![]() I am going to rearrange the information a little and see if that helps with my results. It looks like some false positives are course material related to the term “human computer interaction.” Curriculum vitae is also commonly used for a course syllabus.Īlso, since the base of my search string has moved so far down, it is not being weighted as much as I would like. This only has one section of keywords, yet we get some decent results: Uxd | ixd | “user experience” | “interaction design” | hci | “human computer interaction” 37201.37250 | nashville | 615 filetype:pdf | filetype:docx | filetype:doc inurl:resume|cv|vitae|portfolio|about|contact | intitle:resume|cv|vitae|portfolio|about|contact You will notice that we already have a pretty long string, and we haven’t even added any keywords to our search! To shorten the string, I may remove the inurl or intitle portion.Īnd finally, keywords! For this example, let’s take a look at User Experience Designers. I might leave it in if it is pointing me to appropriate people to contact! I might remove that from my Boolean, as long as I am searching for resumes. I am actually seeing “contact” more than I would like. We will represent this portion of the search in our string with the following:ģ7201.37250 | nashville | 615 filetype:pdf | filetype:docx | filetype:doc inurl:resume|cv|vitae|portfolio|about|contact | intitle:resume|cv|vitae|portfolio|about|contact We might also include an area code portion to the search. If you source within a specific field, you will want to invest the time to get a more accurate range of zip codes. The issue with this technique, is that it does not include the surrounding areas of Nashville. Zip codes are listed sequentially, and in this case, range from 37201 to 37250. When searching zip codes, I like to use To find the appropriate codes, I use a site search coupled with the name of the city:Ĭlick on the top link and we get this list: For this example, I will use Nashville, TN. The operator “filetype” works on both Bing and Google.įiletype:pdf | filetype:docx | filetype:doc inurl:resume|cv|vitae|portfolio|about|contact | intitle:resume|cv|vitae|portfolio|about|contactĪs you can see, false positives, mostly about writing resumes, are returning.įor the location portion of the search string, I am going to use a zip code search and a city name search. What is more prevelant in the field you are sourcing? You will want to try the search with and without the following portion of the search string:įiletype:pdf | filetype:docx | filetype:doc However, I have seen many times people load a pdf version of their resume onto the website instead of having the resume as a separate page. This may not be necessary if you are targeting someone’s profile information. Next, we will target the filetype the resume (or equivalent) is created in. Inurl:resume | inurl:cv | inurl:vitae | inurl:portfolio | inurl:about | inurl:contact | intitle:resume | intitle:cv | intitle:vitae | intitle:portfolio | intitle:about | intitle:contact If so, the search string is going to be much longer: We will need to evaluate if it is necessary to include spaces between the keywords. I will try and keep it towards the back of my Boolean string. This is the base, so it is replacing the xray or site search portion of my Boolean string. The base of my Boolean looks something like this: inurl:resume|cv|vitae|portfolio|about|contact | intitle:resume|cv|vitae|portfolio|about|contact For example, on WordPress, the title of the blog will be usually be incorporated into the title of the page and the url. In many blogs, the information will be redundant. Remember that the title of a webpage is that part that appears in the tab of the web browser. To accomplish this on Google, you can use the “inurl” designator “intitle” is another option. What other terms do you find people use? Always pay attention to the vernacular you see being used and incorporate it into your search string. People may use “resume” or a similar word, such as curriculum vitae (cv), portfolio, or have an “about me” section. To start, target your Boolean towards resumes. Note that the challenge with this type search is getting around sites that provide resume services. Let’s take a look at how to farm out this information. I have found that people on the front-end of web development and some marketers will have their own sites with personal information. Always know where your target candidates are! If you are sourcing for certain types of roles, candidates may likely have their own website with a resume posted.
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