X-ray search is
Let’s say we’re looking to connect with Chief Risk Officers in the Los Angeles area. X-ray search is the perfect way to go about it. Just go to Google (or Bing or another search engine) and type:
inurl:linkedin.com/in “chief risk officer” los angeles
Here’s the result from Google:
As you can see, the results are a bit different between Bing and Google, so you’ll want to try multiple search engines. In this case the search provided a link to Chief Risk Officer Jobs in Los Angeles, which would be interesting if you’re also trying to find out which organizations are trying to mitigate risk and take cyber security seriously.
To find connections who work at a specific company, the syntax would be “site:linkedin.com/company/COMPANY_NAME“.
To find connections who have a specific job title, the syntax would be “site:linkedin.com/in intitle:JOB_TITLE”.
You can also combine multiple search operators to refine your search. So to find connections who work at a specific company and have a specific job title, the syntax would be “site:linkedin.com/company/COMPANY_NAME intitle:JOB_TITLE”.
If you take the example from Bing Above, and want to scrape the company names, you might want to look into web scraping technology. If you’d like a tutorial, fill out the Contact Us form.
