Different Internet Techniques

Internet Technique that a recruiter must know:-

X-Raying, Flipping, Peeling Back, Search ngine, Free Sites, Boolean !perators, "o# Portals, Blog $irectories %etworking Site
X-RAYING:

& metho' o( looking insi'e a speci(ic we# site to (in' what)s there* +sing this technique, recruiters can (in' 'ocuments an' we# pages that aren)t 'irectly accessi#le ,ia links on the main pu#lic home page* -hen you ).-ray) a we#site, you e((ecti,ely get to e.amine e,ery 'ocument that resi'es there so long as they are not #ehin' (irewalls or passwor' protecte'* Example: To (in' any /so(tware engineer0 - coul' #e a 'ocument1(ile or a wor'1phrase within a 'ocument that resi'es within the we#site !racle*com* In &lta,ista search - host:oracle*com &%$ so(tware engineer In 2oogle search - site:www*oracle*com &%$ so(tware engineer
FLIPPING:

Flipping is an e((ecti,e metho' use' to (in' the relationships #etween we# pages #ase' on how they are hyperlinke' together* This search is especially use(ul (or (in'ing people who ha,e links to the company or ha,e worke' (or a speci(ic company* Flip searching may pull up company 'irectories, email lists, an' other company relate' in(ormation* Flip Searching is a power(ul tool that can unco,er many hi''en resumes an' can'i'ates*

Example: To (in' any /so(tware engineer0 3 coul' #e a 'ocument1(ile or wor'1phrase that links #ack to !racle*com* In &lta,ista search - link:oracle*com &%$ so(tware engineer In 2oogle search - link:www*oracle*com &%$ so(tware engineer
PEELING BACK:

&s the name suggest Peeling #ack is the process o( /retracing the path0 o( the url especially when one gets an rror 454 6File not (oun'7* This process is engage so as to locate the in(ormation elsewhere on the site or locate the speci(ic /root0 (ol'er where one can (in' similar or a''itional 'ata speci(ic or relate' to the search* Internet Recruiters ten' to gi,e as much weight to +R8s as we 'o to page 'escriptions* -hen we see something interesting in the path o( a +R8 like 9people9 or 9sta((9 or 9meet the sta((9, etc*, we 9peel #ack9 the +R8 to see that page* I( we are #locke' (rom ,iewing the page, we .-ray the page to (in' the keywor' in the +R8 that will lea' us to the page we are seeking* Example: By peeling #ack or keying #ackspace starting (rom the point where the url en's we can then access the people link (rom the ce*uta*e'u homepage an' (in' the names o( all the (aculty mem#ers* url: http:11www-ce*uta*e'u1people1(aculty1hoyos1research*html http:11people*ee*eth:*ch1;oetiker1we#tools1mrtg/ -e 9peel #ack the +R8 #y highlighting an' 'eleting the right portion o( the +R8* In this e.ample, we are peeling #ack to look at a homepage* These are easy to i'enti(y, as homepages almost always ha,e a ; or 1 in their +R8* Peel #ack till you get home page- http:11people*ee*eth:*ch* <ou will (in' a link which shows all the names o( stu'ents an' sta(( mem#ers
HARVESTING OR MINING:

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=ar,esting in,ol,es re,iewing a 'ocument, such as a resume or home page, an' (in'ing key wor's, links, re(erences an' locations that assist with su#sequent searches*
SEARCH ENGINE

Some recommended search engines on the Web are: http:11www*2oogle*com, http:11www*&tla,ista*com, =otBot*com, In(oSeek*com, http:11www*<ahoo*com, http:11www*$ogpile*com, msn
FREE POSTINGS

www*To'ays->lassi(ie's*com,

www*"o#-&'-,enture*com

www*2oFree8ance*com, , www*=ire%et*net, www*The"o#Bo.*com, www*The"o#Spi'er*com, www*>areerFile*com, www*"o#&hoy*com, www*"o#&'s+sa*com, www*2et"o#*us, www*"o#?a#o#*com, www*-ork-&t-=ome-"o#s*us,
FREE RESUME BANKS/SITES

siliconin'ia*com, @o#'hun'o*com,

Telecommute-"o#s*com

Passi,e->an'i'ates*com 6Foreign >ountries7, Resume:apper*com 6Foreign >ountries7, ProgrammerBlaster*com, (in'aresume*com,

scguil'*com, "o#,ertise*com, $e,Bistro*com, The"o#Spi'er*com Resume-ahoo*com, @o#(ront*com, Site .perts*com, contractengineering*com "o#s*net, i(e#p*org, @a,a@o#s*com, as455network*com, area@o#s*com, naukri A555*com

