Need to Get on the Phone (or Send Emails) Now? How to Quickly Find LinkedIn Profiles that Contain Contact Information

Yep, it’s been a while since my last post.  My apologies.  The recruiting world is alive and active! 

I’m hoping though that you all saw my first posting of the year which I did for SourceCon.  In essence, it speaks to what I see will be important in names sourcing and recruiting in 2011.  Read it here: The Names Sourcer in 2011 & Beyond: Effectively Create and Grow a Recruiting Firm’s Web Brand Presence via the Efficient Use of the Growing List of Communication Tools.
 
I have a lot planned this year and I hope to post often.  First though, a quick one:

No doubt LinkedIn is great.  But, as you all know, there are a variety of ways to use it in order to get in touch with people regarding your searches.  I discussed what to keep in mind when InMailing in this post –  Name Sourcing and Lead Generation Using LinkedIn InMails: General Tips and Make Sure to Keep Your “InMail Feedback Score” at a Five Star Rating!

In this other posting I discuss the issue of industry selection when using the advanced people search option in LinkedIn - Think Big and Use the LinkedIn Dynamic Search Options When Selecting the Industry Classification to Source Names or Leads in LI: Name Sourcing Tips and Tricks

But, what about using it to literally find profiles that actually list a phone number or an email address, or both?  AKA, a quick call list.

Well, there are a variety of ways to do this but time is short so I cannot go into them all.  So, here is just one quick method.  As always, this is merely a guide, or a spark that can help you in your search, but that can also help you open your mind to using LinkedIn and others in different ways.  This query is only one of many, and this method is only one of many. So please (especially to the self-appointed sealed fraternity and power group), there is no need to send me an email asking why I didn’t add this or left out that.  I get it. This is only one of many ways to do this.  But, feel free to respond to this post with any ideas to share!

But, it’s pretty simple.  Here’s the basic string:
site:linkedin.com/pub (("contact me" OR "email me" OR contact OR "reach me" OR "contact via" OR "contact details") (phone OR "cell phone" OR "my email" OR email)) ("quality assurance")  -inurl:dir

You also can use (inurl:pub OR inurl:in) and just do site:linkedin.com for much the same results. 

Also, you’ll want to use whatever keywords you are searching for.  I used “quality assurance” as an example and did find many. 

I’d like to add too that if you do not use -inurl:dir you will likely see more results but you’ll have to wade through the directory (hence dir) listings to find the results the search engine listing showed.  You probably don’t have time for that.

Give it a try and you’ll see some results.  Remember, the more specific the query the less results you’ll see.  So, though you can add text like “San Francisco Bay Area” and/or company names, the number of results will drop.

Happy sourcing and good luck!