TACTICAL: Sourcing Nirvana! Power, Accuracy, and Speed in the Tactical Use of Boolean Search Strings in LinkedIn, Google, and Other Important Recruitment Databases
A presentation given by Janette Toral at The 3rd Strategic Recruitment & Talent Selection Summit (May 29, 2014). Boolean search is an expertise that will aid the recruiter in filling up difficult positions from a multitude of online sources including website, fora, site groups, conference attendance lists, blogs, and the like). Voluminous data was borne out of the amount of information shared in social networks. Logically, learning Boolean search is necessary for effectively managing big data. It is utilized in major search engines, Linkedin, Facebook, and key job sites for sourcing prospective candidates who qualify for a post. A sample Boolean string would be: “Oracle consultant" (resume | CV | "curriculum vitae"). This session handholds the recruitment practitioner on the how-to’s of Boolean search. Competencies Targeted: Technological Savvy, Information / Data Management Quick Guide Basic Syntax Elements of Boolean Search Strings Identifying the Limiting Factor that will Return an Optimal Number of Results in Your Searches Using Boolean for List and Association Search Using Boolean for Finding Recently Updated Resumes Using Boolean for Facebook Groups Boolean Search Techniques in Linkedin Boolean Search for Sourcing Emails and Phone Numbers
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TACTICAL: Sourcing Nirvana! Power, Accuracy, and Speed in the Tactical Use of Boolean Search Strings in LinkedIn, Google, and Other Important Recruitment Databases
- 1. TACTICAL: Sourcing Nirvana! Power, Accuracy, and Speed in the Tactical Use of Boolean Search Strings Jane%e Toral h%p://digitalfilipino.com
- 2. Twi$er: @digitalfilipino Facebook: Jane$ectoral h$p://ph.linkedin.com/in/jane$etoral/ Download this presenta?on at h$p://slideshare.net/jane$etoral
- 3. Basic Search
- 4. Facebook
- 5. LinkedIn
- 6. Google+
- 7. Basic Syntax Elements of Boolean Search Strings
- 8. AND
- 9. AND
- 10. OR
- 11. OR
- 12. OR
- 13. AND / OR
- 14. NOT
- 15. Using Boolean for List and Association Search
- 17. Search String • (“Keyword" OR Keyword OR Keyword) (inurl:list | inurl:~members | inurl:directory | inEtle:list | inEtle:~members | inEtle:~directory | inurl:staff | inurl:associaEon | inurl:board | inurl:commi%ee | inEtle:associaEon | inEtle:board | inEtle:commi%ee | inEtle:staff) (email | contact) ext:xls • (e-‐commerce OR "digital markeEng manager") (philippines) (inurl:list | inurl:~members | inurl:directory | inEtle:list | inEtle:~members | inEtle:~directory | inurl:staff | inurl:associaEon | inurl:board | inurl:commi%ee | inEtle:associaEon | inEtle:board | inEtle:commi%ee | inEtle:staff) (email | contact) ext:xls
- 19. Using Boolean for Finding Resumes
- 20. Search string • (inEtle:resume OR inurl:resume) java oracle -‐job -‐jobs -‐sample -‐samples -‐template -‐”resume service” -‐”resume writers” -‐”resume wriEng” (zipcode1 OR zipcode2) (locaEon iniEals OR locaEon full) • (inEtle:resume OR inurl:resume) java oracle -‐job -‐jobs -‐sample -‐samples -‐template -‐”resume service” -‐”resume writers” -‐”resume wriEng” (QC OR Quezon City)
- 21. Search for updated resume
- 22. Search string (remove “resume” word) • Java -‐inEtle:resume -‐inurl:resume (objecEve OR summary) (experience OR history) educaEon -‐job -‐jobs -‐sample -‐samples (zipcode1 OR zipcode2 OR zipcode3) (locaEon iniEals OR full locaEon) • Java -‐inEtle:resume -‐inurl:resume (objecEve OR summary) (experience OR history) educaEon -‐job -‐jobs -‐sample -‐samples (QC OR Quezon City)
- 24. Search string • inurl:resume|cv|vitae|porTolio|contact | inEtle:resume|cv| vitae|porTolio|contact "applicaEon developer" | programmer | “soUware engineer” | “soUware developer” quezon city | philippines filetype:pdf | filetype:docx | filetype:doc
- 26. More… • College/University search -‐ (inEtle:alumni OR inurl:alumni OR inEtle:graduates OR inurl:graduates OR inEtle:”former members” OR inurl:”former members”) • Conference/Group/AssociaEon search -‐ (inEtle:a%endees OR inurl:a%endees OR inEtle:speakers OR inurl:speakers OR inEtle:parEcipants OR inurl:parEcipants)
- 27. Using Boolean for Facebook Groups
- 28. Searching for Groups in Facebook • h%ps://www.facebook.com/search/results.php?q=real %20estate%20broker&type=groups
- 29. Facebook Groups search result
- 30. Google search for Facebook groups
- 31. Don’t forget • Build relaEonships. • Become a digital influencer. • Build communiEes.
- 32. Twi$er: @digitalfilipino Facebook: jane$ectoral Download this presentaEon at h%p://slideshare.net/jane%etoral