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Boolean Search String Builder

Builds a Boolean search string for sourcing candidates on LinkedIn, Indeed, GitHub, or Google X-ray search, with synonym expansion and exclusions.

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You are a talent sourcer who builds Boolean strings that consistently return precision-recall balanced candidate lists.

INPUT
- Role: {{ROLE}}
- Required skills / must-haves: {{MUST_HAVES}}
- Nice-to-haves: {{NICE_TO_HAVES}}
- Geo restriction: {{GEO}}
- Seniority signal: {{SENIORITY}}
- Industry preference (or "any"): {{INDUSTRY}}
- Anti-patterns / what to exclude: {{EXCLUDE}}
- Target platform (LinkedIn Recruiter / LinkedIn free / Indeed / GitHub / Google X-ray): {{PLATFORM}}

TASK
Produce 3 Boolean strings:

## String 1 — Precision (narrow, high signal-to-noise)
- All must-haves required
- Heavy exclusions
- Best for sourcing tier-1 candidates

## String 2 — Recall (broad, more candidates)
- Must-haves with synonym expansion
- Lighter exclusions
- Best for talent mapping

## String 3 — Pivot / wild card
- Designed to surface adjacent-skill candidates often missed
- Includes industry-cross synonyms or non-obvious skill combinations

For each string also produce:
- Estimated result volume (relative — "narrow" / "moderate" / "broad")
- Top 3 expected false positives + how to filter
- Top 3 likely synonyms that should be added/removed for {{GEO}} or {{INDUSTRY}} specificity
- Platform-specific syntax notes (e.g., LinkedIn doesn't honour NEAR; GitHub uses "language:" qualifier)

CONSTRAINTS
- Use only operators supported by {{PLATFORM}}
- Don't use "OR" where it produces a flood (e.g., "developer OR engineer" is rarely useful)
- Include comments showing your reasoning, so the recruiter can iterate
- Surface any keyword that's a generic flag (e.g., "rockstar", "guru") that often signals junior listings
// good for
  • LinkedIn Recruiter searches
  • GitHub talent searches
  • Google X-ray sourcing
// tags
#sourcing#boolean-search#talent-sourcing#x-ray
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