What
The Daxtra Search product has a feature called Boolean Search which allows Recruiters to narrow down their search to specific Candidates, so that they can ensure they match the most relevant Candidate pools to their respective Vacancies. When carrying out the Boolean Search it is important to understand the different Boolean search methods that can be carried out to ensure the best results.
Where
1. Navigate to Daxture Search by clicking on Find Candidates:
2. Click on the green magnifying glass - this is where we begin constructing our Boolean Search query:
How
The Boolean Search allows us to combine a search with keywords and phrases by using Boolean Operators. By carrying out this type of search, we're able to shorten or widen our searches to give us the most relevant results. Below are the different search methods we can use and combine when carrying out a Boolean Search.
Boolean Search Operators and Methods
OR The "OR" operator allows us to retrieve CVs containing either one of the keywords, e.g. "ICT OR HR".
NOT The "NOT" operator allows us to query a search for one keyword but not the other, e.g. "Business NOT ICT".
AND The "AND" operator allows us to retrieve CVs containing both of the keywords, e.g. "Business AND HR".
Speech Marks If we use speech marks then we're able to retrieve CVs containing the complete phrase within the speech marks, e.g. "ICT Manager".
If we don't make use of the speech marks, then the search query will return CVs from Candidates who have included the words separately within their CV, e.g. ICT or Manager.
Tips when carrying out your Boolean Searches
Abbreviations may aid with your query to find Candidates who haven't entered a full description of their job role within their CV.
ANDs and ORs shouldn't be included in the same search query unless brackets are used.
Shorten words If you shorten certain keywords then you can sometimes generate more CV results, e.g. Engineer instead of Engineering.
Additional supporting information
Here's a useful link to a Daxtra knowledge article for more information > How to conduct the best keyword searches when hiring
Authored by Sam Cherry - Application Support Analyst @ Mercury