The default operator is AND with left associativity.
#Google boolean search not working full#
You can remove all of those profiles by removing the keyword “manager”, just like this: Go to Advanced Search (boolean entry isn't available on the homepage) Enter your query in a 'Search Term' box on the left Boolean syntax (USPTO or EPO format): For more complicated searches, full boolean logic is supported. Let’s say you found a lot of people who are no longer accountants, but in fact moved into a managing position. Let’s consider the example of a German speaking accountant. By finding the keywords they have in common and eliminating them, you can narrow down your search again. Sometimes your search results will include a lot of profiles that are simply not relevant. Also, Google doesn’t react to overusing OR too well, you can read more about this on the Boolean Strings blog. Sometimes, it’s better to run a search twice rather than expand it too much – because you’ll never have the time or energy to review hundreds of profiles in one sitting. In this case you will not use spaces between words:īe careful not to overuse the OR operator. In Google, you can use the OR operator but you can also use |. In this case you will write down your search string as: By combining the keywords with OR, you’ll find all of the profiles with “developer” in them and all of the profiles with “programista” in them.
That’s exactly when you want to use the OR operator. On the other hand, if their profile is in Polish, you’d use “programista”. If they work in an international environment their profile is probably in English, so you would use “developer” as a keyword. Let’s imagine you’re looking for a Java developer who speaks Polish. You will get the opposite result with the OR operator, which will allow to include more profiles in your results. So when you’re sourcing on LinkedIn, you’ll use: In Google space replaced the regular spelling of the AND operator. OR Boolean Operator Google uses the OR operator to search for one term or another term. Be careful when typing the search operator it makes a difference in the search results. But remember, it will not work when sourcing on… Google! Since Boolean operators aren’t necessarily used by all of the search engine’s user, Google made things even easier for us. A Boolean operator must be in uppercase letters because that's how Google understands it's a search operator and not a regular word. AND is one of the three basic operators we use and will work in most databases.
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