X-ray Search for Google + with Google

site:plus.google.com ("lives * LOCATION" | "lived * LOCATION") (programmer | developer | "software engineer") ("KEYWORDS") -"works * " -inurl:(posts|about|photos|videos|plusones)


Example: 
site:plus.google.com ("lives * Chennai" | "lived * Chennai") (programmer | developer | "software engineer") ("Java Developer") -"works * " -inurl:(posts|about|photos|videos|plusones)


Note: Exclusion of words like posts|about|photos|videos|plusones will give you right search results. 

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X-Ray Search Twitter with Google

site:twitter.com tweets “Chennai” “Web Designer” -inurl:(search|favorites|status|statuses|jobs) -intitle:(job|jobs) -recruiter -HR -careers -job

Note: Exclusion of words like Search, Favorites, Status, Statuses, Jobs, Recruiter, HR, Careers , Job will give you right search results. 

Using the Filetype Syntax - Boolean Search

The Google search syntax filetype: allows you to identify the type of file you are looking for. This type of search can target resumes which are typically uploaded online in Word or Text document formats.

Example: Combine this syntax with your inurl: syntax for an even more specific search.

For example... inurl:resume filetype:doc (Java | J2ee) (Chennai) (Developer | programmer) inurl:resume filetype:pdf (PHP AND Wordpress) (Chennai) (Developer | programmer)

This search string will produce results of web pages with resume in the URL which also have a
Word document uploaded.

Other file types you can try:
• filetype:pdf  • filetype:docx   • filetype:txt

Limitations and Commands of Search Engines - Boolean Search

COMMAND	GOOGLE	BING	YAHOO	ASK
AND	Space	Space	Space	Space
OR	OR or |	OR or |	OR	OR
NOT	–	–	–	–
“ ”	“exact phrase”	“exact phrase”	“exact phrase”	“exact phrase”
()	(OR)	(OR)	(OR)	(OR)
+	+exactword	NA	NA	NA
Word in the Title	intitle:	intitle:	intitle:	intitle:
Word in the URL	inurl:	NA	NA	NA
Site Search	site:	site:	site:	site:

Techniques to find resumes from google.

Google advanced search techniques is used to find resumes from google.

(inurl:resume | inurl:CV |inurl:"curricu-lum vitae" | inurl:bio) -job -jobs -sample -samples -template (Location) (Skills) (Keywords)

(intitle:resume | intitle:CV |intitle:"curricu-lum vitae" | intitle:bio) -job -jobs -sample -samples -template (Location) (Skills) (Keywords)

Tips:
inurl: To find keywords which has been mentioned in URL
-      : Excluding keywords
intitle : term restricts results to documents containing term in the title. 

Finding Active & Passive Engineers on Stack Overflow

Stack Overflow offers a careers section to their website where Stack users can search for jobs and where recruiters can go to search for people who are either actively or passively looking to make a change in their current employment situation.

Stack Overflow careers section has approximately 138,000 candidates, comprised of 30,000+ actively looking for a job and 108,000+ passive candidates who, while not actively looking, have indicated they are open to offers. It’s always helpful to be able to identify people who are open to discussing opportunities to make a change from their current employer.

site:careers.stackoverflow.com -jobs -inurl:company

To test this out, simply add skill(s) and a location or multiple locations. For example:

site:careers.stackoverflow.com (Java | j2ee | Jsp | Servlets | Struts) (Chennai) -jobs -inurl:company

It’s good to see what each person is ideally looking for, which is obviously very helpful when assessing the level of match between your opportunity and each person you’re reviewing, as well as when engineering an effective message to increase the probability of a response.

In addition, you can quickly check out their Stack reputation and top answers which can give you a sense of their knowledge and skill/expertise.

Boolean Strings by Keyword

Below are common search strings organized by keyword. Copy and paste each one as a stand-alone, or use them in conjunction with other skills/requirements.


(admin OR administrator OR administration)

(app OR apps OR application)

("ba" OR "business analyst" OR "business analysis") 

("bi" OR "business intelligence") 

("business analyst" OR "business analysis" OR "bus analyst" OR ba OR ccba OR cbap OR bi OR "business intelligence" OR bo OR "business objects" OR bsa OR "business systems analyst")

("developer" OR engineer OR architect OR programmer OR programming)

(ecommerce OR "e commerce" OR "online retail" OR sem OR "search engine marketing")

(LAMP OR (linux AND apache AND mysql AND (perl OR php OR python)))

(linux OR unix OR centos OR redhat OR ubuntu)

(mobile OR Android OR droid OR iphone OR ios OR blackberry)

(network OR system OR os OR nos OR "operating systems")

(network OR networking OR system OR systems OR "operating systems" OR "information systems")

("oo" OR "object oriented" OR object-oriented OR "OOP")

(test OR qa OR qc OR quality OR troubleshooting OR debug OR tuning OR solving OR solutions)

("project manager" OR "project management" OR PMP)

("ui" OR user-interface OR "user interface")

("ux" OR user-experience OR "user experience")

(warehouse OR warehousing OR san OR nas OR storage)

(web OR internet OR portal OR portlet OR microsite OR website OR "web site" OR url)

Use an asterisk (*) - Boolean Search

Use an asterisk (*) as a placeholder for any unknown or “wildcard” terms. Results will vary depending on its use, how Google has indexed the content of the page or what Google feels is relevant.


