swatrecruiting's x-ray briefing
X-raying a URL entails looking inside the URL to find keywords on any internal HTML page. Internet Recruiters "X-ray" URL's when we are looking for specific data like a list or directory, or when attempting to get past a dead link (404 error). For example, if a link to staff in a URL can't be opened by "peeling back" the URL, the savvy Internet Recruiter will instinctively "X-ray" the URL to reveal the "staff" page. Here is how to "X-ray" using a variety of search engines...
| Basic X-ray (Technique) | Intermediate X-ray (Key Words) | Advanced X-ray (Field Searches) |
| Altavista | Altavista | Altavista |
| Fast (alltheweb) | Fast (alltheweb) | Fast (alltheweb) |
| HotBot | HotBot | HotBot |