Comments on: Boolean Search Conquers Impossible Google Position

By: Alex Putman

Alex Putman — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:18:24 +0000

Thanks Glen, your articles and information are extremely helpful. I distributed your blog to my entire team as highly suggested reading! They loved it as well!

By: Sanoop

Sanoop — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:03:24 +0000

Very interesting…

Thanks for sharing this…

Sanoop

By: Review: Monster 6Sense | HR Examiner with John Sumser

Review: Monster 6Sense | HR Examiner with John Sumser — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:08:43 +0000

[...] Glen Cathey, the Boolean Blackbelt, reported an interesting feat in Boolean Search Conquers Impossible Google Position. Candidates for a Google job req that had been open for four months were discovered using Boolean [...]

By: WP Strauss

WP Strauss — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:37:50 +0000

Love reading your posts and the way you extract value from data.

By: Anshuman Mukherjee

Anshuman Mukherjee — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:50:22 +0000

Good Article..

Thank you, for sharing

Anshuman

By: Boolean Black Belt

Boolean Black Belt — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:29:54 +0000

@Jer – I *know,* right? We all know Monster only has desperate unemployable “C” players.

@Tony – I’d first hit our internal database of 4M candidates, then LinkedIn and the usual free sources.

@George – that string was designed for Monster. I just tried it there and it still works magic.

@Sara – Agreed! Monster does have a huge resume database, and it is worth paying for.

@Ben and Fran – thanks!

@Paul – I was able to dig up the original specs:

Description:
Looking for someone with hands-on experience testing networking equipment(specifically routers or switches, an understanding of networking protocols, experience in testing, a background in IP network design, operations, or management, and a passion for delivering top quality products.

Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and execute test plans for networking features, equipment, and systems. Contribute to the design of new networking systems.
Working with and/or developing test automation tools.
Certify software releases for general use. Working with development teams to develop software and hardware systems.

Requirements:
BS in computer science or equivalent. MS or PhD is a plus
Experience working with and testing multiple L2 and L3 networking protocols is an absolute must.
Experience testing and knowledge of Routing Protocols
Experience testing and releasing networking products.
Must have worked in an Engineering Network Test Environment- NOT Production!
A strong understanding of networking systems including TCP/IP and Ethernet.
Working experience of test tools including Smartbits, Ixia and protocol analyzers.
Linux experience is a plus.

By: jer

jer — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:17:20 +0000

i <3 the fact that google is hiring off monster

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:54:37 +0000

Hey Glen

Great Post.

Now what would you do if your were working on a shoe string budget and have not paid up for Monster and Yahoo jobs?

Just curious

By: George Clay

George Clay — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:16:10 +0000

Thanks Glen, great as always!…since this was 2 years I thought I would just cut&paste the string and see what results it would bring back today, and wanted to change a few things and see how the results varied. But all I get back is your article!
Is there something I’m missing as far as being able to run that search string now?

By: Fran Holm Hogan

Fran Holm Hogan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:59:10 +0000

Seriousy impressive…..Well Done!