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Boolean Search String Build (LinkedIn Recruiter)

Senior · Technical Sourcer · Hybrid · Thousand Oaks

$104–$131/ hour About $240–$470 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so nothing comes out of your rate.
Company
Payroll and HR services provider for small businesses · 501–1,000 employeesCL-78239 · based in Thousand Oaks
Where
Hybrid · Thousand Oaks
Format
One-off task
Time needed
about 3 h in total
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Senior · 5-10 years
When you work
Weekday evenings2 h a week overlap with PT

The company is already looking at 3 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides.

4 professionals have asked about this task69 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This payroll and HR services provider for small businesses (501–1,000 employees) is looking for a senior Technical Sourcer for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Search strings that find the right people repeatedly.

The work is too small to justify a hire and too important to leave to chance. It works in staffing and HR technology, and the team is used to external specialists.

The team sits in Thousand Oaks. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (PT).

What you deliver

  • Write and test search strings for five engineering roles across LinkedIn and GitHub.
  • One round of edits after the company's review is included
  • A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope
  • A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer

How the work runs

  • Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared
  • Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback
  • Last day: final version and handover note

Duration: about 10 working days. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price.

Tools

LinkedIn RecruiterGoogle

Who fits

  • 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Technical Sourcer, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Comfortable working in LinkedIn Recruiter and Google
  • Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

Nice to have

  • Used to short written handovers
  • Has worked with a distributed team across time zones

Not included

  • Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so
  • Managing other contractors or employees
  • On-call availability outside the agreed window

How you get paid

  • The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.
  • Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.
  • You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.
  • You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.

What happens after you say you're interested

  1. Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
  2. You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
  3. With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
  4. StartYou sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.

What the company sees about you

First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.

Your profile
AlexSenior Technical Sourcer
Experience
5-10 years in HR & recruiting
Tools
LinkedIn Recruiter, Google
Offers
3 hours in total, weekday evenings
Rate
$118 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $118 an hour, is above the median senior Technical Sourcer rate in California ($115). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

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Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-78239 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.

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