Here's a hack that can help you find roles that fit your background better. Boolean operators. You can run a Boolean search on LinkedIn (and most job board sites) by combining keywords with operators like AND, NOT, and OR during your search. Here are some ways to use Boolean logic and construct your searches: Quoted searches: For an exact phrase, enclose the phrase in quotation marks. For example, type "product manager". You can also use quotation marks if you want to find someone with a multi-word title. NOT searches: Type the word NOT (capital letters) immediately before a search term to exclude it from your search results. This typically limits your search results. For example, "programmer NOT manager". OR searches: Type the word OR (capital letters) to see results that include one or more items in a list. This typically broadens your search results. For example, "sales OR marketing OR advertising”. AND searches: AND searches: Type the word AND (capital letters) to see results that include all items in a list. This typically limits your search results. For example, "accountant AND finance AND CPA". Parenthetical searches: To do a complex search, you can combine terms using parentheses. For example, to find people who have "VP" in their profiles, but exclude "assistant to VP" or SVPs, type VP NOT (assistant OR SVP). Typical ways I have used this in the past: • Product Manager targeting multiple seniority levels above junior / entry level: (“product”) AND (“head” OR “VP” OR “vice president” OR “group” OR “Chief” OR “senior”) → searches for Product Leadership roles • Optical engineer: (”Optics” OR “optical”) AND (“research” OR “engineer”) → searches for engineering and research related roles in a specific domain (like optics). You can do the same with other domains. • Sales development representative: Sales development representative AND ("fintech") → searches for sales roles at financial technology companies. HUGE TIP: Filter for posted in the last week. Posts that are older than 1 week have often been filled. Questions? Leave them below! #jobsearchtips #careercoach #jobhunt
