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Build a LinkedIn boolean search
Titles, keywords and exclusions in. A clean boolean string and a search link out.
Any of these. One per line or comma.
Any of these, anywhere on the profile or post.
Profiles or posts mentioning these are dropped.
Search string
Add a title or keyword on the left.
How LinkedIn reads the string
The same rules apply in the main search bar, Sales Navigator and Recruiter.
Quotes for phrases
"head of sales" matches the phrase. Without quotes it matches profiles with those words anywhere.
OR inside brackets
(CEO OR founder) keeps the alternatives together so the AND after it applies to the whole group.
NOT to disqualify
NOT recruiter drops anyone who mentions it. Use it for the headlines that are never buyers.
Capitals only
AND, OR and NOT must be uppercase. Lowercase ones are searched as ordinary words.
Questions
Does LinkedIn support boolean search?+
Yes, in the main search bar and in Sales Navigator and Recruiter. It understands quoted phrases, AND, OR, NOT and brackets. The operators must be in capitals: a lowercase "or" is searched as a word.
Does LinkedIn support wildcards like manag*?+
No. LinkedIn ignores * and ?, so list the variants instead: manager, management, "managing director".
Where do I paste the title-only string?+
In Sales Navigator’s Current job title filter, or the Title field under All filters in the free search. It keeps the match to the title rather than anywhere on the profile.
Why search posts as well as people?+
A people search finds everyone with the right title. A posts search, sorted by latest, finds the ones writing about the problem this week, which are the people most likely to reply.
Stop re-running the same search.
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