Recruiters Toolkit

Back To Search Basics	Alta Vista	Excite	Northern Light	Infoseek	Lycos	Yahoo	HotBot
Search Tips	Click Here	Click Here	Click Here	Click Here	Click Here	Click Here	Click Here
Advanced Search	Click Here	Click Here	"http://www.northernlight.com"Click Here	Click Here	Click Here	Click Here	N/A
DB Size	80 million Web pages, Small Usenet Archive	50 million Web pages, Usenet news	60 million Web pages, Special Collections	unknown	25 million	.75 million (uses AltaVista)	80 million Web pages, Usenet, links
What's Recorded	full text	"top few most important sentences"	full text, document classes	unknown	first 20 lines of each page	custom	full text
Search by	very specific keywords, URLs, hosts	keyword +browse through topics	keyword topic folders	keyword, question, +browse through topics	keyword + browse through topics	keyword +browse through topics	very specific keywords, URLs, hosts
Sorting of Results	unknown	by "relevance" (results vs request)	by "relevance" sorted in folders	0-100 based on search words	unknown	returns by subject ; if no subject category uses AltaVista	unknown
Also see our page of Search Engine Term Definitions

Table Of Contents
SEARCH TOOLS
  1. Search Basics
  2. Search Strategy
  3. Company Info
  4. Finding People
  5. Resumes
  6. Web Pages
  7. Usenet
  8. Mailing Lists
  9. Competitors
10. Discussion Areas
11. Cheat Sheet
POSTING JOBS
  1. Master Sites
  2. Free Sites
  3. Usenet
  4. Niches
  5. Writing Postings
ROBOTS & AGENTS
  1. Newbot
  2. Informant
  3. URL Minder
  4. Other Robots
BASIC SOFTWARE
  1. Starter Tools
  2. Browser Tips
OTHER RESOURCES
  1. Salary Surveys
MORE TIPS -TRICKS