Job Searching by Keyword
Simple Boolean Query
To help you narrow your search, some job sites support Boolean
query. Using this method in its simplest form, you type qualifying keywords
connected by the words below, called Boolean operators.
- And means to search for all the associated keywords you type. Your search returns only job ads that include all of the keywords anywhere within the text.
- Or means to search for any of the associated keywords you type. Your search returns all job ads that have one or more of the keywords anywhere within the text.
When you connect keywords with operators, it's called a Boolean expression. For example, our tech support specialist might try searching for jobs in Austin with this Boolean expression:
|
technical and support and Austin |
It means something like:
|
Search for job ads that include the words technical, support and Austin anywhere in the text. If ads don't include all of the words, don't show them to me. |
In plain English, it means:
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Search for technical support positions only in Austin. |
The or operator wouldn't work very well for our our technical support specialist. It means to find either of the words technical or support, and there are probably thousands of irrelevant jobs ads with one of those words in them. With multiword titles, the and operator works much better than or in most cases.
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