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Job Titles

Titles are combined with OR

Companies (Include)

Find people at these companies

Locations

Industries

Keywords (Include)

Must have these keywords

Keywords (Exclude)

Exclude profiles with these

Companies (Exclude)

Exclude people from these companies

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What is Boolean Search?

Boolean search is a method of combining keywords with operators like AND, OR, and NOT to create more precise searches. Named after mathematician George Boole, this technique has been used in databases since the 1960s and is essential for modern recruiting and sales prospecting.

On LinkedIn, Boolean search helps you find exactly the right prospects or candidates by filtering millions of profiles based on specific criteria like job titles, companies, locations, and skills.

Boolean Operators Cheat Sheet

Operator	Example	What it does
AND	sales AND manager	Both terms must appear
OR	sales OR marketing	Either term can appear
NOT	sales NOT intern	Exclude the term
" "	"sales manager"	Exact phrase match
( )	(sales OR marketing) AND manager	Group terms together

Pro Tips

• Put most important terms first for better results
• Combine operators: ("Sales Manager" OR "AE") AND "SaaS"
• LinkedIn limits searches to ~2,000 characters
• Use exclusions wisely: NOT intern NOT assistant

X-Ray Search: Find LinkedIn Profiles via Google

X-Ray search uses Google's site: operator to search within LinkedIn. This technique offers several advantages over LinkedIn's native search:

✓See profiles without logging into LinkedIn
✓Bypass LinkedIn's search result limits
✓Leverage Google's superior search algorithm
✓Find profiles that may be hidden in LinkedIn search

Note: X-Ray searches find profiles, but not email addresses. Use Enrichley's enrichment to get verified contact data.

Frequently Asked Questions

Boolean search is a method of combining keywords with operators like AND, OR, and NOT to create more precise searches. On LinkedIn, it helps you find exactly the right prospects or candidates by filtering results based on specific criteria like job titles, companies, and locations.

Yes, LinkedIn's standard search bar supports basic Boolean operators including AND, OR, NOT, quotes for exact phrases, and parentheses for grouping. LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Recruiter offer additional filters that work alongside Boolean search.

X-Ray search uses Google's site:linkedin.com/in/ operator to find LinkedIn profiles through Google instead of LinkedIn's own search. This can surface profiles you might not find through LinkedIn's search, bypass search limits, and doesn't require logging in.

Yes, LinkedIn limits search queries to approximately 2,000 characters. Our tool shows you the character count and warns you when you're approaching this limit. For longer searches, consider breaking them into multiple searches.

Use quotation marks around multi-word phrases you want to match exactly. For example, "Sales Manager" finds that exact phrase, while Sales Manager (without quotes) finds profiles containing both words anywhere.

Boolean search helps you find profiles, but doesn't provide email addresses. Enrichley's email enrichment service can help you find and verify email addresses for the prospects you've identified. We offer catch-all verification for 98% deliverability.

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