> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hellosky.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search tips

> Get better results by combining filters effectively.

A few habits that make HelloSky searches faster and sharper.

## Start broad, then narrow

Add your most important filter first and watch the live result count on the search button. Add one filter at a time so you can see which criterion is doing the cutting. If a search comes back too thin, remove the last filter rather than starting over.

## Let SkyGPT build the search

If you would rather describe the search than build it, use the **Prompt or Job Description** box on the Home page. Type something like "CFOs of Series B FinTechs who have taken a company public", or attach a full job description, and SkyGPT translates it into a filtered search you can then refine by hand.

## Use current versus past deliberately

Job title and company filters can match **Current**, **Past**, or **Current Or Past** roles. Hiring for a step-up role? Search past experience ("was a VP of Engineering") rather than current title, and you will find people ready for the next level rather than people already in it.

## Use Boolean where it counts

The Job Title and Sector filters support Boolean expressions. "CRO OR (Chief Revenue Officer) OR (VP Sales)" in one filter beats three separate searches.

## Location: exact or expanded

Location filters match a city plus a radius you choose. Turn on **Expanded matching** to also include people whose location is only known at the state or country level; leave it off when you need people verifiably in the city itself.

## Save searches by folder

Every search runs inside your **active folder** (shown in the top bar). Keep one folder per project, and your searches, saved people, and Beacon runs for that engagement stay together. Use **Past Searches** to re-run anything.

## Keyboard shortcuts

* **Ctrl + Shift + L**: Quick Find, jump to any person or company by name.
* **Ctrl + Shift + S**: run the current search.