Search Resumes on Blogs

Source: eGrabber Newsletters


Blogs are better sources for passive candidates. Blogs contain detailed posts about specific project tasks, candidate's thoughts on industry trends, documented experiences, photos, links to Technorati and LinkedIn profiles, and personal preferences too.

The Google search syntax to display relevant profiles from Blogger.com is

site:blogger.com (inurl:profile | intitle:profile) keywords

The search string to display resumes from WordPress is

site:wordpress.com (intitle:"about me" | inurl:resume -intitle:sample -intitle:write -intitle:how -intitle:writing) keywords

Use these search strings, by filling keywords of your choice, and gain access to new candidate leads.

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Search Resumes on Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Source: eGrabber Newsletters

When someone signs up with an ISP, they often get some free disk space. Users tend to place personal information in this space, including resumes as well. The Google search syntax to display resumes from an ISP is

site:site-name (resume | homepage) keyword

To search for resumes of software project management professionals from AT&T (an ISP):

site:home.att.net (resume | homepage) software project manager

You can also use this simple technique to search local and regional ISPs that will have resumes in a specific geographic area.

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