# How to search for job title synonyms like "Product Manager", "PM", "Product Lead", etc.?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-search-for-job-title-synonyms-like-product-manager-pm-product-lead-etc/379072>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 10, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-search-for-job-title-synonyms-like-product-manager-pm-product-lead-etc/379072 "2025-06-10T20:07:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Orel\_Sapir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/orel_sapir/32/143039_2.png) [@Orel\_Sapir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Orel_Sapir)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-search-for-job-title-synonyms-like-product-manager-pm-product-lead-etc/379072/1 "2025-06-10T20:07:21Z")

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Hi everyone,

I'm working on querying a collection of CVs using Elasticsearch. I want to search for the job title "Product Manager", but also retrieve results that include synonyms such as "PM", "Product Lead", "Product Strategist", and similar terms.

Is this possible to achieve with Elasticsearch?  
If so, what’s the recommended approach - what query should I write?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![RabBit\_BR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rabbit_br/32/82261_2.png) [@RabBit\_BR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RabBit_BR)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-search-for-job-title-synonyms-like-product-manager-pm-product-lead-etc/379072/2 "2025-06-11T07:46:49Z")

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Hi @Orel_Sapir .

I would recommend reading [Search with synonyms | Elastic Docs](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/search/full-text/search-with-synonyms)

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-search-for-job-title-synonyms-like-product-manager-pm-product-lead-etc/379072/3 "2025-06-11T18:37:36Z")

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This seems like a good use case for Semantic Search

Perhaps take a look at these docs

> **[Semantic search | Elastic Docs](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/search/semantic-search)**
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> Elasticsearch provides various semantic search capabilities using natural language processing (NLP) and vector search. Learn more about use cases for...