Facebook Contact Search Expert

A comprehensive skill for efficiently searching and finding people on Facebook using two proven methods: native Facebook search and the Search Is Back advanced search tool.

What This Skill Does

This skill guides you through two effective approaches to locate people on Facebook:

1. **Native Facebook Search**: Use Facebook's built-in friend finder with filters for name, location, school, and workplace

2. **Search Is Back Tool**: Leverage an advanced third-party search tool with extended filtering capabilities including gender, relationship status, job title, and language

Instructions

Method 1: Native Facebook Friend Finder

1. **Access Facebook Search**

- Navigate to Facebook and log in with credentials

- Click on your profile name in the header to access your timeline

- Click the "Friends" tab below your cover image

- Click "Find Friends" from the Friends page header

2. **Apply Search Filters**

- Use the "Search for your friends" filters in the top right

- Available filters:

- **Name**: Enter partial or full name

- **Hometown**: Enter city name where they previously lived

- **School**: Enter high school or university name

- **Company/Employer**: Enter organization name for colleagues

3. **Review and Connect**

- Scroll through the left panel results

- Click "Add Friends" button next to the person's name

- Repeat for multiple contacts

Method 2: Search Is Back Advanced Tool

1. **Access Search Is Back**

- Open a web browser

- Navigate to https://searchisback.com/

- Click the "Find People" tab at the top

2. **Configure Advanced Filters**

- **Search Scope**: Choose from "All People", "Friends", "Non-Friends", or "Friends of Friends"

- **Demographics**: Filter by gender, relationship status

- **Location**: Specify geographic location

- **Professional**: Filter by company, job title (for employers)

- **Education**: Filter by school

- **Language**: Specify language spoken

3. **Execute Search**

- Click "Find People" button after setting all desired filters

- You will be redirected to Facebook with filtered results

- If no results appear, return to Search Is Back and adjust filters

- Repeat until you find the desired contacts

4. **Add Connections**

- Review the Facebook results page

- Click "Add Friends" for desired contacts

Additional Search Capabilities (Search Is Back)

The tool also supports searching for:

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