Working with a Search Application

Full Text Search

You can use the Full Text Search to search the database for terms. The system searches the search profiles that were created based on data stored in the database, and the attachments and user-defined texts that were uploaded.

Simple Search

You use the Simple Search if you want to search for a single search term.

You enter the search term in the free text field of the full text search.
You choose Start Search .
The system displays the hit list with the entries that contain the search term.

If you want to enter more than one search term, you should use the Advanced Search . You can specify the operator that is to be used to link the terms with each other.

Note Note

If you enter several terms in the Simple Search , these are always linked with an AND relationship.

End of the note.

Advanced Search

You use Advanced Search if you want to perform a full text search with several search terms.

You enter the search terms in the line that corresponds to the relationship that you want to use. You can use the following relationships in the full text search:
- With the exact word group
  
  The system searches for hits that contain the word group exactly as specified.
- With all words
  
  The system searches for hits that contain all of the specified words.
- With at least one of the words
  
  The system searches for hits that contain at least one of the specified words.
- Without the words
  
  The system searches for hits that do not contain any of the specified words.
You choose Start Search .
The system displays the hit list.

Select Search Criteria

You select the search criteria that you want to use to search the database. You proceed as follows:

You select the search template from which you want to transfer the search criteria. The system displays all possible search templates in a dropdown list box. These correspond to the search templates that are stored in Customizing for the relevant search template group.
The system displays the list of selectable search criteria for the search template.
You flag the search criteria that you want to use for the search, and you specify the desired values.
You add the search criteria to the list of selectable search criteria.
You select other search criteria from other search templates.
You flag the search criteria that are mandatory. In this case, when the search is performed, all hits in the results list fulfill these search criteria.

Search Criteria from Questionnaire

You can use as search criteria responses to questions from questionnaires sent to candidates. To do so, you proceed as follows:

You select the Questionnaire to Candidates search template.
You select the questionnaire from which you want to take the search criteria.
You flag the questions that you want to use as search criteria.
You select the desired responses to the questions in the Value column.
You transfer the search criteria and execute the search.
The system displays in a list the candidates found, depending on the other search settings.

Search Criteria from Qualifications/Qualifications with Proficiencies

You can use qualifications or proficiencies from qualifications as search criteria. To do so, you proceed as follows:

You select the Candidate's Qualifications search template.
You select the qualification group from which you want to take the search criteria.
You flag the qualification that you want to use as search criteria.
In the Value column, you select the desired proficiency of the qualification.
You transfer the search criteria and execute the search.
The system displays in a list the candidates found, depending on the other search settings.

Transfer Search Criteria from Requisition

You can use the Transfer Criteria function to fill the selected search criteria with the criteria that are stored in the requisition (application group). This function is only available in the candidate search for a requisition (application group).

Select Search Method

You specify the method that determines how the search criteria you specified is to be used for the search. The search method is based on all search criteria that you entered for the relevant search.

The following search methods are possible:

At least one search criterion must be filled
All search criteria must be filled

Save Search Query

You can use this function to save your search criteria as a search query with an intuitive name so that the search query can be reused later. In this case, you have the following options:

Save search queries as private search queries

Only you can use and change the search queries.
Save search query as public search query

All recruiters can use this search query.
In the context of the candidate search for a requisition, you can identify a public search query as a reference search query . Recruiters can use this search query only within the framework of the relevant requisition. You can use reference search queries to standardize the candidate search for all processors of a requisition.

You can call the saved search queries again on the user interface of the search.

You can delete saved search queries or change search queries and save them again.

Reset Search

You can use this function to reset all selected search criteria.

Start Search

Once you have entered your search criteria and settings, you choose Start Search to execute the search.

The system displays a list with the search results. You can also view the search criteria that led to this result.

General Search Settings

You use the General Search Settings to specify the language in which you want to search and how many hits are to be displayed in the list of search results. You can also specify how high the match with the search criteria must be for a hit.