating a resume.
• Resume could come in ay format. It is up to the candidate which format to choose.
• If is very important to understand the resume first and they apply your logic to match
the resume with the given job description and basic qualification.

• There are 4 main contents.

- Header
- Objective/ Summary/ Profile
- Education
- Skills
Header

• Header contains contains the Personal information about the employee such as –

- Name of the candidate

- Location
- Zip code
- Phone number
- Email address
- Mailing address
Objective/ Summary/ Profile

• It contains the information about –

- Skills, roles and experience of the candidate.

- The current work profile of the candidate.
- Past work experience and the areas handled by the candidate.
- Interests of the candidate.
- The kind of profile he/she wants to work on.

Summary contains the summary about the work experience of the candidate with
respect to different companies, fields and different areas where he/she has worked.

Note:- It is not neccesary that skills will match with the job description. As long as the
candidate has the skills, go ahead and source the resume. If there is no objective
mentioned, still resume can be sourced.
Education

• It contains the information about the educational background of the candidate such as
–

- Degree held such as B.A, B.S, H.S diploma, GED, Master’s degree, bachelor's
degree, A.S, Associate degree and so on.
Degrees can be written in various forms such as –

A.S ( Associate degree)

H.S diploma ( high School diploma) GED
BSEE (Bachelors of electrical engineering
BSME ( Bachelors of mechanical engineering)
MBA – Masters in business administration
PhD– Individuals who will be researchers or remain in academic for a carrier.

There are different ways, the candidate would write the degree infrormation.
Education
It contains –

- Year of passing.
- Collage
- Any certificates held
- Affiliation – If the candidate is a member of any institution
- Specialization subjects (Major)
- Extra curricular activities which candidate has undertaken.

It contains other certifications also such as -

- Six sigma certification
- Special training
- Awards
- References – Ex- managers, professor.
Skills

• Skills refers to the specific set of abilities a person is required to have to perform a
particular task. It also includes to whom the position reports, specifications such as the
qualifications needed by the person in the job, salary range for the position, etc

• This section is used when search is given for a particular skill to find out the right
candidate who has that skills.

• Skills are very important as different searches can be performed while locating for the
specific skills in the candidate. Searches can be performed on the basis of the skills
required for a specific job to get the right type of resume on the job portal.
How to understand the job description

• A job description is a list of the general tasks, or functions and responsibilities of a

position. it also includes to whom the position reports, specifications such as the
qualifications needed by the person in the job, salary range for the position, etc

• While reading the job description, understand the job title, location of the job, some
context about the position or work activities.

• Understand the type of work the candidate should be doing.

• Also look at any additional comments from the recruiters which will help in locating
the right resume.

• Example of a job description:-

“An outstanding opportunity to assist in the purchase and follow-up of assigned
routine materials, equipment, and services in Kimberly-Clark’s Supply Chain &
Logistics area that supports the North American Consumer Goods Division.”
Locating the right resume Continued….

By following the sequence given above, we can narrow down the search and come at the
specific resume with the right type of skills.
 Locating the right resume
• First match the Basic qualification & job description and then go ahead with matching
the other preferred skills of the candidate.

• Basic qualification:- It refers to the minimum qualification required in the candidate’s

resume.
• Preferred/ desired skills:- Qualifications which are not minimum.
Example:- Experience working in excel is preferred.
Experience in reporting is desired or plus.

• Anything which is required over and above the basic qualification is called as
preferred or desired qualification. While searching for the resume, first match the
basic qualification and job description. Once it is matched in the resume, then go
ahead and match the other preferred skills in the resume.

• Basic qualification must match with the resume. Ensure the context of work
experience match with the context of job description.

• A candidate is good to source as far as the resume is matching the basic

qualification. ( seek recruiter's advice)
Locating the right resume Continued….
• Searching the right resume for right kind of job position.

• The locator should know the right keyword to search the right kind of resume.

• Keywords can be found by reviewing the basic qualification and job description.

• The locator will get most of the relevant keywords from basic qualification and the job
description.

• If the keywords are given correctly, the resumes can be searched properly and we
can narrow down the searches and can get the specific resumes suitable to the skills.

• Keywords can also be taken out from the skills mentioned in the requirements by the
recruiters.

• Keyword is nothing but the different types of words which a candidate might write on
the resume to show his/her skills such as techniques, leader, analytical, service and
so on.
 Locating the right resume Continued….

• It is important to match the job description with the resume. Different keywords can be
obtained from the job description also.

• If the resume matches with the basic qualification but does not match with the job
description, ask the recruiters whether it is feasible to source such resumes or not.

• If the basic qualification and job description is matching, then it is not necessary to
match the preferred skills of the candidate.

• While locating the resume by skills of the candidate, do not mention anything which
can not be validated such as strong verbal and written communication, problem
solving etc. We would not know how good the candidate is in solving the problem or in
communication.

• Phrases should be limited to unique terms.

