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| Basic Examples | |
| This Search | Lets You Find Pages That Contain... |
| texas resume | the words texas and resume |
| resume (Connecticut OR CT) | Documents that have the word resume anywhere AND contain EITHER Connecticut or CT |
| "Post your job for free" | the exact phrase Post your job for free |
| resume –talks | the word resume but NOT the word talks (gets rid of "talks will resume today/etc." pages) |
| career ~glossary | glossaries about careers, as well as dictonaries, lists of terms, terminology, etc. |
| job-hunting | all forms of the term, such as jobhunting, job hunting, job-hunting etc. |
| define:ats | definitions of the word or acronym ats from the Web (yes, it can mean something besides Applicant Tracking System) |
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| Calculator | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| + – * / | basic arithmetic | 8 * 7.15 * 5 * 52 - Google calculator |
| % of | percentage of | 51% of 88 |
| ^ or ** | raise to a power | 3^8 or 3**8 |
| old units in new units |
convert units | 530 Euros in USD, 150 lbs in kg, 2.2 USD per gallon in INR per litre, Lists of currencies |
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| Restrict Search | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| site: | Search only one website or domain. | "employee directory"
site:ibm.com (Search for all pages that have public employee directories at ibm.com.) |
| [#]..[#] | Search within a range of numbers. | NY resume 212 10002..10016 unix -fax -submit (Unix resumes from the zip codes 10002, 10003, 10004...10016). |
| filetype: (or ext:) |
Find documents of the specified type. | Accounting resume filetype:pdf (Find resumes that have the word "accounting" and are in PDF format.) |
| link: | Find linked pages, i.e., show pages that point to the URL. | link:www.xtremerecruiting.org (Find pages that link to the xTreme Recruiting website.) |
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| Specialized Information Queries | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| book (or books) |
Search full-text of books. | book
Poor Richard's Internet Recruiting (Show book-related information. Note: No colon needed after book.) |
| define, what is, what are | Show a definition for a word or phrase. | define
ccim, what is podcast (Show a definition for the words or acronyms CCIM and podcast. Note: No colon after define, what is, or what are.) |
| phonebook: | Show all phonebook listings. | phonebook: Smith CA (Search for phone numbers of folks with the name of "Smith" in California - CA.) |
| movie: | Find reviews and showtimes. | movie: star wars (Search for information about this movie, including reviews, showtimes, etc.) |
| stocks: | Given ticker symbols, show stock information | stocks: MNST (Find Monster's current stock price.) |
| weather | Given a location (US zip code or city), show the weather |
weather Orlando FL,
weather 99501 (Show the current weather and forecast. Note: No colon after weather.) |
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| Alternative Query Types | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| cache: | Display Google's cached version of a web page. | cache:www.risetrends.com (Show Google's cached version of the RISE Recruiting Home Page home page.) |
| info: (or id:) |
Find info about a page. | info:www.ere.net (Find information about ERE's website.) |
| related: | List web pages that are similar or related to the URL. | related:www.recruiting.com m (Find websites related to the Recruiting.com website.) |
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| Restrict Search to Sites where Query Words Appear | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| allinanchor: | All query words must appear in anchor text of links to the page. | allinanchor:view resumes (Search for pages that have links named view resumes.) |
| inanchor: | Terms must appear in anchor text of links to the page. | pharmacy inanchor:"view resumes" (Search for pages about pharmacy that includes a link to "view resumes") |
| allintext: | All query words must appear the in text of the page. | "regional chapters" (Search for pages that list regional chapters, excellent for recruiter sleuthing.) |
| intext: | The terms must appear in the text of the page. |
Bill Warren intext:Direct Employers (Find pages mentioning Bill Warren where his company, Direct Employers, is included in the text of the page, i.e., less likely to be from the corporate website.) |
| allintitle: | All query words must appear in the title of the page. | allintitle: post a job free (Search for pages with titles containing "post" "job,", and "free".) |
| intitle: | The terms must appear in the title of the page. | sablime -submit intitle:resume
(Search for pages with the archaic word Sablime and without the word submit that includes resume in the title of the page.) |
| allinurl: | All query words must appear in the URL. | allinurl:resume book (Search for pages containing the words resume and book in the URL.) |
| inurl: | The terms must appear in the URL of the page. | pharmaceutical
inurl:profile (Search for pages that contains the word pharmaceutical and in which the URL contains the word profile. This helps you zero in on corporate profiles.) |
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| Restrict Search to Google Groups | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| author: | Find Groups messages from the specified author. | CT author:"Recruiters Online Network" (Search for CT jobs posted by Recruiters Online.) |
| group: | Find Groups messages from the specified newsgroup. | "looking for a job" group:microsoft* (Search for postings from folks looking for jobs in the Microsoft groups.) |
| insubject: | Find Groups messages containing help gmail in the subject. | insubject:help insubject:gmail (Find articles containing help gmail in the subject line.) |
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| Restrict Search to Google Blog Search | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| author: | Find blog postings from the specified author. | inpostauthor:"Bill Vick" (Search for posts authored by Bill Vick, who is always happy about LinkedIn Recruiting) |
| inposttitle: | Find blog postings with specific titles. | inposttitle:looking inposttitle:job (Search for blog posts that have the words looking and job in the blog title.) |
| inblogtitle: | Find blogs with specific keywords in the title | inblogtitle:recruiter (Find articles containing help gmail in the subject line.) |
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| Restrict Search to Google News | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| location: | Find News articles from sources located in the specified location. | "job seekers" location:usa (Find American news articles on job seekers.) |
| alerts: | Get daily updates on news items. | sony announced (Get daily news on "sony announced". This is a great way to stay on top of your competitors.) |
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| More Google Goodies | ||
| Goodie | Benefit To You | Where To Get More Information |
| Keyboard Shortcuts: | Lets you do actions by keyboard instead of clicking on a link. You'll save time. | Instructions for Google Mail, Google Calendar, Google Reader, Writely, Google Video and Google Maps |
| Google Earth: | Find out where your clients' locations are. | Google Earth Blog Get the latest in Earth application uses. |
| Google Directory: | Lots of categorized recruiting resources | Employment Resources By Industry,
Resumes By Industry Niche Industry Directories |
| Google Maps: | Get driving directions. | Google Maps Help Tells you how to get directions from specific locations |
| Google Answers: | Ask your questions |
free resumes Find all questions that deal with "free resumes" |
| Google Homepage: | Make your own homepage | Google Homepage Help
You can personalize and add your own RSS and news feeds like RISE Recruiter 2.0 Musings (note the "Subscribe Now!" buttons to the upper right). |
| Everything Google: | They're always building. |
Google Mobile,
Google Labs Google Code Search - you can even get over 20,000 email addresses...but never ever ever send mass emails. You'll be toasted. Instead visit RISE and become the recruiter of choice. |
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| About This Cheat Sheet | ||||||
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Enhanced for recruiters by Barbara Ling of RISE |
To learn how to become the Recruiter of Choice visit RISE Trends. You can sign up for a free recruiters ezine, get eMailed seminars, and a whole lot more! Copyright 2009 and Beyond | |||||
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Thanks go to Nancy Blachman of Google Guide for the original version I modified for recruiters who recruit online.
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