If you ever found yourself wanting to toss your laptop across the room because your candidate search results turned up zilch, you can thank this guy.
George Boole was a 19th century English mathematician whose greatest gift to recruiters was Boolean algebra. Used correctly, it's a way to hack conjunctions and punctuation marks into powerful sourcing tools. Used incorrectly, it's a surefire, frustrating way to filter in irrelevant talent.
Tired of ineffective web searches? Wonder what 'and', 'or', 'and not', asterisks, parentheses, and quotation marks have to do with sourcing qualified candidates?
Not sure how you'll manage to find the purple squirrel in a sea of unfit talent? Just started sourcing and learning the ropes of building a robust candidate search string? We have just the thing.
From rookie recruiters to seasoned pros, learning the basics of the Boolean search method is perfect for fine-tuning those hunting skills. Learn more about it in our eBook, "Boolean 101: The Recruiter's Guide to the Hunt for Top Talent!"
You'll get the dish on:
- How to build search strings to source candidates fit for your opportunities
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How to quickly mine through any database to find the talent you're looking for
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The trick to sifting through billions of profiles to pinpoint only relevant candidates
Get to typin' and start sourcing your next great hire!
