Boolean search for linkedin8/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Different accounts get different numbers of results on the same job-title-like-sounding searches that vary quite significantly. This sort of job title-sounding search terms interpretation is inconsistent across accounts (no matter, basic or business). Simply changing the keyword order in such a way that the terms don't convey a job title - Developer Java - would "fix" the search: You do not have to necessarily use "ANDs" to "break your way" to true Boolean search. The automatic interpretation of the search terms is not expected and not helpful. That's it - LinkedIn will not include, for example, someone who is a Developer and has a skill Java unless they match #1 or #2 above. #2 - LinkedIn includes some people with similar past or present job titles - for example, Java Engineer. #1 - LinkedIn looks for people with the current or past (!) job titles including the words Java and Developer ![]() When we search for the keywords Java Developer: * Note that your account may get different results from these searches. that does not include many profiles that have both keywords Java AND Developer: Here is what, for example, a (narrowed-down) search for Java Developer looks like* What we are increasingly seeing at this time is Job Title-sounding words interpretation, that affects search results. This sort of interpretation of first and last names has been there for a long time (and perhaps makes sense). For example, a search for "James" may find people called "Jim" or "Jamie". (I have narrowed down the example search by a few parameters, to make the differences obvious). Your search is automatically restricted to the respective profile fields - Name, Company, or Title.įor example, a search for James Smith misses some profiles that have both words, James AND Smith. Instead, one or both of these things happen: Then - you will not "automatically see results that include all of the terms". Job Titles (especially, titles with two or more words, following each other in the Keywords field, e.g.If your keywords contain terms sounding like: You need to be aware of that, not to miss matching search results. The LinkedIn Boolean Search Help article tells us, "If your search has two or more terms, you'll automatically see results that include all of them." However, this is not true in an exceeding number of keyword searches. However, if you do so, your answers may be flawed. Some of us, when starting a new search, go to LinkedIn, type a few terms - including, perhaps, a title and some skills - into the Keywords field in people search and try to assess the volume of potential candidates. ![]()
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