Xing Lead Extractor

The Internet is the place where you can accomplish great things, but also get started with your projects. Various services let you quickly find a job suitable for your skills, while others help you gather important data. For instance, Xing Lead Extractor is used to grab various sets of info from the Xing service.

There are a few things which need to be done before the application can be used to your advantage. For starters, your computer needs to be fitted with .NET Framework, and at least Internet Explorer 10, because IE is used to load Xing pages. Second, you need to create a Xing account, because data is grabbed from your associated user.

One last thing which need to be done to enable functionality is to register the associated Xing processor DLL file, but necessary instructions are available on program launch.

As far as the interface is concerned, the application does a pretty good job at keeping things organized, with a resizable side panel which provides access to your Xing account details, as well as a large area in which results are displayed. Functions and filters are triggered and configured from an upper toolbar.

In order to be able to retrieve any results you need to connect to your Xing account, and this is done through the program interface. The side panel helps you configure the necessary details you wish to grab, after which you can initiate a search operation.

The application displays quite the variety of info in the results table, with column headers for first and last name, business and private email, business and private phone number, job title, as well as an abundance of company-related details.

Results can be saved, and you can choose to load previous or the last search session. You can choose to extend email search of not found on contact, auto-save search sessions, as well as to add delay after each profile search.

When all data of interest is extracted, you have the possibility to apply filters in order to narrow down results. Filters are added per line, with operations to add or remove filters, and apply to either custom or all columns. Exporting is done as CSV, TXT, or Excel files.

Bottom line is that nearly any kind of information can be grabbed from the web using the right tools. Xing Lead Extractor is a neat tool for employers to gather up various details regarding employees and other companies from Xing, presenting info in an organized manner, letting you apply filters, and save under popular formats.