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Source: eGrabber This technique locates keywords contained in the document’s URL. This is often called the Internet “address” as well. Each web page has a unique address on the Internet and you can search these addresses for keywords and phrases. The Google search syntax is as follows: keyword (inurl:resume) You can also use the numrange operator to narrow down your search to a specific location. For example, if you are looking for resumes of java programmers in the St. Louis, MO area, the Google search string will be java (inurl:resume) 63000..63199 Use this technique to get resumes you need to fill your location-specific assignments.

Source: eGrabber Newsletters The boolean logic for conducting searches on AltaVista is pretty much similar to that of Google. The search syntax for a broad or generic resume search on AltaVista is intitle:"resume for" OR intitle:"resume of" OR intitle:"Curriculum Vitae" OR intitle:"'s resume" keyword (State) -intitle:example -intitle:examples -intitle:sample -intitle:submit For, example, if you are looking for passive prospects for software engineering in the state of California, the search script would be intitle:"resume for" OR intitle:"resume of" OR intitle:"Curriculum Vitae" OR intitle:"'s resume" Software Engineer (CA) -intitle:example -intitle:examples -intitle:sample -intitle:submit You can further broaden your search by including related keywords for the job title such as software developer, software programmer, etc.

Source: eGrabber Newsletters In the past year or so, eGrabber has published a number of Google resume search strings (scripts) and techniques in its newsletter for the recruiting community. But, these search scripts when used one at a time might not give you desired results. Often, a combination of these scripts can get the best results. For, example, to search for resumes of Certified Public Accountants in Missouri that contain phone numbers, you could use the following search string: CPA (intitle:resume | inurl:resume) (Missouri | MO) (314 | 636) -job -apply -submit In the above example, we have used the intitle and inurl Google logics. We have also programmed Google to remove job openings from the results. By mentioning the area code / phone code we make sure that we get resumes with phone numbers. Similarly, you can search resumes of candidates that are location specific, from websites, communities and networks of your choice, and more.