The CV Search in the Candidates Search Builder does not use keyword Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT. Instead, it simplifies searches using symbols:
- + means must have (like AND )
- – means exclude (like NOT )
- A space (no symbol) is treated as either/or (like OR )
This guide provides examples that compare traditional Boolean searches with their equivalents in the Search Builder.
| 1. Basic AND | |
| Keyword-based | developer AND manager |
| RSS symbol-based | +developer +manager |
| 2. Basic OR | |
| Keyword-based | developer OR manager |
| RSS symbol-based | developer manager |
| 3. Basic NOT | |
| Keyword-based | developer NOT manager |
| RSS symbol-based | +developer -manager |
| 4. Combining AND and OR | |
| Keyword-based | (developer AND manager) OR engineer |
| RSS symbol-based | (+developer +manager) engineer |
| 5. Combining AND and NOT | |
| Keyword-based | developer AND NOT manager |
| RSS symbol-based | +developer -manager |
| 6. Combing AND, OR, and NOT | |
| Keyword-based | (developer OR engineer) AND NOT manager |
| RSS symbol-based | +(developer engineer) -manager |
| 7. Exact phrases | |
| Keyword-based | "project manager" AND developer |
| RSS symbol-based | +"project manager" +developer |
| 8. Excluding exact phrases | |
| Keyword-based | developer NOT "project manager" |
| RSS symbol-based | +developer -"project manager" |
| 9. Nested Queries | |
| Keyword-based | (developer AND manager) OR (engineer AND NOT trainee) |
| RSS symbol-based | (+developer +manager) (+engineer -trainee) |
| 10. Searching for optional terms | |
| Keyword-based | developer OR manager OR engineer |
| RSS symbol-based | developer manager engineer |
Special Characters
Boolean ignores special characters such as &, #, +. To include a word or phrase that has special characters, add a Contains or Does Not Contain as shown below:
