Searching for Candidates On Google: A Primer

BROWN BAG RECRUITER | G-Recruiter.com Recruiting+Google: Beyond search Searching for Candidates on Google: A Primer

Part 1: Boolean Basics

Part 1: Boolean BasicsPart 2: Syntax Basics

Part 1: Boolean BasicsPart 2: Syntax BasicsPart 3: More Commands

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BOOLEAN OPERATORS

BOOLEAN OPERATORSA SOURCERS WORKSHEET

BOOLEAN OPERATORSA SOURCERS WORKSHEETPREFABRICATED SEARCH

BOOLEAN OPERATORSA SOURCERS WORKSHEETPREFABRICATED SEARCHA SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

“Probability is expectationfounded upon partial knowledge.” George Boole 1815 – 1864

Building basicsearch queries AND OR NOT ( ) “ ”

AND Narrows the search to results that contain all of the keywords it separates +

The AND Operatorsenior AND network AND engineersenior+network+engineersenior network engineer[So, which one is useless AND why?]

OR Broadens the search and brings back results that contain any of the keywords it separates|

The OR Operatorengineer | techniciancisco OR juniper OR Nortel

NOT Narrows the search and returns results that do not contain the keywords – or term following it[Um, Google does not support the NOT operator, so stick withthe minus sign and it’s a good idea to keep your exclusions atthe end of your search query, capiche?]

The NOT Operatorengineer -technicianresume -submit -apply[Stick this on the end of your searches for resumes. You’ll get betterresults, reduce the noise…-job -apply -submit -eoe -example -sample -template -wizard]

( ) Groups words or phrases together to show the order in which relationships should be considered

The ( ) Modifier(This is nesting) and it refers to enclosing things like (this OR that) inparenthesis to help (modify OR improve) search results…](engineer OR technician) networknetwork (engineer OR technician)[What’s the difference?]

“ ” Group keywords together for an exact match

The “ ” Modifier [Spot the difference here?]local area network“local area network” [And here? network+local+area ]

PLAY WITH IT! […and ask for Help]

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What is Search Syntax?Using operators, modifiers and other ‘commands’ in arules based system

What is Search Syntax?Using operators, modifiers and other ‘commands’ in arules based systemAn ordered and systematic arrangement of keywordsand statements

What is Search Syntax?Using operators, modifiers and other ‘commands’ in arules based systemAn ordered and systematic arrangement of keywordsand statementsA logical expression of statements and conditions

What is Search Syntax?Using operators, modifiers and other ‘commands’ in arules based systemAn ordered and systematic arrangement of keywordsand statementsA logical expression of statements and conditionsAn ‘unnatural’ language

Jokers Wild ~ * .. ***

Jokers Wild Increase search results to include variables*~..

Jokers Wild Increase search results to include variables* Narrow results down to improve accuracy~..

Jokers Wild Increase search results to include variables* Narrow results down to improve accuracy~ Create contextual results for greater relevance..

Jokers Wild Increase search results to include variables* Narrow results down to improve accuracy~ Create contextual results for greater relevance.. A potential source of frustration

A word of caution: CAPTCHA Are you human?

A wildcard, to replace a missing* or unknown word or words[In Google, it cannot be used where there might be alternate spellingsfor a keyword… you know, like manag* or operat*. Go figure…]

The * Operatorcisco * area networkcisco * * * area network

Finds synonyms by~ preceding the term with a the tilde or synonym operator

The ~ Operatorengineer ~resumeengineering ~skills | ~training

.. The NumRange operator finds numbers within a specified range

The NumRange Operator [Looking for resumes in and around Fort Lauderdale…]~resume (engineer | administrator) network 33301..33399 […for candidates who have staying power]~resume (engineer | administrator) network 1964..1966

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SYNTAX […just keep playing with it!]

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Smooth Operators Getting specific

intitle:inurl: These two return documents with the keywords in the document title or URL [Two is better than one! Use both separated with OR]

intitle: inurl:(intitle:resume | inurl:resume) network (engineer | technician) [Don’t forget, stick it on the end… -job -apply -submit -eoe -example -sample -template -wizard]

filetype:ext: This limits results to show only documents that match that type

filetype: filetype:doc MS Word filetype:rtf Rich Text Format filetype:txt Plain text document filetype:ppt MS PowerPoint filetype:pdf Adobe PDF filetype:xls MS Excel

filetype: [First bit…](filetype:pdf | filetype:doc) […next bit…](intitle:resume | inurl:resume) […next bit…]“network engineer” (cisco | juniper | nortel) […last bit]-job - sample -apply -template -example -submit

site: Limits results to only those documents from a specific site

site:site:linkedin.com network (architect | designer)site:youtube.com “video resume” engineersite:microsoft.com network (engineer | ~admin)site:visualcv.com “network engineer” cisco

link: Shows pages that point to that URL [Oh, yeah -- you cannot combine a link: search with a regular keyword search. Bummer.]

link: link:cisco.com

related: Shows pages that are similar to a specified web page

related: related:cisco.com

There are more… intext: subject: cache: allintext: author: daterange: inanchor: source: phonebook: allinanchor: location: nearby: …check them out!

You’re on your own![Well, not really…]Boolean Searching on the Internethttp://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.htmlThe Essentials of Google Searchhttp://www.google.com/help/basics.htmlGoogle Tutorhttp://www.googletutor.com/Google Guidehttp://www.googleguide.com/

Tools, References and ResourcesGoogle for BeginnersSearch Engine Fundamentals and Basic Boolean LogicGoogle Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & TricksOut-googling Google

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Searching for Candidates On Google: A Primer

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