I put together a free list of Boolean string examples for Recruiters and Sourcers to find candidates online. Boolean string examples include everything from finding contact information, resumes, xraying, flip-searches, to searching on social media sites, to searching specific job titles, and much more.
This is a curated list from a number of different publications. I’ll continue to add to this lists as I come across new string examples. If you would like to suggest additional strings to this list please contact me directly (here)←
Search Operators / Modifiers:
“Search Keyword” | Exact match search. |
OR | Search for X or Y. |
AND (Space) | Search for X and Y. |
* | Wildcard will match any word or phrase. |
( ) | Multiple terms. |
(-) | Minus excludes keywords or phrases. |
define: | Dictionary search feature. |
cache: | Most recent cache version of a website page. |
filetype: | Searching for filetypes i.e. PDF, DOCX, TXT, PPT, or CSV. |
site: | Xraying one entire website. |
related: | Find sites related to a given domain. |
info: | Shows page info. |
intitle: | Find a certain word (or words) in the title. |
allintitle: | Only results containing all of the specified words in the title tag will be returned. |
inurl: | Find pages with a certain word (or words) in the URL. |
allinurl: | Only results containing all of the specified words in the URL will be returned. |
intext: | Find pages containing a certain word (or words). |
allintext: | Only results containing all of the specified words on a page. |
AROUND(X) | Proximity search. Find pages containing two words or phrases within X words of each other. |
source: | Finding a news related source on Google. |
#..# | Search for a range of numbers. |
inanchor: | Find pages that are being linked to with specific anchor text. |
allinanchor: | Only results containing all of the specified words in the inbound anchor text. |
Resume / Generic Strings:
(intitle:resume OR inurl:resume OR intitle:cv OR inurl:cv OR intitle:vitae OR inurl:vitae)
(intitle:bio OR inurl:bio OR intitle:profile OR inurl:profile OR intitle:homepage OR inurl:homepage OR intitle:”about me” OR inurl:”about me”)
(intitle:team OR inurl:team OR intitle:staff OR inurl:staff OR intitle:people OR inurl:people OR intitle:employees OR inurl:employees)
(intitle:associates OR inurl:associates OR intitle:members OR inurl:members)
(intitle:alumni OR inurl:alumni OR intitle:graduates OR inurl:graduates OR intitle:alum OR inurl:alum OR intitle:grads OR inurl:grads)
(intitle:”staff directory” OR intitle:”employee directory” OR intitle:”member directory” OR intitle:”alumni directory”)
(intitle:attendees OR inurl:attendees OR intitle:participants OR inurl:participants OR intitle:roster OR inurl:roster OR intitle:registrants OR inurl:registrants)
(intitle:”resume book” OR inurl:resumebook OR inurl:”resume book” OR inurl:resume_book)
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv OR intitle:vitae)
(intitle:bio OR intitle:profile OR intitle:homepage OR intitle:”about me”)
(intitle:team OR intitle:staff OR intitle:people OR intitle:employees)
(intitle:attendees OR intitle:members OR intitle:participants OR intitle:registrants OR intitle:roster)
(intitle:alumni OR intitle:graduates OR intitle:alum OR intitle:grads)
(intitle:”staff directory” OR intitle:”employee directory” OR intitle:”member directory” OR intitle:”alumni directory”)
Site Search on Social Media / Sites:
| About.me | site:about.me “Java Developer” |
