---
dataset_info:
  features:
  - name: query_id
    dtype: string
  - name: text
    dtype: string
  - name: track
    dtype: string
  - name: bucket
    dtype: string
  - name: metadata
    struct:
    - name: role_title
      dtype: string
    - name: role_function
      dtype: string
    - name: role_seniority
      dtype: string
    - name: geo_name
      dtype: string
    - name: geo_type
      dtype: string
    - name: min_experience_years
      dtype: int64
  - name: tags
    list: string
  splits:
  - name: train
    num_bytes: 283692
    num_examples: 1400
  download_size: 55070
  dataset_size: 283692
configs:
- config_name: default
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: data/train-*
license: mit
language:
- en
pretty_name: People Search Benchmark
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
---

# People Search Benchmark

An open benchmark for evaluating people search. Test how well your search API finds LinkedIn profiles by role, location, and seniority.

This is an upload of the People Search Benchmark from Exa Labs (from https://exa.ai/). See the original source here: https://github.com/exa-labs/benchmarks

## Dataset

**1,400 synthetic role-based queries** across job functions:

| Category | Queries | Examples |
|----------|---------|----------|
| `engineering` | 365 | Software, DevOps, Security |
| `marketing` | 180 | Marketing, Brand, Growth |
| `sales` | 160 | Sales, BD, Account Management |
| `people_hr` | 100 | HR, Recruiting, People Ops |
| `design` | 100 | Product Design, UX, Creative |
| `product` | 90 | Product Management |
| `finance` | 85 | Finance, Accounting, FP&A |
| `legal` | 70 | Legal, Compliance, IP |
| `data_analytics` | 70 | Data Science, Analytics |
| `trust_safety` | 80 | Trust & Safety, Policy |

## Data Format

```json
{
  "query_id": "people_role_0001",
  "text": "senior payroll specialist in boston",
  "bucket": "finance",
  "metadata": {
    "role_title": "Senior Payroll Specialist",
    "role_function": "finance",
    "role_seniority": "ic",
    "geo_name": "Boston",
    "geo_type": "city"
  }
}
```

## License

MIT