Introducing FILEFINDER 7 Executive Search Software

For the purposes of this article, I would like to blur the dividing line between information and advertising by talking about the latest version of the market leading application for executive search, FILEFINDER 7. I should point out that I am writing from my desk at Dillistone Systems, developers of FILEFINDER.



Having admitted to a degree of bias, I can comfortably say that ñ in my opinion - FILEFINDER 7 is little short of stunning. Iíd like to demonstrate this in the style of the TV series ë24í. In this hit show, good-looking hero Kiefer Sutherland (who looks a lot like your author*) spends 24 hours saving the World. The series is unusual in that everything happens in ëreal timeí. Iím a little busy to spend 24 hours saving the World, so Iím going to spend just 1 hour using FILEFINDER to help me prepare to pitch for a new search.

I am writing this article at 10.50 East Coast US time on December 30, 2004.

Imagine, I take a call from a corporate recruiter at Boeing. Looking up the Boeing record in FILEFINDER, I see that the aircraft manufacturer has announced a deal to sell 10 7E7 Aircraft to Continental Airlines. This was announced earlier this morning. According to FILEFINDER, as of 52 minutes ago, shares were up 0.3% to $52.25. How does this information appear in FILEFINDER? It appears there because FILEFINDER pulled it down from the web on my behalf. No preparation is required - completely up to the second information is delivered to my fingertips as the click of a mouse. Anyway, I drop this industry knowledge into the conversation and it helps to position me as somewhat knowledgeable about the Aerospace sector.

The conversation is over and it is about 11am.

This is an interesting opportunity for my imaginary search firm but there is one small problem. My knowledge of the Aerospace sector could be written on the wing of a paper airplane. A very small paper airplane. I need to do some research.

I go to one of the many websites, which offer information on Companies and Executives, and download this information. This is then simply and easily imported into FILEFINDER using our new CSV to XML Import tool. Of course, all the information ñ on both people and companies ñ is fully validated against the database.

The information is now in FILEFINDER. I run a comb through my full head of hair and continue.

Iíd like to print off a report on these firms. FILEFINDER has over 80 reports as standard, but Iím a contrary devil and so I want something different. I open the new, built in, report generator and click on the fields that I wish to show in my report. In seconds, the report is created. I save it to MS Word.

The time is now 11.45. I turn to my email and see I have receive a message from my new prospective client. I click the ëFí button in Outlook and the appropriate FILEFINDER record is immediately opened. A couple more clicks and the email ñ and any attachment ñ are stored in my FILEFINDER database. No typing, no manual looking up. All done for me.

So, in an hour or so, FILEFINDER has achieved the following:

ï Presented me with up to the minute news on a prospective client, during the course of a phone call.

ï Created dozens of new records in FILEFINDER from CSV file downloaded from the web.

ï Produced a completely ëoff-the-cuffí report containing this information in a layout to my specification.

ï Imported an email from the client contract into FILEFINDER ñ without the need for any typing.

ï Iíve also combed my hair, but FILEFINDER was not involved in that particular project.

This is just a small example of the power of FILEFINDER 7. In practice, the system is packed with time saving functionality like this and, we believe, it will help any search firm operate more effectively.

Therefore, if you can see how 21st century technology could benefit your business, I suggest you email sales@dillistone.com to arrange a demonstration today!

* The author looks nothing like Keifer Sutherland. That was a blatant untruth for which I can only apologize and blame on over indulgence over Christmas. However, the good news is that everything else in this article is accurate**

** Apart from the bit about the full head of hair.