# Refining Your Search

Source: https://docs.mira.day/en/docs/sourcing/refine-and-export

> Refine and calibrate your candidate pool by talking to Mira, ask for more, adjust criteria, and change direction, all in the same conversation.



A first search gets you a strong starting pool, rarely the final one. The fastest way to sharpen it is to keep talking to Mira in the same conversation, the way a recruiter recalibrates the profile after seeing the first batch or hearing feedback from the hiring manager or client.

Refine by conversation [#refine-by-conversation]

After a pool comes back, tell Mira what to change. Each follow-up continues the same Task and adjusts the search.

| To do this              | Say something like                                   |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Get more candidates** | "Find me 10 more" or "Keep searching"                |
| **Adjust criteria**     | "Focus on candidates with more startup experience"   |
| **Change location**     | "Only London, not remote" or "Include Amsterdam too" |
| **Broaden the search**  | "Also include mid-level candidates"                  |
| **Narrow the search**   | "Only people currently at high-growth startups"      |

You don't start over. Mira keeps the context of the search and applies your change on top of it.

Choosing how many [#choosing-how-many]

Mira returns 40 candidates by default. To change that, say a number when you describe the role ("find me 50 ML engineers"), or ask for more at any point in the conversation.

Start a new search [#start-a-new-search]

For a different role, click **New channel** in the sidebar. Each conversation is saved there as a Task, so you can jump back to any earlier search and pick up where you left off.

Export and share [#export-and-share]

Once the pool looks right, reveal the contacts you need and get the candidates out:

* **Export the full pool**: click **Download file** on the data file card for an Excel or CSV file with each candidate's name, title, company, location, experience, Qualifications, work history, education, email, phone, and LinkedIn.
* **Export a subset**: turn on **Multi-select** in the panel header, pick the candidates you want, then click **Bulk download** to export just those. Switch to **Table view** first if you want to scan the pool while you pick.
* **Share**: import the file into your ATS or a spreadsheet, or send the Task link so a hiring manager or client can review the results without a Mira account.

What's next [#whats-next]

* [Inside a Candidate Profile](/en/docs/sourcing/candidate-profile): how to read the candidates you get back.
* [Export & Share](/en/docs/get-started/export-and-share): reveal contacts and export the pool.
* [Agent Team](/en/docs/meet-mira/agent-teams): put a team on a hard or long-running search.