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A presentation given by Janette Toral at The 3rd Strategic Recruitment & Talent Selection Summit (May 29, 2014). Boolean search is an expertise that will aid the recruiter in filling up difficult positions from a multitude of online sources including website, fora, site groups, conference attendance lists, blogs, and the like). Voluminous data was borne out of the amount of information shared in social networks. Logically, learning Boolean search is necessary for effectively managing big data. It is utilized in major search engines, Linkedin, Facebook, and key job sites for sourcing prospective candidates who qualify for a post. A sample Boolean string would be: “Oracle consultant" (resume | CV | "curriculum vitae"). This session handholds the recruitment practitioner on the how-to’s of Boolean search. Competencies Targeted: Technological Savvy, Information / Data Management Quick Guide Basic Syntax Elements of Boolean Search Strings Identifying the Limiting Factor that will Return an Optimal Number of Results in Your Searches Using Boolean for List and Association Search Using Boolean for Finding Recently Updated Resumes Using Boolean for Facebook Groups Boolean Search Techniques in Linkedin Boolean Search for Sourcing Emails and Phone Numbers

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TACTICAL: Sourcing Nirvana! Power, Accuracy, and Speed in the Tactical Use of Boolean Search Strings  Jane%e  Toral  h%p://digitalfilipino.com  

Twi$er:  @digitalfilipino    Facebook:  Jane$ectoral    h$p://ph.linkedin.com/in/jane$etoral/    

Download  this  presenta?on  at  h$p://slideshare.net/jane$etoral  

Basic  Search  

Facebook  

LinkedIn  

Google+  

Basic Syntax Elements of Boolean Search Strings  

AND  

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AND  /  OR  

   

NOT  

Using Boolean for List and Association Search  

List  and  Association  

Search  String  •  (“Keyword"  OR  Keyword  OR  Keyword)  (inurl:list  |  inurl:~members  |  inurl:directory  |  inEtle:list  |  inEtle:~members  |  inEtle:~directory  |  inurl:staff  |  inurl:associaEon  |  inurl:board  |  inurl:commi%ee  |  inEtle:associaEon  |  inEtle:board  |  inEtle:commi%ee  |  inEtle:staff)  (email  |  contact)  ext:xls    

•  (e-­‐commerce  OR  "digital  markeEng  manager")  (philippines)  (inurl:list  |  inurl:~members  |  inurl:directory  |  inEtle:list  |  inEtle:~members  |  inEtle:~directory  |  inurl:staff  |  inurl:associaEon  |  inurl:board  |  inurl:commi%ee  |  inEtle:associaEon  |  inEtle:board  |  inEtle:commi%ee  |  inEtle:staff)  (email  |  contact)  ext:xls  

Google  Search  String  

Using Boolean for Finding Resumes  

Search  string  •  (inEtle:resume  OR  inurl:resume)  java  oracle  -­‐job  -­‐jobs  -­‐sample  -­‐samples  -­‐template  -­‐”resume  service”  -­‐”resume  writers”  -­‐”resume  wriEng”  (zipcode1  OR  zipcode2)  (locaEon  iniEals  OR  locaEon  full)  

•  (inEtle:resume  OR  inurl:resume)  java  oracle  -­‐job  -­‐jobs  -­‐sample  -­‐samples  -­‐template  -­‐”resume  service”  -­‐”resume  writers”  -­‐”resume  wriEng”  (QC  OR  Quezon  City)  

Search  for  updated  resume  

Search  string  (remove  “resume”  word)  •  Java  -­‐inEtle:resume  -­‐inurl:resume  (objecEve  OR  summary)  (experience  OR  history)  educaEon  -­‐job  -­‐jobs  -­‐sample  -­‐samples  (zipcode1  OR  zipcode2  OR  zipcode3)  (locaEon  iniEals  OR  full  locaEon)  

•  Java  -­‐inEtle:resume  -­‐inurl:resume  (objecEve  OR  summary)  (experience  OR  history)  educaEon  -­‐job  -­‐jobs  -­‐sample  -­‐samples  (QC  OR  Quezon  City)  

Search  for  resume  

Search  string  •  inurl:resume|cv|vitae|porTolio|contact  |  inEtle:resume|cv|vitae|porTolio|contact  "applicaEon  developer"  |  programmer  |  “soUware  engineer”  |  “soUware  developer”  quezon  city  |  philippines  filetype:pdf  |  filetype:docx  |  filetype:doc    

Search  for  resume  

More…  •  College/University  search  -­‐  (inEtle:alumni  OR  inurl:alumni  OR  inEtle:graduates  OR  inurl:graduates  OR  inEtle:”former  members”  OR  inurl:”former  members”)  

•  Conference/Group/AssociaEon  search  -­‐  (inEtle:a%endees  OR  inurl:a%endees  OR  inEtle:speakers  OR  inurl:speakers  OR  inEtle:parEcipants  OR  inurl:parEcipants)  

 

Using Boolean for Facebook Groups  

Searching  for  Groups  in  Facebook  

•  h%ps://www.facebook.com/search/results.php?q=real%20estate%20broker&type=groups  

Facebook  Groups  search  result  

Google  search  for  Facebook  groups  

Don’t  forget  • Build  relaEonships.  

• Become  a  digital  influencer.  

• Build  communiEes.  

Twi$er:  @digitalfilipino    Facebook:  jane$ectoral  

Download  this  presentaEon  at  h%p://slideshare.net/jane%etoral  

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