Take advantage of our tips to help you create Boolean search strings to quickly and effectively source candidates.

1. Tips for Creating Effective Boolean Search Strings
Take advantage of our tips to help you create Boolean search strings to quickly and effectively source
candidates.
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Resume
Database Search
Job Posting
Packages
Job Fairs
Advertising and
Brand Building
We can combine these services to deliver a comprehensive solution to meet the goals of your security
cleared talent acquisition strategy.
Quickly Find Higher
Quality Cleared Talent
How We Attract
Cleared Talent
How We Are Different
2019 Services Rates
Resume Database Searching:
(price per user license)
Job Posting Packages:
Term and bundled discounts available
For more information, please contact Sales
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Easy to use search function
gives you UNLIMITED
Resume Views to thousands
of cleared candidates.
Flexible Job Posting
packages let you refresh
and replace your jobs
with no additional cost.
Face-to-Face hiring
events introduce you to
cleared professionals at
Cleared Job Fairs® and
cyber security professionals
at Cyber Job Fairs.
Banner Ads and Direct
Email Messages give you
direct exposure to cleared
professionals in the defense
and intelligence communities.
Resume Search Agents
Automatically deliver security-cleared
candidates matched to your specific
job requirements – every day!
Resume Folders
Help you conveniently organize
saved candidates
Digital Notes
Keep your notes and comments
with each resume
OFCCP Compliant
Resume search, job posting and
record keeping tools
Candidate Military Service Indicator
Supports veteran hiring
Direct Hire Cleared Facilities
Employers Only
Headhunters are not allowed to use
our services, so you won’t receive
resumes from perm placement firms
that use your same database.
Flexible and Accommodating
to Our Customers’ Needs
Tell us what you need and we work
with you to provide the customized
solution you need to find the right
security cleared candidates.
Customer Service Focused
A dedicated Customer Service team
is available to answer your questions
and provide you with training and
technical support. Contact them at
703.871.0037, Option 5, 8am to 6pm ET.
Social Media & Networking
ClearedJobs.Net has built a strong
community of security cleared Job
Seekers online through LinkedIn,
Twitter, Facebook, and many other
social networks.
Military Job Fairs & Military
Transition Classes
Our presence in the veteran community
is strong. We take an active role
in supporting our transitioning
military moving to the private sector
by attending military job fairs and
teaching at transition classes.
Advertising & Newsletters
We advertise online via search
engines, aggregators, media outlets,
and more. We provide meaningful
career content sent directly to
candidates through social media,
and videos to aid them in their career
searches. New Hiring Employers,
featured jobs, and important industry
events are part of the regular flow of
information presented.
Industry Events & Conferences
ClearedJobs.Net sponsors
conferences and industry events
to include providing speakers,
professional resume reviewers,
and career mentors.
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6 Months.................
12 Months..............
1 Job Spot - 30 days.......
3 Job Spot - 30 days.......
5 Job Spot - 30 days.......
Maximize Your Cleared Job Fair Return on Investment
Before the Event
Hiring events are an effective part of a successful cleared recruiting and brand building strategy. But you need to be
sure your team is properly prepared to make the most of your investment.
Get Prepared Be Successful Follow Up
1. Determine your goals
Do you want to make on-the-spot offers?
Schedule interviews for a later date?
Whenever possible we provide a private
interview room so in-depth interviews can
take place on-the-spot and you can take
advantage of the moment. That’s why we
encourage you to bring hiring managers,
and provide you with an electronic pre-
registrant resume file one week before the
event.
2. Organize your branding
The materials and displays you send to the
event need to fit in an 8’x 10’booth, along
with your staff. Some employers over-
banner their booth, and typically one is
enough to meet your needs.
Consider having a handout that conveys
your unique selling proposition. Maybe you
offer better benefits than your competition,
a unique corporate culture, a broad range
of contracts that allow for growth, etc. You
want to be sure that whatever makes you
better than your competition stays with
candidates of interest.
Giveaways seem to be a race for the next
great thing. Just keep in mind usefulness
and shelf life, which is the main purpose of
a giveaway – to stick around long enough
that your brand is imprinted in the job
seeker’s mind.
3. Review the Details Email we send for
Logistics
ClearedJobs.Net sends you two Details
Emails with event logistics 16 days prior,
and then one week prior to the event.
These emails contain comprehensive
information about the event that you can
share with your team.
4. Determine who will represent your
company
As you plan for your company’s presence,
keep in mind some strategies for success.
Always send at least two representatives so
your attendees can eat, take a break, and
take a moment to relax without leaving
your booth unattended.
A mix of recruiters and hiring managers is a
good strategy, and you may want to have
your reps work in shifts. Be sure not to have
too many representatives staffing your
booth at one time. Having more than 3-4
company reps in your booth at once leads
to a wall of representatives that may be
intimidating for candidates. And there’s just
not that much room!
