You can use boolean operators together to further narrow or expand your search. Here's an example:
Here's a recap of available boolean operators and how to use them:
Operator | Functionality | Explanation | Examples |
| Includes two or more criteria in your search results | If you’re looking for a software engineer, you’d use the AND operator to search for software AND engineer. The results you receive will include both “software” and “engineer.” | software
designer |
| Includes one or more criteria in your search results | This will generate a results list that includes either “engineer” or “developer.” | python |
| Group search phrases and prioritize operators | Use the brackets operator to include multiple operators without changing your search query. | software |
| Search for phrase match | Use the quotations operator when you want results that include an exact phrase. |
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| Search for variations of a word | Widen your search to include variations on your keywords or phrases. | admin or
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Definitions
Below you can find more detailed descriptions of each boolean search operator and their use cases.
AND Operator
Includes multiple criteria in search results.
Use the
ANDoperator (or+symbol) to narrow search results.Example: software
ANDengineer
OR / | Operator
Includes one or more criteria in search results
Use the
ORoperator (or|symbol) to expand your search results.
Using OR in your search string indicates that you want to see multiple entries or variables in the results. This operator expands your search results to include a wider range of information.
OR can be used when different words or job titles say the same thing, and can be used alongside AND to refine your results.
Example: python
ORrubyExample: marketing
ANDmanagerORleader
NOT / - Operator
The “NOT” operator is currently in development:
Excludes unwanted criteria from search results
Use the
NOToperator (or-symbol) to narrow your search results by excluding unwanted criteria.Example:
"software engineer"NOTembedded
() Operator
Group search phrases and prioritize operators
Brackets operators are used to specify which parts of the search take priority over other elements. They specify which sections you want to emphasize, compare, or exclude.
If you’re looking for someone who is a software engineer OR developer, your string would look something like this:
Example: software
AND(engineerORdeveloper)
"" Operator
Search for exact phrase
Use the quotations operator when you want results that include an exact phrase.
This operator is used to search for an exact phrase that you’re looking for. Adding quotes around a single word, or multiple words will treat that string as one search term.
Use the quotations operator when you are confident in the exact phrase you’re looking for. Otherwise, you’ll unintentionally exclude a large pool of viable results.
For example, if you only want to see people who have Marketing Manager in their Role Title, and you don’t care about any other, then your string would look like this:
Example:
"marketing manager"
* Operator
Search for variations of a root word
Widen your search to include variations on your keywords or phrases.
Pay attention to where you truncate the root word as including an extra letter will modify your results. For example, searching for manage* will eliminate managing from the original list.
Think of this operator as a tool for finding a pool of candidates with a variety of different keywords to describe similar tasks or skills.
Example:
admin
*would bring up results for administrator, administration, administer, etc.
"marketing manager"ANDadmin*would bring up results for marketing managers with skills or other job titles like administrator, administration, administer, etc.