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Boolean Search Secrets Cheat Sheet

Today we thought we’d share with you our Boolean search secrets cheat sheet. You can find the full write-up of all the syntax below if you download the our e-book.

SYNTAX EXAMPLES
site: site:linkedin.com “quality assurance” “Toronto”
site:linkedin.com “company abc” “business analyst”
- (minus sign) site:linkedin.com “quality assurance” “Toronto” -director
inurl:in
Inurl:pub
site:linkedin (inurl:in OR inurl:pub) “HRPA”
(to search a LinkedIn Group “HRPA”)
-inurl:dir,
-inurl:directory
site:linkedin.com “quality assurance” “Toronto” -director
-inurl.dir -inurl:directory
inurl:resume site:linkedin inurl:resume (“java” OR “J2EE”) (“developer”
OR “programmer” Toronto)
filetype:(doc, docx, pdf,txt) filetype:doc inurl:resume (“java” OR “J2EE”) (“developer”
OR “programmer”) Toronto
cache: cache:“insert Resume URL”
~ (tilde) site:linkedin inurl:resume (“java” OR “J2EE) ~developer
(to find additional results with words related to
“developer”)

 

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About The Author

Michelle De Rubeis

A CHRP Candidate (Certified Human Resources Professional) who’s always learning something new. Boolean search ninja and master LinkedIN networker. Since we met Michelle she’s become a DJ, a skier and a runner.

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