5. Prepare your staff to think beyond
their specific needs
Talented candidates may have interest
in positions that are not directly handled
by the company representatives at the
event. You don’t want to lose those folks,
so how will you make sure they have
a good experience, receive pertinent
details, and know whom to follow up
with? Don’t miss the opportunity and turn
talented candidates away because your
representatives are not properly informed
beyond their specific and immediate
needs.
Your results can vary greatly depending on
the talent of the staff attending the event.
6. Share the word about your event
participation
Use your communication and social media
channels to publicize that you’ll be at the
event and ready to talk to qualified talent.
Help us amplify the message and the event
will be a greater success for you.
We promote the event on Twitter,
Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram, so
if you or your team are active on those
platforms please spread the word.
7. Contact Job Seekers before the
event
After we send the pre-registrant file one
week prior to the event, we encourage
you to contact job seekers of interest
and encourage them to attend. That
extra touch from you can help determine
whether or not they decide to brave the
traffic, rain, heat, cold or other obstacles
that may make them decide not to come
the day of the event.
8. Take advantage of our offer to set up
candidate interviews for you
We also encourage you to take advantage
of our offer to preschedule interviews
for your on-site team. Send us up to 5
potential candidates and we’ll do the
legwork to try to set up interviews for you.
9. Send us your job titles
Be sure to send your job titles for positions
you want to publicize at the event to our
Customer Service team, and they will
upload them for you. The sooner you
share those with us, the more visibility
they receive. Some employers prefer job
or skill categories vs specific positions if
the number of positions you have to fill is
numerous. That’s okay too.
Our advanced resume search allows you to filter candidates by security clearance, location, salary,
education, military experience, and more. However, with thousands of resumes to sift through on
ClearedJob.Net, you’ll benefit from taking your search to the next level. Incorporate Boolean search strings
in the keywords box to help you find exactly what you’re looking for.
Quotation marks are one of the most simple and useful Boolean searches used to
obtain precise results. For example, searching for Project Manager will provide results
with the words project or manager. But if you enter the phrase “Project Manager”
inside quotation marks, your search will only provide results that include those two
words, in that exact order.
When crafting your search strings, think about how different job seekers may use spelling, spacing, and
punctuation in their resume. To maximize the effectiveness of you search, create a search string using
the Boolean Operator, OR, to capture the variety of ways job seekers describe their experience:
“sec +”or“sec+”or“security+”or“security +” “system engineer”or“systems engineer”

2. Don’t use commas or dashes between words.•
When long searches come back with zero•
results, check to make sure all parentheses and
quotes are balanced.
When long strings with multiple• AND
statements come back with very few
results, run some searches for each keyword
individually to determine which word is causing
trouble.
When searching for really hard to find talent,•
use fewer filters. Better to see someone you
don’t need rather than miss out on the person
you do.
Run some searches without using the location•
filter. Someone with a diverse list of desired
work locations may be willing to relocate,
especially if one of those locations is in the
general region.
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It’s useful to include unique acronyms like CISSP and PMP, but also spell out some of the key words if
possible. For example:
MCSA or MCSE or MCSD or MCTS or“microsoft certified”
Avoid strict job titles to broaden your results. Try breaking titles out by using keywords. Instead of
“software developer”try the following. You’ll notice AND will give you results that contain Software and at
least one of the words in parentheses:
Software and (design or develop or test or engineer)
Also use OR to broaden your results. At the end of basic searches, add a second parenthetical with as
many of the unique words you can find in the job description. For example, instead of“Java developer”try:
Software and (design or develop or engineer or test) and (java or python or tomcat)
You can even use parentheses inside parentheses to pull highly specific results. For example:
((“system engineer”or“systems engineer”) and (“program manager”or“project manager”or pmp or pmi))
and (linux and unix)
Other Useful Boolean Search Tips
Need help with a specific position?
Contact your Account Manager for assistance.
ClearedJobs.Net Employer Services
Resume
Database Search
Job Posting
Packages
Job Fairs
Advertising and
Brand Building
We can combine these services to deliver a comprehensive solution to meet the goals of your security
cleared talent acquisition strategy.
Quickly Find Higher
Quality Cleared Talent
How We Attract
Cleared Talent
How We Are Different
2019 Services Rates
Resume Database Searching:
(price per user license)
Job Posting Packages:
Term and bundled discounts available
For more information, please contact Sales
703.871.0037, Option 3 Sales@ClearedJobs.Net
Easy to use search function
gives you UNLIMITED
Resume Views to thousands
of cleared candidates.
Flexible Job Posting
packages let you refresh
and replace your jobs
with no additional cost.
Face-to-Face hiring
events introduce you to
cleared professionals at
Cleared Job Fairs® and
cyber security professionals
at Cyber Job Fairs.
Banner Ads and Direct
Email Messages give you
direct exposure to cleared
professionals in the defense
and intelligence communities.
Resume Search Agents
Automatically deliver security-cleared
candidates matched to your specific
job requirements – every day!
