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16. Skill keyword expansion
Generate and include synonyms, related tools, and alternate spellings to broaden skill coverage.
Sourcing fundamentals: Boolean search, X‑ray, and resume databases
Skill keyword expansion
Adding synonyms, related tool names, and alternate spellings so your searches find more of the right candidates.
"I keep missing qualified people because they list their skills in different words than I search for."
Skill keyword expansion means creating a broader set of terms for each target skill — synonyms, abbreviations, vendor names, alternate spellings, and related concepts — and including them in queries so you capture diverse candidate phrasing.
"I keep missing qualified people because they list their skills in different words than I search for."
Skill keyword expansion means creating a broader set of terms for each target skill — synonyms, abbreviations, vendor names, alternate spellings, and related concepts — and including them in queries so you capture diverse candidate phrasing.