You can use the box to carry out a boolean search, which will cover all information on Candidates (including attached CVs).


Within Simple Search, there is a search box that allows you to set up your search using Boolean operators, i.e. a series of commands and operators that we use to combine keywords into sentences that our search engine can understand.


The Boolean operators enabled are as follows:

  • OR

    The OR command simply requires that one of the keywords entered is contained in the CV. When the system finds one of the words, it returns the corresponding CV as a result.
    e.g. Sales OR Account
    In this case, all results will contain Sales OR Account. In some cases, they may contain both words.

  • AND

    The AND command joins words or phrases together so that they are all included in the results, and refines the search better.
    e.g. Sales AND Account
    In this case, all results will certainly contain Sales E Accounts.

  • AND NOT / OR NOT

    The AND NOT / OR NOT command allows you to exclude a particular word or phrase from the search results.
    e.g. Sales AND NOT Account
    In this case, all the results obtained will contain the word Sales but NOT the word Account.

  • PARENTHESIS ()

    This function groups keywords together to create a sub-search within a complex string. To create a Boolean string containing several commands, the use of brackets is indispensable.
    e.g. Sales AND (Marketing OR Account)
    It will return all CVs containing the word Sales and CVs containing the word Marketing or Account or both.

  • QUOTATION MARKS “”

    Quotation marks make it possible to search for several keywords as if they were one sentence.
    e.g. “Customer support”
    In our example, all the CVs in our results will contain the words 'Customer support' in this exact order.

  • ASTERISK *

    This function allows you to search for all words contained in a CV starting with the letters indicated in front of the asterisk character.
    For example, if you are looking for candidates for management, the use of the asterisk character will avoid entering multiple keywords.
    By simply typing man* you will get CVs containing the words management, manager, etc.

NB: Boolean operators must be written in CAPITAL letters.


By combining the operators and commands above, you can create a search string similar to this:

(secretary OR receptionist OR “executive assistant”) AND excel AND outlook