BOOLEAN SOURCING WITH LINKEDIN

By Tonie Snell, Diversity JobMingler

SOURCING VS. RECRUITING SOURCING is the act of identifying prospect candidates who fit a target

profile. It involves a distinct process of researching and discovering talent online using things like boolean strings and x-ray searches, alongside new technologies and creative techniques. A true expert at sourcing is generally more comfortable (and productive) researching and pre-qualifying than interviewing and closing. And even with the most leading-edge technology and tools, it can be an incredibly time-consuming process.

RECRUITING is the act of selecting and closing a candidate. It involves more one-to-one contact with a candidate. The full process of ‘recruiting’ is often shared between many people in an organization, both internal and external. For example, while one person (say an internal recruiter of HR Manager) will do intial screening and phone interview, a different person (the hiring manager) might run longer interviews and make the final decision. they’re all doing ‘recruiting’ in some way.

X-RAY SEARCH STRING VIA LINKEDIN

Building an X-ray search string can often look like lines of coding. The more detailed, the better the results. Please check tools at the end of this presentation to assist you in sourcing better.

WHAT IS BOOLEANBoolean has been around forever for one reason. Developed by the English mathematician and computer pioneer George Boole, a Boolean or bool consists of operators such as AND, OR, NOT, Quotations. Parentheses Plus sign (+), Minus sign (-) and dates. Boolean operators help you find results more closely related to profiles or resumes you are looking for.

QUOTES Boolean Operators “Quotes” Tell your string exactly what to look for in the

search “Network Engineer”

AND Boolean Operators AND - Tells your string to join different concepts or aspects

of the search. Separate terms using upper-case AND Network Engineer AND CCNP.

OR Boolean Operators OR Tells your string to connect similar concepts,

terms that mean the same thing. Separate terms using upper-case OR “Network Engineer” OR “Security Engineer”:

site:linkedin.com “Network Engineer” OR “Security Engineer” + "Switching OR Routing" -jobs

NOT Boolean Operators NOT Tells your string to exclude a particular terms from

your search, use a uppercase NOT before the term “Software Engineer” NOT “Systems Engineer”:

site:linkedin.com “Software Engineer” AND "Java OR Node.js" NOT "Systems Engineer" -jobs

PARENTHESES

 Boolean Operators Parentheses – For more complex searches allows you to nest terms and modifiers ( ) site:linkedin.com (“Sales Engineer” OR “Technical Sales Engineer”): “location * San Jose” –jobs -Senior

MINUS SIGN The minus sign is crucial when performing an X-ray search on

LinkedIn. It is my default to remove all job related results. -jobs -recruiters -Senior -Sr

PLUS SIGN Plus signs are great for adding locations or searching for talent

actively seeking employment when performing an X-ray search! I use them in conjunction with AND to narrow down results further.

+United States +Ohio +Seeking +Looking

DATES - LOCATIONS

Searching graduation dates & locations is imperative in University Recruiting. Below is a search string you can use as example: site:linkedin.com -dir (java | j2ee) -recruiter (engineer | intern

| developer) “location * San Jose”  “(“BA” | ” B.A.” | “BS” | “B.S.” | “Bachelor” | “Bachelors”) * * * * * * 2016″

Cut and paste the above search string and see what you find… change out dates, role titles, degrees and skill set per your requirements.

DIVERSITY

Mix up your search string a bit by adding the following:Woman | Girl | LadyYou can add: Sororities, fraternities Military: ARMY OR Navy OR Marines OR Airforce Organizations catering to diversity: (“Society of Women Engineers OR Lesbians Who Tech”), (“National Society of Black Engineers OR NSBE”), (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers OR SHPE”) Try adding HBCU’s or HSI’s to your search string as well!

NOW YOU TRY IT… SEARCH FOR A SWE: SWE Java OR NODE.js OR JS NOT Senior SWE Location: North Carolina Graduation Dates: 2016-2017 National Society of Black Engineers OR NSBE Women OR Girl OR Lady

MUST HAVE CHROME EXTENSIONS FOR SOURCING

Prophet: an extension that allows you to discover more information about a candidate from their social media profile. 

CrystalKnows: shows you the best way to communicate with any prospect, customer, or coworker based on their unique personality.

Social Talent: Free Boolean Builder Rapportive: shows you everything about your contacts right inside your inbox.

(Gmail) FB UID Scraper: is a Chrome Extension optimized for recruiters to pull user

data from Facebook Graph Search. Facebook Graph Search, is a search engine that allowed people to search using regular language.  For example, rather than creating elaborate boolean searches, you can create a search to find people who are not my friends and went to work at [Company] in [Year].

Lusha: is the easiest way to find email addresses & phone numbers from anywhere on the web, with just one click

Aevy: a sourcing tool that helps you find, qualify and engage with talent.

NEED ASSISTANCE I would be happy to assist you with building a search string that

yield you better results.

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Happy Hunting!