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Github has tens of thousands of resumes that Google won’t find. Intrigued? Read on. Unknown to many, Github is widely used not only to work on software code but to store documents such as resumes. Just as software code, documents are stored in the code section. This search – “my resume” – would reveal some, but it’s not well targeted. …

  I have figured out how it works and will briefly explain below. We have announced a new delivery of the LinkedHacks webinar, live on May 1st, to fully update you. (Don’t miss it; seating is limited). Come to learn how to not only work with Premium and Basic accounts but take advantage of a new hidden feature! Of course, …

What happened? As of two days ago, search operators (that I have covered in previous posts) have stopped working on LinkedIn. This includes not only undocumented operators like headline: but also the officially documented operators firstname:, lastname:, title:, company:, and school:. (They were introduced in 2017). It’s quite unfortunate! [Edited April 22, 2019: LinkedIn has taken down that help page.] …

  Google has just introduced two new search operators – before: and after: Here is what @searchliaison tells us: The before: & after: commands return documents before & after a date. You must provide year-month-day dates or only a year. You can combine both. For example: [avengers endgame before:2019] [avengers endgame after:2019-04-01] [avengers endgame after:2019-03-01 before:2019-03-05]. If you provide only …

It is possible, for some membership sites, to create Custom Search Engines that would search for female members only – and do so precisely. Let me share some Diversity Custom Search Engines with you. (I’ll add some nerdy explanations of how it works, for those interested, at the end of the post). Here you go. CSE #1. Searching in Healthcare? …

Here is a new Tip Sheet – Who Can Search for What on LinkedIn. Look how powered-up a basic/business account is now (with our operator discoveries)! Lite looks dim (pun intended). Learn LinkedIn hacks and operators in the webinar LinkedHacks for Sourcing and eBook Sourcing Hacks.

Some of us, when starting a new search, go to LinkedIn, type a few terms – including, perhaps, a title and some skills – into the Keywords field in people search and try to assess the volume of potential candidates. However, if you do so, your answers may be flawed. The LinkedIn Boolean Search Help article tells us, “If your …

Here are some LinkedIn Sourcing News. In case you haven’t noticed: LinkedIn has quietly introduced a “People” tab to its Company pages, like this one: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hewlett-packard-enterprise/people. (It is similar to the Alumni pages). We can search by location, school, the field of study, job function, skills, and connection level. It’s quite useful, especially if you are looking at some stats. …

Google Custom Search Engines (CSEs) is a powerful Sourcing tool, that can improve your Sourcing process with new results, often faster than “regular” Google. CSE users fall roughly into three categories: End-user. If writing out search operators is not your cup of tea, you can use CSEs built by your more technical peers, without even learning advanced operators. Creator. Creating …

LinkedIn has not failed to create UI/UX that doesn’t do what we expect it to do. It’s been a Sourcer’s delight to figure out the “ins” of LinkedIn and, in particular, LinkedIn Recruiter (which I extensively use for sourcing) over the years. To add to the confusion, LinkedIn often makes “helpful” adjustments to its software, and what it exactly does …