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18. Excluding false positives
Identify and subtract common misleading terms from queries to reduce irrelevant matches.
Sourcing fundamentals (Boolean search, X‑ray, resume databases)
Excluding false positives
A technique for removing terms and patterns that consistently produce irrelevant search results so your query returns fewer noise matches.
"I keep getting 500 resumes for someone who 'manages' a restaurant — I want to remove those irrelevant hits."
Excluding false positives means identifying recurring misleading words, phrases, or fields and subtracting them from queries (using NOT, minus-terms, or field filters) so results better match the target profile.
"I keep getting 500 resumes for someone who 'manages' a restaurant — I want to remove those irrelevant hits."
Excluding false positives means identifying recurring misleading words, phrases, or fields and subtracting them from queries (using NOT, minus-terms, or field filters) so results better match the target profile.