Look Me Up Sometime: Lookup Tools for Recruiters
Posted on December 23, 2008
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There are no shortage of sites and resources for looking up stuff about people online. In no particular order here a few resources that have been referenced in recent BROWN BAG RECRUITER webinars…
Searching for People
- Wink Claims to be the largest online people search with more than 200 million people profiles from across the Web, including social networks and other online communities.
- Where is Your Username registered Useful tool for seeing where a username is being used across multiple sites, social networks and online services.
- 123people.com 123people.com is a free people search tool that searches public records, phone numbers, addresses, images, videos and email addresses and leading social networks.
- Reunion.com Claims over 700 million profiles, all in one place. Requires free registration.
- Cyndi’s List Excellent portal to a comprehensive list of free resources and subscription services.
- Pipl Meta search of public records and other people-related documents mined for the “deep web.”
- PeopleJar Peoplejar is a search platform for individuals and organizations to be found and find others by specific attributes for any interest or profession.
- Classmates.com An online social networking tool enabling users to locate and interact with acquaintances from high school, college, work and the military.
- Yahoo! People Search As the name implies, people search from Yahoo!
- ZoomInfo A business information search engine with profiles on more than 45 million people and 5 million companies.
- Whozat? People search engine that organizes results from social networks and indexed web pages.
- PeopleSearch.net Meta search and portal for paid lookups.
- yasni Meta search that produces results from indexed web pages, social network sites, the deep web and public records. Results are organized under relevent tabs.
- PeekYou Search tool for finding user generated profiles, websites, social-networking pages, photos and other online activities.
- US Search US Search is a people search service that aggregates results from a variety of sources.
- Spock People lookup across multiple services, some paid to view.
- iSearch Meta search with optional paid results
- Spokeo Subscription service searching over 40 social networks.
- Whowhere People search and directory lookup from Lycos.
- LookupPage Database of user generated professional profiles and search tool.
- CVGadget.com Meta search and people lookup. Not much use unless the subject has an uncommon name.
- Addresses.com Free White Pages and Yellow Pages lookup plus email, zipcodes, city guides, public records, and background checks. Includes iGoogle gadget.
- LinkedIn LinkedIn is an online network of more than 30 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries.
- Infobel An international information portal and search service.
- AnyWho Directory listings by state including reverse lookup, maps, area codes and toll-free numbers.
- ZabaSearch! Free people search and public information search engine.
Background Checks
- Criminal Searches Free search of public records for convicted persons
- Net-Vestigator! Paid service [download] provided access across multiple databases
- OnlinePublicRecordsSearch.com Membership site [paid] with a comprehensive list of options for searching public records by state and agency.
- Virtual Gumshoe Provides a free public records directory, access information and investigative tools. Useful blog with tips and techniques for would-be sleuths.
- US Search US Search is a people search service that aggregates results from a variety of sources.
- Global Information Services Paid service that provides a complete solution, delivering accurate information the same day you need it.
- Merlin Information Services Paid service designed for private investigators.
- ZabaSearch! Free people search and public information search engine.
Misc. Lookups
- WHOIS Search Search by domain name or IP address to find registration details for websites
- ZIP Code Lookup Find zip codes by city and state
- Ancestry.com Historical records with information on over 6 billion people
- ReferenceUSA Directory listing of infoUSA databases covering international business and residential data. Requires payment
- ZipMath Software Handy tool for listing zip codes within a radius of a single location
- Whois.Net Search ownership details for domains and websites by keyword
- AnyWho Directory listngs by state including reverse lookup, maps, area codes and toll-free numbers.
Relocation Lookups
- Domania Useful resource with research data, lookups, calculators and learning center.
- Real Estate Reports Reports compiled from tax reporting data and sales history.
- Altos Research Real estate research, real estate data, and reports.
- Zillow An online real estate service providing valuable tools and information.
Salary Lookups
- Accurate Salary Search Reports salaries for Google software engineers [default] and others.
- Salary Search | Indeed.com Salary data compiled from job posting data.
- PayScale Get accurate, real-time salary reports based on your job title, location, education, skills and experience.
- Salary.com Real-time salary reports based on job title, location, education, skills and experience.
- Glassdoor.com User generated reviews of their workplace, employers, salaries and more.
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Thanks for mentioning LookupPage.