Whether you're looking for a new job, a specific recruiter or an office to work with, you'll likely need to search using more than a simple keyword. Use these tips to conduct more advanced searches—and find more precise results.
| Search Operator | Example | How it Works |
|---|---|---|
| no operator between words or phrases | insurance sales | Your search will automatically have an and between the words "insurance" and "sales". Returns results containing both "insurance" and "sales" although they may appear in no particular order. |
| and | insurance and sales | Returns results containing both "insurance" and "sales" although they may appear in no particular order. |
| " "(quotes) | "pharmaceutical sales representative" | Searches for the exact phrase "pharmaceutical sales representative". |
| or | insurance or sales | Returns results that contain either "insurance" or "sales" or both. |
| * (wild card) | program* | Searching for "program*" will find resumes or jobs containing "programs", "programming", "programmers", etc. |
| not | "insurance sales" not life not medical | Searches for jobs or resumes that contain the words "insurance sales" but do not contain "life" or "medical". |
Now that you know the basics, combine your operators using parentheses for a more powerful set of results.
| Search Operator | Example | How it Works |
|---|---|---|
| () (parenthesis) | (web or internet) and (develop* or program*) | Parentheses allow you to combine operators while grouping parts of your search together. This example search will likely return the following results: "web developer", "web development", "internet programmer", "web programming", etc. |
Refine your search at the bottom of your results page. For stronger results try entering more specific information about the position, recruiter or candidate you're searching for.