Unlock the full potential of aiFind and perfect your searches. This article serves as a reference for all functions, operators, and fields of the search.
ENTRY POINTS
You can open the search in several ways:
Use the quick search in the top right of the quick start menu
Click on the magnifying glass icon in the quick start menu
Via the menu in the top left → section “Main” → “Search”
STEP BY STEP
Use the filters on the left side to narrow down results
Use the full-text search at the top for more precise queries
The search results are displayed below and can be edited directly
FEATURE OVERVIEW
Create a shortlist (icon: list with plus)
Select all results (checkbox, default: 20)
Add/remove to Pins, Shortlists, or Jobs
Adjust page size via dropdown
Navigation via arrow icons
Save search via gear icon
MAP VIEW
Displays results visually based on filters
Supports radius-based searches
SEARCH OPERATORS
AND
Java AND HTML
→ Both terms must be included
OR
Java OR HTML
→ At least one of the terms must be included
NOT
NOT HTML
→ Excludes results with HTML
AND NOT
Consultant AND NOT tags:DNU
→ Filters out specific tags
Wildcard:
Java*
→ Also finds Javascript, Java Developer, etc.
Parentheses:
(Java AND (Developer OR Consultant))
→ Combined logic
Comparisons:
<, >
career.salary.amount > 50000
Exact Search:
"Senior Java Developer"
→ The system only considers the exact string within the quotation marks.
exists
exists:attachments
→ The system shows all records that have at least one attachment.
IMPORTANT SEARCH FIELDS
Skills
skills:java AND skills:HTML
Tags
tags:HR OR tags:Software
Placement
career.placed:true
Availability
career.availability:[2021-01-01 TO 2023-12-31]
Salary
career.salary.amount:>50000
Location
address.city:Düsseldorf
Creation Date
createdAt:{2020-01-05 TO *}
Deal Start Date
starts:[2022-06-30 TO 2022-07-01]
Deal End Date
ends:[2022-07-30 TO *]
EXAMPLES OF COMPLEX SEARCH QUERIES
Salary Range
career.salary.period:year AND career.salary.amount:>50000 AND career.salary.amount:<60000
Skills + Job Title + Salary
Javascript AND (Angular OR React) AND job_title:*Developer AND career.salary.period:year AND career.salary.amount:>50000 AND career.salary.amount:<60000
Active Deals (Today)
starts:[* TO now-1d/d] AND (ends:[now-1d/d TO *] OR (NOT exists:ends))
Opt-in Last 3 Months
opt_in.enabled:true AND opt_in.changed_at:[now-3M TO *]
BACKGROUND
aiFind searches with “strict” filters by default. This means that with each filter, the search result is narrowed down as much as possible (using the AND operator). If you want to avoid this, use the full-text search and apply the operators listed above.
TIPS & TRICKS
Save frequently used searches
Use full-text search for flexible combinations
Hover over icons for explanations
Use quick search for direct access to data
FURTHER READING
For specific use cases and ready-made search queries, see:
Search – Use Cases & Best Practices