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Sourcers, Recruiters, Sales, Business Development; all who search the Internet: Share Boolean strings to find resumes, profiles, contacts, generate leads; discuss search... more »
Sourcers, Recruiters, Sales, Business Development; all who search the Internet: Share Boolean strings to find resumes, profiles, contacts, generate leads; discuss search engines, deep web, real time, semantic search, Google, Google-Plus pages, Bing/Yahoo, LinkedIn; parsing, productivity tools, tips « less

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Sakina S.

Sakina

Need a boolean string for a Linux Systems Administrator with perl and python. I would like to do a google search for resumes. Any tips?

posted 7 days ago

Gary C. 2 hours ago • Edit • Agree w/Jung: the * represents a place holder for a word(s) in Google. It is not used as a wildcard- »
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Matthew J. Jung K. Gary C.
Balazs P.

Balazs

How to get LinkedIn InMails for free?

Hey All - this is to share with you. Enjoy!

a new and tricky way how to InMail a 2nd-3rd connection on #in for free #sourcing #boolean...

posted 1 day ago

Balazs P. 11 hours ago • Edit • Ctahy - in that case go back to the connections and try again! It happened with me, too but never mind just re-do. »
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Cathy O. Julia K. Balazs P.
Juan A.

Juan

Taking a 'search' course for recruiters

I'm considering taking a course/seminar to learn boolean / x-ray / internet search techniques. I currently pay for one of the premium ...

posted 8 days ago

Juan A. 7 hours ago • Edit • Sorry Jason, I missed your post originally. I will certainly look at the comments posted and any information on classes. Thanks. »
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Jason T. Juan A.
Doug C.

Doug

Define Boolean

I have a question for the group. If someone came up to you and asked you to define what a Boolean search is, and they have no background ...

posted 23 hours ago

Ben M. 4 hours ago • Edit • Boolean Search - A method of searching for information on the internet by using single words, phrases, and pre-defined operating commands (such ... »
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Matthew J. Ben M.
Keith R.

Keith

Search my own contacts easily for those with Twitter handles listed on their linkedIn profile?

Is this possible? Any thoughts? Thanks all!

posted 16 days ago

Matthew J. 22 hours ago • Edit • I can't wait until someone brings to the table a solution to this. I was actually spending a few hrs one night last week trying to attempt a ... »
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David G. Robert A. Matthew J.
Diane L.

Diane

Can someone help me with a Boolean string for a Java Developer in San Diego

• Experience with Hadoop or large scale computing
• Interest in manipulating large amounts of data
• Experience with PHP is a ...

posted 1 day ago

Gary C. 1 day ago • Edit • Rachel- ... »
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Gary C. Rachel F. Gary C.
Juan A.

Juan

Linkedin question - slightly off-topic

Hi guys, not Boolean related so I do apologise but all the best answers about Linkedin come from this Group! Is there any way to ...

posted 10 hours ago

Juan A. 4 hours ago • Edit • Thanks Lois - the Excel thing won't wash with me as I am an IT caveman plus time is too valuable. I don't know why but it's irritating me not ... »
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Lois G. Juan A.
Roger W.

Roger

Feedback for Search string - location.

inbody:resume (developer | "software engineer" | programmer) C# asp.net Sql (425 | 253 | 206 | "Federal Way" | Auburn | Kent | Renton | ...

posted 7 days ago

Roger W. 20 hours ago • Edit • Thanks All for the help! ... »
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Jennifer B. Earl Derrick R. Roger W.
Roger W.

Roger

What percentage of your sourcing time do you generally spend sourcing on the internet?

posted 20 hours ago • 10 votes

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  • 76%+ (30+ hours / wk)

    3 (0%)

  • 51-75% (20-30 hours / wk)

    2 (0%)

  • 26-50% (10-20 hours / wk)

    5 (0%)

  • 11-25% (4-10 hours / wk)

    0 (0%)

  • 0-10% (Up to 4 hours / wk)

    0 (0%)

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Shane B. 16 hours ago • Edit • Hi Roger, ... »
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Shane B. Roger W. Shane B.
Ramprasad M.

Ramprasad

LinkedIn Group member search- Location based search

Hi,

I am using LinkedIn group members page to send messages to members of a group. I am trying to search for group members in a ...

posted 1 day ago

Ramprasad M. 1 day ago • Edit • Dear Donal and Gary, ... »
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Gary C. Donald Y. Ramprasad M.
Crissy G.

Crissy

Need help please...

Can someone help me with a Boolean string for an administrative/sales assistant with Quickbooks exp. in the Denver, CO area?

posted 1 day ago

Roger W. 20 hours ago • Edit • I realize this is the Internet sourcing site, but have you tried checking Craigslist, or if you have it, a Monster or Careerbuilder account? If ... »
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Alicia L. C. Shane B. Roger W.
Corey L.

Corey

To be a successful internet sourcer, do you need to come from an IT/programming background?

posted 2 days ago • 36 votes

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  • Yes

    1 (0%)

  • Probably not, but it helps

    15 (0%)

  • No

    20 (0%)

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Gail G. 20 hours ago • Edit • I agree it may be an advantage, but you can learn it and be as successful as you want to be. Immerse yourself in it and learn as much as you ... »
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Katharine R. Gail G.
James D.

James

Hi - I need some help with a Google search. I'm looking for a Salesforce.com Admin in Huntsville, AL. Here's my string, but I'm getting...

(inurl:resume | inurl:cv | intitle:resume | intitle:cv) "salesforce.com" (administrator OR administration) -jobs -sample -samples ...

posted 4 days ago

Margaret D. 2 days ago • Edit • Add sfdc to the string. That's a Salesforce in-group term for the tool. »
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Katharine R. James D. Margaret D.
Shane H.

Shane

Looking for a sourcer / researcher with ERP / Enterprise Software exposure - initial 3 month project to prove ROI, flexible location

posted 3 days ago

Jung K. 2 days ago • Edit • Jung likes this. »
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Prakash H.

Prakash

A Tale of Two Cities: The Merging of Sourcing and Recruiting - ERE.net

http://bull.hn/l/LLRE/

posted 12 hours ago

Brooke F. 10 minutes ago • Edit • Brooke likes this. »
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Mike Z.

Mike

Has anyone had experience using Broadlook's search tool called Diver? It utilizes search strings and works with search engines. If so,...

posted 6 hours ago

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