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  1. Which advanced search operator helps a recruiter find candidates who have listed a specific job title on their resume posted online?

    Answer: intitle:

    The intitle: operator searches for pages where a specific term appears in the HTML title tag, often matching resumes with job title headers.

  2. What is 'competitive intelligence' sourcing?

    Answer: Monitoring competitors' job postings to gauge market demand and identify talent pools

    Competitive intelligence sourcing involves analyzing a competitor's job postings, website, and public information to understand their talent strategy and identify potential candidates.

  3. What does 'ATS sourcing' mean for recruiters with access to legacy databases?

    Answer: Re-engaging previously archived candidates stored in an Applicant Tracking System

    ATS sourcing (or 'mining the ATS') involves searching archived applicant records to rediscover candidates who previously applied or were screened.

  4. Which of the following is an example of 'social engineering' in passive candidate outreach?

    Answer: Calling a company's main line and asking to be transferred to a department to gather employee names

    Social engineering in recruiting involves using persuasion or deception-adjacent tactics, like phone calls to a target company, to gather candidate names and contact information.

  5. What is a 'talent community' in the context of proactive sourcing?

    Answer: A curated pool of pre-engaged candidates who have opted in to receive future opportunities

    A talent community is a pipeline of pre-interested candidates who have opted in to be contacted for future relevant roles.

  6. When a recruiter uses the search string 'filetype:pdf resume "project manager"', what are they looking for?

    Answer: Resumes saved as PDF files that contain the phrase 'project manager'

    The filetype:pdf operator restricts results to PDF documents, and combining it with 'resume' and a job title targets candidate resume files.

  7. What is 'resume harvesting' in internet recruiting?

    Answer: Systematically collecting publicly available resumes from online sources

    Resume harvesting is the practice of systematically finding and collecting resumes posted publicly across the internet for recruiter use.