• Job titles are very important while searching the resume.

Example:- “An outstanding opportunity to assist in the purchase and follow-up of
assigned routine materials, equipment, and services in Kimberly-Clark’s Supply Chain
& Logistics area that supports the North American Consumer Goods Division.”
• Purchase order placement, follow-up, and solicitation of quotations from suppliers.
• Assist in sourcing and supplier selection to ensure customer needs are fulfilled
effectively and efficiently.
• Resolution of invoice problems, claims, and complaints.
• Provide input relating to supplier performance, pricing, etc., for analyses, as
requested.
The different keywords can be used to find the resume could be –

Search by job title Search by Skills/ activities

- Buyer/ Purchaser - Planner
- Data entry operator - Claims
- Supply chain assistant - Follow up
- Supply chain clerk - Claim
- Procurement clerk - invoice
- Supply chain agent - Price
- Supply chain planner - Analysis
- Material handler
What are the keywords a job seeker would have on the resume?

• The locator can perform various searches to search a resume which matches the job
title, degree, location, industry and skills required in the candidate.

Example of keywords as per the different sections.

- Job title – Search by the possible job titles required such as Administrative assistant,
clerk, supply chain manager, finance assistant, data entry operator, office associate
etc.

- Degree – Search by the basic qualification required such as High school diploma, H.S
diploma, B.A, B.S, MBA, Associate degree, A.S etc.

- Skills/ activities – search by the skills or activities required such as Analysis, invoice,
claim, plan, control, manage, pricing, processing and so on.

- Industry – Search by the industry experience of the candidate such as HR, Marketing,
finance, Retail, Manufacturing, logistics etc

- Location – search by the location where the position is available such as Neenah,
Tennessee, Wisconsin etc.
 Boolean Operators

• There are boolean operators which can be used while searching for the right resume. The
boolean operators will narrow down the search and will give the specific resume titles or
skills.

• Boolean operators will arrive at a specific skill or qualification we are looking for or
anything near to that.

• Boolean operators should be used correctly. Care should be taken while entering the
boolean operators as any improper spacing or comma will not give accurate results.

• It is very important to understand the requirement & type of candidate required first before
applying the boolean operators.
 Boolean Meaning Use

Narrow search and retrieve records containing all

AND Java AND SAP – In this it will search resumes with java
of the words it separates . and SAP.
Broaden search and retrieve records containing Oracle OR SQL OR Java – In this it will search either
OR
any of the words it separates. oracle or java related resumes

1.Jave AND NOT Coffee - this will result in jave

AND NOT Narrow search and retrieve records that do not programmer and not java coffee.
contain the term following it. 2. Airline service AND NOT hotel service.

NEAR
Java NEAR programmer. This will retrive the words
Find words within 10 words of each other . java and programmer in any order.

QUOTES " " Quotes searches for the specific term. Quotes
should be given only when there are two words or "Customer service", "Administrative assistant",
phrase to be search. "Application developer"

"customer service" AND ( "report" OR "plan" OR

PARENTHESES ( ) Group words or phrases when combining Boolean "implement" OR "asses")
phrases and to show the order in which There should always be related keywords in the
relationships should be considered. parentheses. It should not be from unrelated topic.

WILD CARD * Custome*, Manag*, implement* this will give results as

This expands a search term to include all forms of customer, manager, managing, m,management,
a root word. implementation, implementing

     

STEMWORD * * This operator will find words that contain the same Fly**, driv** - this type of search will give results as
base word. It will find words in different tenses. flyin, flew, driving , drive, flown
Work authorization
• It is important to see the work authorization of the candidate while sourcing.
• There are different types of work authorizations which should be taken care of
while sourcing the resume. All the requisitions should be authorized to work in US.

1. Citizen - Citizen is the person born and educated in USA. People who are living in
US from last 8 years.
2. Green card holder – We can source a green card holder candidate. The green
card holder is the one who has studied or worked in USA for more than 5 years.
Once the green card is received, the person is eligible to work in US.
3. H1 visa – They are the once who require sponsorship. Accenture does not provide
any sponsorship. Do not source such candidates.
4. CORP TO CORP – They are the people who are not authorized to work in U,
however they are being appointed by consultants in different countries on contract
basis. They are on consultant’s payroll. Don’t source such candidates.
5. L1 visa – These are the candidates who are on intra company transfer. Not to
source such candidate.
6. B1 visa – Not to source such candidates. These are the candidates who are on
business visa for short duration.
 Creating search strings
• To search a good resume, it is very important to give a right kind of search string.

• Search strings are very important to find out the candidates with a specific skills or job
titles.

• To create the search string, there are many ways.

• It is very important to give the keywords required in the resume to create a valid
search string.

• Keywords are the words used to find out the specific resume from the job portal.

• Resume can be searched by creating a search string by job title, skills, industry or by
education also.
Scenario
Below is the position details given by the recruiter and we have to create a valid search
string on and the key words to find the right kind of resume.