| Author pages | site:com/author “software developer|engineer” “rust” |
| AWS | inurl:s3.amazonaws.com (cloud|iaas|paas) (engineer|developer|architect) intitle:resume OR inurl:resume |
| BeKnown.com | site:beknown.com “Java Developer” |
| Coderwall.com | site:coderwall.com “joined” “Java Developer” |
| Craigslist Resume | site:*.craigslist.org/*/res account “Java Developer” |
| Craigslist.org | site:craigslist.org inurl:res “Java Developer” |
| Crunchbase | site:crunchbase.com/person react redux |
| dataversity | site:dataversity.net/author |
| Dev.to | site:dev.to intitle:dev.profile (“data science|scientist”) |
| Devpost.com | site:devpost.com intitle:software.portfolio.devpost |
| Docfoc.com | site:docfoc.com (resume OR cv OR vitae) “Java Developer” |
| Docstoc.com | site:docstoc.com (resume OR cv OR vitae) “Java Developer” |
| DoYouBuzz.com | site:doyoubuzz.com “Java Developer” |
| Drupal | site:drupal.org/u/ www.linkedin.com/in |
| Entrepreneur.com | site:entrepreneur.com/author “data science|scientist” |
| site:facebook.com “Java Developer” inurl:about | |
| Gitcoin.co | site:gitcoin.co/profile python rust |
| Github.com | site:github.com “joined on” “public activity” -tab.activity “Java Developer” |
| Google Docs | site:docs.google.com (resume OR cv OR vitae) “Java Developer” |
| Gravatar.com | site:gravatar.com (resume OR cv OR vitae) “Java Developer” |
| HackerRank | site:hackerrank.com/profile (python sql OR python nosql) |
| Info | site:info (resume OR cv OR vitae) “Java Developer” |
| Infoq.com | site:infoq.com/profile (c++ OR java) |
| InnovateCV.com | site:innovatecv.com “Java Developer” |
| Kaggle | site:kaggle.com “data scientist” “joined * ago” “united states” |
| Keybase.io | site:keybase.io (“data science|scientist”) |
| Levo.com | site:levo.com “Java Developer” |
| Libraries.io | site:libraries.io “see all * * repositories” |
| LinkedIn Profiles | site:linkedin.com/pub | site:linkedin.com/in -inurl:dir -inurl:title “Java Developer” polis |
| LinkedIn Resumes | site:https://www.linkedin.com (resume OR cv OR vitae) “Java Developer” |
| Medium | site:medium.com/portfolio |
| Meetup.com | site:meetup.com “member since” Java Developer |
| oDesk.com | site:odesk.com/o/profiles/users “Java Developer” |
| Pastebin | site:pastebin.com (“gmail.com” OR “yahoo.com” OR “hotmail.com”) “software developer|engineer” |
| Resumup.com | site:resumup.com “Java Developer” |
| Ryze.com/go | site:ryze.com/go “Java Developer” |
| SCGuild.com | site:scguild.com/resume “Java Developer” |
| Scribd.com | site:scribd.com (resume OR cv OR vitae) “Java Developer” |
| StackExchange | site:unix.stackexchange.com/users |
| Stackoverflow.com | site:careers.stackoverflow.com “Java Developer” |
| StumbleUpon.com | site:stumbleupon.com/stumbler “Java Developer” |
| Sydex.net | site:sydex.net “Java Developer” |
| TalentRooster.com | site:talentrooster.com “Java Developer” |
| The Muse | site:themuse.com/profiles “software developer|engineer” |
| site:twitter.com “Java Developer” | |
| Uploads | inurl:wp-content/uploads github “gmail.com” intitle:resume OR inurl:resume react redux |
| VisualCV.com | site:visualcv.com “Java Developer” |
| Visualize.me | site:vizualize.me “Java Developer” |
| WordPress.com/cv | site:wordpress.com/cv “Java Developer” |
| WordPress.com/r | site:wordpress.com/resume “Java Developer” |
Job Title String Examples:
Web Developer / Designer String
