Recruiter's Essential Tips

Source : eGrabber Newsletter There are several commands that are unique to the Live search engine. The ‘prefer’ command adds emphasis on a particular search word. You can use the above command to search for resumes having a particular skill set, educational qualification, etc. The Live search syntax is (intitle:resume OR inurl:resume) prefer:"skill set/qualification" "keyword" If you are looking for a software architect with a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) certification, the search string will be (intitle:resume OR inurl:resume) prefer:"mcad" "software architect" You can use the above search string, substituting it with keywords of your choice, to find resumes that you would have otherwise missed out.

Source: eGrabber Newsletter Internet communities are online gathering places for like-minded people. Personal websites on these communities most often have a person’s resume posted as well. Using Google or Yahoo!, you can easily search for matching resumes from these communities. The search string syntax is as follows : site:website (resume | homepage) keyword For example, to search America Online's community for resumes of java programmers you can use site:members.aol.com (resume | homepage) java programmers You can use this technique to search resumes from popular online communities such as GeoCities, Angelfire, FortuneCity, Tripod, etc.

Source: eGrabber Newsletter Search engines support a number of advanced search features that make your job of searching resumes much easier. These features are usually used along with simple operators. Every web page has a title, given by the web page developer, that often contains the word 'resume' if the page happens to be a resume type document. Now, if you are looking for resumes of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), your search string in Google will be: intitle:resume cpa This simple search string will only display resumes with the word CPA in the resume text. You can replace the keyword at the end of the string to look for other resumes of interest to you.

Searching for resumes in Internet using the search engine is an exhausting work. Especially, when the search engine throws out millions of results, it becomes tedious to go through all the resultant web sites and retrieve the resumes. In addition, you need to be proficient with the advanced search commands to get exact results. With eGrabber ResumeFinder , it is simple to search for passive candidates as the software contains all the in-built logics used by the search engines. The software contains a toolbar that allows you to enter simple keywords and provides results efficiently by implementing the advanced search commands used by Google. Now you can use the complete intensity of Google without the need of being an expert in the search commands. If you are already an expert with the commands, you can customize the software with your own search logic settings. This will provide more competent results. You can try the trial version of ResumeFinder from: http://www.egrabber.com/