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Candidate Search Function

The candidate search function allows you to perform complex searches using various fields such as

current_title, email, first_name, last_name, name, work_history, location, resume_text, city, state

This guide will help you understand how to format your search queries to get the desired results.

Basic Usage

To search for candidates using specific titles or keywords in their resume text, you can use the following format:

field:((keyword1 OR keyword2) (keyword3 OR "phrase 1" OR "phrase 2"))

Examples

Example 1: Searching Work History

Let's say you want to search for candidates who are either a manager or a director, and who have experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain:

work_history:((manager OR director) (procurement OR purchasing OR "supply chain"))

Example 2: Searching Resume Text

If you want to search for candidates whose resumes mention "Foundation" or "Test", and "sales" or "dev":

resume_text:((Foundation OR Test) (sales OR dev))

Example 3: Combining Title and Resume Text Searches

When combining searches for both title and resume text, ensure each field is properly formatted:

work_history:((manager OR director) (procurement OR purchasing OR "supply chain")) resume_text:((Foundation OR Test) (sales OR dev))

Example 4: Searching Multiple Titles

To search for candidates with multiple titles across different groups, such as those who are either a manager or director in procurement or purchasing, or who are in the supply chain or logistics:

work_history:((manager OR director) (procurement OR purchasing) (supply chain OR logistics))

Example 5: Combining Multiple Fields

For a more complex search, you might want to combine multiple fields such as work history, resume text, and text:

work_history:((engineer OR developer) (senior OR lead)) resume_text:((Java OR Python) ("machine learning" OR "data science")) text:((AWS OR Azure) (Docker OR Kubernetes))

Example 6: Excluding Specific Terms

Basic usage for excluding terms

-keyword

Basic usage for excluding terms from a certain field

-field:(keyword)

Example If you want to search for candidates who are either a manager or director, excluding those who have "Laboratory" in their title, your query would look like this:

work_history:((manager OR director)) -work_history:(Laboratory)