The Pedestal Group

Don’t you love finding something that is just awesome and incredibly helpful and answers questions you didn’t even know you had?  I recently did that when I started following Boolean Black Belt, Glen Cathey. His posts are straight forward and to the point and shows you how to search for ANYTHING using the tools available today. I am always disappointed with the trainers / bloggers / advisors who get so technical they leave people in the dust and feel good about themselves because they know something other’s don’t. Glen, on the other hand, goes out of his way to make sure his information is clear, you can follow it and start implementing it today.  To get started, I highly recommend his new Sourcing / Recruiting Resources – while the title is simple, the information included is a gold mine.

Be sure to check him out!!

Finding people’s contact information and information that makes a cold call warm is always time consuming and can be frustrating. But here’s a new tool I’ve just started using that I love—www.pipl.com . Run it on yourself—you will find all the places your information comes up on the web!

I have been really impressed with this tool because it found references I haven’t found through any other searching method. I was able to locate an old colleague of mine who has eluded all my attempts to find her information in the past. We were both thrilled when PIPL worked.

Not only do you find great information about your contact, you can also see if they post to blogs and if so where, which ones and what do they think, are they on LinkedIn, Facebook, Plaxo, etc. or are they on a group website that could help you get your foot in the door.

I am also recommending to people who are looking for advice on finding a job to check this out as well. Nothing like knowing exactly what an employer could find on you and heading it off BEFORE it becomes an issue.

It has also helped keep all the information up to date. There is nothing worse than finding a website, using it for awhile and then getting away from it only to find out someone wanted to contact you.