How to find UI designers with Boolean search strings

Generic search string to find UI Designers

Build a basic search command around terms like:

• -job -jobs -sample -examples, to exclude irrelevant results
• (intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) to discover candidates’ online resumes or CVs
• (“UI designer” OR “user interface designer”) to cover variations of the same job title

Here’s an example of a Boolean search string for UI designers resumes:

(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) (“UI designer” OR “user interface designer”) -job -jobs -sample -templates

With this search string, the words “resume” or “CV” have to appear in the page title. Excluding more terms will reduce false positives.

Search for profiles and portfolios of UI Designers

Find profiles of UI Designers on social networks using Boolean search in Google. Include the site: operator and terms found exclusively on member profiles. For example:

• site:dribbble.com “UI designer” “shots” -jobs
• site: meetup.com “UI designer” “member since”
• site:behance.net “UI designer” “project views” chicago

Add more criteria to your Boolean strings for UI designers 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.

Example Boolean search strings to find UI Designers by skills and expertise

Find UI Designers who:

Have worked with Illustrator or Sketch

(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “UI designer” (Illustrator OR Sketch) -job -jobs -sample -templates

Know a specific style sheet language

(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “UI designer” (SASS OR “syntactically awesome stylesheets”) -job -jobs -sample -templates

(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “UI designer” CSS3 -job -jobs -sample -templates

Are familiar with a JavaScript library

(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “UI designer” jQuery -job -jobs -sample -templates

Have experience in senior-level positions

(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) (“lead UI designer” OR “senior UI designer”) -job -jobs -sample -templates

Sample string to search for UI Designer resumes in various formats

(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) (filetype:pdf OR filetype:doc OR filetype:txt) (“UI designer” OR “user interface designer”) -job -jobs -sample -templates

Example Boolean search strings to find UI Designers by location

By state or city:

(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “UI designer” (“New York” OR NY) -job -jobs -sample -templates

(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “UI designer” Seattle (Washington OR WA) -job -jobs -sample -templates

By area code:

(intitle:resume OR intitle:cv) “UI designer” Chicago (312 OR 773) -job -jobs -sample -templates

Find area codes here.