[ “senior * Programmer” ] will include results for [ senior software programmer ]

[ “senior * * Programmer” ] will include results for [ senior software technical programmer ]

Tip: It’s important to know that an asterisk (*) can include results providing a single term, special character OR phrase and you should experiment with it until you get the desired results.

Name2Email - Gmail Tool

Creative Boolean Search (X-ray Search)

Behance Boolean : 
By x-raying Behance using Google you get unlimited access to the talent on there and a good insight on the size of the talent pool. All Behance profiles have job title and location listed which can be used as a basis for creating a basic Boolean string.

Example string:  site:behance.net  “based” “Chennai" (“Graphic Designer” | "Web Designer" | "Visual Designer")

inurl: Operator - Boolean Search

inurl:

If you include inurl: in your query, Google will restrict the results to documents containing that word in the URL. For instance, [ inurl:resume site:www.behance.net ] searches for pages on Behance in which the URL contains the word “resume.” It finds pdf files that are in the directory or folder named “resume” on the Behance website. The query [ inurl:Software Engineer ] will return documents that mention the words “Software” in their URL, and mention the word “Engineer” anywhere in the document.

Note: There must be no space between the inurl: and the following word.

Putting inurl: in front of every word in your query is equivalent to putting allinurl: at the front of your query, e.g., [ inurl:Software inurl:Engineer ] is the same as [ allinurl: Software Engineer ].

In URLs, words are often run together. They need not be run together when you’re using inurl:.

Boolean Strings For Experience Search - LinkedIn

A person’s years of professional experience by controlling what years do or do not appear on a LinkedIn profile:


Please find below the strings. Copy and paste in Google.

site:(in.linkedin.com/pub OR in.linkedin.com/in) -dir (java | j2ee) -recruiter -answers -jobs (engineer | consultant | programmer | developer) "location * Chennai" 2011..2013 -1990 -1991 -1992 -1993 -1994 -1995 -1996 -1997 -1998 -1999 -2000 -2001 -2002 -2003 -2004 -2005 -2006 -2007 -2008 -2009 -2010 -2011

Using Boolean Logic in Search Strings

With over 10 billion web pages and over 40,000 job boards and resume databases, how does a recruiter shift through the data to discover the candidates who truly shine?

The answer lies in effective search methods.  One of the most popular methods is the use of Boolean logic in the search criteria.  Below is a list of some of the most common Boolean operators.

AND	The use of AND allows the searcher to find documents containing all of the specified words or phrases. For example, entering Java AND Asp.net finds documents containing both words.
“ ”	The use of quotation marks yields documents that contain an exact phrase. For example, “Java Developer” finds documents that contain that exact phrase.
OR	Using OR will generate documents containing at least one of the specified words or phrases. For example, entering Java OR PHP finds documents containing either word, but not necessarily both words.
* Wildcard	The asterisk is a wildcard. Using the wildcard will allow the searcher to find documents with keywords containing the same root. For example, Manag* returns pages containing the words Manager, Managed, Managing.
AND NOT	Using AND NOT will exclude any documents containing the specified word or phrase. For example, J2ee AND NOT PHP finds documents which contain J2ee but not those which have PHP as well.
NEAR	The use of NEAR will retrieve documents containing either specified words or phrases within 10 words of each other. For example, Manager NEAR Personnel.
(  )	Use parentheses to group Boolean phrases. For example, (Java AND Specialist) AND (java OR j2ee)
~	The tilda (~) is used to find synonyms or related words. For example, site:www.aol.com~resume will not only find resumes on the AOL site, but will also pull any document similar to a resume such as curriculum vitas.
inurl:text	The use of inurl finds pages with a specific word or phrase in the URL. For example, using inurl:resume to find all pages that have the word resume in the address of the webpage.
intitle:text	The use of intitle is similar to the above. Intitle finds pages that contain the specified word or phrase in the page title. For example, the search intitle:accounting would find pages with accounting in the title.
site:site name	This operator will find pages within a specific website. The search site:www.shopping.com would find pages at the Shopping.com domain.

Most of the conventional job boards and resume databases will accept Boolean logic, however some of the niche sites may not.  Google and MSN Live also accept the logic as search criteria.

Operators Accepted By Networks

                      


Boolean Operators Accepted By Social Networks

Social Network	Operators Accepted
LinkedIn	AND, OR, NOT, “ “, ( )
Twitter	AND, OR, NOT Use the NOT operator by putting a hyphen (-) before a word. Ex: Java -PHP
Facebook	AND, NOT
Google+	AND, OR, NOT, “ “

How The Basics

OR Operator - Boolean Search

The command OR will return results containing at least one of your specified keywords or phrases.

Entering Java OR Asp OR PHP OR J2ee would produce results containing any of these terms but not necessarily all of them.

Examples : 
(“developer” OR engineer OR architect OR programmer OR programming)
(“business analyst” OR “business analysis” OR “bus analyst” OR ba OR ccba OR cbap OR bi OR “business intelligence” OR bo OR “business objects” OR bsa OR “business systems analyst”)
(admin OR administrator OR administration)
(“ux” OR user-experience OR “user experience”)
(“ui” OR user-interface OR “user interface”)
(“project manager” OR “project management” OR PMP)

What is Boolean??

Developed by the English mathematician and computer pioneer George Boole, a Boolean or bool consists of operators such as AND, OR, NOT. Booleans are often used in programming and in Internet search engines.

Boolean is pronounced bool-e-an.

Boolean searches allow you to combine words and phrases using the words AND, OR, NOT (known as Boolean operators) to limit, broaden, or define your search.