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Delight Johnson
Delight Johnson

@thedmdelight

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Boolean searches part 2!
4. The () operator
You use parentheses to combine boolean operators or multiply the effect of an operator across several keywords.
E.g if I wanted to find crypto writing jobs and script writing jobs and also social media writing jobs.
I can type:
Writer AND (script OR crypto OR β€œsocial media”)
The results:
I can type: Writer AND (script OR crypto OR β€œsocial media”) The results: https://t.co/AvJZbBnl03
I can type: Writer AND (script OR crypto OR β€œsocial media”) The results: https://t.co/AvJZbBnl03
[Writer AND (script OR crypto OR β€œsocial media”)] is basically telling the search engine show me jobs including:
Writer AND script
writer AND crypto
writer AND β€œsocial media”
Since β€˜writer’ is common to all three searches, you can just the () to combine the effect of the AND operator to the three keywords β€˜script’, β€˜crypto’ and β€˜social media’.
5. The NOT or - operator
The NOT or minus sign (-) operator is a Boolean operator used to exclude particular keywords you don’t want in your search results.
Some search engines don’t support the NOT operator so I prefer using the minus - sign.
Let’s say I wanted to find a content writing job but for personal reasons, I don’t to see any jobs on igaming or gambling. And let’s say I also don’t want to see AI or chatgpt writing jobs.
I can type:
"content writer" -igaming -casino -gambling -ai -chatgpt
Let’s say I wanted to find a content writing job but for personal reasons, I don’t to see any jobs o...
The results will only include jobs with β€œcontent writer” and exclude any jobs that mention igaming, gambling, casino, AI and chatgpt.
Sweet right?!
6. The site: operator
The site: operator is very easy to use and is mostly used on Google.
It basically tells the search engine to limit the search results to a particular website.
E.g if I was a client and I wanted to find a crypto writer on LinkedIn through Google.
On Google, I can type:
β€œCrypto writer” site: LinkedIn.com
The results will show anything (profile, company pages, jobs, groups) containing β€œcrypto writer” on LinkedIn.
On Google, I can type: β€œCrypto writer” site: https://t.co/Ji3X2dbTMK The results will show anythin...
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So you give a space after the site: and then type in the website you want the search restricted to.
The site: operator only makes sense on huge encompassing search engines like Google.
If you are looking for a job on Upwork or LinkedIn for example, using the site: doesn’t make any sense because you are already on the said website.
Note:
Make sure to save each search string that gives you the kind of results you want.
On Upwork, click β€˜Save search’
You may need to hit the search button several times when you put a new string especially on platforms like Upwork.
Now:
These boolean operators work on most platforms with search engines.
You can also use them to find company pages, groups, recruiter profiles, etc on these platforms…
And not only jobs.
If I wanted to find a recruiter on LinkedIn for example hiring a software developer in the U.S.A,
I can type [recruiter AND "software developer" AND hiring]
And then filter the results by β€˜People’ and location.
If I wanted to find a recruiter on LinkedIn for example hiring a software developer in the U.S.A, I...
Boolean searches are simple yet powerful!
For more tips on succeeding on Upwork, get the Upwork course on my pinned tweet.
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And also (Boolean searches part 1) to help someone learn about boolean searches too.
Ciao!

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