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GitHub Talent Pool: Boolean Field-Based Search

As with Public Profile search, SeekOut supports a wide range of field-specific search capabilities in GitHub candidate search.

Field Search

To find words in a specific part of a candidate’s GitHub profile, use the structure fieldname:(searchterm). For general Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT, quotes, and parentheses), see Boolean Syntax & Field-Based Search https://support.seekout.com/en/articles/11878168-boolean-syntax-field-based-search

  • cur_title:(architect)
    → This finds anyone with “architect” in their current title.

Boolean operators can be used with these field searches:

  • grad_year:2020 AND cur_title:("business analyst" OR engineer)
    → This finds anyone with a graduation year of 2020 and a current title containing “business analyst” or “engineer.”

You can also use wildcard operators in field searches:

  • cur_title:arch*
    → This finds anyone whose current title includes a word starting with "arch"

    (for example, architect or architecture).)

Field Name Operators

Here are the fields you can use to search within the keyword box in GitHub Search:

  • full_name:

  • locations:

  • skills:

  • industry:

  • summary:

  • cur_company:

  • cur_title:

  • cur_job_desc:

  • past_companies:

  • past_titles:

  • schools:

  • majors:

  • degrees:

  • grad_year:

  • contrib_repos:

  • diversity:

  • topics:

  • personal_repos:

  • websites:

Note: Availability of this feature depends on your plan. If it’s not visible in your account and you’d like more details, please reach out to your dedicated CSM or contact [email protected]

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