Comments on: Best Use of Search Aggregators such as infoGIST http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/01/best-use-of-search-aggregators-such-as-infogist/ Leveraging social networks, resume databases, and the Internet for sourcing and recruiting Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:53:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: walter http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/01/best-use-of-search-aggregators-such-as-infogist/comment-page-1/#comment-5707 walter Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:35:22 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=815#comment-5707 Does it make sense for a small staffing company to subscribe to a software like Infogist AND have a Monster subscription? Thanks Walter Does it make sense for a small staffing company to subscribe to a software like Infogist AND have a Monster subscription?

Thanks

Walter

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/01/best-use-of-search-aggregators-such-as-infogist/comment-page-1/#comment-5706 Anonymous Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:33:56 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=815#comment-5706 Does it make sense for a small staffing company to subscribe to a software like an Infogist AND have a Monster subscription? Thanks, Walter Does it make sense for a small staffing company to subscribe to a software like an Infogist AND have a Monster subscription?
Thanks,

Walter

]]> By: Resumes Are Like Wine http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/01/best-use-of-search-aggregators-such-as-infogist/comment-page-1/#comment-4321 Resumes Are Like Wine Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:08:55 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=815#comment-4321 [...] if you’re always on the lookout for certain types of professionals, scouring every source available to you, and you permanently capture the information you find [...] [...] if you’re always on the lookout for certain types of professionals, scouring every source available to you, and you permanently capture the information you find [...]

]]> By: Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/01/best-use-of-search-aggregators-such-as-infogist/comment-page-1/#comment-4242 Boolean Black Belt Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:25:03 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=815#comment-4242 Padma, To the best of my knowledge, no - TalentHook does not support full/true Boolean search. The again, neither does Google. :-) Also reference: http://bit.ly/wT9Vb Padma,
To the best of my knowledge, no – TalentHook does not support full/true Boolean search. The again, neither does Google. :-) Also reference: http://bit.ly/wT9Vb

]]> By: Padma http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/01/best-use-of-search-aggregators-such-as-infogist/comment-page-1/#comment-4229 Padma Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:07:23 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=815#comment-4229 Do TalentHook have the full boolean search? Do TalentHook have the full boolean search?

]]> By: Do you have Talent Intelligence? | Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/01/best-use-of-search-aggregators-such-as-infogist/comment-page-1/#comment-3849 Do you have Talent Intelligence? | Boolean Black Belt Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:23:17 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=815#comment-3849 [...] profiles both manually (by sourcers, recruiters, and candidates themselves) and automatically (using search aggregators such as infoGIST, TalentHook, DataFrenzy’s RAM, etc.) from a wide variety of sources - to include the Internet, referrals/networking, Job Boards, [...] [...] profiles both manually (by sourcers, recruiters, and candidates themselves) and automatically (using search aggregators such as infoGIST, TalentHook, DataFrenzy’s RAM, etc.) from a wide variety of sources – to include the Internet, referrals/networking, Job Boards, [...]

]]> By: Human Capital Data Analysts - Sourcing Samurai | Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/01/best-use-of-search-aggregators-such-as-infogist/comment-page-1/#comment-2933 Human Capital Data Analysts - Sourcing Samurai | Boolean Black Belt Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:31:00 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=815#comment-2933 [...] complex talent mining and aggregation; critically examine the results for relevance, qualifications, and proability of match to hiring [...] [...] complex talent mining and aggregation; critically examine the results for relevance, qualifications, and proability of match to hiring [...]

]]> By: Eric Nunes http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/01/best-use-of-search-aggregators-such-as-infogist/comment-page-1/#comment-2687 Eric Nunes Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:55:59 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=815#comment-2687 One point of order you forgot to mention is that quite often searches done via aggregators are best done "one board at a time". In other words, you break each string out against only 1 board at a time, so for example set: "string 1 @ board 1" / "string 1 @ board 2" / “string 1 @ board 3”. The “one string @ 1 board” method is preferable to how most naturally se their searches as “one string @ multiple boards” for example like: “string 1 @ board 1 + board 2 + board 3” (all at the same time). By breaking out your searches in to more “controllable chunks” you are better able to tweak and adjust to compensate for ‘board related variables’. - Nunese One point of order you forgot to mention is that quite often searches done via aggregators are best done “one board at a time”. In other words, you break each string out against only 1 board at a time, so for example set: “string 1 @ board 1″ / “string 1 @ board 2″ / “string 1 @ board 3”. The “one string @ 1 board” method is preferable to how most naturally se their searches as “one string @ multiple boards” for example like: “string 1 @ board 1 + board 2 + board 3” (all at the same time). By breaking out your searches in to more “controllable chunks” you are better able to tweak and adjust to compensate for ‘board related variables’.
- Nunese

]]> By: Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/01/best-use-of-search-aggregators-such-as-infogist/comment-page-1/#comment-2489 Boolean Black Belt Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:48:54 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=815#comment-2489 Nik, I sure hope I did not misrepresent anything - that certainly wasn't my intent. I was careful to point out that sometimes aggregators are limited by the job board/resume database they are used to search. For example: "Similarly, not all job board resume databases support full Boolean logic. Even if a resume aggregator application supported full Boolean logic, if it is being used to search a site that does not support it - you will not get the results you are looking for (or any results) because the job board resume database can't execute your search string." I do definitely want to be clear that in some cases the search limitations are in fact imposed by teh target resume database being searched. However, some aggregators do in fact have very limited search interfaces and are thus themselves the limiting factor. Thank you for you positive feedback - much appreciated, and thanks for reading! Nik,
I sure hope I did not misrepresent anything – that certainly wasn’t my intent. I was careful to point out that sometimes aggregators are limited by the job board/resume database they are used to search.

For example: “Similarly, not all job board resume databases support full Boolean logic. Even if a resume aggregator application supported full Boolean logic, if it is being used to search a site that does not support it – you will not get the results you are looking for (or any results) because the job board resume database can’t execute your search string.”

I do definitely want to be clear that in some cases the search limitations are in fact imposed by teh target resume database being searched.

However, some aggregators do in fact have very limited search interfaces and are thus themselves the limiting factor.

Thank you for you positive feedback – much appreciated, and thanks for reading!

]]> By: Nik Palmer http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/01/best-use-of-search-aggregators-such-as-infogist/comment-page-1/#comment-2485 Nik Palmer Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:53:37 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=815#comment-2485 Good points all around, but I think you are misrepresenting one thing. You implay that aggregators are limited in their ability to search, but in some cases, the aggregator only reflects the limits of the resume database. You point this out here: ** you will not get the results you are looking for (or any results) because the job board resume database can’t execute your search string. This is an issue that any resume database buyer should be aware of. Search options and functionality should be fully reviewed before purchasing any resume database. Also, check out the aggregator software, a good platform will only limit you to what is supported by the target resume database. Still, you offer some very good best practices. Good points all around, but I think you are misrepresenting one thing. You implay that aggregators are limited in their ability to search, but in some cases, the aggregator only reflects the limits of the resume database. You point this out here:

** you will not get the results you are looking for (or any results) because the job board resume database can’t execute your search string.

This is an issue that any resume database buyer should be aware of. Search options and functionality should be fully reviewed before purchasing any resume database. Also, check out the aggregator software, a good platform will only limit you to what is supported by the target resume database.

Still, you offer some very good best practices.

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