Resume Folders
Help you conveniently organize
saved candidates
Digital Notes
Keep your notes and comments
with each resume
OFCCP Compliant
Resume search, job posting and
record keeping tools
Candidate Military Service Indicator
Supports veteran hiring
Direct Hire Cleared Facilities
Employers Only
Headhunters are not allowed to use
our services, so you won’t receive
resumes from perm placement firms
that use your same database.
Flexible and Accommodating
to Our Customers’ Needs
Tell us what you need and we work
with you to provide the customized
solution you need to find the right
security cleared candidates.
Customer Service Focused
A dedicated Customer Service team
is available to answer your questions
and provide you with training and
technical support. Contact them at
703.871.0037, Option 5, 8am to 6pm ET.
Social Media & Networking
ClearedJobs.Net has built a strong
community of security cleared Job
Seekers online through LinkedIn,
Twitter, Facebook, and many other
social networks.
Military Job Fairs & Military
Transition Classes
Our presence in the veteran community
is strong. We take an active role
in supporting our transitioning
military moving to the private sector
by attending military job fairs and
teaching at transition classes.
Advertising & Newsletters
We advertise online via search
engines, aggregators, media outlets,
and more. We provide meaningful
career content sent directly to
candidates through social media,
and videos to aid them in their career
searches. New Hiring Employers,
featured jobs, and important industry
events are part of the regular flow of
information presented.
Industry Events & Conferences
ClearedJobs.Net sponsors
conferences and industry events
to include providing speakers,
professional resume reviewers,
and career mentors.
3 Months................
6 Months.................
12 Months..............
1 Job Spot - 30 days.......
3 Job Spot - 30 days.......
5 Job Spot - 30 days.......
Maximize Your Cleared Job Fair Return on Investment
Before the Event
Hiring events are an effective part of a successful cleared recruiting and brand building strategy. But you need to be
sure your team is properly prepared to make the most of your investment.
Get Prepared Be Successful Follow Up
1. Determine your goals
Do you want to make on-the-spot offers?
Schedule interviews for a later date?
Whenever possible we provide a private
interview room so in-depth interviews can
take place on-the-spot and you can take
advantage of the moment. That’s why we
encourage you to bring hiring managers,
and provide you with an electronic pre-
registrant resume file one week before the
event.
2. Organize your branding
The materials and displays you send to the
event need to fit in an 8’x 10’booth, along
with your staff. Some employers over-
banner their booth, and typically one is
enough to meet your needs.
Consider having a handout that conveys
your unique selling proposition. Maybe you
offer better benefits than your competition,
a unique corporate culture, a broad range
of contracts that allow for growth, etc. You
want to be sure that whatever makes you
better than your competition stays with
candidates of interest.
Giveaways seem to be a race for the next
great thing. Just keep in mind usefulness
and shelf life, which is the main purpose of
a giveaway – to stick around long enough
that your brand is imprinted in the job
seeker’s mind.
3. Review the Details Email we send for
Logistics
ClearedJobs.Net sends you two Details
Emails with event logistics 16 days prior,
and then one week prior to the event.
These emails contain comprehensive
information about the event that you can
share with your team.
4. Determine who will represent your
company
As you plan for your company’s presence,
keep in mind some strategies for success.
Always send at least two representatives so
your attendees can eat, take a break, and
take a moment to relax without leaving
your booth unattended.
A mix of recruiters and hiring managers is a
good strategy, and you may want to have
your reps work in shifts. Be sure not to have
too many representatives staffing your
booth at one time. Having more than 3-4
company reps in your booth at once leads
to a wall of representatives that may be
intimidating for candidates. And there’s just
not that much room!
5. Prepare your staff to think beyond
their specific needs
Talented candidates may have interest
in positions that are not directly handled
by the company representatives at the
event. You don’t want to lose those folks,
so how will you make sure they have
a good experience, receive pertinent
details, and know whom to follow up
with? Don’t miss the opportunity and turn
talented candidates away because your
representatives are not properly informed
beyond their specific and immediate
needs.
Your results can vary greatly depending on
the talent of the staff attending the event.
6. Share the word about your event
participation
Use your communication and social media
channels to publicize that you’ll be at the
event and ready to talk to qualified talent.
Help us amplify the message and the event
will be a greater success for you.
We promote the event on Twitter,
Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram, so
if you or your team are active on those
platforms please spread the word.
7. Contact Job Seekers before the
event
After we send the pre-registrant file one
week prior to the event, we encourage
you to contact job seekers of interest
and encourage them to attend. That
extra touch from you can help determine
whether or not they decide to brave the
traffic, rain, heat, cold or other obstacles
that may make them decide not to come
the day of the event.
8. Take advantage of our offer to set up
candidate interviews for you
We also encourage you to take advantage
of our offer to preschedule interviews
for your on-site team. Send us up to 5
potential candidates and we’ll do the
legwork to try to set up interviews for you.
9. Send us your job titles
Be sure to send your job titles for positions
you want to publicize at the event to our
Customer Service team, and they will
upload them for you. The sooner you
share those with us, the more visibility
they receive. Some employers prefer job
or skill categories vs specific positions if
the number of positions you have to fill is
numerous. That’s okay too.