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Searching Resumes

Instructions

To search resumes attached to candidate records, please follow these steps:

Initiating a Regular Search

  1. In any Candidates View, click on the ‘Advanced Find’ button on the top right of the view
  2. A new window will open
  3. Click the ‘Search In’ (drop-down) Button and choose whether to search Resumes, JobTitle, Summaries, or check them all to search all simultaneously.
  4. Choose ‘Regular Search’.
  5. If you use ‘Regular Search’, you can use the available search fields (All, Any, None & Exact Phrases).
  6. Type in the keywords you want to search by.  (NOTE: After entering each keyword hit enter key to type in next keyword)
  7. Enter a ZipCode and Search Radius if desired (not required)
    Under 'Additional Search Criteria' section click 'Add a Field to Search' and choose 'In ZipCode' to enter ZipCode and Radius
  8. Click ‘Search’ in the bottom right corner.
  9. Your search will start and you will now see the results of your search in the view you had selected









Initiating a Boolean Search
  1. In any Candidates View, click on the ‘Advanced Find’ button on the top right of the view
  2. A new window will open
  3. Click the ‘Search In’ (drop-down) Button and choose whether to search Resumes, JobTitle, Summaries, or check them all to search all simultaneously.
  4. Choose ‘Boolean Search’.  To use the Boolean Search Option, you can enter full Boolean Strings in to the new search box you see.  Please see:  Exelare Boolean Operators Cheat Sheet
  5. Type in the keywords you want to search by. 
  6. Enter a ZipCode and Search Radius if desired (not required)
    Under 'Additional Search Criteria' section click 'Add a Field to Search' and choose 'In ZipCode' to enter ZipCode and Radius
  7. Click ‘Search’ in the bottom right corner.
  8. Your search will start and you will now see the results of your search in the view you had selected










Advanced Tips
  1. Recent Searches –  At any point you can click on "Recent" (TAB) to select your previous searches from the list and click on "Search" at the bottom to initiate the search.
  2. To filter the results further, you can type in the live search bar to narrow down your search list (Ex: City, State etc.) from the existing Resume Search.


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