Thumbs Up on Broadlook Diver
Broadlook gave me a sneak-peek at a new toy they released from their lab. Its called “Broadlook Diver” and I think its pretty nifty.
Here is how it works:
1) Look for resumes in one of the more popular search engines
2) Diver places the search results into nice little spreadsheet (see below), then
3) you can then export the spreadsheet as an Excel file and keep it for your records.
4) Wow!
Broadlook Diver even gives you the option of adding the Phone and Emails mentioned on those resumes to your spreadsheet as well. (Nice one.) Right away you have a means to CYA should OFCCP come calling on you. (At least I think you do, I am still learning that stuff.)
Well anyway, when the good folks at Broadlook asked me to kick the tires on Broadlook Diver, I used a series of search strings that worked pretty well for what I was looking for. If you download Broadlook Diver, you will be able to use them for your reqs as well. (Click on the “Expert Search Strings” icon on the start page.)
CLICK HERE to download a free trial version of Broadlook Diver
USE THIS license number: M21D39301R1425388
And just in case you are still hesitant to give it a try, check out this online demo video.
I am really curious as to how you react to Broadlook Diver and any additional uses you may have for it. Drop me an email when you get a chance and we’ll chat about it?
FYI: I AM NOT BEING PAID TO PROMOTE THIS PRODUCT. Just spreading the love…
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-Jim Stroud
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I’ve given them some constructive feedback. Short version: it doesn’t pull address fields (street, city, state, zip), which you’d expect for a resume search product. As of now, it’s better for non-resume people search. I would recommend you give them strings for that instead, because the product’s built-in examples for non-resume search are problematic.