Working with Multiskill Search

You can search the supplemental database for records that meet criteria that you define. You typically use this type of search when you are looking for a person to fill a vacancy within your organization.

For example, you can search for all employees and applicants who meet these criteria:

• Have an MBA degree.

• Speak French.

• Are certified public accountants.

• Know C programming.

When you perform the search, the system lists all of the people who meet the multiple criteria. You can enter as many as 20 search criteria.

The criteria that you enter can be based on either an AND condition or an OR condition. This means that you can search for people who meet either all of the criteria or some of the criteria. For example, you can search for people who meet these criteria:

• Know C programming, AND have a degree in either computer science or mathematics.

• Have an MBA degree from any college OR a BA in business from Harvard.

The system processes search criteria in the order in which you list them. When any of the criteria that you specify are based on an OR condition, the order in which you enter the search criteria is important.