MiniSourcer

Boolean search builder

Turn a role and a few skills into a clean Boolean or X-Ray string you can paste straight into LinkedIn or Google. Free, in your browser, nothing stored.

One phrase. E.g. Frontend Engineer

One per line or comma-separated — joined with AND

Any one is enough — joined with OR

Terms that must not appear (NOT)

City or country

Your search string

Query ready? MiniSourcer takes the same criteria and finds scored candidates — you pay only for the ones that fit.

Find candidates in MiniSourcer

How to build a Boolean search, step by step

  1. Start with the job title. One role, not five — you can widen it later.
  2. Add the skills that are genuinely required as AND terms. Each one you add narrows the results.
  3. Add the skills that are “nice to have” as OR terms. One match is enough.
  4. Exclude the noise — “intern”, “junior”, “sales” — so unrelated profiles drop out.
  5. Switch on X-Ray mode to search LinkedIn profiles through Google, then copy the string.

What you cannot do with Boolean alone

A search string finds profiles, not candidates: someone still has to read each result, decide whether the person fits, and keep track of who was contacted. That is the part MiniSourcer takes over — it runs the search, scores each candidate against your criteria, and keeps the shortlist in one place.

Try the full sourcing workflow

Frequently asked questions

Which operators does the builder use?
AND to require, OR to accept any of several, NOT to exclude, and quotes around multi-word phrases so they are matched as one. The finished string works in LinkedIn, Google, and any Boolean-capable search box.
What is Google X-Ray?
It restricts a Google search to LinkedIn profile pages (site:linkedin.com/in) and strips job pages. Turn on X-Ray mode and the builder wraps your criteria in that restriction.
Is my search saved anywhere?
No. The string is generated in your browser and is never sent to a server or stored.