Candidate Search Tips

The following examples show the search syntax allowed in performing search operations:

In this tutorial the word ‘term’ refers to a single term a user wants to find in a resume in your search.

You cannot use double quotes in any search.

In our search engine you must use single quotes around phrases and where specified in the examples listed below.

The default operator in our search engine is AND. Therefore, you can use AND or a space in your searches.

If you want to use OR you must specify OR as the operator in a search. NOTE: The operators OR/AND must be in capital letters!

Single terms and phrases in searches are not case sensitive.

Boolean searches using parentheses as necessary can be performed and are recommended.

· Single word search: The following example shows how to search for a single word in a search:

Example: term

· Multiple word search: The following example shows how to search a resume having multiple words in it:

Example: term AND term2 Note: Since AND is the default operator, a space between the two terms would produce the same results.

Example: term1 OR term2

· Search for one term, but not the other: Search results include candidates who have the plus sign term and not the minus sign term.

Example: ‘-term1 +term2’

· String Search with phrases:

Example: ‘phrase 1’ OR ‘phrase 2’

Example: ‘phrase 1’ AND ‘phrase 2’ Note: Since AND is the default operator, a space between the two phrases would produce the same results.

· Wildcard search: The following syntax searches for ‘term’, ‘terms’, ‘terminal’, etc.

Example: ‘term*’

Note: You cannot use an * as the first character of a search.

· Proximity search: To search for ‘term’ and ‘term2’ within five words of each other in a resume, use the following search:

Example: ‘term1 term2’ ~5

Note: You can use the numbers from 1 thru 99 after the ~.