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Searching Logic Tip Sheet

Rebecca Alexander
Rebecca Alexander

Boolean search strings in recruiting use keywords grouped into sets that can be combined or excluded using operators like AND and NOT. The order keywords are processed depends on parentheses - terms inside parentheses are evaluated first. For example, the string ("project manager" OR PM) AND budgeting searches for profiles with either "project manager" or PM that also include budgeting, ensuring the search captures synonyms and requires the skill. Without parentheses, PM AND budgeting would be processed before expanding to "project manager", limiting and reducing precision of results.

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Search Logic Boolean search strings are all about sets. Think of each keyword as having a "set" of results that are connected with it. These sets can be combined to produce a different "set" of results. You can also exclude certain "sets" from your results by using the NOT modifier. Start building the search by chunking the keywords into sets by job title, skills, and action words that can be used to express the job. Recruiter processes your search terms from left to right, but it processes all the Boolean AND operators before processing any Boolean OR operators. To change this order, group synonyms or terms that belong together with parentheses. Anything enclosed with parentheses is evaluated first. Parentheses The statement in parentheses "project manager" OR PM is processed first. The results will include one or both of those different expressions of the job title. The term budgeting is then processed, resulting in profiles that must contain either terms "project manager" or PM, along with budgeting. ("project manager" OR PM) AND budgeting PM project manager Constructing the search string this way ensures the search is expanded to include the synonyms for the job title, while also ensuring that the skill budgeting appears on any and all of those profiles. budgeting Without Parentheses If the parentheses are omitted, then the AND operation would be processed first, meaning your results would be restricted to those profiles that only include PM and budgeting together. The search is then also expanded to include "project manager." However, profiles with the term "project manager" would not be required to also have budgeting. "project manager" OR PM AND budgeting PM project manager As you can see, the results from the search string without parentheses would not be precisely targeted. budgeting 息2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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Searching Logic Tip Sheet

  • 1. Search Logic Boolean search strings are all about sets. Think of each keyword as having a "set" of results that are connected with it. These sets can be combined to produce a different "set" of results. You can also exclude certain "sets" from your results by using the NOT modifier. Start building the search by chunking the keywords into sets by job title, skills, and action words that can be used to express the job. Recruiter processes your search terms from left to right, but it processes all the Boolean AND operators before processing any Boolean OR operators. To change this order, group synonyms or terms that belong together with parentheses. Anything enclosed with parentheses is evaluated first. Parentheses The statement in parentheses "project manager" OR PM is processed first. The results will include one or both of those different expressions of the job title. The term budgeting is then processed, resulting in profiles that must contain either terms "project manager" or PM, along with budgeting. ("project manager" OR PM) AND budgeting PM project manager Constructing the search string this way ensures the search is expanded to include the synonyms for the job title, while also ensuring that the skill budgeting appears on any and all of those profiles. budgeting Without Parentheses If the parentheses are omitted, then the AND operation would be processed first, meaning your results would be restricted to those profiles that only include PM and budgeting together. The search is then also expanded to include "project manager." However, profiles with the term "project manager" would not be required to also have budgeting. "project manager" OR PM AND budgeting PM project manager As you can see, the results from the search string without parentheses would not be precisely targeted. budgeting 息2013 LinkedIn Corporation. All Rights Reserved.