Need Help writiing my first String

[Walter Kowal]

Hello everyone. I have never written a string and thought coming to all these Subject Matter Experts was probably a good place to start. What I am trying to do is find resumes in or near Laurel, MD and I am looking for Software Engineer's who have the following skills:

Java development (Applications, Servlets, JSP)
Web development (HTML, JavaScript)
DB interface development (Hibernate, Oracle )
Scripting languages (PERL/Ruby/Python/ActionScript)
Rapid Application Development (RAD) experience

....and they must have on their resume that they have a "Top Secret / SCI" clearance.

Am I able to have a script or learn how to write a script that would yield me resumes with the aforementioned information on it.???

[gary cozin]

Walter:

Please feel free to change any key words around, but due to the clearance requirement in addition to all your requirements, there are very few results:

In GOOGLE, insert:

site:www.linkedin.com (programmer | design | develop) java (oracle | hibernate) (rad | "rapid application develop") (ts | "top secret") "washington d.c. metro area" -intitle:directory

Gary

[Walter Kowal]

Thanks everyone

[Russell S. Moon III]

("top secret" OR SCI) "software engineer" MD resume -jobs

Would recommend starting with the TS/SCI since it is a must have and opening the search up to MD to provide an opportunity to identify networking contacts. I noted that many of the software engineers have several of the scripting languages. Give it a try and then add just one other dimension (scripting languages OR DB interface development) to see what type of results you get.

I noted this string does bring back some people who are "in the space" you are seeking.

[Paul Westmoreland]

this is excellent imho.

also, try searching by position title at companies or agencies you know require the security clearance, and omit the resume / top secret criteria from your query, look for online discussions etc. once you tap into a few of these beltway bandits though, and if you do right by them, they will refer friends, it's a tight knit bunch.

also, try patent or patent application searches, here's an example, for software people at companies doing government work, or gov agencies. a lot of times the "inventors" are software people, or manage software people. i believe people with security clearances can appear on patents. so they can TRY to hide, but : ) something like:

software AND IS/va AND CCL/707/$ AND (defense OR terrorism OR security)

here's the url:
http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITO...

the IS/va means, search for "inventor state" of virginia. the "ccl/707/$" is a patent class pertaining to softwares. the /$ is a wildcard for the 707 class, to capture all of the sub classifications within that software classification realm (there are a number of other software classes, i can explain more if you want in private email)

good luck!

Russell S. Moon III said:

("top secret" OR SCI) "software engineer" MD resume -jobs

Would recommend starting with the TS/SCI since it is a must have and opening the search up to MD to provide an opportunity to identify networking contacts. I noted that many of the software engineers have several of the scripting languages. Give it a try and then add just one other dimension (scripting languages OR DB interface development) to see what type of results you get.

I noted this string does bring back some people who are "in the space" you are seeking.