Non-Internet search engines as a root word/stem/truncation search. The asterisk can be used on most resume databases and Search #3 “Project Manager” NOT (SQL and Spanish) Search #2 “Project Manager” AND SQL NOT Spanish Search #1 “Project Manager” AND SQL AND CRM Mutually exclusive result sets (not so common usage, but very effective Use the NOT operator to systematically and progressively loosen the search into #2 Starting with a very restrictive search with many search terms, you can #1 Excluding words you do not want to retrieve to reduce false positive results Will not return any results with any mention of Java, JSP, and/or J2EE. Net NOT (Java or JSP or J2EE) – that search Operator in conjunction with an OR statement.Įxample. On most of the major job boards you can use the NOT Run: “project manager” and NOT construction – this search will not returnĪny results with “project manager” and the word “construction” contained within Not in fact match your target hiring profile. Manager, you may want to employ the NOT operator in order to eliminateįalse positive results - results that mention your search terms but do Terms and will not return any results with that term (or terms) in them.Įxample: If you were searching for an I.T. Use the NOT operator excludes specific search If you put quotation marks onĪ single word in Google, it will defeat the auto-stemming feature and only Looking specifically for the word manager, it will still return managed, Them as relevant matches even when not mentioned as an exact phrase.īonus: Google auto-stems every search term, so if you are Some search engines, it will split up the words Director and Tax and highlight Of Tax.” If you searched for Director of Tax without the quotation marks, on Phrases of more than one word, or else some search engines will split theįor example: “Director of Tax” will only return “Director Quotation marks must be used when searching for exact Search may run but it will NOT run as intended – in this case looking for apacheĪND weblogic in coordination with apache AND websphere. If you don’t enclose all of your OR statements, your Without them, search engines may not execute properly.įor example: apache AND (weblogic OR websphere) Parentheses must be used to encapsulate statements that The best ways to use OR statements is #1 to think ofĪll of the alternate ways a particular skill or technology can be expressed,Į.g., (CPA or “C.P.A” or “Certified Public Accountant”), and/or #2 to searchįor a list of desired skills where you would be pleased if a candidate hadĮxperience with at least one, e.g., (apache or weblogic or websphere). However, ifĬandidates mention 2 or all 3, they also will be returned, and some searchĮngines will rank them as more relevant results because of such. One of the following: apache, weblogic, websphere. The returned results must mention at least Statements need to be encapsulated by parentheses in order to execute properly.Įxample: Java and Oracle and SQL and AJAX and (apache The OR operator typically broadens your search.Įssentially, using an OR means ”at least one of/one or more.” OR Searching defaults to AND if you do not put an operator in between words. Words, with every AND you add to your query, the fewer results you will get.Įxample: Java AND Oracle AND SQL AND AJAX You would like to see in coordination with another term. Use the AND operator to limit your search – it shouldīe used for targeting required skills, experience, technologies, or titles Used to carry out effective searches, cutting out many unrelated documents and Online databases (Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice, etc.) and search engines (Google,īing, Yahoo, etc.) support Boolean searches. Logic developed by George Boole, a 19th century English mathematician. Search really works, and look at specific examples of this incredibly easy toīoolean searching is built on a method of symbolic In thisĪrticle, we'll talk about the origins of Boolean terminology, how Boolean Make our Web searches more sophisticated, effective, and streamlined.Įffectively utilizing Boolean searching is the way we accomplish this goal forīoth online web searches and for archived resume/profile databases. As a recruiter it is paramount that we endeavor to
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