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<item><title>The Area-Code Trick: Location Searches That Actually Find Local Candidates</title><link>https://sourcerdesk.com/blog/area-code-location-trick.html</link><guid>https://sourcerdesk.com/blog/area-code-location-trick.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Resumes rarely say the city name where you expect — but they almost always include a phone number. Search area codes and watch local candidates appear.</description></item>
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<item><title>Boolean for Recruiters Who Hate Boolean: The Only 4 Things You Need</title><link>https://sourcerdesk.com/blog/boolean-for-recruiters-who-hate-boolean.html</link><guid>https://sourcerdesk.com/blog/boolean-for-recruiters-who-hate-boolean.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:19:00 GMT</pubDate><description>You don&#x27;t need to be a boolean wizard to source candidates. Quotes, OR, the minus sign, and site: cover 95% of real sourcing searches.</description></item>
<item><title>Recruiting on a Chromebook: The Complete Free Sourcing Stack</title><link>https://sourcerdesk.com/blog/recruiting-on-a-chromebook.html</link><guid>https://sourcerdesk.com/blog/recruiting-on-a-chromebook.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:20:24 GMT</pubDate><description>Sourcing candidates on a Chromebook or ChromeOS device — what actually works, what won&#x27;t install, and the free browser-based stack that replaces the software you can&#x27;t run.</description></item>
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