Archives for Irini Shamaeva - Page 9
Asterisk * vs. AROUND(X) on Google
Both the Asterisk * and AROUND(X) are proximity operators on Google and provide their own benefits. The Asterisk stands for one word or a few shorter words
Can You X-Ray for Profiles? A Simple Test
Can you X-Ray for profiles on LinkedIn, XING, Facebook, Instagram, Github, Stackoverflow, Meetup, Behance, Quora, Slack, Discord, Snapchat, VK, Slideshare, CrunchBase, There is a simple way to find out
LinkedIn Profile SEO: How to Be Found
Based on my experience sourcing on LinkedIn, here is a list of profile hacks. To be found more often, both on LinkedIn and LinkedIn Recruiter, do this: When you enter…
Why Step Outside of LinkedIn Recruiter?
I have just finished a project sourcing iOS Developers across Europe who got top grades at school. It turns out, LinkedIn Recruiter (LIR) does not search in the grades! I…
Googling for Invisible Words
Sometimes, Google indexes words from the pages’ source code that do not appear on pages. This includes the alt tag, dd tag, and a few other cases
X-Ray Mastery
We are lucky that Google keeps supporting its 21 advanced search operators even though most of its users never use the operators (and those who do rarely click on ads).…
LinkedIn.com People Search Anti-Improvements
Phew! They have fixed it. It might have happened due to me filing an issue – once my message was communicated to Developers, the behavior went away in a few…
The Future of Sourcing Is Technical (Scraping and Automation)
I think that Talent Sourcing will become more technical. We will have to use scraping and automation to stay productive and competitive
Three Ways to X-Ray LinkedIn for Diversity
You can search for Diversity candidates on LinkedIn using first names, pronouns, organizations, education (including Alumni search), group memberships, associations, employers (for veterans), and other ways. X-Raying on Google can…
Google Strings vs. Boolean Strings
(Can I please ask you to read to the end?) It has eventually become such a mismatch in terminology. Most people in our industry refer to search strings on Google…