HTML AND CSS AND (Javascript OR AJAX) AND (Dreamweaver OR “dream weaver”) AND “asp.net” AND SQL AND (“web development” OR “web application” OR “web developer”)
Winforms developer String
“c#” AND “ado.net” AND (“wcf” OR wpf OR “silverlight” OR “silver light” OR “silver-light”) AND (winforms OR “win form” OR “winform” OR “windowsform” OR “window form” OR “windows form”)
Microsoft CRM developer String
(“Microsoft CRM” OR “ms crm” OR “mscrm” OR “microsoft-crm” OR “ms/crm” OR “ms dynamics” OR “ms-dynamics” OR “microsoft dynamics”) AND “.net” AND (wcf OR wpf OR “silver light” OR silverlight OR “silver-light”) AND crm
Ecommerce developer String
(“web developer” OR “web development”) AND (web OR url OR “ecommerce” OR “e-commerce”) AND “c#” AND “asp.net” AND ajax AND sql
Html Email Specialist String
campaign AND HTML AND crm AND “content” AND sql AND (email OR “e mail” OR “e-mail” OR “email deployment” OR “e-mail deployment” OR “email setup” OR “e mail setup” OR “e-mail setup”)
Drupal Expert String
(“web developer” OR developer OR programmer OR engineer OR “web master” OR webmaster) AND drupal AND “google analytics” AND (“seo” OR websites OR microsites OR “landing pages” OF “cms” OR “crm” OR “relational database” OR “api” OR “ui” OR “ux” OR “social media” OR paradot OR requirements)
Android Developer
Android AND SDK AND Java AND SQLite AND (SVN OR subversion)
.Net Developer String
.Net AND (VS OR “Visual Studio”) AND (VB OR “Visual Basic” OR VB.net) AND (ASP or ASP.net) AND (C# OR C#.net ) AND “SQL Server”
Python Developer String
(“Mobile application” OR Android OR Cocoa OR SDK OR iOs OR “obj-c” OR “object c” OR xcode OR “Object C” OR “Objective-C” OR “Objective C” OR Handset OR ipad OR iphone OR “unity3d” OR “Cocos2d”)
Senior PHP Developer String
(programmer or developer or engineer) AND “php” AND “sql” AND “lamp” AND “linux” AND “apache” AND “javascript” AND (jquery or memcache OR “apc cache” OR nosql OR “no sql” OR “no-sql” OR analytical OR analysis)
System Administrator String
Server* and (AD or “Active Directory”) and Exchange and DNS and (Linux or Unix or CentOS or RedHat) and (Lan or WAN) and (VOIP or SIP) and (“power shell” or scripts or scripting) and (routers or routing or switches or switching or bridges or “Network Administrator”)
Email/Messaging System Administrator String
(“systems administrator” OR “systems administration” OR “email systems administrator”) (“email delivery systems” OR powermta OR port25 OR “message systems” OR strongmail OR qmail OR sendmail OR ironport OR postfix) (“mta” OR “dns” OR “ptr” OR “mx records” OR “smtp protocols” OR“dkim” OR “spf” OR “dmarc” OR “fbl” OR “feedback loop”)
Automation Tester
(“qa” OR “quality assurance” OR “quality analyst” OR “automation tester”) AND “sql” AND agile AND scrum AND rest AND soap AND “java” AND (cucumber OR “jet brains” OR gherkin OR “cmm” OR “cmmi” OR “cast” OR “cste” OR “cmst” OR certified OR certification)
Business Analyst with Business Objects Experience
(“ba” OR “business analyst” OR “project manager” OR “project analyst”) AND “etl” AND “business objects” AND informatica AND “sql” AND (“data warehouse” OR financial OR analysis OR analytics OR mappings OR “product roadmap”)
CTO
(cto OR “chief technical officer” OR “cio” OR “chief information officer” OR vp OR “vice president” OR svp OR “senior vice president”)
Database Administrator
(“database administration” OR “database administrator” OR “DB Admin” OR DBA) AND (SQL OR “SQL Server”)
Developer Evangelist
