The search recipe library
A recipe is a finished search string you can paste straight into LinkedIn, with the reasoning printed next to it so you can bend it instead of guessing. All 24 of them live in the boolean search library below, sorted by the job you are trying to do.
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Boolean search recipes (24)
LinkedIn search reads quotes, AND, OR, NOT and parentheses, and it punishes one misplaced bracket with a result set full of the wrong people. These recipes get the syntax right for you.
Open the libraryInside every recipe
- The full string, ready to copy in one click.
- Why each group of terms is in there, so you can swap them safely.
- Two tuned variations for when the results come back too wide or too narrow.
Sourcing and recruiting (10)
Find software engineers (recruiting)
You are sourcing backend or full stack engineers for an open role and want candidates, not recruiters or students.
Get the stringFind data analysts (recruiting)
You need an analyst who can own SQL reporting and dashboards, not a data engineer or a data scientist.
Get the stringFind product managers (recruiting)
You are hiring a product manager and keep getting project managers in your results.
Get the stringFind designers (recruiting)
You want product or UX designers with hands-on tool experience rather than brand or graphic designers.
Get the stringFind marketers (recruiting)
You are hiring an in-house marketer and want practitioners, not agencies pitching their services.
Get the stringFind sales reps (recruiting)
You need quota-carrying sales reps with B2B or SaaS experience for your team.
Get the stringFind customer success managers (recruiting)
You are hiring customer success managers who own retention, not support agents with a new title.
Get the stringFind finance professionals (recruiting)
You need an FP&A or corporate finance hire who can build models and own forecasts.
Get the stringFind operations managers (recruiting)
You are hiring an operations manager to own process and logistics rather than security or network operations.
Get the stringFind executive assistants (recruiting)
You need an experienced executive assistant to support senior leadership on site or hybrid.
Get the stringJob hunting (8)
Find hiring managers in tech (job search)
You want to reach the people who own engineering headcount instead of waiting in the applicant queue.
Get the stringFind hiring managers in marketing (job search)
You are targeting the marketing leaders who decide on new marketing hires.
Get the stringFind hiring managers in finance (job search)
You want to reach the finance leaders who approve analyst and manager hires.
Get the stringFind startup founders who are hiring (job search)
You want early-stage founders who are actively building their teams, where roles are often filled before a posting exists.
Get the stringFind alumni at target companies (job search)
You want alumni from your school working at companies on your target list, because shared background lifts reply rates.
Get the stringFind recruiters in your niche (job search)
You want recruiters who specialize in your niche so your profile lands in the right pipelines.
Get the stringFind peers for referrals (job search)
You want people doing your target job at your target companies, since employee referrals move applications faster than anything else.
Get the stringFind conference speakers in your field (job search)
You want to connect with people who speak at events in your field, because speakers are visible, networked, and reachable.
Get the stringSales and business development (6)
Find startup founders (sales)
You sell to early-stage companies and need founders, who at that size are the whole buying committee.
Get the stringFind e-commerce owners (sales)
You sell tools or services to online store operators and want owners, not the agencies serving them.
Get the stringFind HR leaders (sales)
You sell HR software or services and need the people function leaders who own the budget.
Get the stringFind IT decision makers (sales)
You sell infrastructure or security tooling and need the IT leaders who approve vendors.
Get the stringFind real estate developers (sales)
You sell to property development firms and keep getting software developers in your results.
Get the stringFind clinic owners (sales)
You sell to private healthcare practices and want the owners who make purchasing decisions.
Get the stringWhen no recipe matches the search you need
The builders assemble correct syntax from three plain boxes: must-have terms, either-or terms, exclusions. Type the words, and the quoting and parentheses take care of themselves.