Requirements:-
• Process Engineering Roles
• Requisition ID 3169
• Location: Chester, PA; Marinettte, WI
• Description - Process Engineers at Kimberly-Clark initiate, design, develop, optimize and problem
solve manufacturing processes in a manner that meets safety and performance expectations.
The Process Engineer for this role will provide leadership and creativity in exploration, design,
development, optimization and implementation of major processes and systems. Candidates
must have expertise across multiple technologies in both staff and plant environments and will
have a demonstrated ability to effectively provide work direction to a broad range of team
members. The incumbent reports to an Engineering Team Leader and receives direction in the
form of broad assignment objectives.
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Chemical, Manufacturing, Pulp & Paper or other applicable
engineering degree from an ABET accredited college or university & a minimum of 2 years of full-
time employment experience as a Process Engineer.
• Candidates with a Masters degree in Industrial, Chemical, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Pulp & Paper
from an ABET accredited college or university with a 3.0/4.0 or higher grade point average &
some applicable experience will also be considered.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a technical or operational assignment.
Preferred:
• • 15+ yrs of exp. in a variety of plant & staff assignments, including maintenance & operations.
Scenario Continued..
From the scenario given in the previous slide, we can arrive at the different keywords for the job title, industry, skills,
education and location, to create a valid search string. The key words are as mentioned below:

Requirement Not Required

Process Engineers,
engineer, senior software
engineer, senior electronics Senior scientist,
engineer, electronics engineering team lead,
engineer mechanical technologist, lead engineer,
engineer, chemical process sales engineer, system
engineer, product engineer, engineering lead, project
manufacturing engineer, manger, process designer,
research engineer, chemical senior chemical engineer,
process engineer, research Product Development
assistant, senior electrical Engineer, senior system
Job Title(s) engineer, engineer.
Chemical engineer, B.S,
Bachelor, BSEE, electronic
engineer, BSME,
Mechanical engineering,
technical engineer, Masters in engineering,
Bachelors of electrical masters in mechanical
engineering, bachelors of engineering, masters in
Education mechanical engineering. technical engineering.

design, develop, optimize,

leading, exploration,
development, optimization
and implementation, create,
direct, operations, report,
Skills maintain,
Industry ANY
Location Chester, PA; Marinette, WI
Training, presentation,
follow up, integration,
analytical, innovative,
designing, constructing
Manufacturing, science,
technology, engineering,
Information technology,
chemicals.
 Scenario Continued…
• From the keywords created in the previous slide, we can create the search strings as shown
below and use it on the job portal to search the resume.

Search Strings:-

• By title only
“Process engineer”
• Using “NEAR” Boolean operator.
“Process NEAR engineer”
• Using “AND NOT”
“Process engineer AND NOT developer”
“Process engineer AND NOT designer’
• By Title and skills
("Process engineer" AND ("initiate" or 'design" or "develop" or "optimize" or "implement")
• By required with not required skills.
(“design” or “develop” or “optimize” or “lead” or “exploration” or “design” or “development” or
“optimization’ or “implementation” or “create’ or ‘direct” or “operations” or “report”) and (“Training”
or “presentation” or “follow up” or “integration” or “analytical” or “innovative”)
• By title and skills
(“Process Engineer” or “engineer” or “senior software engineer’ or “senior electronics engineer” or
“electronics engineer” or “mechanical engineer” or “chemical process engineer” or “product
engineer” or “manufacturing engineer”) AND (“design” or “develop” or “optimize” or “lead” or
“exploration” or “create’ or ‘direct” or “operations” or “report”)
• By title and competitor’s name
(“Process Engineer” or “engineer” or “senior software engineer’ or “senior electronics engineer” or
“electronics engineer” or “mechanical engineer” or “chemical process engineer” or “product
engineer” or “manufacturing engineer”) and (“ proctor and gamble” or “Georgia pacific” or “ SSA”)
Location
• Location plays very important role in making the decision, whether to source or not to
source the resume.

• People in USA are ready to travel minimum 50miles.

• While searching for the resume, it is very important to see that from where the
candidate is coming.

• If it is more than 50 miles, don’t source such resume as it will be disqualified.

• If a specific location is given in the job description, source the candidate from that
location only.

• Location is very important as candidate will be traveling on the daily basis.

• By knowing the candidate location distance, we can determine whether to source the
candidate or not.
 How to find out the location.
• To find out whether the candidate is within the 50 miles radius or not, use
www.mapquest.com.

• If in job description, the location is given as Chester, PA and we get a matching resume
from Philadelphia, PA. We can enter the city names or zip codes & click on search. The
portal will give the distance between two locations and the time.

In this scenario, the distance is 18.31miles and estimated time is 26 minutes. We can source
the resume. Please note that the distance can be low, but sometimes the estimated time is
more then avoid sourcing such candidates as they need to travel more to reach the place.
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