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How to Search for Talent Using Filters and Keywords?

Written by Claire

Cake for Employers' Talent Search feature helps employers find potential candidates in Cake's talent pool and proactively invite them to apply for job openings, improving the efficiency of the recruiting process.

This article covers:

  • How to use filters to find relevant talent

  • How to search for talent using keywords

How to Use Filters to Find Relevant Talent

  1. Go to Cake for Employers > Talent Search.

  2. Select the filters and corresponding criteria you want to apply.

  3. You can apply multiple filters based on your hiring needs.

  4. Click "Search" to view candidates who match the selected criteria.

How to Search for Talent Using Keywords

In addition to using filters, you can also search for talent using keywords. Below are some recommended search rules and tips:

  • Start with the most specific combination of keywords, such as Senior Backend PHP Laravel Vue.js. If there are too few results, gradually remove less important keywords (for example, Vue.js) and search again.

  • In addition to skills, you can also search using keywords related to schools, companies, job titles, and other relevant information.

  • Keyword Search currently supports the following methods:

    • Spaces = AND
      When multiple keywords are separated by spaces, all keywords must appear in the same candidate's profile. For example, entering CAKE AE will return candidates whose profiles match both "CAKE" and "AE."

    • | = OR
      Use | to separate keywords when you want to find candidates who match any of the specified terms. For example, entering Publicis | Carat | Ogilvy | Dentsu will return candidates who match any one of these keywords.

    • ( )+ | = OR + AND
      Use parentheses to group related conditions and | to separate keywords within each group.

      For example:
      ​(Publicis | Carat | Ogilvy | Dentsu) (AE | manager | planner | executive)

      Keywords within the same set of parentheses use OR logic, meaning candidates only need to match one of the terms.

      Separate groups of parentheses use AND logic, meaning candidates must match at least one term from each group.

    • Straight double quotation marks "..." = Exact phrase match
      Use a pair of straight double quotation marks to search for an exact phrase. For example, entering "Frontend Engineer" will prioritize results that match the complete phrase "Frontend Engineer."

    • -keyword = Exclude
      Add - before a keyword to exclude results containing that term. For example, entering Marketing -Intern will search for candidates who match "Marketing" while excluding those whose profiles contain "Intern."

If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out to the Cake Customer Team.

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