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Boolean Search + Xray: Amazinghiring

The document provides an overview of a tech sourcing course taught by Kim and Gordon "The Lokenbergs" on using Boolean search and X-ray techniques to find candidates online for startups and corporations. The course covers developing search strategies using keywords, searching different sites like LinkedIn, Google and social media, and provides examples of advanced search strings and techniques to find profiles and information not readily visible. Attendees are guided on how to effectively research and source candidates using different online resources and search operators.

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Boolean Search + Xray: Amazinghiring

The document provides an overview of a tech sourcing course taught by Kim and Gordon "The Lokenbergs" on using Boolean search and X-ray techniques to find candidates online for startups and corporations. The course covers developing search strategies using keywords, searching different sites like LinkedIn, Google and social media, and provides examples of advanced search strings and techniques to find profiles and information not readily visible. Attendees are guided on how to effectively research and source candidates using different online resources and search operators.

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AmazingHiring

Boolean Search + Xray

Tech Sourcing Course


AmazingHiring

Kim & Gordon “The Lokenbergs”


The Lokenbergs, in recruitment together for the last 7yrs,
speaking at conferences, training sales, sourcing and recruitment teams,
filling the pipeline of candidates for startups and corporates all over the
world.

Kim grew up in an international marketing/advertisement background


and started in recruitment in 2006.

Gordon started his recruitment career in 1999…


AmazingHiring

Content in the next 60 minutes


• The Briefing
• Keywords
• The internet
• Google
• How
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Start your briefing


Client:
Job Title:
Hiring manager:
Date:

Alternative languages
Department
Start date
Relocation Y/N
Salary
Job description
Job responsibilities
Keywords
Desired profile
Previous job titles
Where they work now
AmazingHiring

The Job Requirements for the Java Developer

•BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject


•Proven hands-on Software Development experience
•Proven working experience in Java development
•Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
•Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.
•Profound insight of Java and JEE internals (Classloading, Memory Management, Transaction management etc)
•Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
•Experience in the Spring Framework
•Experience as a Sun Certified Java Developer
•Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC)
•Experience with test-driven development

Tactical keywords – get what you want: e.g. what you need to find on a profile/resume
vs
Strategic keywords – get more insights: e.g. where do they work now, what university they went to
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Use of Strategic keyword like e.g. “team”


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”java software developer”


software desarrollador
developer ontwikkelaar
engineer dezvoltator
Keywords java Entwickler
spring
sql
The Job Requirements for the Java Developer
•BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
•Proven hands-on Software Development experience
•Proven working experience in Java development
•Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
•Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.
•Profound insight of Java and JEE internals (Classloading, Memory Management, Transaction management
etc)
•Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
•Experience in the Spring Framework
•Experience as a Sun Certified Java Developer
•Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF, Wicket, GWT,
Spring MVC)
•Experience with test-driven development
AmazingHiring

What is the web like?!

Surfaced Web Spiders / Index


Deep Web Behind Login
Dark Web Onion router

Static Sites vs User generated content


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Name + Interest + Contact detail = Reach out


Social network
Company site
Conference
Meet-up
Forum
Blog
Files > CV’s <
News
AmazingHiring

Cheat sheet
Boolean Search: AND OR NOT

keyword1 keyword2 using space for the AND operator


keyword1|keyword2 use Pipe instead of typing OR
keyword1 -keyword2 use minus to exclude keywords
“exact word order” by using quotation marks you create 1 keyword

Where to find:

in the url inurl:keyword1


in the title intitle:keyword1
in the text intext:keyword1
on what site site:nl or site:linkedin.com/in
Wildcard * like in “senior * developer” or site:*.website.com
type file filetype:pdf
AmazingHiring

Create your search string in Google


• In this exercise you have 3 minutes to create your search string using all or some of these
keywords
• Make use of the commands from the Cheat sheet

Keywords:
developer
engineer
java
spring
sql
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This is what it could have been


inurl:resume|cv java spring sql filetype:pdf
resume search
intitle:cv|resume java spring sql filetype:doc

inurl:”about me” java spring sql blog search


inurl:”about me” “i am * developer” java

“i am coding in java” I say so


“i love java”
AmazingHiring

Let’s do some X-ray searches


Target your site and go deep!

..
site:linkedin.com “view all 1001..5000 employees” numbers range

site:xing.com/profile tech recruiter url “hacking”

site:facebook.com “to present” java developer ukraine what is written on


the page
AmazingHiring

Do extreme shizzle!
site:instagram.com java developer -jobs -inurl:company

site:meetup.com inurl:members java developer

site:twitter.com inurl:lists java

site:de.linkedin.com/in "play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=“
AmazingHiring

Remember this
1 - Understand what you are looking for, do you have all the info?

2 - Where will you search: In the url, in the title, on a site?

3 - What are your tactical and strategic keywords?

4 - What do you want to exclude?

5 - Please do 1 search at the time, the less data the quicker you crunch!
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Only so much for today!


Call or WhatsApp

Gordon via +31 612 065 768, if you have more questions during this

week, see you all on the 5th of May!

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