If you wish to choose a search engine based on popularity then HotBot,(owned by Lycos, could be your hot winner. In 1999, PC Magazine considered HotBot the ?Editor?s Choice,? C/Net called it the ?Best Search Engine on the Web,? and PC Computing granted its MVP Award to it. What?s all the hype about? Proponents praise... [full article »]

Ranked fourth in terms of database size, Google is one of the newer search engines, having officially launched on Sept. 21, 1999. As we have noted, a large database (in Google?s case — between 140 and 154 million pages) is a plus when searching for people, and thus, certainly makes this search engine worth checking... [full article »]

?Smart is Beautiful? became AltaVista?s new slogan following its most recent facelift, and it?s a safe bet that relying on this tried-and-true search engine will indeed prove a smart choice for seeking talent. Although AltaVista now looks a little different, the changes are essentially only skin deep. The site maintains all the essential features and... [full article »]

If, as we noted last week, FAST Search is a rising star among search engines, then Northern Light is aptly one of the brightest lights. With a growing database of more than 200 million URLs, Northern Light is second only to FAST in terms of size. In addition, Northern Light offers ample features including Boolean,... [full article »]

Your search for talent is only as good as the tools you use. When it comes to search engines, the relative newcomer FAST Search has two things going for it– as its name suggests it’s fast, and it’s big, very big. As of January 17, 2000, FAST Search expanded its database to 300 million URLs,... [full article »]

When it comes to taking a road trip it’s best to know the car you’re driving. This same advice applies to searching the Web. Although your main objective may be finding qualified talent, it pays to understand the vehicles you use in the quest, namely the various search engines. The Web is vast, and while... [full article »]

Last time we discussed using popular search engines, such as AltaVista and Northern Light, to look inside college and university servers in an educated search for talent. By examining graduate schools and universities, we discovered it is possible to find numerous links to candidates with the specialized skills you desire. Yet searching by a particular... [full article »]

Looking for employees with specialized skills, but uncertain where to start? Before weeding through more resume banks on the Web, why not try the direct route — the point of origin, the colleges where your candidates’ training begins. College and university servers contain much more than just information about programs and undergraduate students at individual... [full article »]

Looking for network engineers, but don’t want to wade through every job board on the web to find them? Here are a few places to start: Brainbuzz.com This self-described “mother of all tech sites” features a network engineers’ community of over 18,000 members, formerly known as ExtraCheez.com. This site promises to connect employers with IT... [full article »]

When you are recruiting talent on the Internet, sifting through the host of career sites and finding the best place to start can be half the battle. The following are some suggestions to help you begin that search for accounting and finance professionals. Accounting Pro2Net This site, billed as “a complete online resource for accounting... [full article »]

Looking for responsible team players from a ready-made, highly skilled talent pool? Consider military veterans. Approximately 180,000 veterans enter the civilian job market each year, all well qualified from their military training to compete in today’s high-tech business arena. Additionally, there are 8.5 million veterans currently in the work force, which has remained an untapped... [full article »]