enterprise AND “java” AND “javascript” AND html AND “php” AND “rest” AND (“sso” OR video OR integration OR deploy OR implement OR prototyp OR “project manager” OR “project management”)
Drupal Expert / Webmaster
(“web developer” OR developer OR programmer OR engineer OR “web master” OR webmaster) AND drupal AND “google analytics” AND (“seo” OR websites OR microsites OR “landing pages” OR “cms” OR “crm” OR “relational database” OR “api” OR “ui” OR “ux” OR “social media” OR paradot OR requirements)
Help Desk Support
(helpdesk OR support OR technician OR “help desk” OR “service desk”) AND (OSX OR JDE OR iSeries OR virtual OR virtualization OR vmware) AND (“AD” OR “Active Directory”) AND DHCP AND DNS AND (network OR networking) AND (switches OR switching OR routers OR routing) AND (firewalls OR security)
Information Security Manager
“Information Security” AND (“Project Manager” OR “Project Management” OR Leadership OR Manager OR PMP) AND (forensic* OR Security+ OR CISSP OR “security Standards” OR “Certified Information Systems Security Professional” OR “Advanced Persistent Threats” OR “asset protection”)
Java Developer
Java AND SQL AND (“object oriented” OR object-oriented OR “OO” OR “OOP” OR “OOAD” OR EJB OR J2EE OR Linux OR Hibernate OR Jidesoft OR MySQL OR Subversion OR SVN)
Linux Sys Admin / DBA
(“dba” OR “database administrator” OR “database administration” OR “system administrator” OR “system administration” OR “sysadmin”) AND linux AND (mysql OR “my sql” OR “my-sql”) AND (“ksh” OR bash OR perl OR python) AND (nosql OR “no sql” OR “no-sql” OR mongo OR “disaster recovery” OR “meta data analysis” OR “data modeling” OR troubleshooting OR reporting OR backup)
Linux Systems Administrator
(Unix OR Linux) AND (RedHat OR “Red Hat” OR Centos OR Debian) AND (SMTP OR DHCP OR DNS OR LDAP OR NFS OR SMTP OR HTTP OR SNMP) AND (“Systems Administrator” OR “System Administrator” OR “Systems Administration” OR “System Administration”)
Microstrategy Consultant
(MicroStrategy OR “Business Objects” OR OBIEE OR Cognos) AND (Informatica OR “Ab Initio” OR SSIS OR Websphere OR “SQL Server Integration Services”) AND (RDBMS OR oracle OR “SQL Server” OR Teradata OR Netezza OR DB2) AND SQL AND (BI OR “business intelligence” OR “data warehousing” OR DW)
Mobile Applications Architect
(ios OR iphone OR ipad OR Android) AND (SDK OR SDKs) AND (Java OR objective-c OR “objective c” OR C++) AND (optimization OR “web services” OR UX OR user-experience OR “user experience” OR “Mobile Applications” OR “Mobile Developer”)
Network Administrator
Server* AND (AD OR “Active Directory”) AND Exchange AND DNS AND (Linux OR Unix OR Centos OR RedHat) AND (Lan OR WAN) AND (VOIP OR SIP) AND (“power shell” OR scripts OR scripting) AND (routers OR routing OR switches OR switching OR bridges OR “Network Administrator”)
OBIEE Architect
(OBIEE OR “oracle Business Intelligence”) AND (“DW” OR “data warehouse” OR “data warehousing”) AND (IBOTS OR DAC OR RPD OR SME OR OOTM OR BIAPS OR OBI OR ETL OR informatica)
PHP Developer
PHP AND SQL AND (PostgreSQL OR “Pervasive SQL” OR Intranet OR Linux OR Apache OR Javascript OR HTML OR CSS)
Project Manager
(“project manager” OR “project management” OR PMP)
Quality Assurance Analyst
(“Quality Assurance” OR QA OR SQA) AND test* AND software AND (“test cases” OR Automated OR scripting) AND agile AND (ruby OR java OR javascript OR sql OR plsql OR pl-sql OR pl/sql OR selenium)
Senior Manager, IT Programs
