How to find Social Media Specialists with Boolean search strings
Use Boolean logic in Google to find resumes and profiles of Social Media Specialists. Our search strings examples provide a basis to build your own Boolean search commands. Modify them to recruit professionals who can build effective social media strategies to engage your audience.
Generic search string to find Social Media Specialists
Build search according to your needs:
- -job -jobs -sample -examples, to avoid irrelevant results
- (intitle:resume OR intitle:cv), to discover candidates’ online resumes or CVs
- (“social media specialist” OR “social media marketer”), to cover variations of the same job title
Here’s an example of a generic Boolean search string for a social media specialist that you can further modify to find resumes:
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) (“social media specialist” OR “social media marketer”) -job -jobs -sample -examples
When running this command in Google, you’ll get results that include the words “resume” or “CV” in the page title. Excluding more terms reduces false positives.
Searching for profiles of Social Media Specialists
Search for social media professionals on specific sites through Google by including the site: operator and terms found exclusively on member profiles. For example:
- site:quora.com “credentials & highlights” “social media specialist”
- site:meetup.com “member since” “social media specialist”
Add more criteria in your search to find profiles that better match your requirements.
When sourcing EU candidates, please refer to guidance on using social media for recruiting and collecting candidate information as per the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR.
Sample string to search for resumes of Social Media Specialists in various formats
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) (filetype:pdf OR filetype:doc OR filetype:txt) “social media specialist” -job -jobs -sample -templates
Examples of Boolean strings for Social Media Specialists, by skills
Find Social Media Specialists who:
Work under various job titles
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) (“social media manager” OR “digital media manager”) -job -jobs -sample -examples
Are familiar with specific social platforms
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “social media specialist” (Facebook OR Reddit) -job -jobs -sample -examples
Have experience in data analytics
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “social media specialist” (“data analytics” OR metrics OR “data analysis”) -job -jobs -sample -examples
Are familiar with content marketing or blogging
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “social media specialist” (content OR blogging OR copywriting) -job -jobs -sample -examples
Have a degree in Communications or PR
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “social media specialist” (BSc OR BA OR Bachelor) (Communication OR PR OR “public relations”) -job -jobs -sample -examples
Have knowledge of SEO
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “social media specialist” (SEO OR “search engine optimization”) -job -jobs -sample -examples
Examples of Boolean search strings to find Social Media Specialists by location
By state or city:
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “social media specialist” (California OR CA) -job -jobs -sample -examples
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “social media specialist” Dublin Ireland -job -jobs -sample -examples
By area code:
(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “social media specialist” “New York” 917 -job -jobs -sample -examples
Find area codes here.