21 GOOGLE SEARCH HACKS, TRICKS & TIPS FOR JOB SEEKERS

Search engines are now essential tools in finding employment. The growing importance of search engines on the Internet has turned them into a new platform for job seekers and employers to connect. Employers have started using sophisticated methods like Google AdWords and various paid advertisements that appear when using expensive keywords such as "Java developers" or "Financial advisors". At the same time, many people searching for jobs online have been discovering how they can get better results by incorporating simple search tips based on some knowledge from back end data retrieval.

Exploring the possibilities of getting more information about publicly available data, we have come up with 21 Google Search Hacks, Tricks & Tips for Job Seekers to help you get more information about the companies and your competitors. The list is categorised as follows:

As we mentioned, there are no tricks here but just simple Google Search Tricks to help you get better results from your search queries.

1. A great way to find job openings without relying on third-party sites or employment websites is by using Google advanced search operator. For example, if you want to find jobs related to Java programming, then your query should be something like: "intitle:Java -jobs"
2. Find companies that are hiring for vacant positions in particular cities within specific time frames. The trick here is the use of the following advanced search operators: filetype:pdf location:"city name" state:XX -lastmodified ""
3. Generate a list of jobs based on your skills. Put an asterix (*) before one or more keywords as follow: *java -*PHP -*net
4. Find out companies that are looking for Java professionals by running a query like this: "Java consulting" site:.gov + site:.edu
5. Given your role or the specific skill set you possess, create a search query using the desired keyword. If you want to find jobs related to design, try something like this: "Design opportunities" designer.
6. Another trick is to combine two different positions in terms of salary/salary requirements using the "+" operator as shown below: java+manager
7. Find all your competitors by executing the following search query with them set as location operator (geo:) > geo:40.7,-73.9
8. Find out who links to your websites by using a search query like this: link:"" -linksdomain site:*.edu
9. Find what keywords are used on specific pages of your website or others' domain name registration details with a search query like this: inurl:"/robots.txt" -site
10. If you want to see if any new jobs were posted recently at some company, then Google Alerts can help you get the latest alerts about that particular company. To set up an alert for a company, use the following syntax : "company-name" job (Tip: add location such as city and state also)
11. Use advanced search operator filetype:doc inurl:intranet to find information about specific intranets or internal websites of organisations.
12. To find the latest and hottest jobs posted on job boards with a specific keyword, try the following search query: site:"www.careerjungle.com" -("Motorola")" OR "abc +(jobs OR operator)
13. Find out what popular questions are being asked using the operators related: site:.edu "question phrase". For example, if you want to know that what kind of questions are being asked by students looking for career options, then use this query : related:edu "career"
14. You can follow up on some visitor statistics data for your website or others' domain name registration details using a search query like this: inurl:?SID=<#>
15. Find the summary information about companies and their employees by searching for a company name plus job title as shown below. This is useful if you are looking to get more information about a particular organisation's employee profile - (Tip: add location such as city and state also) site:"www.careerjungle.com" -("Motorola") "OR" abc +site:.edu
16. To find out what jobs the C level executives are doing, try the following set of advanced operators : site:(company name).com filetype:doc intitle:"chief executive officer" OR intitle:"chief operating officer" OR intitle:"vice president" OR intitle:"vice president of" OR intitle:VP AND company-name.com -intitle:"corporate strategy"
17. Find out who is offering jobs in a specific city or state using geo operator (geo.) and the proximity search query .
18. Find out what jobs are available for people with PhD, MS and BS degrees by using the operator's degree +filetype:doc as shown below.
19. Use advanced search operator "filetype:doc" inurl:resume to find information about past employees. If you want more details on current employee roles, filetype, then use something like this : site:(company-name).com filetype:doc OR site:(company-name).com filetype:xls OR site:(company-name).com filetype:ppt
20. If you want to find job opportunities that are available for candidates who have the required skill or specific educational background, then use the following set of advanced search operators : (site:.edu "Job Title") OR "Job Title" inurl:resume -intitle:"mba degree" -intitle:"masters degree" -intitle:"phds only"
21. To find out what jobs are available for people with various academic subjects as their primary area of study, try the following query combination : site:(company-name).com filetype:xls +(master OR doctorate) AND ".edu"

Final Thoughts

This article is just the tip of the iceberg. We could have chosen dozens more related topics and written similar articles on each of them. The most important takeaway from this article should be that many powerful search operators can be used to make your life as a job seeker easier and help you save time while working towards your career goals.

If you know of any helpful Google Search operator, please share it with us in the comment section below!

Written by Rohan Singh. He co-founded Faruse and is a full-stack growth marketer based in Paris. You can contact him on LinkedIn.

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