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[Blog](https://taplio.com/blog)[Best LinkedIn Practices](https://taplio.com/blog)[LinkedIn People Search: How to Use It Like a Pro (Filters & Boolean)](https://taplio.com/blog/search-for-people-on-linkedin)

# LinkedIn People Search: How to Use It Like a Pro (Filters & Boolean)

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Virgile Donadieu

Lead Growth @Taplio

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## Key Takeaways

1.  **LinkedIn people search:** It runs free inside LinkedIn itself, through the top search bar plus the People tab and its filters, while paid layers like Taplio (Starter $39/month, no free plan) only help you act on the profiles you find.
2.  **The exact path:** Type the name, job title or keyword in the LinkedIn search bar, press Enter, click the People tab, then narrow with the connections, location, current company and school filters, or use Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT and quotation marks in the query itself.
3.  **The number that decides:** Taplio lists Starter at $39/month, Growth at $69/month and Pro at $199/month on Taplio.com/pricing, so search itself stays free and you pay only for outreach and publishing on top.
4.  **Check before you search:** Confirm name spelling and accents, likely current employer, city or country, school, mutual connections, and whether the person uses a nickname or maiden name on the profile.
5.  **Decision rule:** Use LinkedIn's own People tab and Boolean queries when you need one specific profile, and add a paid tool only when you need to engage or follow up with the people you found at scale.

Trying to locate one specific person rather than master the search bar? Start with our guide on [how to find someone's LinkedIn profile](https://taplio.com/blog/how-to-find-linkedin-profiles).