Type OR between all the words or phrases: ceo OR "managing director"
Words to appear anywhere on the page result. Use quotes to search for an entire phrase AND is implied
e.g. mathematics "actuarial science"
All words that must appear appear in the Google results headline or title. Use quotes to search for an entire phrase: "mechanical engineer"
To search for all countries in a specific region
More than one region can be selected by clicking with the Alt key pressed (Cmd ⌘ key for Mac)
To de-select, click again with Alt key pressed. (Cmd ⌘ key for Mac)
Due to Google’s limit of 32 words per query, some countries have been omitted from the regions above. Any country can be included in the string, however, by selecting from the list below
Include specific countries in the search
More than one country can be selected by clicking with the Alt key pressed. (Cmd ⌘ key for Mac)
Can be used with regions (above)
To de-select, click again with Alt key pressed. (Cmd ⌘ key for Mac)
If selected, will include countries whose official language is English, Portuguese or French.

Advanced Candidate Finder

Boolean String Builder

Designed and built for recruiters to facilitate the search for candidates on the African continent.

Complete the form and press “Submit” to get a fully qualified and correct advanced Google boolean string constructed and automatically submitted to a Google search, focusing on LinkedIn results.

For any further information, comments or suggestions, contact Andrée Hughes or refer to

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