diff --git a/src/skills-builder/utils/search.jsx b/src/skills-builder/utils/search.jsx
index 1c4fa57..0e4d0ac 100644
--- a/src/skills-builder/utils/search.jsx
+++ b/src/skills-builder/utils/search.jsx
@@ -41,44 +41,70 @@ export const useAlgoliaSearch = () => {
 };
 
 /*
- * Utility function used to reformat incoming job names to match the syntax Algolia expects when querying index data.
+ * Utility function used to format a list of data so it matches syntax Algolia expects.
  *
- * @param {Array[String]} jobNames - A list of job names a learner is interested in
+ * @param {String} facetFilterType - A string declaring the facet filter type to prepend each search item (e.g. `name`)
+ * @param {Array[String]} data - An array of job or skills used to query data in Algolia.
  *
- * @return formattedJobNames - The transformed array of job names
+ * @return {Array[String]} formattedData - The transformed array of data to search prepended with the facet filter type
  */
-export function formatJobNames(jobNames) {
-  const formattedJobNames = [];
-  if (jobNames) {
-    jobNames.forEach(job => formattedJobNames.push(`name:${job}`));
+export function formatFacetFilterData(facetFilterType, data) {
+  const formattedData = [];
+  if (data) {
+    data.forEach(item => formattedData.push(`${facetFilterType}:${item}`));
   }
-  return formattedJobNames;
+
+  return formattedData;
 }
 
 /*
  * Utility function responsible for querying and returning job information based on input received from a learner.
  *
- * @param {SearchIndex} jobIndex - An Algolia index of job taxonomy data. Used to retrieve job metadata that a
- *  learner is interested in.
+ * @param {SearchIndex} jobIndex - An Algolia index of taxonomy connector data used to retrieve job information a
+ *  learner is interested in
  * @param {Array[String]} jobNames - A list of job names a learner is interested in
  *
- * @return Job information retrieved from Algolia
+ * @return {Array[Object]} results - Job information retrieved from Algolia
  */
-export const searchJobs = async (jobSearchIndex, jobNames) => {
-  let results = null;
-
-  const formattedJobNames = formatJobNames(jobNames);
+export const searchJobs = async (jobIndex, jobNames) => {
+  const formattedJobNames = formatFacetFilterData('name', jobNames);
   try {
-    const { hits } = await jobSearchIndex.search('', {
+    const { hits } = await jobIndex.search('', {
       facetFilters: [
         formattedJobNames,
       ],
     });
-    results = hits;
+    return hits;
   } catch (error) {
     logError(error);
-    results = [];
   }
 
-  return results;
+  return [];
+};
+
+/*
+ * Utility function responsible for returning recommendations on products based on the skills of a job a learner is
+ * interested in.
+ *
+ * @param {SearchIndex} productIndex - An Algolia index of product data used to retrieve recommendations for learners.
+ * @param {String} productType - The type of product information you are trying to retrieve (e.g. `course` or `program`)
+ * @param {Array[String]} skills - An array of skill names related to a job/career a learner expressed interest in
+ *
+ * @return {Array[Object]} results - Product information retrieved from Algolia
+ */
+export const getProductRecommendations = async (productIndex, productType, skills) => {
+  const formattedSkillNames = formatFacetFilterData('skills.skill', skills);
+  try {
+    const { hits } = await productIndex.search('', {
+      filters: `product:${productType}`,
+      facetFilters: [
+        formattedSkillNames,
+      ],
+    });
+    return hits;
+  } catch (error) {
+    logError(error);
+  }
+
+  return [];
 };
diff --git a/src/skills-builder/utils/tests/search.test.jsx b/src/skills-builder/utils/tests/search.test.jsx
index e995aa0..6fa20ca 100644
--- a/src/skills-builder/utils/tests/search.test.jsx
+++ b/src/skills-builder/utils/tests/search.test.jsx
@@ -1,16 +1,74 @@
-import { formatJobNames, searchJobs } from '../search';
+import {
+  formatFacetFilterData,
+  getProductRecommendations,
+  searchJobs,
+} from '../search';
 
 jest.mock('@edx/frontend-platform/logging');
 
+const mockAlgoliaResult = {
+  hits: [
+    {
+      key: 'test-course-key',
+      title: 'Test Title',
+      skill_names: [
+        {
+          id: 1,
+          name: 'Skill Name',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+const mockIndex = {
+  search: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => mockAlgoliaResult),
+};
+
 describe('Algolias utility function', () => {
-  it('formatJobNames() should return a new array with data formatted as expected', () => {
-    const jobNameArray = ['Organic Farmer'];
-    const result = formatJobNames(jobNameArray);
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('formatFacetFilterData() should return a new array with data formatted as expected', () => {
+    const result = formatFacetFilterData('name', ['Organic Farmer']);
     expect(result).toEqual(['name:Organic Farmer']);
   });
 
+  it('searchJobs() queries Algolia with the expected search parameters', async () => {
+    const expectedSearchParameters = {
+      facetFilters: [
+        ['name:Enchanter'],
+      ],
+    };
+
+    const results = await searchJobs(mockIndex, ['Enchanter']);
+    expect(mockIndex.search).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockIndex.search).toHaveBeenCalledWith('', expectedSearchParameters);
+    expect(results).toEqual(mockAlgoliaResult.hits);
+  });
+
   it('searchJobs() returns an empty array when an exception occurs querying Algolia', async () => {
-    const results = await searchJobs(null, ['name:Organic Farmer']);
+    const results = await searchJobs(null, ['Organic Farmer']);
+    expect(results).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('getProductRecommendations() queries Algolia with the expected search parameters', async () => {
+    const expectedSearchParameters = {
+      filters: 'product:Course',
+      facetFilters: [
+        ['skills.skill:Sword Lobbing'],
+      ],
+    };
+
+    const results = await getProductRecommendations(mockIndex, 'Course', ['Sword Lobbing']);
+    expect(mockIndex.search).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockIndex.search).toHaveBeenCalledWith('', expectedSearchParameters);
+    expect(results).toEqual(mockAlgoliaResult.hits);
+  });
+
+  it('getProductRecommendations() returns an empty array when an exception occurs querying Algolia', async () => {
+    const results = await getProductRecommendations(null, 'Course', ['Management']);
     expect(results).toEqual([]);
   });
 });