Basic Search

The Basic Search section in the Candidate Search tool allows performing commonly used search criteria on basic candidate information fields such as skill-related keywords, years of work experience, qualifications etc.

Specify keywords related to key skills, industry, candidate name, telephone numbers, email-ids etc. You can specify multiple keywords separated by comma and space or Boolean expression combining keywords with AND, OR, NOT operators.

In case of comma separated keywords select 'All terms' or 'Any of the specified terms' from the drop-down adjacent to keywords box.

You can combine keywords with other basic fields including Location, Work Experience, Current/Previous Employers, UG/PG Qualifications, Age, Gender etc.

Further filters are available to restrict the set of candidates to search: such as added in specific period such as Today, Last Week etc.

Use Basic Search for the most common searches done based on keywords and core candidate information.

Common Tasks

1. How to do a Basic Search (explain different fields in Basic Search)
2. Search candidates in an industry/domain
3. Using Boolean Search operators (AND, OR, NOT)
4. Export resumes to Microsoft Excel from search result
5. View highlighted/marked resume from search result
6. Change the display order of the result
7. Refine a search result/search-within-search

1. How to do a Basic Search (explain different fields in Basic Search)

You can perform a Basic Search on the Talenture RS database using the following search criteria in the Basic tab.
- Key Words: specify keywords related to key skills, industry, candidate name, telephone numbers, email-ids etc. You can specify multiple keywords separated by comma and space or Boolean expresssion combining keywords with AND, OR, NOT operators.
In case of comma separated keywords select 'All terms' or 'Any of the specified terms' from the drop-down adjacent to keywords box.

- Location: Select 1 or more candidate locations by holding down 'Ctrl' key.
- Experience: Specify minimum and/or maximum work experience for candidates.
- Current/Previous Employers: Specify company names separated by comma and space from which to include/exclude candidates.
- Designation: Specify candidate designations separated by comma and space.
- UG/PG Qualifications: Select 1 or more UG/PG qualifications
- Additional Filters: Expand this section to use additional criteria such as Age, Gender, Marital Status.
- Candidates to Search: Apply search on candidates added in specific period such as Today, Last Week etc. or on all candidates in database.

2. Search candidates in an industry/domain

Search example for industry-based search: Need candidates in Sales Manager role from FMCG companies like Glaxo, Nestle etc. with minimum 4 years experience from North India region.

Launch Candidate Search from the Tools menu.
- In Keywords box enter: ("Sales Manager“, OR “Sales Officer” OR “Area Sales”) AND (Amul OR Nestle OR Glaxo)
. From the drop-down next to it select "Boolean Expression".
- In the "Experience" drop-down select minimum experience as 4 years.
- In the "Locations" section, under 'Zone' select "North India".
- Click the "Find" button.

3. Using Boolean Search operators (AND, OR, NOT)

Search example for Boolean search: Search out candidates who have experience in either corporate sales or institutional sales but only in the insurance industry with minimum of 4 years experience from Mumbai region.

Launch Candidate Search from the Tools menu.
- In Keywords box enter: ("corporate sales" or "institutional sales") and ("insurance"). From the drop-down next to it select "Boolean Expression".
- In the "Experience" drop-down select minimum experience as 4 years.
- In the "Locations" section select "Mumbai".
- Click the "Find" button.

4. Export resumes to Microsoft Excel from search result

In Candidate Search page after applying the search, from the search result section:
- Tick next to the first 5 candidates in the result.
- Point to the Tools menu and select 'Export to Excel'.

5. View highlighted/marked resume from search result

You can view the full resume of each matching candidate in the search result with highlighting of the keywords within the resume. To do this:
- Click on the 'Marked Resume' (grey rectangle) icon next to a candidate name in the search result.

6. Change the display order of the result

To change display order after applying search:
- Scroll to the top of the search result page and from the 'Crystal Ball Prioritization' drop-down select 'Keyword Relevance'.

To set display order before applying search:
- Select the desired display order from the 'Display Order' drop-down in the Basic tab.

6. Refine a search result/search-within-search

Search example: You've applied a broad search for identifying Sales managers having 5-8 years experience and got the result - now within this result you want get candidates from Delhi-NCR location only.

Scroll to the top of the page and from the 'Refine Find Result' drop-down, select 'Find Within the Last Result'.
- Scroll down to the "Locations" section select "Delhi-NCR".
- Click on the 'Find' button.

2. Related Resources

• Job Functions Search
• Advanced Search
• Advanced Use of Parameters in Candidate Search