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Recruiting/Sourcing Madlibs!

Mad Libs is the name of a word game that uses word substitutions for humorous effect. They are especially popular with children and frequently played as a party game or as a pastime. They were invented in the 1950s by Leonard Stern and Roger Price, who published the first editions themselves.

So here's the deal people. I'm starting a new column on Sourcing Madlibs and I want EVERYONE to participate. This column is going to be dedicated to teaching and aiding those who haven't quite jumped on the boolean bandwagon and help ease them into in a language we can all understand! Here's how it's going to work. I want you to write out exactly what it is you're seeking in normal syntax.

ie: "I'm looking for a computer software developer who programs in Java and lives in the Los Angeles area and I want to see Google's results"

Once I receive the request I will translate this into a string for you to help find those results, and post them here on my blog in the Madlibs answers section. How does this help you learn? Simple, When I post the results and the string, I will highlight/color code the variables and break down the string according to function so you can see how each piece was constructed and why.

ie: (~resume | ~cv) ("Software Engineer" | "Software Developer" | "Computer Programmer" | Programmer | Developer) (+CA | "Los Angeles" | California) (209 | 213 | 310) Java -job -jobs -career

Results Page // Explanation:

Since we're looking for people, I've elected to use the keywords "resume" OR "cv" which is translated into (resume | cv). The reason I've used the "|" character is because in Google it represents the operator "OR". The reason I've included the tilde or "~" is because Google uses that as a synonyms operator and looks for different variations of the words "resume" or "cv".
The Next step was using different words to represent "Software Developer" so I chose "Software Developer" OR "Software Engineer" OR "Computer Programmer" OR "Programmer" OR "Developer" and again the "|" is used to represent an OR statement. Since Google uses spaces to represent an "AND" statement, I've now combined the resume search AND the title.
From there we needed to specify a location and so............................. (You get the picture)

Now, you might be wondering where the Madlibs portion comes in? Well here's what I'm going to do. For every request I get and answer, I'm going to turn them into a Madlibs Page where you will have the option to fill in the blanks yourself, chose the search engine, click submit, and let the page translate for you!

Now there will be a small charge for regular access to the site, but nothing crazy and it wont be up officially until I receive at least 20 submissions, so let's get a move on and submit your searches! I will answer all requests in a timely manor, but if I'm overloaded, please understand that I do have a job and I promise I will get to your request.

Please submit all requests to madlibs@feedthebeagle.com!

Cheers^^

3:26 PM | Blog it | Search String Madlibs

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