Learn the difference between and how best to use some of Beamery's most commonly asked about search filters. 

Radius Search vs Location

The difference here is Location is a word match and radius search is a geographical point on the map. Standard filters apply to Location, whereas Radius allows you to enter the number of miles from the geographical center of a location you would like to focus your search in. 

Start by selecting a city and setting a distance radius similar to that city. You can also select broader areas like states, regions, or countries, but ensure you specify an appropriate radius (e.g., any candidate in the USA would require a 1650 mile radius of the United States - the geographical center of which is Lebanon, Kansas).

Vacancy Stage Date Added

Filter for candidates who were entered into a particular Vacancy Stage by date or date range. A search commonly confused with Historical Vacancy Stage. 

Historical Vacancy Stage

As candidates move through vacancy stages, Beamery remembers the vacancy stages they were in previously. This data is available as a Historical Vacancy Stages filter. Historical Vacancy Stages tracks the entire journey of a candidate through vacancies. 

As an example - if a candidate enters a vacancy in the stage 'Review' then advances through 'Screen', 'Interview', and finally to 'Offer', the candidate's Vacancy Stage is Offer. However the candidate's Historical Vacancy Stages are Review, Screen, and Interview. This holds true across multiple vacancies. 

An important distinction for Historical Vacancy Stage is this filter will show you candidates in the Vacancy Stage during a specified time. It will NOT be limited to candidates who entered a Vacancy Stage during a specific time. For example - a filter of Historical Vacancy State IS offer and a date range of September 1 - 30 will show all candidates who had a Vacancy Stage of offer during those dates - regardless of when they moved into that Vacancy Stage

Social Links

Aside from filled and empty, you can use the Social Links filter to search for profiles with specific types of domain links or eliminate certain ones from your search. This means you cannot search for a specific URL, rather for profiles with the domain you're looking for (i.e. LinkedIn or Github, NOT www.linkedin.com). 

When to Use AND and when to use OR

When combining filters, you must choose to use the operators AND or OR. This logic can sometimes feel counterintuitive, so use this chart to understand which is appropriate for your search. As a general rule, the operator OR will yield more search results whereas the operator AND will yield fewer search results.