Inquiry About Previous Job Title Filtering Mechanism in People Wizard

Benjamin L. · 2025-12-15T22:22:54.951Z

I noticed the update you make to job title filtering in the people wizard and it now has "Contains" "is Exactly" or "Is Similar" - i'm wondering, what was the old mechanism using so I can just use that

Inquiry About Previous Job Title Filtering Mechanism in People Wizard | Clay

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Previously, job title filtering in the people wizard worked by either including synonyms and similar titles automatically (so searching "Software Developer" would also return "Frontend Engineer" and other related titles), or by using an "Exact Keyword Match" toggle to only return exact matches. The new options just make these behaviors more explicit and give you more control over how titles are matched [1] [2] [3].
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So is the old mechanism just using "Is Similar To"?
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Yes, the old job title filtering in the people wizard worked by automatically including synonyms and similar titles—so it matches what the new "Is Similar To" option does now. This means searching for a title like "Software Developer" would also return related titles such as "Frontend Engineer" [1] [2].
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Benjamin L.
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Yes thanks
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Great! Let me know if you have more questions or need further assistance.
Benjamin L.
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Whats the best practices around verifying a company is the type of company you're looking for? Let's say I was scraping software companies and wanted to check that they're software companies - how would I do this knowing all of Clays capabilities
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To verify a company type (like software companies), you can:
Use industry filters and keywords in the company search to narrow results to software-related fields.
Scrape company websites or descriptions and use AI enrichment to classify them (e.g., ask Claygent or ChatGPT if the company is a software business). [1] [2]
Set up custom AI prompts to check for specific traits, like what they sell or their pricing model, and combine multiple checks for higher accuracy. [3]
Use lookalike or semantic search to find companies similar to known software businesses.
Combining these methods gives you a reliable way to confirm company type.
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Benjamin L.
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So would you recommend scraping company websites and descriptions and then feeding to a local AI vs doing it through Claygent?
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If you need real-time info from the web, Claygent is designed for this—it scrapes company sites and returns tailored answers, saving you manual effort. If you already have company descriptions and just need AI reasoning (not web data), you can use Clay’s “Use AI” enrichment or connect your own API key for cost savings. Claygent is best for last-mile discovery and nuanced verification, while “Use AI” is ideal for analyzing existing data. [1] [2] [3]
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Benjamin L.
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So if you were to create a clay table and then all it had was company name, company domain and company linkedin, how would you go about verifying this is a the type of company you're looking for?
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You can verify company type by enriching your table with AI. Start by using “Enrich company with AI” to pull details like industry, business model, and description. [1] For more specific checks, set up custom Claygent prompts to classify companies based on your criteria (e.g., software company). [2] You can also use OpenAI enrichment to analyze company descriptions and confirm if they match your target type. [3] If you have an API key, you can enrich by domain for more data.

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