Software Contractors' Guild

Contractor Keyword Search

Search Expressions

The keywords are NOT CASE SENSITIVE.

The search expression field accepts one or more words and the following parameters in logical combination:

and - finds documents that contain both keywords seperated by and (for example, "SNMP and NH"). Note that if you enter multiple words and no conjunction, it assumes you mean and.

or - finds documents that contain at least one of the keywords seperated by or (for example "windows or win32").

( ) - parentheses may be used in combination with and, or, and to express more complicated selection criteria (for example, "TCP/IP and (internet or LAN)").

There are special keywords on every profile page that can be used for searching.

To select only those contractors that live in a specific state, use two underscores and state abbreviation. Example for your state use "__CT".

To select only those contractors that would like to work in your state, use underscore and the state name. Example for your state use "_Connecticut".

You can also select only on keywords specified in the contractors' skill set listing but prefixing the word(s) with an underscore and replace any blanks or punctuation with an underscore. Example: Looking for J.D.EDWARDS then search for _J_D_EDWARDS and it will match only with those that have marked this in their skill set.

You can combine these with other keywords such as "__CT and Java" The queries are not case sensitive.