(“program manager” OR “project manager” OR “it manager” OR “information technology manager”) AND (“ms certified” OR “ms certification” OR “microsoft certified” OR “microsoft certification”) AND “ms project” AND “c#” AND “sql server” AND “asp.net” AND “java” AND (“mvc” OR “big data” OR scope OR deliverables OR timelines OR budget OR “use case” OR design OR deploy OR supervise OR manage)
Senior Software Architect
“c#” AND “asp.net” AND “sql server” AND (java OR j2ee OR “jsp” OR servlet OR “ejb” OR “jms”) AND html AND xml AND “css” AND Oracle AND (unix OR linux) AND (“app development” OR “arch” OR design OR develop OR hadoop OR python OR rails OR “php” OR websphere OR tomcat OR “big data” OR spring OR hibernate OR eclipse OR log4j OR “ant” OR maven OR “ooad” OR “uml” OR mvc OR “jsf” OR velocity OR struts)
SharePoint Developer
(“SharePoint Designer” OR “SharePoint Developer”) AND (html OR css OR xsl OR xslt OR javascript OR jquery OR ajax) AND .net AND (asp.net OR C# OR vb.net) AND (Silverlight OR “SQL Server” OR SSRS OR SSAS OR “reporting services” OR “analysis services”)
SQL Data Analyst
(“dba” OR “data analyst” OR “database administrator”) AND “sql server” AND (“transact-sql” OR “t-sql” OR “tsql”) AND (“stored procedures” OR “ssis” OR “ssas” OR “ssrs” OR analy OR “data conversion” OR query OR queries OR “data mining” OR excel OR pivot OR vlookup OR “v-lookup” OR chart OR graph OR “ms office” OR audit)
SQL Data & Quality Assurance Analyst
(“dba” OR “data analyst” OR “database administrator” OR “qa” OR “quality assurance” OR “quality analyst”) AND “sql server” AND (“transactsql” OR “t-sql” OR “tsql”) AND (“stored procedures” OR “ssis” OR “ssas” OR “ssrs” OR test OR analy OR “data conversion” OR queries OR query OR “data mining” OR excel OR pivot OR vlookup OR “v-lookup” OR chart OR graph OR “ms office” OR audit)
Sr. Data Warehouse Architect & Developer
(architect OR develop* OR program* OR engineer) AND “sql server” AND “data warehousing” AND perl AND (microstrategy OR profiler OR “data hygiene” OR “etl” OR computations OR aggregations OR analy* OR quer* OR index OR design OR deploy OR test)
Sr. Linux Administrator
(“dba” OR “database administrator” OR “linux administrator”) AND linux AND apache AND (redhat OR fedora OR centos) AND vmware AND (tomcat OR mysql OR “my sql” OR “my-sql” OR postgre OR zimbra OR “ssh” OR “nfs” OR “bind” OR djbdns OR qmail OR openldap OR openssl OR “lvs” OR perl OR python OR ruby OR bash OR firewall)
Sr. Programmer – C++, Linux
(programmer OR engineer OR developer) AND (linux OR unix) AND (redhat OR centos OR fedora) AND (“c” OR “c++”) AND sql AND (perl OR “php” OR shell) AND (postgre OR analy OR test OR design OR deploy OR execute)
Systems Engineer
Windows AND Exchange AND Cisco AND switch* AND rout* AND IIS AND (Voip OR Citrix OR AIX OR Linux OR MCSE OR CCNA OR CCNP OR CNNA OR “Systems Engineer”) AND TCP/IP AND “Active Directory” AND DNS
Technical Account Manager
(“account manager” OR “project manager” OR “program manager”) AND software AND develop* AND “sql server” AND “data warehousing” AND technical AND marketing
Telecommunications Specialist
(Telecommunications OR Telecom) AND (network OR networking) AND IP AND telephony AND PBX AND (voicemail OR voice-mail OR “voice mail”) AND Cisco AND Avaya
User Experience Designer
(“User Experience” OR User-Experience OR UX OR “Human-Computer Interaction” OR “Human Computer Interaction” OR HCI) AND CSS AND HTML AND JavaScript AND (jQuery OR user-centered OR “graphic design” OR “visual design”)
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