Practice Boolean Search And X-ray Sourcing (2.3) - Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding

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Question 1.
What does the Boolean operator 'AND' do?
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Think about combining two requirements for a result.
Question 2.
What is X-ray sourcing?
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Focuses on what external sites may hide talent.
3Question 3.
What does the 'NOT' operator do in Boolean search?
- Includes all terms
- Excludes specified terms
- Returns profiles with at least one term
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Think about avoiding certain candidates.
4Question 4.
True or False: X-ray sourcing is only effective for LinkedIn searches.
- True
- False
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What other platforms do you know about?
Question 5.
Create a sophisticated Boolean search query that finds software engineers skilled only in C# who do not want remote work.
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What keywords would you want to include or exclude?
Question 6.
Using X-ray sourcing, develop a search string that aims to find project managers with experience in Agile methodology on professional forums.
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What site commands help target forums specifically?

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