Recruiter's Essential Tips

The Google search syntax to search Yahoo Profiles is Keyword site:profiles.yahoo.com For example, if you are looking for C++ programmers or software developers, your search string will be C++ site:profiles.yahoo.com Yahoo Profiles may not be the best source for candidates, but if you are looking for alternate sources to add to your sourcing kit, then definitely go for it.

Source: eGrabber Not all companies list their staff on their website, but many do and the site search technique is a wonderful way to find them. The Google syntax for this search is as follows site:URL (Job Title) For example, if you are looking for profiles of people in the Executive Management at say Kforce Inc., the Google search script will be site:kforce.com (Executive Management) Clicking on the first result will take you to the company's webpage where their leadership is listed. This particular command works in all the 3 major search engines - Google, Yahoo and Bing.

Source: eGrabber Newsletter MySpace, one of the most popular social networking sites, is no longer the exclusive domain of teenagers. The average age for people on this site is now about 35 years. There are millions of MySpace users and many of them are professionals (potential passive candidates). The search syntax for finding profiles on MySpace is site:www.myspace.com keyword If you are looking for passive prospects from a geographic area, you can include the state code at the end of the search string. For, example, if you are looking for profiles of Certified Public Accountants from California, the search string will be site:www.myspace.com Certified Public Accountant (California | CA) Use the above search technique and explore the vast possibilities that MySpace can offer, especially to locate those hard-to-find candidates for your assignments.

Source: eGrabber Newsletters Free-For-Recruiters.com has a resume directory with thousands of resumes. The Google syntax to search resumes on Free-For-Recruiters.com is as follows: Keyword site:Free-For-Recruiters.com inurl:resumes State For example, to search for resumes of software engineers in the state of California, your search script will be Software Engineer site:Free-For-Recruiters.com inurl:resumes CA You can replace the keyword and the state in the above script to search for resumes of your choice from preferred locations. Note: You can also use the inbuilt Google search option on this website to search resumes.

Source: eGrabber Newsletters A recent survey titled "Background Screening - Top Technology Trends 2009" said that 1 in 5 employers use social networking sites to make a hiring decision. The trends indicate a considerable, if not major, shift in focus to using non traditional sources - social networks, forums and blogs - for background screening. Here is a simple Google search script that will help you research people's profiles on LinkedIn, MySpace, ZoomInfo, etc. Candidate Name site:xyz.com For example, to search for Chandra Bodapati's (Founder & CEO of eGrabber) profile on LinkedIn, the script will be Chandra Bodapati site:linkedin.com Similarly you can use zoominfo.com, myspace.com, friendster.com and more.