Hey recruiters, stop leaving money on the table! Your LinkedIn Recruiter or SeekOut tool is giving you every single candidate, right? 

Wrong! Those pricey platforms only search their own private databases. I'm talking about Google Dorking—the free master key that finds the passive genius those expensive AI tools are too slow and too blind to see.

So, what exactly is a Google Dork? It's a strategic search query combining your keywords with advanced Google operators like site: and filetype:, plus Boolean logic like AND and OR. Think of it as telling Google exactly where to look across the entire internet.

Here’s how Google beats paid tools: They only check specific boxes like 'Title' in their private systems. But Google reads every single word on a public page! It indexes project details and blog links—everything! Your Dork finds skills buried deep in a profile that proves their worth, even if LinkedIn ignores them.

Look, I'm not against any paid tool—those are great for what they do! But I want to highlight the incredible power of Google's indexing as your free, essential sourcing layer. Even with the best subscription, the senior engineer's real portfolio or personal email is sitting right there on GitHub, and you can't see it from the inside.

Want to see it in action? To X-Ray right past the paywall and find a specific PDF resume, try this: (filetype:pdf OR filetype:doc) intext:email intext:phone "VP of Marketing" "New York". Watch the attached video for the quick walk through of finding top talents via Google Dorking. 

Happy Recruiting!