BOOLEAN OPERATORS Boolean search operators can drill down and find the information we are looking for faster. These operators are used to weed out irrelevant pages thereby narrowing our search results to find exactly what we are looking for. Boolean keys shoul' #e in >apital letters* But these Boolean operators are different for different search engines. Boolean Key AND - The AND operator delivers results with the terms you re uested. !or example" searching resume and oracle will return pages with both terms - resume and oracle. OR - The #$ operator delivers results with either of the terms you re uested. !or example" %&'( #$ %.&.'.(. NOT - The N#T operator will not deliver certain words in your search results. !or example" )ava N#T coffee will deliver closer results for )A*A +rogrammers and not )ava &offee. NEAR - The N(A$ operator locates words that are located in close proximity to other words. !or example" )ava N(A$ +rogrammer. Not every search engine supports this operator. ,t finds words within -. words of each other. But" not every search engine supports this operator.

( ) Parent eses - The / 0 operator allows you to group terms and build longer search strings. !or example" N#T /submit AND employer0 will avoid pages with both names. !ild "ard - The 1 operator is a wild card. Adding a wild card will find words contain the wild card. !or example program1 will help so you do not have to run separate searches for words similar like2 programmer" programming" program #R$ %ear& - searches for pages that have specific word in the 3$4 or web address. E'ample url2resume Page Title - searches for pages that have specific words in page title. E'ample - title2resume

- .act phase*

E'ample of "omple' %ear& %tring resume AND /5ava or )ava'cript0 AND program1 AND /New 6ork or N6 or 7-70 AND N#T /coffee or submit0 1 ,n some case we recommend to go to the advanced search option within the search engine.

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OR

Default is resume #$ #$ oracle automaticall y 8resume -submit resume N#T submit 8resume -submit

resume #$ oracle

NOT

resume N#T submit 8resume 9 submit

resume AND N#T submit 'elect :%ust not contain;

resume AND N#T submit 'elect :%ust not contain;

NEAR

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:sales manager; 'elect :(xact +hrase; :Document :sales must contain manager; exact

'elect :(xact +hrase;

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/ (!ild "ard)

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domain2website.com

:url must :words in url; contain; website.com website.com

domain2website.com

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JOB PORTALS Today many of the leading job sites offer their database at a cost. Some of the leading sites are monster3&om4 di&e3&om4 nau)ri3&om4 5o6street3&om. If your company subscribed to these sites, you must search their database. BLOG DIRECTORIES >e all know talent is scarce and it definitely makes sense to think out of the box" especially when we are talking about sourcing strategies. That is where blogs come into the picture. Now what are blogs? They are nothing but personal or semi2personal online diaries w ere &omments are made a6out various issues. ,t is popular mainly because blogs give an insig t into the person and is personality. ,t gives recruiters interesting facts about the blogger and his mental ma)e2up besides some information about. certain personal characteristics" level of intelligen&e" &ommuni&ation s)ills4 s arpness in terms of rea&tions" level of information inputs and sometimes even the degree of umanness in the blogger.

@owever remember" blogs alone by themselves cannot be used for recruitments. ,t should be used to supplement other techni ues and to arrive at more a&&urate assessment2TO RE"R#-T OR NOT TO RE"R#-T.

Here are the lists of the top recruitment blogs in alphabetical order (from top 100 H !aura "illigan#.

bloggers by

1. Amitai Givertzs Recruitomatic Blog: This recruiting professional reveals some of her best tools
for attracting talent.

2. AmyBeth Hale: Research Goddess : This fun to read blog is a great resource for connecting you
!ith other HR sites and blogs across the "eb.

3. A Recruiter #iary: Author $oe %eitham shares &the ups and do!ns' lessons learnt' success
stories'( and more in his recruiting blog.

4. As) the Recruiter: $ost your %uestions or just bro&se through other readers' in%uiries
to learn more about the recruiting industry.

5. *heezhead: *heezhead is an attractive' popular blog about recruitment trends' !ith special
attention paid to issues uni+ue to !or)ing on the ,nternet.

6. *yber -leuthing: (se this blog to learn the snea)iest tips for using the *eb as your
main recruitment tool.

7. #irector of Recruiting: *atch up on all the latest news and views you need to
know as a recruiter.

8. ./pert Recruiter Resource: #ont miss this blog. 0se it to discover a !ealth of advice and tips
that !ill help boost your career.

9. Hire -trategies: 1earn about the po!er of e2recruitment' especially !ithin the retail
industry.

10. ,T Recruiting #iary: 3n this blog' you can read inspirational stories and valuable tips about
recruiting.

11. The Asia 4acific Headhunter: This blog discusses trends in recruiting' and is a great resource for
professionals and 5ob searchers ali)e. Blog Dire&tories Below is a list of blog directories to find blogs of interest. blogsearchengine.com" blogwise.com, blogarama.com, bloogA.com , searchBblogs.com NETWORKING SITE

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