How to use Boolean operators in Search

Boolean Operators are useful for discovering desired candidates in Search. They allow you to quickly filter candidates by combining search terms with specific AND, OR, and NOT operators.

Note: Boolean operators are only supported for certain attribute sections at this time: Current Role, Current or Past Company, Must-Have Skills.

Using AND, OR, and NOT operators

• Use AND in a query to narrow your candidate results
  • “blockchain and cloud computing” uncovers candidates who match all criteria
• Use OR in a query to broaden your candidate results
  • “software engineer or frontend developer” uncovers candidates who match any criteria
  • Alternatively, comma separated values will also combine the search terms as ORs (e.g. “software engineer, frontend developer”)
• Use NOT in a query to exclude candidates who match the search criteria
  • “not google.com” excludes candidates who currently work at Google

Steps for using Boolean operators

1. Navigate to an existing search or create a new search from the homepage
   1. Locate the main search bar
   2. Choose an attribute section from the dropdown and apply your query
      
      
      Alternatively – choose Current Role or Must-Have Skills from the dropdowns, or click + in the Attributes sidebar to apply Boolean queries